Changing The World

Our final post from Vancouver - an impressive city for change, the environment, sharing cars, electric trolleybuses and some great cafes.

Famous for Buns

Great value, freshly made Chinese buns - Pineapple red bean, coconut, custard - in Chinatown, Vancouver

Ham & Green onion bun, Hot Dog bun, Chicken bun

Breakfast Pizza

Sciue Italian Bakery Caffe features breakfast pizza at five Vancouver locations.

http://www.sciue.ca/

Roller Menu

Greenhorn Espresso Bar, Vancouver has all its menu on brown paper rolls suspended on the wall.

Stylish Baguettes

Finch's Tea House, Vancouver is a shabby chic joint known for their elaborate sandwiches and baguettes.

Good Simple Buffet

Great simple conference buffet menu spotted at Georgian Court hotel, Vancouver.

Healthy, colourful and really well commented upon.

Watch Out Bars: Cafes Are Coming

 Caffe Brixton cafe bar, Vancouver and a trend we are already seeing over here - great coffee, good alcoholic drinks and a trade that carries on through the evening.

 Unpretentious drinks storage/display

 All day cafe bar menu

Lucky's Doughnuts

 Gourmet fresh doughnuts at Lucky's, Vanvouver

Seriously Good Cafe Bakery

 Baking at Matchstick cafe in Chinatown, Vancouver - Chocolate Croissants

 Vegan Chocolate &Berry Spelt Scones

 Serious baking and serious coffee

Great Cafe Of The Year 2014

You will have to go to Vancouver to check out The Dirty Apron!

 Pistachio Cream Cheese Brownies

 "The Dirty Twixter"  - a twixter is not a kid but not an adult!  Salted caramel milk chocolate ganache over dulce de leche on brown sugar shortbread i.e. our millionaire shortbread.

 Fresh kale salad!

Herb Snail with smoked tomato salsa and cheddar

Dirty Apron:Great Food

 Great sandwiches and more at The Dirty Apron Deli, Cafe and Cookery School, Vancouver

Original iced lollies

 Ice cream in jars

Setting a Standard

JJBean, Vancouver set a standard with their in-store coffee roaster and daily in-store baking. They just have a more original and innovative approach than most UK cafes - Raspberry Crisp cakes and Pumpkin Coffee Cake with chai glaze.

Caramel Apples

Vancouver's Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's toffee apples and variations - chocolate, cheesecake, mint choc, pecan mogul