Take Five Cafe - Vancouver

I’m not usually one for especially recommending a coffee shop, but Take Five Café is certainly somewhere you should drop into if you are living in — or visiting — the Vancouver area. There are nine locations around town and we happened across the stand in the Pacific Center, where we shopping one afternoon and in desperate need of caffeine to keep us going.We found the espressos we ordered at Take Five to be absolutely fantastic. Strong, deep and flavourful Arabica with a really exceptional ‘kick’ that kept us going. There isn't much on their website to give insight into anything special going on, apart from carefully sourced beans (but all the coffee shops say that) but I genuinely cannot think of a time when I have had a better espresso. Very highly recommended — if you’re in search of coffee look out Take Five and make a special detour there to keep on rocking.

We had coffee here almost everyday during our stay at The Four Seasons. We loved their coffee and pastries.

Stayed at Four Seasons so just walked thru Hotel's door directly into Mall, turned right and really short walk to here. Saw the Oatmeal raisin cookie (the last one) and impulse buy. So good, went back early next morning & got 3 cookies, really good morning muffin & 2 beverages. Very nice staff.

My group had been shopping and site seeing in the downtown area. Take Five offered a great spot for a quick rest and recuperation. My latte was good and my big peanut butter cookie was very tasty. The wait staff was friendly. The chairs were comfortable, and the bathroom was clean and private. A perfect rest from a fun busy day.

Just had a latte, but it was very good. Nice and strong, just how I like it and how I asked for it! Great location right inside the doors to pacific centre.