For a laid-back Sunshine Coast boy, Ryan Johnson doesn’t really know how to stop moving. “I’m in at least one of our three stores seven days a week,” he says from the industrial, barebones, loft-style office above his Davie Street fish shop.
This drive and his provenance together make perfect sense for the owner of one of Vancouver’s busiest seafood shops, specializing in sustainable products from local fishers.
With a changing menu of whatever is abundant and fresh, as well as a freezer stocked with frozen-at-sea fish, a deli case bursting with ready-made selections, and shelves filled with specialty groceries from avocado oil to Noble maple syrup, it’s no wonder Ryan and his business partner Dylan McCulloch have quickly expanded their business. From their original Commercial Drive location (opened in 2009), to now their West End shop and a recently opened store on the UBC campus, The Daily Catch has local shoppers hooked.
