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Montreal's Wing Noodles Closing After Nearly 80 Years, Sparking Concern in Chinatown
The family business employs 20 to 25 long-serving workers and has operated since 1964, with the building now a designated provincial and municipal heritage site.
- On November 23, 2025, Lee announced Wing Noodles in Montreal's Chinatown will close at the end of the month, ending nearly 60 years of operation.
- Lee cited rising costs, aging machines, and his brother's surgery as reasons; despite automation reducing staffing, Wing Noodles still employs 80 to 100 employees, many planning to retire.
- Inside the flour-scented production rooms of the 200-year-old building, the family began as Wing Lung in 1897 and shifted to noodles in 1946, while long-term customers pick up final orders and offer farewells.
- The family sold the building to a developer, prompting preservation rallies as the Wings building has heritage designations and is listed for almost $5 million.
- Jessica Chen's JIA Foundation is organizing a banquet and fundraiser on Dec. 5 to celebrate Wing's contribution and seek community partners to develop the site.
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Montreal’s Wing Noodles closing after nearly 80 years, sparking concern in Chinatown
Nearly 60 years later, Wing Noodles owner Garnet Lee has decided to close the doors of the long-standing family business at the end of the month, raising questions about the future of the historic building that sits in the heart of Montreal’s Chinatown.
·Canada
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Montreal's Wing Noodles closing after nearly 80 years, sparking concern in Chinatown
MONTREAL — Garnet Lee started working at Wing Noodles when he was eight years old, packaging wonton covers and occasionally taking breaks to play hide-and-seek among the noodle machines.
·Halton Hills, Canada
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Montreal's Wing Noodles closing after nearly 80 years, sparking concern in Chinatown
MONTREAL — Garnet Lee started working at Wing Noodles when he was eight years old, packaging wonton covers and occasionally taking breaks to play hide-and-seek among the noodle machines.
·Cambridge, Canada
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