Coffee
Wendy Underwood
ELYSIAN COFFEE
1100 Burrard Street – West End
elysiancoffee.com
Distance: In hotel
Elysian has a reputation as one of Vancouver’s best local coffee roasters, and their baked goods are also hard to beat. They also have three other locations in the city – 5th & Burrard, Broadway & Ash, and 7th & Ontario.
RAILTOWN CAFE
968 Howe Street – Downtown, 604.428.8255
railtowncafe.ca
Distance: 5-minute walk
Not only are you going to get a decent cup of locally-roasted Moja coffee here, but you can also grab an excellent breakfast sandwich, a pastry, homemade soup or a deluxe salad.
SMALL VICTORY
1089 Marinaside Crescent – Yaletown, 604.336.6025
smallvictory.ca
Distance: 15-minute walk
A beautiful new space right on the waterfront. Coffee is from various small-batch roasters, and these guys do all their own baking on site – the bread is amazing!
GREENHORN ESPRESSO BAR
994 Nicola Street – West End, 604.428.2912
greenhorncafe.com
Distance: 15-minute walk
A tiny neighbourhood spot nestled right in the West End, this is a lovely spot to grab a coffee on your way to Stanley Park – they also do breakfast.
REVOLVER
325 Cambie Street – Gastown, 604.558.4444
revolvercoffee.ca
Distance: 25-minute walk
Offering coffee from a great selection of independent roasters from around the world. This place is one of the original “third wave” spots in the city and is still where the cool kids head to hang out over a pour-over.