49th Parallel Café & Lucky’s Doughnuts on West 4th at Yew: the roaster’s first café, with a sunny patio, house coffee and doughnuts near Kits Beach.
Browsing: Cafe Profiles
Individual profiles of independent cafes across Metro Vancouver: where they are, what they serve and what they feel like.
Arbutus Coffee at Arbutus and West 6th: a quaint neighbourhood café in a heritage corner-store building in Kitsilano. What it’s like and what to order.
Lumine Coffee on West 4th in Kitsilano: a husband-and-wife café pairing multi-roaster specialty coffee with outstanding house-made baking.
Catfe, Vancouver’s first cat café, at International Village: coffee and snacks, a lounge of adoptable rescue cats, how bookings work and tips.
Perfecto Cafe on Davie St: a European-style bakery café with espresso, gelato, panini and its Campfire S’more Latte, open from early morning to evening.
Ladurée Vancouver on Robson St: Canada’s first Ladurée, with Parisian macarons, afternoon tea, French toast and a jewel-box tea salon. What to order.
Moja Coffee on Commercial Drive: the BC roaster’s café for single-origin coffee, careful espresso and brewing options from AeroPress to Chemex.
The Bunny Cafe near Commercial Drive: North America’s first bunny café, where you book a session with adoptable rescue rabbits from Rabbitats. How it works.
Zeeka Cafe Bakery on Main St in Riley Park: a small local bakery café known for creative tres leches, pistachio tiramisu, pastries, matcha and cortados.
Maxine’s Cafe & Bar at Burrard and Davie: an all-day European-style brasserie for coffee, brunch, happy hour and dinner in a bright corner room.