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Vancouver, BC
Yelping SinceMarch 2006
Things I LoveDesert scenery, long drives, Indian food buffets, unusual people, global accents, late afternoon light, unpopulated places, love, birdies, long hugs, voices of dear friends, my sweetie's face, dark chocolate mochas, memories of S.F., the Cole valley community, leaves on the pavement, stark trees against the sky, waggie tailed doggies, People that smile back
Find Me InMy dreams
My HometownToronto -S.F - Vancouver.
My Blog Or WebsiteYelp is my personal blog.
When I'm Not Yelping...Tryin' to find a way.
Why You Should Read My ReviewsFor the truth and a good laugh.
My Second Favorite Website The Last Great Book I Readmy MacBook ;-)
My First ConcertChicago.
My Favorite MoviePirate Radio !
My Last Meal On EarthWhy? are we moving to another planet? and do they have Indian buffets there?
Don't Tell Anyone Else But...I have unharnessed psychic abilities.
Most Recent DiscoveryCyber bullying actually exists!
Current CrushNoam Chomsky
Coffee shop journey.
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1. Moja Coffee Corp.
This 2 year old cafe reflects a sophisticated and sustainable coffee attitude. Organic, fair trade coffees from around the globe.
With a roaster on the premises and well educated baristas and cafe manager on duty to answer any questions you may have…More »
2. JJ Bean Coffee Roasters
The perfect platform to plot our pleasure plans. (bet you can't say that three times, and fast.) We huddled on the comfy chairs, giddy with ideas about our trip next week.
The wood ceiling beams really give this JJ's a cozy ski lodge feeling. I just…More »
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4/13/2009 First to Review
At the Park & Tilford mall. This beautiful JJ Bean is one of the best cafe's to just sit and chill.… Read more »
3. Cafe Crema
West Vancouver, BC V7T 1C3
(604) 922-2294
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Ambleside
Crema, got to bump you up a star. Overall, one of the best shops in north and west Van. with consistent quality of product.
Still loving that you have non gluten peanut butter cookies. Most of the pastries look fabulous.
Grab a table outside and…More »
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7/31/2009
Just a note to other Lactose intolerant's,
Beware, if the cute counter girls are talking and laughing… Read more »
4. Bump N Grind
Vancouver, BC V5L 3W7
(604) 569-3362
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive
Bump N Grind, Who loves ya baby??
ME.
Love the coffee, love the clientele, love the art, and LOVE the new tables made by Che and Joe. AWESOME job guys!
The place has a clean new look.
*P.S. congrat's on the "Cup Of Excellence" award.
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10/7/2009
Just far enough away from the craziness of Commercial, on the outer edge at Venables sits Bump N… Read more »
5. Re-Entry Espresso
Woah! I mean it. I thought Re-Entry looked cute, so it had that going for it for sure, I mean really really cute. It looks like an old diner with booths! But it has more going for it...
This is really good coffee!
I had a single Macchiato. Sniffed at…More »
6. Oz Coffee
Ooh yeah, Oz coffee you have what it takes. You'll own the street.
Interior: spacious, classy and comfy with a fireplace.
JJ bean Coffee: you know I'm a JJ. girl.
WiFi: you betcha, and I encourage you to guess the pass word.
Treats: killer.…More »
7. Smart Mouth Café
Vancouver, BC V6B
(604) 569-1480
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhoods: Gastown, Downtown
Ahhh... a table out front and the perfect Capp. A planter box straddling a window frame, it's plants reaching out over the table towards the late season sun. Passing tourists curiously follow a Capoeira troupe preparing to perform on the closed off…More »
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3/24/2009
This was my fourth visit to SMART MOUTH. Two in it's previous incarnation as LUNA, that left a bad… Read more »
8. Wicked Café
Very nice. warm, relaxed but clean and bright. wifi friendly, with yummy and unusual treats like Chocolate Tiffin, a biscotti-like rich chocolate cookie that fames itself from Dublin Ireland. It's a mystery to me and the only glutenous desert that I…More »
9. JJ Bean Coffee Roasters
Vancouver, BC V5L 1J3
(604) 254-0169
Categories: Coffee & Tea, Local Flavor
Neighbourhood: Grandview-Woodlands
It's not a chain..... really!
Well, at least it's local.
JJ's has well trained staff and serves up a good mean cup of beans. I always feel comfortable asking questions that I will have a reasonably informed answer and I rarely get the roll of eyes.…More »
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5/21/2009
A consistently GREAT coffee. Good service and pleasant atmosphere. Also I just LUV the chocolate… Read more »
10. Prado Café
Vancouver, BC V5N 4A7
(604) 255-5537
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive
Another Winter is upon us and Prado's windows are steaming up again. The seats are all being warmed with laptop worker bees all tap tapping away....
I come in, no laptop, glasses steamed up. Taking them off at the counter and waving them around to…More »
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8/18/2009
Dear Prado,
It's time to fix up your toilet room.....
His + Hers = schtin-kay !
It smells as soon… Read more »
11. Elysian Coffee
Vancouver, BC V5Z
(604) 874-5909
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Fairview Slopes
It's been well over a year since my bean-dar spotted Elysian. After all this time, I FINALLY had the opportunity to check it out.
My report:
It's everything I expected and more.
This cafe is a TEMPLE to coffee!!
Excellent coffee prep's and choices, well…More »
12. JJ Bean Coffee Roasters
Vancouver, BC V5T 3G5
(604) 879-2326
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
If I didn't love love love this g-damned good coffee!! Then I wouldn't spend 4 dollars and 15 cents ! (yup. and that was an 8 oz. cup and pre. HST.)
I happen to like a very small, intense cappuccino but I need it with Soy. okay, there's a 50 cent…More »
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2/4/2009
Your wait will feel like five hours, your wallet will be significantly lighter, and IT WILL BE WORTH… Read more »
13. Dulcinea Chocolate Café
Vancouver, BC V6G
(604) 689-2699
This place really is sweet, and so was the nice Hispanic boy working today. I don't know which was richer, his brown eyes or the dark chocolate drink.
Beverages are lovingly made with high quality ingredients. The place is religiously chocolate,…More »
14. JJ Bean Coffee Roasters
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9
(604) 685-0613
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Granville Island/False Creek
The market can be very crowded with tourists, you need a good cup of tolerance. A good cup of JJ Bean Coffee! This location has never let me down for quality.
I'm a Mocha girl at JJ's. yyyyyyuuuuuummmm.
Grab a cup and sit outside and daydream at the…More »
15. Laughing Bean Coffee Company
Vancouver, BC V5K 1Z5
(604) 251-5282
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Hastings-Sunrise
Well, LB you've done it, you've added non gluten items to your menu, like the delicious soup I had today and a non dairy non gluten Silky Fudge Brownie Bar that is the best treat I've had lately. It's so addictive!! I can't believe it's not off…More »
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2/8/2009 First to Review
If you're out here in the "boonies" this is like the last place to "fill up" before you fall off the… Read more »
16. Delany's
North Vancouver, BC V7J 2A1
(604) 980-3399
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Lynn Valley
I do like this coffee chain. Delany's has 5 locations now. It's a family run operation and each location is different but all are quite nice.
This one in the Lynn Valley Village Center (in the new part) is big and bright with lots of tables outside,…More »
17. Caffe Vergnano 1882
Look out North America, the European coffee bars are coming to show us how it's really done.
This is not your drive thru S*rbux. When you enter a Coffee Bar, you sit down. A server comes to YOU. With a menu no less. Yes sir!
We knew something was…More »
18. Schokolade Café
Vancouver, BC V5L 1V3
(604) 253-9411
Category: Desserts
Neighbourhood: Grandview-Woodlands
This is such a classy and cute little place. Cafe and Chocolatier, (the perfect combo.) They make beaUtiful chocolates! They make the chocolates on premises and offer Chocolate making workshops. I just noticed a special one coming up for Mother's…More »
19. Rhizome Café
Vancouver, BC V5T 1W5
(604) 872-3166
Categories: Coffee & Tea, Vegetarian
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
The first time wandered into Rhizome we were like a couple of lost dogs. We had just moved up from S.F. We had no friends, no apt and no clue.
Lisa and Vanetta were open and the conversation was like a warm blanket to our shaken spirits.
We learned…More »
20. Beans Central
Vancouver, BC V5Z 2W6
(604) 872-3366
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhoods: South Cambie, Riley Park
In "Cambie Village" there lies yet another Vancouver neighbourhood cafe called "Beans" or Beans Central.
Big surprise, I know. Me, Yelping a Cafe ;-)
Typical in some ways with bagel breakfasts on the menu this cute cafe also offers some different…More »
21. Latin Organics Cafe
Vancouver, BC V5L 1S3
(604) 255-2841
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Grandview-Woodlands
Another clear sign that things are looking up over here on the east side of town. This small, beautiful organic cafe offers fairly traded, shade grown Colombian coffee, light lunches including Panini and locally baked deserts.
They also sell eco…More »
22. Turks Coffee Exchange
Vancouver, BC V5L 3X4
(604) 255-5805
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive
A good cup of coffee, but better to grab and go. Not a great layout inside because all the tables are so close together. It's too bad, because Turks is kind of a commercial drive icon.
If you want to just chill at a shop with good coffee, keep…More »
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8/30/2008 First to Review
This is a good cup of coffee. The place has wireless, and the seating is comfortable, inside or… Read more »
23. Caffè Artigiano
Burnaby, BC V5C 2J7
(604) 915-7200
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Burnaby Heights
Excellent. A kind of "go out of your way" kind of excellent. I am undoubtedly a coffee culture vulture. Any where that has good coffee as Artigiano does, and respects the bean in the way that they obviously do, gets my vote.
If a cafe can be the hub…More »
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9/29/2009
How can we not love the perfect Cappuccino at the perfect cafe? Quite expensive (and yes, we're… Read more »
24. Mink A Chocolate Café
Vancouver, BC V6C 3N9
(604) 633-2451
Category: Chocolatiers and Shops
Neighbourhood: Downtown
(a) A Mink is small animal of the Mustelidae family.
Often farmed for it's thick fur.
http://www.ducks.ca/re...
(b) Mink is a small Belgian Chocolatier and Cafe in downtown Vancouver.
http://www.minkchocola.../
Hand crafted bars of rich, creamy…More »
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12/3/2009
For three years Mink has been making their own unique Chocolates. Each one has an artistic stencil… Read more »
25. The Lynn Canyon Cafe
North Vancouver, BC V7J 3K2
(604) 984-9311
Categories: Coffee & Tea, Burgers, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
Neighbourhood: Lynn Valley
New owners, Poirier & Yang. He's French, she is Chinese. A very interesting couple with high hopes for this wonderfully located and beautifully designed cafe.
After your hike through the lovely woods and over the suspension bridge at Lynn Canyon park,…More »
26. The Black Bean Cafe & Roasting Co
I have Bean-dar!
I homed in on this corner cafe as we were driving in for lunch. I was impressed that this is not just a great spot to grab a java, but it's also a local Roastery! -With a porch none-the-less and I think you know what kind of view a…More »
27. Steveston Coffee Company
You want good Coffee while in Steveston?
This is the place. Cute little shop with seating out front right in the heart of the village. Sit down, relax, read the paper or just your Cappuccino foam ;-)
28. Toby's Coffee Bar
Yessssssssssss !!!!! Good coffee, in a fun location. Sit outside on a bench or browse the "country" store for fun gifts and souvenirs. Love this whole area, but like WHO wouldn't ?
29. Cole Valley Cafe
San Francisco, CA 94117
USA
(415) 668-5282
Categories: Coffee & Tea, Breakfast & Brunch, Sandwiches
Neighbourhoods: Cole Valley, Haight-Ashbury
Still the cutest little cafe in the old 'hood! This is the place for to sit and surf, listen to good music and enjoy a Divine Chai latte and meet up with friends! Seating out front and at the side for those days you just need to get away from the…More »
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3/28/2006
One block away from Haight st. but a whole different feeling. Great Coffee and a good selection of… Read more »
30. The Atlas Cafe
San Francisco, CA 94110
USA
(415) 648-1047
Categories: Coffee & Tea, Sandwiches
Neighbourhood: Mission
It's cool, it has an outside area....actually that's too cool. Smokers are out there. But you know what, that's just me. They have good eats, and great Chai and Coffee. Once I was there for the "Not just strictly Bluegrass" live music. THAT was fun!…More »
31. Peet's Coffee & Tea
San Francisco, CA 94118
USA
(415) 592-2200
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Outer Richmond
"If you build it, they will come"
This location of Peets has surprised us all. OMG. I can see it from my window. WOW. There's life on that corner after all! (who knew?) Next time you're shopping at Ross across the street, there'll be somewhere to go…More »
32. Kaju
San Francisco, CA 94118
USA
(415) 831-6269
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Inner Richmond
A quiet Sunday morning walk past Mountain Lake led us to this place. Actually, I saw it from the bus one day and thought: YAY ! another cafe to check out :-) WOW, I don't know what I expected but this was a really nice surprise! This is NOT just your…More »
33. Java On Ocean Coffee House
San Francisco, CA 94112
USA
(415) 333-6075
Categories: Coffee & Tea, Breakfast & Brunch, American (Traditional)
Used to go to this place almost every day of the week for like a year! The coffee is GREAT. There are lots of places to sit and relax. I was addicted to the Soy Mocha's, and to the Owner, Hossam, who can be very friendly and charming. Cool layout and…More »
34. Cantor Arts Center
Ah-h-h-h-h-hhhh.... An afternoon here is like going on a holiday. What more could you need? A free, YES free! museum in a lovely location, and a cafe out back where you can sit outside in the warmth of the sun and contemplate life. Also, and outdoor…More »
35. Legion of Honor
San Francisco, CA 94121
USA
(415) 750-3600
Category: Museums
Neighbourhood: Outer Richmond
Love this beautiful museum! Blow your mind location, great collection of art, Cafe has nice outdoor area to sit under the trees when the weather permits. GO HERE! That's all I can say.
The other nearest Cafe is the Garden House at the bottom of the…More »
36. Coffee Cat
This place is sweet! They have their own roaster.... got a nice little tour of it from an informative employee. It's a clean well lit place with wireless. Lots of comfy chairs too. Even the restroom is clean. I like to stop here for a slurp and a…More »
37. Oso Negro Coffee
Nelson = Oso Negro Coffee for me and the big guy. We spent two weeks in Nelson a while back and enjoyed this coffee immensely. We met the owner and chatted about life in Nelson, the culture, and coffee roasting. We visited the Roaster, in a separate…More »
38. Blue Toque Diner
Sunday May 24th was another perfect day on our road trip. We had breakfast at the Blue Toque in the the old railway station.
This is organic home grown food and coffee. We sat at a table on what would have been the old passenger platform with an…More »
39. Waterton Bagel & Coffee Co.
While on our cross country travels, we rolled into Waterton. The welcoming committee, a couple of Big Horned Sheep and two deer posed for our entry pictures. This park is so welcoming to wandering deer and other animals, that they stand around like…More »
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