Best Places for Espresso in the Downtown Area

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My favorite espresso hideouts!

 1. The Buzz Café & Espresso Bar

901 Homer St
Vancouver, BC V6B 2W6
(604) 732-9029

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Sandwiches

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Yaletown

4.0 star rating
  1/22/2011

4.5 Star.

First, it's connected to an Art Gallery, very cool.
Second, it serves the strongest (and tastiest) espresso in town (49th Parallel beans).
Third, friendly staff who are always smiling.

Honestly, this is my "goto" coffee shop... great espresso…More »

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 2. Giovane Café Bakery Deli

1038 Canada Pl
Vancouver, BC V6C 0B9
(604) 695-5501

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Bakeries, Delis

Neighbourhoods: Coal Harbour, Downtown

5.0 star rating
  6/27/2011

Great coffee, great service and awesome food.

They use 49th Parallel coffee/espresso beans... enough said.

All of their baked items are made fresh in-house, however, if you want any you really need to go before 3 as they're pretty much completely gone…More »

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 3. Elysian Coffee

590 W Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1E9

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Bakeries

Neighbourhood: Fairview Slopes

5.0 star rating
  7/21/2011

Rarely do I ever have the baked goodies at a coffee shop, but at Elysian, I always make the exception.

Pros:
- Great decor
- Friendly staff
- Fresh baked, perfectly balanced shortbread cookies
- Amazing espresso served with complimentary water (how it…More »

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Location

Vancouver, BC

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August 2010