Mornings split cleanly across the island. In Steveston the cafés on Moncton Street and Bayview open early for fishing crews, dog walkers coming off the West Dyke Trail and the Garry Point regulars. In City Centre the Canada Line stations feed a commuter trade that wants coffee in under three minutes, and the towers along No. 3 Road keep the mall counters busy until mid-afternoon.
Then there is a third kind, which Richmond has more of than anywhere else in Metro Vancouver: the late-opening dessert café, where the coffee is almost beside the point and the room fills after nine. All three belong in this section, with posted hours so you know which one you are walking into.
French-leaning cafe set just off No. 1 Road at the quiet edge of Steveston Village, doing savoury and sweet crepes, sandwiches and proper coffee. A calmer option when the Moncton Street cafes fill up with weekend visitors.
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