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Cafés in Kitsilano

West 4th Avenue and West Broadway from Burrard to Alma, plus the cafés on Cornwall Avenue by Kits Beach.

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Kitsilano lies on the southern shore of English Bay, from Burrard Street west to Alma Street and south to 16th Avenue. Its name comes from X̱ats'alanexw, the Squamish name of chief August Jack Khatsahlano.1 West 4th Avenue and West Broadway are its two shopping streets, known for shops, restaurants and organic food markets,1 and about two-thirds of its cafés are on one or the other.

Rents were low in the 1960s, and Kitsilano became one of the city's two centers of hippie culture, Gastown being the other.1 Greenpeace met at Kits Neighbourhood House in 1974 and 1975, when it ran an office on 4th Avenue at Maple Street. The 2016 census counted 43,045 residents.1

Local tip: Kitsilano Pool only opens from May to September;6 the rest of the year, Kits Beach Coffee on Cornwall Avenue still opens at 07:00 every day, steps from the beach.

At a glance

58Cafés listed
27With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Arbutus Coffee, from 06:00 (Mon–Fri 06:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00).
  • Closes latest: Pure Delight Cafe, until 22:00 (Daily 11:00–22:00).
  • Most listed streets: West Broadway (9), W Broadway (7), Cornwall Avenue (3).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (19%), indoor seating (12%), bakery café (10%).

Baroness

  • 2790 West Broadway
  • Mon–Thu 12:00–20:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–21:00 · Sun 12:00–20:00
  • +1-604-423-3990
  • Bubble tea
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Panne Rizo

  • 1939 Cornwall Avenue
  • Mon–Fri 07:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00
  • Indoor seating
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Coffee chains in Kitsilano

Getting to Kitsilano

The Broadway extension of the Millennium Line, about 5.7 km west from VCC–Clark, will end at Arbutus station, at Arbutus Street and West Broadway; in May 2024 the province put its opening back to the fourth quarter of 2027.2 The 99 B-Line bus will then be cut back to end at Arbutus.2

From the water side, False Creek Ferries and Aquabus link Vanier Park with Granville Island, downtown and Yaletown.3

West 4th Avenue

In 2013 49th Parallel had only two cafés, one of them on West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano.4 Its Kitsilano café at 2198 West 4th Avenue opens at 07:00 every day and stays open until 19:00 from Friday to Sunday.

Further along the avenue, Cafe Lokal at 2610 opens daily at 08:30 and serves until 20:00 from Wednesday to Friday, Lokal Sekondo at 1966 serves until 16:00, and Provisions Kitsilano at 2296 stays open until 20:00. At the western end, Breka at 3750 West 4th Avenue is one of the bakery's cafés that never close.5

West Broadway and Cornwall Avenue

Pallet Coffee Roasters has a café at 2002 West Broadway, and Thomas Haas Chocolates at 2539 West Broadway opens 08:00–17:30 from Tuesday to Saturday. Virtue Natural Bakery at 2245 West Broadway opens daily at 08:30, and Storm City Coffee at 3403 West Broadway runs 08:00–16:00. Further south, Wicked Cafe & Bakery at 3605 West 16th Avenue opens daily 09:00–17:00.

Down by the water, Kits Beach Coffee at 1945 Cornwall Avenue opens daily 07:00–19:00, with Panne Rizo and Juliet's Cafe on the same block. Kitsilano Beach is one of Vancouver's most popular beaches, and Kitsilano Pool beside it, a saltwater outdoor pool and the longest swimming pool in Canada, opens from May to September.6

Early starts and late cups

Arbutus Coffee at 2200 West 6th Avenue opens at 06:00 on weekdays, and Pane From Heaven at 1670 Cypress Street at 06:30 from Monday to Saturday. Most cafés in Kitsilano close by 18:00.

Pure Delight Cafe at 3236 West Broadway is open until 22:00 every day and Baroness at 2790 West Broadway, a bubble-tea café, until 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. After 22:00, Breka's West 4th Avenue café keeps serving through the night.

Sources

  1. Kitsilano, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Broadway Subway Project, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Granville Island, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Vancouver's Best Coffee Roasters, BC Living (February 13, 2013), accessed October 2026
  5. Breka Bakery & Café, Breka, accessed October 2026
  6. Kitsilano Beach, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Kitsilano cafés: questions

Which café in Kitsilano, Vancouver is open 24 hours?

Breka Bakery & Café at 3750 West 4th Avenue, at the western end of Kitsilano, is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Elsewhere in the neighborhood the earliest starts are Arbutus Coffee at 2200 West 6th Avenue, from 06:00 on weekdays, and Pane From Heaven at 1670 Cypress Street, from 06:30 Monday to Saturday.

Where is the 49th Parallel café in Kitsilano, Vancouver?

49th Parallel's Kitsilano café is at 2198 West 4th Avenue. It opens at 07:00 every day and closes at 18:00 from Monday to Thursday and 19:00 from Friday to Sunday. The roaster was founded by Vince and Michael Piccolo in 2004 and in 2013 had only two cafés, one of them on West 4th Avenue.

When will SkyTrain reach Kitsilano in Vancouver?

The Broadway extension of the Millennium Line, about 5.7 km west from VCC–Clark, will end at Arbutus station at Arbutus Street and West Broadway, on the eastern side of Kitsilano. In May 2024 the province moved its opening to the fourth quarter of 2027. The 99 B-Line bus will then end at Arbutus.

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