BakeryStrathconaMon closed, Tue-Sun 09:00-17:00
Livia is a family bakery and Italian restaurant at 1399 Commercial Drive, open for coffee and pastries, sourdough bread, and Italian-leaning brunch and lunch.
TipCheck the daily feature sourdough schedule, with flavours such as roasted garlic rosemary and sunflower seed, fig and walnut, and green olive fennel.
Daily 09:00-18:00
Level V Bakery is a small vegan bakery at 39 Kingsway in Mount Pleasant, baking plant-based cakes, pastries and desserts from scratch, with no dairy or egg.
OrderA plant-based cake, baked fresh and uniquely decorated.
TipCake orders need 3 days notice and the shop takes only 5 cake orders per day, so order 1 week to 2 weeks in advance.
Coffee shopDaily 07:30-17:00
Terra Breads has a bakery cafe at 1605 Manitoba Street in Olympic Village, baking artisan loaves like the French Loaf and Cranberry Pistachio Loaf.
OrderFrench Loaf, Cheese Loaf or Cranberry Pistachio Loaf, from the signature artisan bread range.
TipThe bakery has a second shop, Bakery and Public Market, at 1689 Johnston Street on Granville Island.
BakerySouth GranvilleDaily 08:00-17:00
Beaucoup Bakery on Fir Street in Kitsilano is where the award-winning pastry shop started, with pastries and viennoiseries, open daily 8am to 5pm.
TipPre-order items online; menu items change by location, so check the Kits or St. Regis menu before you go.
Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-18:30
A Bread Affair is British Columbia's first organic artisan bakery, at 1680 Johnston Street on Granville Island, crafting slow fermentation bread since 2005.
OrderThe all butter artisan croissant, baked fresh daily, or the organic sourdough.
TipThe shop is open 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday, holidays included, and 9am to 6:30pm on Saturday and Sunday.
CakeMon closed, Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00
Trafiq Cafe & Bakery at 4216 Main St makes layered cakes and seasonal pastries on site, plus made-to-order sandwiches, salads and locally roasted coffee.
OrderThe Chocolate Brulee Cake or a slice of the Hojicha Yuzu cake.
TipIts 6in cakes serve 8 to 12 guests and the 10 inch cakes serve 18 to 24 guests, so size a birthday cake to the party.
BakeryGastownDaily 08:00-16:00
Purebread's Gastown bakery at 159 W. Hastings Street is open daily 8am to 4pm and bakes sweet and savoury pastries and treats to pick up or order ahead.
TipPre-order breads and cakes online to pick up at any Purebread location, from the store opening time until closing time.
BakeryYaletownDaily 08:00-17:00
Small Victory Bakery Yaletown is at 1089 Marinaside Crescent, a locally owned neighborhood bakery for bread, pastries and coffee, open daily from 8am to 5pm.
TipThe other Small Victory bakeries are on Yukon Street in Mount Pleasant, in South Granville and at Brentwood in Burnaby; each takes online orders.
BakeryMount PleasantDaily 07:00-18:00
Lucky's Doughnuts, a sub-brand of 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters, makes its doughnuts fresh throughout the day at 2902 Main Street, open daily 7am to 6pm.
TipPlanning an office order or a special event? Lucky's takes large orders and special-event orders through its website.
FrenchMon-Tue closed, Wed-Sun 07:00-16:00
Batard Boulangerie at 3958 Fraser Street is a small family run boulangerie and café making all of its breads and pastries in house, open Wednesday to Sunday.
OrderThe double hydrated sourdough or the baguette rougie.
TipThe bistro takes walk-ins only with no reservations, and online pick-up orders need to be in by 10am the day before.
Mon-Fri 07:00-19:00, Sat 08:00-19:00, Sun 08:00-18:00
Tartine Bread and Pies at 770 Beach Ave bakes pies, bars and pastries, with savoury tarts, meat pies, quiches and tourtieres, plus JJ Bean coffee.
OrderQuiche with a salad or a cup of soup, or one of the pies with a mug of JJ Bean coffee.
TipQuiche is the specialty: the site pairs it with a salad or a cup of soup and credits a flaky pastry better than home-made.
Mon-Fri 08:00-13:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-14:00
Nelson the Seagull is a family-run Gastown spot at 315 Carrall St, specialized in sourdough bread, brunch and coffee since 2011, with nods to South Africa.
OrderThe sourdough bread, which the house calls its signature.
TipLook for the nods to South Africa around the room, and ask for the Ethiopian beans served on the bar daily.
Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00
Michele Cake Shop is an award-winning Chinese bakery at 6033 West Blvd, known for custom cakes, buns and breads, with delivery across Vancouver.
TipThe shop delivers to Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby and West Vancouver, so a custom birthday cake can arrive without a trip.
Daily 09:00-18:00
Laurelle's Fine Foods is a bakery deli in the Granville Island Public Market at 1689 Johnston St, with baked goods, fresh salads and casseroles made daily.
OrderA scone or a muffin, or a lunch item such as a fresh salad or casserole.
TipGrab a scone, muffin or lunch item, then wander out into the courtyard just steps away to enjoy Granville Island.