Ignite is heading east: our sixth oven is coming to Coquitlam

Name: Ignite Pizzeria
Price range: $$

October 2026

The fire that started on Main Street in 2017 is crossing into the Tri-Cities — same 800° stone, same five-day dough, a brand-new neighbourhood.

When Umut Turnali and Cihan Yanar lit the very first Ignite oven in Mount Pleasant back in 2017, the idea was simple: great pizza should be for everyone. One modern, minimalist room on Main Street, a dough given four full days to rise, and a stone oven running hot enough to blister a crust in ninety seconds. That was it. That was the whole plan.

Nearly a decade later, that plan has carried us across five Vancouver neighbourhoods — from the flagship in Mount Pleasant to the express counter in Gastown, the licensed rooms in Yaletown and South Surrey, and most recently across the harbour to Lower Lonsdale in North Vancouver. Every location has looked a little different, but each one has been built on the exact same belief, and fired in the exact same way. We’ve never been interested in growing fast. We’ve been interested in growing right.

So why Coquitlam, and why now?

Because the people asked for it. For years, guests from the Tri-Cities have been making the drive into Vancouver for a slice — and telling us, every time, that they wished we’d come to them. As Coquitlam continues to grow into one of the region’s most vibrant, fast-moving communities, it felt less like a question of if and more like a question of when. It’s a neighbourhood full of families, students, and first-time-Ignite-eaters-waiting-to-happen, and it deserves a proper 800° pizza of its own.

It’s also a natural next step for us. Each new Ignite has pushed a little further out from that original Main Street corner — east, south, and over the water — always with the same goal: to put handcrafted, stone-fired pizza within reach of more of the people who’ve supported us from the start. Coquitlam carries the fire into a whole new part of the Lower Mainland, and we couldn’t be more excited about it.

What to expect

Everything that makes Ignite Ignite. The same five-day, cold-fermented dough we’ve made since day one. The same roaring 800° stone oven. The same menu built to include everyone — gluten-friendly, vegan, and vegetarian options alongside the classics. Same craft, same care, new corner of the map.

Still early days

We’ll be honest: this one’s a long way off yet. There’s a lot to do before the first pizza ever comes out of the Coquitlam oven — a space to build, a team to grow, and all the small details we refuse to rush. We don’t have an opening date, and we’re in no hurry to invent one; we’d always rather get it right than get it fast. But it’s happening, and we wanted you to hear it from us first.

Follow the journey

We’ll be sharing the story as it unfolds — the build, the behind-the-scenes, and eventually the opening date, launch-day offers, and members-only perks. Want to follow along from the very beginning? Join the Ignite community and drop your email below. Coquitlam, we can’t wait to meet you — even if it’s a little way down the road.