Prado Cafe Vancouver
Prado Cafe on Commercial Drive is one of my new favourite coffee shops in Vancouver. In fact, maybe it’s because it feels more like the Lower East Side in Manhattan than it does like Vancouver. The cafe is set in an old brick building that probably used to be a pharmacy or other type of shop. Original wood floors that have scene some heavy use are bordered by big picture windows and distressed doors and window frames. It’s a modern cafe plunked into an older world setting. The atmosphere is great, the 49th Parallel coffee is top notch, and the gloss white El Marzocco espresso machine shows that they mean business. The baked goods are decent, but I would come here more for the coffee and the atmosphere than the food. The crowd is a mix of hipsters and people struggling to write their first novel, which is typical of Commercial Drive in general.
Prado Cafe (4th and Commercial Drive)
Hours: 7am-8pm everyday.
Chris, your website is a pleasure to browse. The articles, informative. Now, if I can only find a way to accompany you on your food and wine adventures… hey, have you thought of freelancing for a paper or magazine?
Thanks Bill, I’ve thought about that for sure. Really what I need though is some deep pocketed patron of wine and food adventuring to come along and pay for my spoils! Any takers? Haha. Thanks for the nice comments!