Cafés
An unusual pairing across from Richmond Centre: a coffee bar from the Fresh Press team sharing its floor with a travel agency. Good espresso and pastries in a bright modern room, with enough seating for a long laptop session.
In the Brighouse neighbourhood of Richmond.
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Airy independent cafe just north of Richmond Centre with hours that stretch to 10pm, which is rare in the neighbourhood. Popular with students and evening study groups wanting espresso, matcha and a table long after other cafes have closed.
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An old-school Chinese bakery and cafe where sponge cakes, egg tarts and buns come out cheap and steady all day long. There is a small dining side doing rice plates and milk tea if you would rather sit than grab a box and go.
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A small specialty bar in Empire Centre near Aberdeen Station that takes coffee and matcha equally seriously, with careful pour-overs in a tidy, minimal room. Free mall parking makes it an easy weekday stop for Golden Village office workers.
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A long-running Richmond independent that brews ethically sourced coffee to order and bakes its own cakes and pastries in house. Tucked into a strip mall on No. 3 Road, it keeps a steady weekday crowd of regulars who know the baristas.
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Part cafe, part pet-friendly coworking space near Richmond City Hall, with bookable private rooms sitting alongside the coffee counter. Good for a long working session, and one of the few Richmond cafes that genuinely welcomes dogs.
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A bike-friendly stop at London Landing on the dyke route that rotates its beans through different BC roasters every few months. Cyclists and runners coming off the trail fill the seats, and the baked goods come from small local producers.
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Longer reads from the editor, with the places worth a detour linked inside them.
Nothing on Alexandra Road is a hidden gem. It is just in a strip mall with bad signage and no patio, which is why visitors never find it. Here is how I actually use Richmond's plazas and food courts, which specialists are worth the drive, and when not to bother.
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The West Dyke Trail is about five and a half kilometres of flat gravel between Terra Nova Rural Park and Garry Point, and I ride it most mornings. Here is what is actually at the north end, which way to walk so the wind is on your side, and why winter is the better season for it.
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I live four blocks off Moncton Street, so this is the Steveston I actually use: where to park before the Bayview lots fill, how to buy fish straight off the boats at the wharf, the honest answer to the Pajo's versus Dave's question, and why the history here is not decoration.
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