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Abruzzo Cappuccino Bar
Category: Food Coffee & Tea Coffee & Tea [Edit]
1321 Commercial DrVancouver, BC V5L 3X5
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive
(604) 254-2641
- Price Range:
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- Outdoor Seating:
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- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for Abruzzo Cappuccino Bar
6 reviews in English
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Review from Chloë E.
Vancouver, BC
11/11/2008 1 photo
Gelato, soccer, pizza, coffee--all very Italian. As is this spot.
This popular little Italian café was rather packed on my Saturday afternoon visit. Most of the customers were chatting in Italian and a huge flatscreen sat against the rear wall. Ignored, I'd guess, because there was no soccer match on.
We order a pair of lattés and found the service was a bit slow and neglectful. But maybe you have to be a regular. No worries though, as I spent the wait reading up on the visit of an Italian movie star to the café and the mob that ensued. When the lattés did arrive, they were served up piping hot. With not a seat in sight, we continued to stroll down the Drive. It was about five blocks before our coffee cooled enough to sip.
I'm no expert on Italian coffee, but my latté was a beautiful blend of bitter and rich. Not too intense a caffeine jolt but a gentle, invigorating treat. And as the coffee was hot enough to fight the impending winter chill, I'll call myself a new ammiratore of this coffee spot. -
Review from Ramon V.
Updated - 1/9/2011
Screech!! I'm downgrading this review by one star.
I went into Abruzzo today, and was turned off by the lone piece of dried up pizza slowly revolving in the display case. Also, the age-old $2.50 Americano is now $3.50. I`m not as happy entering here as I used to be.Listed in: Vancouver Americanos
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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4/12/2010
No nonsense cafe in the heart of Commercial drive.
You'll find this place packed with soccer fans or… Read more »
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Review from Denni P.
Vancouver, BC
1/23/2011
very typical cafe bar, I took a step back and stepped into 1978 growing up in Little Italy (Montreal), this cafe bar has not only fantastic espresso but where else can I pick up a slice of pizza just like my immigrant Italian mom used to make. Major difference 2011 vs 1978, flat screen TV's and 33 years.
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Review from Steve B.
Vancouver, BC
1/23/2011 1 Check-in Here
Feels like I just arrived in Rome without spending $1,000 on airfare:) The coffee is great but the cafe could be so much more..
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Review from Michael L.
Vancouver, BC
11/18/2010
If you like espresso and soccer,this is THE coffee shop for you.Excellent americanos and unpretentious decor,unlike the vomit inducing Calabria coffee`s interior down the street.
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Review from Eva H.
Burnaby, BC
1/24/2010
I went to Abruzzo Cappuchino Bar for the first time about a week or so ago and was pleasantly surprised...
I don't drink coffee, but my boyfriend insisted on taking our guests their for a cup of java. I don't drink coffee so I volunteered to grab the only table while they ordered.
The atmosphere is pleasant - old Italian men chatting and occasionaly watching the soccer game. Their coffee was long gone by the time we sat not too far from them. The small coffee in actual coffee cups & saucers came to the table and everyone sipped away and commented on the taste....I couldn't resist - I had to have a sip!
The coffee was AMAZING!!!! Really, I don't drink coffee and this was so good.
There isn't much more I think I need to say - the coffee is amazing and it's got that 'Drive' chill feelin' that I love.
Go get your coffee now!!
