Our Restaurant

Open again tomorrow at 10a in the River Market in New West!

Highlight Cafe – In 2010, after Michael Kaisaris threw his name into a lottery for one of Vancouver’s first street food licenses (and surprisingly won it), Re-Up BBQ food cart tirelessly supplied the street corners of Vancouver’s downtown financial district with addictive pulled pork and beef brisket sandwiches. The tiny food cart was hit by a bus in 2013 (Rest in Peace, Agnes!); however, the Re-Up team still supplies the Lower Mainland with BBQ made at the restaurant and delivered hot to catered events. In 2018 after much anticipation and preparation, the Re-Up team launched our newest chapter in this exciting history by opening up Highlight Cafe. Just like the Re-Up BBQ you already know and love, Highlight Cafe uses only free-range and top-quality ingredients from local farms in British Columbia. Come check out Re-Up’s newest adventure and try some Southern-inspired takes on your favourite brunch traditions.

Phone

(604) 553-3090

Location

538 6th Street,
New Westminster, BC
V3M 6B9

Hours

Mo 10a 7p
Tu 10a 7p
We 10a 7p
Th 10a 7p
Fr 10a 7p
Sa 10a 7p
Su 10a 7p

Eat In Take Out

Breakfast & Brunch

Cafe

Fry Bar

FAQ

Where are you, and how on earth do I get there?

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We are located in historic, Downtown New Westminster in the public market on the Fraser River. The physical address is River Market at 810 Quayside Drive, and our restaurant is on the lower floor, in the food hall.

By transit, you can take the skytrain or a bus to New Westminster Station; the walk South across Columbia Street and take the pedestrian overpass across the train tracks. You will find yourself on the upper floor of the market. Go in, take a right and head to the escalator. Turn right at the bottom, and there you are!

By car, either head South on Begbie as it curls into Quayside Drive and park in one of the two lots, or take the vehicle overpass at Carnarvon and 10th St if you are worried about getting stopped by a train. You can also follow Quayside Drive by taking the 3rd Avenue overpass accessible from Stewardson Way by the Key West Ford Dealership and Steel and Oak Brewing Co.

I came to your shop at 11am for the Brisket Sandwich and it wasn't ready yet. Why is that?

BBQ is a lengthy process, and sometimes, even though you do exactly the same thing to the same cuts of meat every day, they take longer to cook. Sometimes they cook faster. Sometimes they take hours longer. Most importantly, the best BBQ is fresh out of the smoker, right when the meat is done. This is difficult to achieve when a restaurant is open 10 hours a day, 7 days per week. We don’t want to smoke so much meat each day that we have to re-heat it the next day or just throw it out. And, if a dish is popular, and we are smoking the meat to be ready for that day’s service, it can sell out faster than others. This process is key to good BBQ, so please bear with us on busy days.