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What's your favourite downtown (or near-downtown) coffee shop for just relaxing with a book for an hour or two? (kbin.social)
submitted 2 years ago by IntlLawGnome@kbin.social to c/vancouver@lemmy.ca
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I really like the coffee at Le Monaco near Gastown, but the chairs aren't terribly comfortable. Where's another good go-to spot?

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[–] r3dcomet@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Super basic but the Breka on Davie isn't too bad

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Breka is a Vancouver staple and I won't hear anyone trashing it

[–] IntlLawGnome@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

My only gripe about any Breka location is the difficulty grabbing a chair during the busy hours. If you can get a table, it's great.

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not exactly near downtown, but the place with the best pastries is Thomas Haas in Kits. Sit down, get a croissant and a coffee, and enjoy.

[–] r3dcomet@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Speaking of outside downtown. The UBC Bean around the world is 🔥

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Second floor of the Beanery is really nice too

[–] Iamgroot@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

New Amsterdam Cafe

[–] Koolkats@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Used to be called Pacific Coffee Roasters, but the coffee shop just outside the VPL on Georgia is quite nice

[–] Anomander@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Called 'Lovelarte' now.

Didn't even close the doors for the changeover, new signage just showed up one day and branded patio umbrellas the next. I couldn't tell if it was a name change or a management change, but to the best of my knowledge it was never up for sale / re-lease.

Coffee still sucks, but the space is lovely.

[–] IntlLawGnome@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I ended up stopping by this weekend. I actually thought the mocha I had was decent, but YMMV

[–] IntlLawGnome@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Ooh, I forgot about that one. I was pleasantly surprised by the vibe there. Might head there later actually.