Good Spots,
Vancouver

Brick, cobbles, and the harbour at the bottom of the hill — serious coffee a short walk from BC Place.

• 01

  Matchstick

  Vancouver roaster with Chinatown and East Van cafés; house beans, pastries.

• 02

  Revolver★

  Gastown coffee bar — rotating roasters and a three-cup tasting flight.

• 03

  Nemesis

  Downtown sibling on West Hastings — serious coffee, full kitchen.

• 04

  Nelson the Seagull

  Family-run Gastown café-bakery in a bright heritage room; sourdough daily.

• 05

  Birds & the Beets

  Gastown counter café — house sourdough, fermented goods, brunch.

• 06

  Prado

  Downtown outposts at Bentall Centre and Hastings; dependable espresso.

• 07

  Guffo

  Financial-district espresso hideaway near Sinclair Centre; cube croissants.

• 08

  Analog

  Calgary-born roaster's Yaletown café on Helmcken; single-origin focus.

• 09

  Bam Bam

  The Nemesis team's 90s-inspired West Georgia spot — coffee, donuts, fried chicken.

• 10

  Estratto

  Tiny own-roasting coffee bar on West Pender — cortados and a pistachio croissant.

• 11

  49th Parallel · Thurlow

  The downtown café on Thurlow — Lucky's Doughnuts plus a savoury brunch menu.

Beach air and tree-lined blocks. Slow mornings, sea-salt light, and a flat white before the match.

• 01

  Lumine Coffee

  Bright, rounded multi-roaster café on West 4th — rotating beans and house croissants.

• 02

  Nomad Cafe

  Zero-waste Yew Street café — reusable cups, Cloud Espresso, Asian-inspired bakes.

• 03

  Kits Beach Coffee

  Family-run beach-culture café on Cornwall; single-origin pours steps from the sand.

• 04

  Kits Eyewear

  Eyewear shop with a tidy in-store coffee bar — frames and a flat white.

• 05

  49th Parallel · West 4th★

  West 4th roastery — Lucky's Doughnuts made on site, big patio.

• 06

  Enroute

  Bike-shop café on West 1st — minimalist, croissants and espresso.

• 07

  Viva

  Yew Street café and from-scratch bakery near the beach since 2002.

• 08

  Arbutus

  A 1907 corner grocery turned cozy retro coffee house.

• 09

  Turf

  West 4th studio and shop with a plant-forward café pouring Moja.

• 10

  Elysian

  Minimalist Broadway café; own-roasted beans, no Wi-Fi, daily pastries.

• 11

  Oide Coffee

  Japanese-inspired café in Erickson's Waterfall Building; espresso and matcha.

• 12

  Fable

  The tableware brand's South Granville shop-café — coffee among the dishware.

• 13

  Small Victory

  South Granville bakery-café — bread, glass-case pastries, and coffee.

• 14

  Prado

  Local café chain; West Side branches on Dunbar and Fir.

The city's roaster heartland — low buildings, big windows, and a café on nearly every corner.

• 01

  Hiyori

  Japanese husband-and-wife micro-roastery — slow-bar pours, no laptops.

• 02

  Modus★

  Pink-walled Broadway micro-roastery; single-origin only, no blends or dark roasts.

• 03

  Elysian

  Mount Pleasant roastery built around a vintage Probat, bakery on show.

• 04

  Milano

  Third-generation Italian roaster — gold-medal espresso and a shaded patio.

• 05

  Please / Prototype

  Prototype's brew-bar tasting room, sharing a space with Please Beverage.

• 06

  Peace & Culture

  Strathcona speakeasy from a latte-art champion; everything made from scratch.

• 07

  Doe

  East Hastings café and roaster; daily from-scratch croissants and galettes.

• 08

  Propaganda

  Chinatown pour-over bar rotating roasters like Monogram and Detour.

• 09

  Nemesis · Emily Carr

  Flagship under the red petal pavilion; in-house roasting, full kitchen.

• 10

  49th Parallel · Main St

  The Main Street flagship — Lucky's Doughnuts and all-day espresso.

Brewery Creek — a dozen taprooms within a few walkable blocks off Main Street.

• 01

  33 Acres★

  Minimalist white-walled brewery; the cult '33 Acres of Sunshine' blanche.

• 02

  August

  Small-batch craft taproom over in the Armoury District by Granville Island.

• 03

  Steamworks

  Main Street taphouse — twenty house taps and a big food menu.

• 04

  Main Street Brewing

  A 1913 heritage room — exposed brick, cask ales, communal tables.

• 05

  Brassneck

  Beloved Brewery Creek tasting room; the hoppy Passive Aggressive pale ale.

• 06

  Faculty Brewing

  Ontario Street brewery in a former bike shop that publishes its recipes.

• 07

  Red Truck

  Brewery Creek brewhouse with a Truck Stop diner and a vintage red truck.

"Yeast Van" — Clark Drive to Commercial, the city's densest stretch of taprooms.

• 01

  Luppolo

  Italian-rooted Venables taproom — wood-fired pizza and a dry-hopped pilsner.

• 02

  Off the Rail

  Cozy, bright Adanac tasting room; the Crazy Train West Coast IPA.

• 03

  Craft

  CRAFT Beer Market — a 140-tap False Creek beer hall, more taphouse than brewery.

• 04

  Bomber

  Adanac brewing-district taproom — balanced lagers and ales, Mexican food.

• 05

  East Van Brewing

  Commercial Drive taproom and patio; award-winning dark beers.

• 06

  Storm

  Vancouver's oldest indie brewery (1994) — a Commercial Drive sour pioneer.

• 07

  Brewhall

  Cavernous Olympic Village beer hall — communal benches, arcade games, a stage.

• 08

  Superflux

  East Van haze specialists on Clark Drive; the Colour & Shape IPA.

• 09

  Strange Fellows

  Clark Drive brewery known for sours and barrel-aged Old-World beers.

• 10

  Parallel 49★

  Pioneering Triumph Street brewery — home of Filthy Dirty IPA.

• 11

  Slow Hand

  Lager-focused brewer, now pouring at the Threefold collective on Powell.

• 12

  Container

  Industrial-chic Franklin Street taproom — two levels facing the mountains.

By the park and the water — a brewpub worth the seawall walk from BC Place.

• 01

  Stanley Park Brewing★

  A heritage 1930 sports-pavilion brewpub by the park, with big covered patios.