Bel Café at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia: David Hawksworth’s European-style café for macarons, pastries, sandwiches and a 49th Parallel espresso blend downtown.
Browsing: pastries
Livia at Commercial and Kitchener: a bakery café by day with excellent coffee, bread and pastries, and an intimate pasta spot at night. 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.
Nemesis Coffee at the Polygon Gallery in Lower Lonsdale: specialty coffee, baking and brunch with views across the harbour to downtown Vancouver.
Nemesis Coffee at 555 Great Northern Way: specialty coffee, pastries and brunch inside the striking red pavilion beside Emily Carr University.