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Nemesis Coffee
Great Northern Way / Mount Pleasant, Vancouver
Go for Nemesis-roasted coffee, Dope Bakehouse pastry and brunch, and one of Vancouver's most distinctive cafe rooms.
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Great Northern Way / Mount Pleasant, Vancouver
Nemesis GNW is the Vancouver anchor: house-roasted coffee, Dope Bakehouse pastry and brunch, and a landmark red pavilion room.
Strathcona / East Hastings, Vancouver
A roastery tasting room for choosing across a deep coffee list, drinking pour-over or espresso, and leaving with beans.
Kitsilano / West 4th, Vancouver
The original Kitsilano cafe for Vancouver-roasted coffee, on-site Lucky's Doughnuts, retail beans, and a West Side morning.
Downtown / Bentall Centre, Vancouver
Downtown House of Funk coffee bar for bright coffees, pastries, work-friendly seating, and later weekday hours near Burrard.
Mount Pleasant / Broadway, Vancouver
Compact Broadway micro-roaster cafe for light seasonal coffees, pour-over, retail beans, brew gear, and a short Mount Pleasant stop.
Railtown / Strathcona, Vancouver
A weekday roastery HQ visit for Pallet's house-roasted coffee, filter options, practical food, and beans from the source.
Gastown, Vancouver
A narrow Gastown multi-roaster bar for serious filter coffee, espresso, coffee flights, and beans from Canada and beyond.
Grandview-Woodland / East Vancouver, Vancouver
The Depot is the roaster-led Timbertrain stop, with house coffee, pour-over, beans, brew gear, and a warehouse room.
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