Vancouver: Granville Island Market Tour with Tastings
Visit Vancouver's Granville Island Public Market. Sample fine foods from independent farmers and food artisans from the city and surrounding area.
Nemesis Coffee is a cafe in Gastown, Vancouver.
Editorially verified June 8, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Counter is busy through 11:00; the East Van roastery on Industrial has the brunch menu and patio.
Visit Vancouver's Granville Island Public Market. Sample fine foods from independent farmers and food artisans from the city and surrounding area.
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Gastown is where Vancouver began, and where it still eats best. Walk its oldest streets tasting slow-roasted pork, the legendary Crack Bar & our Secret Dish.
Address: 302 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1K6
49th Parallel Coffee Roasters' West 4th flagship since 2004 is Vancouver's longest-running specialty roaster, plus a Lucky's Doughnuts counter on site.
Signature drink: Drip coffee, single-origin
Tip: The attached Lucky's Doughnuts pulls Persian rosewater and the daily fritter; come for breakfast then a 49th cortado.
Matchstick's Main Street roastery and cafe since 2013 is the city's design-led third-wave roaster, plus pastry from in-house bakers and a Riley patio.
Signature drink: Pour-over
Tip: The roastery cafe is the calmer seat; the original Fraserhood branch on East 15th has the laptop window.
Elysian Coffee on West Broadway since 2003 is Vancouver's reference espresso bar and a no-laptops, no-music house style that draws specialty-coffee tourists.
Signature drink: Cortado
Tip: Counter-only; conversation is louder than the music. Try the rotating guest roaster on the daily list.
Buro on Pendrell in the West End is the city's reference standing-bar espresso counter, a 49th Parallel and Phil & Sebastian rotation since 2014.
Signature drink: Espresso shot
Tip: Espresso-only menu through 11:00 on weekdays; the bar pulls a flight on request.
Moja Coffee's Drive branch is the Korean-roaster's second Vancouver location, North Van flagship since 2014, a Specialty Coffee Association certified roaster.
Signature drink: Drip filter
Tip: The cold-brew tap pours through the summer; benches on the sidewalk catch afternoon sun.
Pallet Coffee Roasters on West Broadway since 2014 is a third-wave roaster and cafe, the in-house pastry program and a laptop-friendly window seat.
Signature drink: Cortado
Tip: The Hastings Sunrise branch has the dedicated work tables and the slow bar pour-over selection.