East Van Roasters on Carrall St: award-winning bean-to-bar chocolate and house-roasted coffee from a Gastown social enterprise.
Browsing: Cafe Profiles
Individual profiles of independent cafes across Metro Vancouver: where they are, what they serve and what they feel like.
Timbertrain Coffee Roasters in Gastown: house-roasted coffee, a slow bar for pour-over, nitro cold brew and train-carriage seating at 311 W Cordova St.
Café Kitsuné in Gastown: the Franco-Japanese brand’s first Canadian café, with fox shortbread, matcha and natural wine on Water Street.
The Birds & The Beets on Powell St in Gastown: a plant-filled room with house bread, healthy bowls, avocado toast and good coffee. What to order and when to go.
Milano Espresso Lounge on Powell St: a Vancouver roaster’s Gastown bar for straight espresso, award-winning blends and beans to go.
Nelson the Seagull on Carrall St in Gastown: house-baked bread, simple toasts, a rooibos honey latte and a calm heritage room. What to order and when to visit.
Bel Café at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia: David Hawksworth’s European-style café for macarons, pastries, sandwiches and a 49th Parallel espresso blend downtown.
49th Parallel Café & Lucky’s Doughnuts at 689 Thurlow St: the only location with a savoury kitchen, serving egg burgers and brunch plates with house coffee.
TC Mink Chocolate Café & Bar near Waterfront Station: award-winning chocolate bars, drinking chocolate, fondue, s’mores and espresso since 2007.
Small Victory’s Yaletown bakery café on Marinaside Crescent: croissants, bread, sandwiches and espresso with False Creek views. History, what to order, tips.