Cafés
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.
In the Steveston neighbourhood of Richmond.
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The most serious coffee bar in Steveston, pulling espresso, siphon and cold brew from beans the company roasts itself. Bright and busy a short walk from the boardwalk, with pastries and sandwiches for people who cycled or walked in.
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A tiny family-run shop on Chatham Street making proper Liege waffles with pearl sugar, real butter and honey in about a dozen flavours, from vanilla through matcha and yuzu. They also take custom cake, pie and creme brulee orders for pickup.
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All-day cafe on Moncton Street doing brunch, fusion paellas, eggs benedict and handmade Shanghai dumplings. Fans of Once Upon a Time will recognise the frontage as Granny's Diner. Family-friendly with a kids' menu and a private room for groups.
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A Steveston Village fixture since the late 1990s that roasts organic single-origin beans on site and sells them by the bag alongside the espresso. Locals drop in for a white chocolate mocha, a breakfast muffin sandwich and a bench out front.
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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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Steveston bookshop and cafe in one room, stocking mostly secondhand titles with some new releases. You can trade in your own books for store credit, and the espresso bar means people settle in rather than browse and leave. Separate kids' and adult sections.
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From the blog
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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