Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Vancouver lingers in over a cortado.
Where to sit and slow down
20 places
Prado Cafe
- ★ 4.5
- Commercial Drive
Prado Coffee's original cafe is at 1938 Commercial Drive, where Sammy started pulling shots; it has store-front benches and a warm community vibe.
Nemesis Coffee
- ★ 4.6
- Gastown
Nemesis Coffee's Gastown cafe is at 302 West Hastings Street in Vancouver and opens every day; its sister cafes are GNW, Polygon, Pavilion and TriCity.
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49th Parallel Coffee Main Street
- ★ 4.5
- Mount Pleasant
49th Parallel's Main Street cafe in Mount Pleasant opened in June 2012, with a patio that gets afternoon sun and Lucky's Doughnuts made on site.
Matchstick Fraser
- ★ 4.5
- Mount Pleasant
Matchstick Fraser is the first Matchstick cafe, opened in 2012 at 639 E 15 Ave off Fraser Street, in a former bank with the original vault door in place.
Elysian Coffee Broadway
- ★ 4.6
- Mount Pleasant
Elysian Coffee's Broadway & Ash cafe is at 590 West Broadway in Fairview, marked by a mountain mural, and open every day, closing at 3pm on Sundays.
Moja Coffee
- ★ 4.4
- Commercial Drive
Moja Coffee's Commercial Drive cafe is in the former Main Grocery Store at 1102 Commercial Drive, roasting since 2003 and open every day from 7am to 5pm.
Pallet Semlin
- ★ 4.3
- Mount Pleasant
Pallet Semlin, established in 2014 at 323 Semlin Drive, serves coffee and food from a kitchen that closes at 2pm and is open daily from 8am to 3pm.
Small Victory Bakery Yaletown
- ★ 4.5
- Yaletown
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.
Caffe La Tana
- ★ 4.6
- Commercial Drive
Caffe La Tana at 635 Commercial Drive is modelled on an Italian alimentari, with fresh pasta and an all-Italian wine list, open daily from 11am to late.
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Milano Espresso Lounge
- ★ 4.3
- Gastown
Milano Espresso Lounge is at 36 Powell Street in Gastown, open weekdays 7am to 5pm and weekends 9am to 5pm; Milano hand roasts and blends its espressos.
Northern Cafe
- ★ 4.8
- Diner
Order French toast, pancakes, eggs benedict or crispy hash browns.
Northern Cafe is above a lumberyard at 1640 E Kent Avenue S, serving breakfast classics with an Asian-inspired twist, and won Vancouver Magazine Best Brunch.
Cafe de l'Orangerie
- ★ 4.7
- French
Cafe de L'Orangerie at 1320 West 73rd Avenue is a French and Japanese style cafe restaurant, open Wednesday to Sunday from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
The Red Wagon
- ★ 4.7
Order House-smoked and cured meats, with Red Wagon Lager made by Powell Street Brewing.
The Red Wagon Cafe has been an East Van neighborhood joint since 2010, now at 2128 East Hastings, where all meats are smoked, cured and prepared in house.
Giovane Caffe
- ★ 4.7
- Coffee shop
Order A caffè speciale such as the bicerin, made with espresso, liquid chocolate and cream.
Giovane Caffe is an Italian coffee bar in the Fairmont Pacific Rim at 1049 W Cordova St, with classic Italian coffee drinks, sandwiches and salads.
Greenhorn Cafe
- ★ 4.5
Greenhorn Cafe is at 994 Nicola Street in Vancouver's West End, with indoor and patio dining as well as take out, and is open daily from 7am to 4pm.
Commercial Street Cafe
- ★ 4.5
Commercial Street Cafe is an independent coffee shop in the heritage Gow Block at 3599 Commercial St in Cedar Cottage, opened in 2012 by local residents.
Caffe Barney
- ★ 4.3
Caffe Barney has served homemade cuisine on South Granville since 1988, with brunch, lunch, dinner and late night menus and twelve local craft beers on tap.
Le Marché St. George
- ★ 4.3
Le Marché St. George is a Marché + Atelier at 4393 St George St, open Tuesday to Sunday from 8am to 5pm and closed on Mondays and all statutory holidays.
Argo Cafe
- ★ 4.3
Order A real beef burger, or the sesame crusted tuna papaya salad.
Argo Cafe is a diner at 1836 Ontario St that has been around since 1954, serving grilled cheese sandwiches, real beef burgers and a tuna papaya salad.
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