Five of the best places for coffee in Vancouver
Five of the best places for coffee in Vancouver, whether you prefer a cappuccino or a cocktail. Check out Marina O'Loughlin's suggestions for the best coffee in Vancouver
1. As with any self-respecting Northwest Pacific city coffee is treated with an almost religious fervor at Pure Bread in Gastown. Dear lord – the cakes (try one of their heavenly brown sugar apple cream puffs)! purebread.ca
2. At drop-dead-cool Revolver, intent chaps stir and brew in a long and narrow store with more than a touch of the science lab. You can order coffee in flights – of beans, or brewing methods – and it's very good indeed. revolvercoffee.ca
3. For 49th Parallel coffee with award-winning almond croissants or peanut butter sandwich cookies try food writer Jackie Ellis’ ravishing Beaucoup Bakery. beaucoupbakery.com
4. East Van Roasters is part of the Rainier Hotel, a women’s refuge in Downtown Eastside. A beautiful little room - half café, half chocolate factory - it employs women from the Rainier to help make ambrosial bean-to-bar chocolate, single-origin drinking chocolate, truffles, even couverture for other chocolatiers. Plus coffee. eastvanroasters.com
5. Vancouver is huge on cocktails: award-winning mixologist Lauren Mote at Uva serves flawlessly mixed, velvety Charentes Chanson (cognac, craft-distilled raspberry eau de vie, vermouth and chocolate bitters) and Amphibious cocktails (spiced rum, chartreuse, red berry syrup, moondog bitters and fresh espresso). uvavancouver.com
More info: tourismvancouver, hellobc.com
Written by Marina O’Loughlin
First published March 2016
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