Trafiq has a welcoming staff, and produces delicious food. The breakfast quesadilla was delicious, and their Lemon Lavender cake belongs in the record books. I find their lattes strong, but that's because I'm not used to good coffee :) It can get busy and you may not always be able to get a seat, but don't let that deter you from getting something to go. Doesn't have dedicated parking, but that's the norm on Main. It's a great complement to the area. I'll always come back!
This place encompass everything a good coffee shop should be. In house bakery, good pastries, sandwiches & of course COFFEE!
I’ve ate Trafiq’s cakes several times although it took me awhile to step foot into their actual cafe. Trafiq Cafe & Bakery is incredibly popular; you’ll find them tucked among the throng of crowded shops on Main Street. Sawasdee Thai Restaurant is nearby. We’ve visited three times on afternoon weekends and it’s always busy. Seems to come in waves but there’s usually a line to the door. Despite the chaos, service is friendly and they clear dishes from your table. Water is self serve at the back.
I am slowly catching up on reviews from the holidays! I’ve been eyeing Trafiq for awhile because I’ve heard great things about their cakes. Since my birthday was coming up, I wanted to try a cake from Trafiq and fell in love with the Pretty in Pink cake from the website. I figured I might as well check out this place for lunch and have a slice of the cake before placing the order! Cola accompanied me for lunch, and I enjoyed it so much here that I came back a week later for lunch!
If you’re looking for cakes in Vancouver, the place that everyone talks about is Trafiq. Operating a cafe on bustling Main Street, they offer up a variety of sandwiches, cakes, and pastries. Having never been to this place before, we dropped by in early December to get some sweet treats as well as lunch to go. They generally have a number of small 6-inch cakes available each day as well as slices of their 10-inch cakes but if you want to be sure, you should order ahead of time.
Heading to Riley Park’s Trafiq provokes a conversation about how good coffee is king, but fresh baking might be a close second. Which leads to the question: what is the secret to discovering the best baking in this town?
Trafiq is a charming neighbourhood cafe located on Main Street. They served sandwiches, soup, baked goods and espresso.
The ambience of the cafe is very casual - order at the counter, and you shall find yourself a seat.
The portion size of the cake is enormous and perfect for sharing. The homage earl grey cake is one of the best we have ever tasted - moist with layers of flavour.
Prices are reasonable, especially given the quality of goods.
We will definitely come back!
Location : The place is well connected by transit. Take either 25 Brentwood, 3 downtown or 33 bus to reach here .
Ambience : Small but Pretty place with very welcoming servers.
Food: They have exceptional varieties of cake. I have tried earl grey , green tea matcha, chocolate decadence, lemon lavender cakes. So so good.
Earl grey, red raspberry , lemon lavender cakes are a must try ! Entire 6’’ Cake is 31$ with tax.
Note: It’s a favourite place of mine to buy birthday cakes.
Was in the area for a medical appointment and needed to pick up some sweets. Decided to look online for something close by and saw that Trafiq was only a few blocks away.
Walked in at about 930 am and it was already busy with customers having their morning coffee/breakfast. They had a good selection of pastries, sandwiches, loafs, cookies and cakes.
Decided to pick up some mini tarts/pastries. They were FABULOUS when we had them after dinner. Most were not too sweet and was light. Lemon tart, earl grey tart and salted caramel tart are my favourites. Hoping to try their cakes in the near future.
Service was friendly and welcoming!
Will definitely be back for some more sweets!
Trafiq Cafe & Bakery is located on Main Street and 26th Avenue. It is one of the popular restaurants at Riley Park neighbourhood.
You will be regretting if you have not tried their bakeries. Earl Grey Cake, mini tarts and croissants are very popular on their menu.
Services are excellent.
Food: 5/5
Services: 5/5
We went here to try their cake because I have a friend who is a huge fan of this bakery. She will always tell me how delicious their cake was. After a lunch date with my friend, I ask her to accompany me and eat dessert here. The cafe also serve sandwiches, soup, coffee and alcoholic drinks. The cafe is a good place to bring a friend and just hang around while eating dessert. I had a huge dilemma which cake should I order, because everything looks delicious. I ask the lady in the counter which chocolate cake she would recommend and she said to try their Chocolate Decadence. It is a devils food cake with layers of bitter sweet chocolate mousse covered in chocolate ganache. Tha chocolate cake was so rich and sinful but it makes a chocolate lover happy. The cake was moist and has a hint of bitter-sweet taste. It was very scrumptious and make sure to eat the chocolate ball last. trust me it was worth it. Trafiq is located at Main Street.
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I'm so glad to have tried this bakery; it was just simply fantastic. They've got a really nice selection of cakes and pastries, as well as sandwiches and quiches. Since I've got a major sweet tooth, I went for all sweets and got a mini lemon bar, a mini london fog tart, and a slice of their chocolate decadence cake.
Lemon bar: 5/5; really nice lemon flavour without being artificial. Mini size was perfect for sampling.
London fog tart: 3.5/5; tasted nice, but not really noteworthy. Personally, I didn't really get too much of the tea flavour.
Chocolate decadence cake: 5/5; I absolutely loved this. The cake was super moist, chocolaty and fudgy, and the layers of chocolate mousse was delicious. Perfect bitter sweetness. It's topped with a golden ball that turned out to be some sort of chocolate cake/ganache that was a nice treat on itself. Although the slice was quite generous, I ended up polishing it off quite easily (and wished that there was more).
Overall, this is a fantastic bakery that I can't wait to get back to.
we were hanging around Main on a sunny Saturday and decided to have lunch at Trafiq. What a great decision! The sandwich was delicious and the place has such a nice vibe :) It was super busy, but the customer service was above and beyond. Looking forward to go back and try some sweet treats.
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Based on the raving reviews I am happy that I ordered some cake slices for a birthday. Everyone loved the chocolate decadent cake, salted caramel, and Earl Grey cake. I also had the chunky monkey which was a delicious banana bread pudding. Everything was tasty! The cake was moist (even a day later) and the icing wasn’t too sweet. The cake slices are reasonably priced considering you’re getting a big slice for quality cake.
You can order cake slices online which we did. Too bad they didn’t show have the other mini cakes online as I would have ordered more treats. I don’t know why they stated two pickup times (one in the morning and other in pm) as I would have picked up at a different time.
A ideal spot to pickup some desserts and sandwiches for lunch or for a special occasion. There’s dine in and takeout available.
There’s a good assortment of pastries and drinks. There’s metered parking on Main but there’s free parking further in on the side streets. It’s a busy place! I haven’t had a really good cake in awhile. Can’t wait to try their other treats!
Too bad they’re only open Wednesday to Sundays from 10 am - 4 pm. They’re just off Main and King Edward.
This is some of the best cake I’ve had in my life. It’s so soft and they use quality ingredients. I recommend going right when they open otherwise you may not get the cake you wanted.
These cakes are the perfect size for tasting. And there’s just the right number of cakes to fill the box with one of each. Beautifully presented with tremendously tasty flavours. Just the right proportion of cake to icing. Nice and light, not overly sweet.
I'm not much of a cafe person, I usually go for the sweets only. Did they ever surprise me with their delicious cakes! I went with a few individuals and we all shared different types of cakes. Mine, the lemon lavender cake was everyone's favorite, and I had to order one to go because I didn't get enough of my own!
Trafiq never disappoints with their cakes! We ordered the lemon blueberry cake for my mom's milestone birthday and everyone LOVED IT. Not too sweet, creamy frosting, and the subtle flavours really shone through. I've also had their salted caramel cake in the past which was equally as divine.
Solid cake slice. The earl grey flavour was definitely there and the cake itself was moist. There wasn’t much too surprising, but the portion justifies the price in my opinion and the quality is reasonable for the hype. Fast and friendly service
This is my 2nd day hanging out in the Main St as there are so many cafes and restaurants to explore. I came to this cafe today as I heard about their signature cakes.
I came here with my friend and picked the Vanilla All Stars and Salted Caramel cake to share. The shop was almost full but it didn't take long for the cakes and coffee.
The cakes are marvellous - perhaps the best cakes I have ever had since I come to Vancouver. The cakes ain't too sweet but the taste proved a good marriage of salted caramel and vanilla. The layers of flavour didn't cover each other but matched in harmony.
Cappuccino and latte are great, especially after a few bites of cakes, the sweet flavours carried forward to the coffee and made it better.
Last but not least, the staff is friendly and the environment is comfy with enough natural light. What you might expect is the chatting sounds around but it made a good vibe here.
To conclude, no doubt - 5 stars for this cafe. Cakes are must-try.
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