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There's a lot of bad coffee out there in the world. But sometimes, someone treats a bean or two with the respect they deserve...

 1. Elysian Coffee

590 W Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1E9
Canada

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Bakeries

Neighborhood: Fairview Slopes

5.0 star rating
  2/23/2010

Hands-down my favorite coffeeshop in Vancouver so far. Why does it close so early?

Elysian Coffee Does Coffee Right. The milk is impeccably textured and the baristas work the Synesso machines masterfully. The beans are roasted specially by the gurus…More »

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 2. 49th Parallel Coffee

2152 W 4th Ave
Vancouver, BC V6K 1N6
Canada
(604) 420-4901

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighborhood: Kitsilano

5.0 star rating
  2/14/2010

49th Parallel is Vancouver's most prominent roastery in the superpremium coffee scene. True to their mission, their demo cafe offers some of the best cups you'll find in the city.

Yes, they do have a Clover, and they do siphon pots (but only full…More »

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 3. The Boulevard Coffee Roasting Co

5970 Univeristy Blvd
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
Canada
(604) 827-4488

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Art Galleries

Neighborhood: UBC

4.0 star rating
  6/27/2010

The best coffee for miles around and a hub for hipster fashion at UBC. ;p Their highlight for me is their drip coffee, especially when they feature one of their lighter roasts.

Boulevard has good execution, good breadth, and a good vibe. They carry a…More »

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 4. Wicked Café - CLOSED

861 Hornby St
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1T9
Canada
(604) 569-5480

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighborhood: Downtown

4.0 star rating
  Update - 12/19/2010

Updates! Since I wrote my last review, Wicked and I have been getting along much better: I've found more excuses to do some weekend laptopping, the indoor temperature's moderated, and they've stopped closing on arbitrary Sundays. Huzzah!

Big change:…More »

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  • 4.0 star rating
    8/19/2010

    Since this location of Wicked Cafe is basically only open when I'm somewhere else, I don't end up… Read more »

 5. Wicked Café

1399 7th Ave W
Vancouver, BC V6H 1B8
Canada
(604) 733-9425

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighborhoods: Fairview Slopes, South Granville

4.0 star rating
  3/7/2010

Very good! Wicked serves up a tasty Intelligentsia roast in a cute cafe with a charming homespun vibe. Visitors have a choice of a bar with tall chairs, cozy armchairs, or a big ol' table.

The most unique thing about Wicked to my mind is the liege…More »

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 6. Caffe Cittadella

2310 Ash St
Vancouver, BC V5Z 3C2
Canada
(604) 568-5909

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighborhood: Fairview Slopes

5.0 star rating
  9/4/2010 ROTD 12/28/2010 First to Review

An exciting addition to the west-side Vancouver coffee scene. Visit at once!

Caffè Cittadella is a brand new shop (opened mid-August) in a carefully renovated heritage building in the Mount Pleasant side of Fairview. Cittadella has two bright, airy…More »

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Irvine, CA

Yelping Since

October 2007

Things I Love

biology, books, bitters, bourbon

Find Me In

coffee shops and sweaters

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Washington, DC

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Pipette in one hand, tube of DNA in the other.

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Mrs. Dalloway, Empire of Dirt

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Bacon therapy! Pancetta, how are you so GOOD.

Current Crush

Jona Bechtolt of YACHT