Meals
Free meals on weekends and evenings in Vancouver
Checked October 4, 2026
Many of Vancouver’s free meals are in the Downtown Eastside, and most programs elsewhere run on weekday daytimes. These lists come from each program’s published schedule and change when it does.
Where a program publishes only a start time, or serves “while food lasts”, it is listed with “call for hours”. Arrive early: meals can run out.
Saturday and Sunday meals
401 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
- Every day · 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. — breakfast
- Every day · 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. — lunch
- Every day · 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. — dinner
1225 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC
- Tue–Sat · 9:15 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast ($1) (Centre open Tue-Sat)
- Tue–Sat · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch ($2) (Centre open Tue-Sat)
1302 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC
- Every day · 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. — hot breakfast
- Every day · 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. — dinner
25 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Every day · 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. — dinner
302 Columbia Street, Vancouver, BC
- Every day · 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. — lunch
- Every day · 3 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. — snacks
404 Alexander Street, Vancouver, BC
- Every day · 10 a.m. – 5:50 p.m. — cafeteria
609 Helmcken Street, Vancouver, BC
- Every day · 11:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. — lunch ($2.75)
- Every day · 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. — dinner ($3.50)
5288 Joyce St, Vancouver, BC
- Sat · 8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. — breakfast
- Sat · 7 a.m. – 8 a.m. — showers
Hot meal
Muslim Food Bank - Feeding the Homeless Daily Meal
Muslim Food Bank and Community Services Society
140 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
- Every day · 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. — Daily meal distribution
1443 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
- Sun · 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — hot breakfast
Hot meal · women · Harm reduction
WISH Drop-In Dinner, Snack and Breakfast
WISH Drop-In Centre Society
340 Alexander Street, Vancouver, BC
- Tue–Sat · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. — community dinner
- Wed–Sun · 1 a.m. – 4 a.m. — overnight snack
Meals after 5 p.m.
401 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
- Every day · 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. — breakfast
- Every day · 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. — lunch
- Every day · 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. — dinner
1302 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC
- Every day · 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. — hot breakfast
- Every day · 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. — dinner
25 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Every day · 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. — dinner
Hot meal · Families
DTES Neighbourhood House Family Drop-In Dinner
Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House
573 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Tue, Thu · 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. — family drop-in, dinner provided
404 Alexander Street, Vancouver, BC
- Every day · 10 a.m. – 5:50 p.m. — cafeteria
609 Helmcken Street, Vancouver, BC
- Every day · 11:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. — lunch ($2.75)
- Every day · 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. — dinner ($3.50)
543 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC
- Wed · 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. — community kitchen and meal
3213 Fraser St, Vancouver, BC
- Wed · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. — family gathering with dinner (fourth Wednesday of each month)
11 W 10th Ave, Vancouver, BC
- Mon · 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. — community meal
- Tue · 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. — community meal
920 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Thu · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. — First People's community dinner
920 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
- Thu · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. — community dinner
409 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC
- Fri · 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. — hot meal (1st, 2nd and 3rd Fridays of the month)
Hot meal · women · Harm reduction
WISH Drop-In Dinner, Snack and Breakfast
WISH Drop-In Centre Society
340 Alexander Street, Vancouver, BC
- Tue–Sat · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. — community dinner
- Wed–Sun · 1 a.m. – 4 a.m. — overnight snack
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