Top 5 Cafes In Victoria BC

Shawn — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:20:00 +0000

Victoria, British Columbia has plenty of great qualities and features. Obviously there’s the amazing ocean stuff, rain forest junk, great gardens, recreational options galore, etcetera so on and so forth. However, let’s quit beating up bushes and get down to what really matters: stuff that intentionally goes into my white man tummy. There is a disproportionate amount of world class cafes and baristas in Victoria. There’s also an overly great selection of brew pubs and breakfast spots there, but I’m saving those for another post. In order to help the casual Victoria visitor nail down some world class latte action I’ve undergone extensive sampling and compiled the Top 5 Cafes In Victoria BC. To clarify, I predominately judge a cafe on the quality of their lattes. It’s the drink I’m most familiar with, so it makes a good median for me. Plus a general sense of friendliness, cleanliness and coolness to the cafe help some also. In no particular order the top 5 cafes in Victoria, British Columbia are…

Habit: Not a lot of comfortable seating, and no perks like wifi, make this a good choice for a latte to go. It’s perfectly located right downtown.

Street Level Espresso: Definitely a to-go cup establishment that embodies the true “hole in the wall” spirit of excellence. As a secret bonus tip, bring the barista a 1973 Canadian quarter and see what happens.

Discovery Coffee: A little less central than the other downtown cafes, but still well worth the visit. Also a sweet spot to pick up some good beans for home.

Caffe Fantastico: I haven’t made it to this one yet. However, it’s highly recommended by trusted sources. Plus I really wanted a 5th cafe to list. So there you have it. This is over in the newly cool Vic West area.

Buon Amicis Coffee: If you can handle walking a few blocks out of the downtown area, then definitely cross the bridge to Vic West and go here. Perhaps the comfiest of the five cafes, they have free wifi, nice chairs and a great latte.

I’m by no measure a coffee connoisseur or snob, but I do enjoy a nice latte sometimes. Sure I enjoy some Tim Horton’s as much as the next guy. Sometimes though you’re in the mood for something top shelf, and sometimes you’re in the mood for convenient and reliable. Know what I mean?

// shawn

ps: that photo is street level espresso.

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OMG NYC PBJ!

Shawn — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:46:32 +0000

Peanut butter lovers, there’s a little sandwich shop in New York City that you totally need to check out. If you’re not a peanut butter lover you may as well stop reading now since there’s nothing in this post for your hating ass.

Peanut Butter & Co has a wicked menu of peanut butter based fare. Plenty of unique PB sandwiches that you’ve probably never tried. Such as the White Chocolate Wonderful sandwich (white chocolate peanut butter and orange marmalade) or maybe The Elvis Sandwich is more your style (A grilled peanut Butter sandwich, stuffed with bananas and honey. Try it with bacon for that extra indulgence). Personally, I had the Dark Chocolate Dreams Sandwich, which is dark chocolate peanut butter and cherry jam, stuffed with shredded coconut – it was delicious! They have quite a bit of their menu online for you to stare at and day dream about.

If you’re really hardcore into the peanut butter life they also have a shop. You can load up on any of their 10 different peanut butters, gift items or even their cook book. There’s plenty of ways for you to indulge your peanut butter obsession.

My only disappointment while eating there was that I didn’t spot anyone with a “PBJ4 LIFE” knuckle tattoo. Could have just been bad timing on my part I guess.

I had never heard of the PB & Co sandwich shop before until it came up on Twitter. So I have to thank @ottsworld and @cultoftravel for bringing it to my attention, and @mikebarish for being macho enough to help check it out. It’s reassuring to know that there’s other sensible peanut butter loving folks out there.

// shawn

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