All points for location. In the summer time if you want to be in the middle of all the Robson action and still find a nice corner to sip you cup of joe, this is the best location.
No comments on the coffee but it's pretty standard!
Breka is a European bakery with several locations around Vancouver. We visited the downtown Vancouver location during a weekend for a meetup with some old friends. Before coming, we read that this place is always busy and would be hard to find seating. We must have came at the right time as we were able to find a few empty tables. They also have a long communal table on the North side of the bakery. Overall, the bakery was very spacious and nicely renovated with bright lights and large windows.
Great café for studying, relaxing, and enjoying time with friends! It should also be noted that this café is open 24 hours a day, so time will never really be a concern if you're wondering when they close.
I spent about five hours here studying for an exam, and it is pretty much busy 'round the clock. Every time I'd look up, the lineup for food and coffee is about 20 people long. Make sure to get here early to get a seat, or you could just get lucky and catch someone about to leave their table.
I had the chocolate hazelnut donut and the hedgehog mocha. Yeah, I did decide to treat myself. The donut was okay, I expected something a little more original than a yeast donut filled with nutella, but it tasted great nonetheless. The hedgehog mocha was excellent; I am a fan of flavoured coffee, and while you could taste the coffee, you could definitely taste the hedgehog chocolate in there, and I loved every sip.
Bottom line, I will definitely be coming back! Go and give Breka a try sometime.
One of my favourite bakeries in Vancouver is Breka (see review here) and they have a location at Robson and Bute. For the collaboration, I decided to feature their donuts ($1.25) and smoothies ($4.50). Donut flavours were chocolate with sprinkles and strawberry. For the smoothies, I went with strawberry and green tea.
Good place to sit and have dinner did and coffee.
Very busy on the weekends.
Casual atmosphere.
My usual thing to get is the Breakfast Croissant.
The coffee here's is ok and not burnt.
The desserts are great.
Every time, I end up doing humanity a favour and I go for the coffee but every time, the lady behind the till man handles my rim and every time, I die a little bit more inside.
What kind of person would I be to walk away from a small americano with room when it only costs me $2.10? You might call me cheap, but you would be right.
I'm so thankful for this place being open 24/7!! Plus, they serve a wide variety of desserts and pastries, and even have loaves of bread for sale.
I love this place, it looks so nice and inviting with the couches and tables and all the delicious food on display. I also love how the coffee options are pretty exotic, like I had the Raspberry Mocha and it was fantastic! The desserts or so good as well, and they aren't too expensive. If you find yourself eating dinner around Robson street, it's so convenient to just take a walk, check out some of the clothing stores and then go to Breka for dessert. And since it's open 24 hours, you can also either do some all night studying here, or come here for a late night snack after going out drinking with your friends. It's perfect!
This place is open 24/7 and is almost always full. I had an Americano which I found pretty good. The breakfast bagel not so bad either. Good place to come to if you're bored at 2AM and want to work on some things.
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+4.5
I was referred to Breka by a friend. Her and I decided to go to the place together since she had been adamant for me to try Breka and for her to see my reaction. Knowing nothing about the place, I prepared myself to spend anywhere from $25-40, and ended up spending $18 on a very large sandwich, large smoothie and a fair-sized slice of cake. The Montreal Style Smoked Beef sandwich was toasted enough to have both a slight char and be at a perfect temperature. The Blueberry Acai Smoothie was not too sweet and the Mango Mousse Cake was light and creamy. I wish I had ordered more.
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