Dunlevy Snack Bar
My closet inner hipster loves places like the Dunlevy Snack Bar. I’m not sure why, seeing as I’m about the furthest thing from a hipster that could exist. I revel in the mainstream, and have a closet full of clothing from evil mega-conglomerate clothing brands, but perhaps that is why I really like the stripped-down, [...]
Café Rico Montréal
Cafe Rico is one of my favourite coffee shops in Montreal. I’ve been here on several different occasions and have always had a warm welcome, great service, great coffee, and great food. Rico serves up ethically sourced beans and a variety of healthy foods. Food can be ordered up to 3pm, but coffee goes all [...]
Gene Cafe
This is one of the coolest coffee shops I’ve been to, and is the perfect blend of java and single-speed riding skinny jeaned hipster culture. It’s Saturday morning, and I’m at Gene, on the fork of the Main Street and Kingsway junction, surrounded by hung-over hipsters sporting the latest in sneaker trends and counter culture [...]
Turks Coffee Exchange
Vancouver is such a great coffee city and Commercial Drive is a particularly awesome place to go for a coffee. When on the Drive I seem to have two favourites these days, both at opposite ends. On the South End I prefer Prado Cafe, and on the North End I seem to frequent Turks. Turks [...]
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 [...]
Cafe Giovane Fairmont Vancouver
Located in the Fairmont Pacific Rim, the Cafe Giovane is a first rate coffee shop and a great place to curl up with a book or bring your laptop. It’s a big space, but not without it’s charm, and the coffee is pretty great too. Cafe Giovane is located in the hotel directly across from [...]
