Take-out
Bakery
Breakfast

Opened Nov. 2022. Fully vegan bakery/cafe. Sells sweet & savory baked goods, breads, birthday cakes and hot drinks with vegan milks. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-5:00pm.


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51 Reviews

First Review by titstothewind

seal

Points +718

Vegan
11 Nov 2024

pastries and breakfast sandwiches

We got a croissant, pain au chocolat, cinnamon palmier, and a breakfast sandwich. All were very good! The best vegan pain au chocolat I've had. So flakey and airy. The oatmilk latte was very good, too. This will be a regular stop when we come to Vancouver.

Curtis&VictoriaSmi

Points +336

Vegan
05 Nov 2024

great pastries

Had really high expectations for this place, and I still think Canela in Calgary is a better vegan bakery for overall vibe. The baked goods are comparable, really delicious, flaky croissant! The staff seemed a bit hurried, short, not super friendly. The space is just kinda weird, not somewhere you want to stop and have a coffee date which is what I was hoping for. Very busy, very limited/cheap looking seating. However, baked goods were very good, and all vegan!

Pros: amazing pastries

ABeanz

Points +842

Vegan
25 Sep 2024

Healthy Cookie

I got this in a Terracotta Tummy order. It was nice with a coffee in the afternoon. Very moist, dense and filling.

mariebeton

Points +72

Vegan
20 Sep 2024

Best Vegan Bakery

I had the breakfast croissant and the carrot cake.
OMG this was so good I was questioning for a second if was really vegan.
Highly recommend!

tonyakay

Points +3491

Vegan
08 Sep 2024

Breathtaking kitchen / high demand

I went on a Sunday morning and there was a line to get in the entire time - I can see why! This place is extraordinary. A Vancouver hero shop. The store is built adjacent to the bakery and you can watch the chefs making everything full time as you snack on soft serve, lattes, gluten-free desserts and artisan cakes - everything is vegan! The menu goes on for days. My Love got the breakfast sandwich and a pizza slice to go. I got the soft serve in a waffle cone and a rooibos oat latte w whip. Will return SOON.

BabuVeg

Points +97

Vegan
06 Sep 2024

The reason to move to Vancouver

Whatever you get here, you cant go wrong! I had the plain au chocolate, cinnamon bun, almond croissaint and the cheddar scone and oh my gosh! Everything was so good! Definitely have to come back for the brekky sandwich. Their coffee is good too. And the stqff is super lovely, one of the girls had some beautiful words for me after I told her I finished the PCT.
My partner wants to move to Vancouver and after visiting this place, he's got me on board haha

Pros: Great coffee, Lots of options, Lovely staff

shayxxla

Points +48

Vegan
02 Sep 2024

Best croissants ever!

Like most of the vegans in Vancouver, I absolutely adore this bakery! The owner, Erin Ireland, is truly the sweetest and she has poured so much love into this place. I got my birthday cake from here, and they made me a custom fox themed vanilla cake which was so delicious!! I am also obsessed with their croissants as they are the flakiest I have ever had, and they taste exactly like the croissants I would eat before going vegan!

Pros: Delicious food, Custom cakes are amazing, Kindest owner and staff!

SueMedeiros

Points +111

Vegan
26 Aug 2024

Best Vegan Cafe

The food was to die for!
Staff was super friendly!
The options were endless!!

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-26

Pros: Great food and reasonably priced!, Super friendly staff, Cleanliness

Cons: Wasn’t close to where I live

BhartiSharma

Points +131

Vegan
11 Aug 2024

Flakiest Croissants I have ever had.

All vegan bakery with food so good that even non-vegans should try. I also love their sausage roll and breakfast sandwiches a lot, but always forget to take pictures

gingerplummy

Points +1327

Vegan
08 Jul 2024

Vegan Pastry Lovers’ Heaven

I feel everything looks so interesting. We only tried their banana cream croissant & it was so incredible! We will return to try more. It gets pretty packed at the peak hours so go early!

JassQuackaline

Points +72

Vegan
24 Jun 2024

Soooo sorry the photos!

I can eat everything here! If you can make all these pastries vegan, why don’t we always?

VeggieVag

Points +160

Vegan
15 Jun 2024

Amazing

Love this bakery. They have the best vegan croissants I’ve tried. Always changing new and fun things to try and super friendly staff.

Pros: Croissants , Breakfast sandwiches , Lovely owner

toonhut

Points +193

Vegan
25 May 2024

Vegan bakery gem

Terrific place! Food, service, ambiance -- all a winner here. Extra shout out to Hilli and Emmanuel for their friendly and very helpful service at the counter.

You can watch the bakers prepare the goodies from a little window inside the cafe, which is amusing in itself. Terrific vibes insideh with little kids reading playtime stories, young people using their laptops, and plenty of daylight and space to sit.

By far my favorite thing from ALL the things I ate were the pizza with savory white sauce, double chocolate chip cookie, and pain au chocolate. You cannot go wrong if you order these. Love that everything is vegan!

Chelseachernobyl

Points +817

Vegan
02 May 2024

So great

The croissants and sandwiches here are awesome.

Pros: Savoury options, Sweet options , Pleasant staff

Cons: Uncomfortable seating

joanne_a

Points +163

Vegan
25 Apr 2024

Fantastic!

We came to sample desserts for my nephew’s upcoming wedding. Everything we tasted was excellent and the non-vegans loved it too!

Pros: Wonderful variety, Treats and coffees were excellent, Cinnamon rolls & scones were great the next day

Cons: Seating was challenging for our aging mother

GillianG

Points +201

Vegan
17 Apr 2024

Great addition to the Vancouver vegan scene

What a lovely add on to to live fors business- incredible pastries and breakfast sandwiches and great coffee too. Be warned it definitely gets busy on the weekends but the staff are incredibly efficient.

brooklynranta

Points +210

Vegan
14 Apr 2024

HEAVENLY

easily the best vegan bakery I’ve EVER been to. the croissant sandwich was out of this world, as were the pain au chocolate & almond croissant. I will be DREAMING of this place lol

CheekyChickpea

Points +226

Vegan
08 Mar 2024

CAN’T GET ENOUGH

I’d go here every day if I could. The vegan baked goods are to die for (but of course, no animals have to!). Everything I’ve tried has been delicious, not to mention beautiful! You have to try their feature croissant of the month!

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-08

TheVeganPilot

Points +94

Vegan
21 Feb 2024

Best bakery I’ve ever been to!

Everything I’ve had here was delicious, and there is a vast selection of items. Wish they would open some locations across the US! Really worth going and it’s not expensive.

djones99

Points +136

Vegan
29 Jan 2024

Great place for coffee and a snack

Really loved the coffee here, I also tried their carrot cake and white choc raspberry cookie - both super delicious! I also enjoyed the aesthetic of the interior decorating.

Kwr_

Points +1038

Vegan
29 Jan 2024

Love this place !

This is a really special place that’s been a long time coming, opened by local vegan Instagram celeb Erin Ireland. I love everything I’ve had here, but if I had to pick a favourite I’d say the breakfast sandwich croissants ! My only complaint is that the seating is terrible - so uncomfortable. But still worth a visit!

Pros: Food !!!! All of it !

Cons: Seating is uncomfortable , Overcrowded during the weekends

tbrew

Points +154

Vegan
28 Jan 2024

Fantastic

Finally made it over, matcha latté and cinnamon bun were excellent! Highly recommended! #Veganuary

Pros: Great food and drink, Atmosphere , Location

BKD

Points +19

Vegetarian
31 Dec 2023

Fabulous Vegen

The breakfast sandwiches are amazing

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-31

freyaespie

Points +58

Vegan
15 Dec 2023

Incredible breakfast croissant sandwich

We've found the perfect plain vegan croissant and sandwich croissants! We had the sandwich with egg, sausage and cheese and one without sausage as well as plain croissants and they were all delicious and reasonably priced!

denailac

Points +389

Vegan
11 Nov 2023

So excited

It’s taken me awhile but I finally made it to this bakery! And it did not disappoint. I had a croissant breakfast sandwich, and a cinnamon bun soooo good. I can’t wait to go back.

StacyNeilson

Points +140

Vegan
04 Nov 2023

Amazing all vegan bakery

Huge case full of treats, I’m more of a savoury person myself. I thoroughly enjoyed the Just Egg and cheese breakfast sandwich on a croissant. I bought a few sweet treats that we loved, my favourite of the sweets was a pumpkin loaf that my partner bought a few slices of.

jackiebast

Points +571

Vegan
28 Oct 2023

Obsessed, you have to go

I’ve been following along with Erin Ireland’s plant-based baking journey for years on Instagram all the way from Montreal! I’ve been looking forward trying everything in person, and it did not disappoint!

I started off with the croissant breakfast sandwich was delicious - vegan egg & cheese and they have a house peri peri sauce which really brought it up a level. Also tried a couple different treats - the salted chocolate marshmallow cookie, the coconut lemon loaf and the cheddar onion scone. Topped it off with a pumpkin spice latte! It was all yummy but the sandwich and the cookie were my favs.

The cafe was such a lovely place to spend time in and so much attention to detail. The line was out the door for most of the time I was there. It really seems like a nice community hub! I would love to have this cafe in Montreal. It was very out of way from where I was staying but 100% worth the trek.

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-22

Pros: Amazing atmosphere , Delicious sweet and savory options , Good pricing




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