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Calhoun’s Bakery Cafe

Calhoun's Bakery Cafe on UrbanspoonThis large spacious cafe is open 24-7. You’ll often find young adults with their laptops studying or working away on a project. My coworker loved the place, and my friend recently recommended going for dessert, so I went for a late night snack with Sheepie on a Friday. The place was nearly full, though they don’t take advantage of every space in the place with more tables and chairs. It’s the hipster scene and again, I’m not really into all this hipster trend.

idearabbit-calhouns idearabbit-calhouns2 idearabbit-calhouns5We both had a slice of cake, mine was Cookies and Cream $5+ with Rooibos tea and Sheepie ordered the Chocolate Fudge $5+ with the $2 House Cofffee. As we went around the back to get the utensils for our cakes, the counter had grey dish bins which were overflowing with dirty cups and plates. When we left to put away our own dirty dishes later on, the pile had just accumulated. Gross.

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The bathroom reminded me of some of the vandalized Berlin cafes. It wasn’t clean either. Yuuuuuck.

As with many ‘hipster’ places, the tables, chairs, plates and cups are quite random.

My Cookies and Cream was way too thick, rich and sweet and only ate a third. Sheepie who has the sweet tooth could not even finish it cuz he said it was terrible.

My tummy was not happy the next day, but can’t really say it was from the cakes for sure. Sheepie didn’t feel all that well after the cake either.

The staff was very friendly though. However, I wont ever be returning!

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Breka Bakery & Cafe on Robson

Breka Bakery & Cafe on UrbanspoonA 24 hour cafe in downtown Vancouver. It’s a hip but modern cafe that feels quite spacious. Even late at night, it’s quite busy, especially with young language students. I found their drinks to be a bit too sweet. But this could be because I often ask for less syrup at other cafes, especially at Starbucks. It’s nice to see a cafe that you can go any day at any time of day. Their pastries look pretty good and I have tried their Eclair $4.50 at the Davie location. It was yummy!! Staff are for the most part friendly, and prices are fair.idearabbit-breka5 idearabbit-breka4 idearabbit-breka3 idearabbit-breka2 idearabbit-brekaA good selection of mouth-watering pastries from $2-$5

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