What's your favourite downtown (or near-downtown) coffee shop for just relaxing with a book for an hour or two?

I really like the coffee at Le Monaco near Gastown, but the chairs aren't terribly comfortable. Where's another good go-to spot?

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zephyreks@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Not exactly near downtown, but the place with the best pastries is Thomas Haas in Kits. Sit down, get a croissant and a coffee, and enjoy.

r3dcomet@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Speaking of outside downtown. The UBC Bean around the world is 🔥

zephyreks@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3y

Second floor of the Beanery is really nice too

r3dcomet@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Super basic but the Breka on Davie isn't too bad

zephyreks@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Breka is a Vancouver staple and I won't hear anyone trashing it

IntlLawGnome@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

My only gripe about any Breka location is the difficulty grabbing a chair during the busy hours. If you can get a table, it's great.

Iamgroot@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y

New Amsterdam Cafe

Koolkats@beehaw.org · 0 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Used to be called Pacific Coffee Roasters, but the coffee shop just outside the VPL on Georgia is quite nice

Anomander@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Called 'Lovelarte' now.

Didn't even close the doors for the changeover, new signage just showed up one day and branded patio umbrellas the next. I couldn't tell if it was a name change or a management change, but to the best of my knowledge it was never up for sale / re-lease.

Coffee still sucks, but the space is lovely.

IntlLawGnome@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

Yeah, I ended up stopping by this weekend. I actually thought the mocha I had was decent, but YMMV

IntlLawGnome@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

Ooh, I forgot about that one. I was pleasantly surprised by the vibe there. Might head there later actually.