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Coffee in Vancouver

Vancouver's coffee guide starts with a compact but serious specialty scene: Gastown brew bars, East Vancouver roasters, and citywide names that reward choosing by room rather than defaulting to the closest cafe.

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Nemesis Coffee

Nemesis Coffee

Great Northern Way / Mount Pleasant, Vancouver

Must Visit House Roaster Strong Brunch Atmospheric

Nemesis GNW is the Vancouver anchor: house-roasted coffee, Dope Bakehouse pastry and brunch, and a landmark red pavilion room.

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Prototype Coffee

Prototype Coffee

Strathcona / East Hastings, Vancouver

Must Visit House Roaster Pour Over Beans & Gear

A roastery tasting room for choosing across a deep coffee list, drinking pour-over or espresso, and leaving with beans.

49th Parallel Coffee Roasters

49th Parallel Coffee Roasters

Kitsilano / West 4th, Vancouver

House Roaster House Bakery Open Late

The original Kitsilano cafe for Vancouver-roasted coffee, on-site Lucky's Doughnuts, retail beans, and a West Side morning.

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FUNK Coffee Bar

Downtown / Bentall Centre, Vancouver

House Roaster Laptop-Friendly Open Late

Downtown House of Funk coffee bar for bright coffees, pastries, work-friendly seating, and later weekday hours near Burrard.

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Modus Coffee

Mount Pleasant / Broadway, Vancouver

House Roaster Pour Over Beans & Gear

Compact Broadway micro-roaster cafe for light seasonal coffees, pour-over, retail beans, brew gear, and a short Mount Pleasant stop.

Pallet Coffee Roasters

Pallet Coffee Roasters

Railtown / Strathcona, Vancouver

House Roaster Pour Over Beans & Gear

A weekday roastery HQ visit for Pallet's house-roasted coffee, filter options, practical food, and beans from the source.

Revolver Coffee

Revolver Coffee

Gastown, Vancouver

Pour Over Beans & Gear Atmospheric

A narrow Gastown multi-roaster bar for serious filter coffee, espresso, coffee flights, and beans from Canada and beyond.

Timbertrain Coffee Roasters

Timbertrain Coffee Roasters

Grandview-Woodland / East Vancouver, Vancouver

House Roaster Pour Over Beans & Gear

The Depot is the roaster-led Timbertrain stop, with house coffee, pour-over, beans, brew gear, and a warehouse room.