Purebread

The pastries here were amazing! It was hard to choose from the very full display case! We had a scone, a quiche, and a salted caramel chocolate bar (a fancy Twix) I wish I could have tried all of it! :)

I fell in love with Purebread after one visit in Whistler. Much like that location everything is set out so beautifully and the staff here are also super patient and really lovely. This time I tried the sticky toffee cake. I can’t wait to go back and try more! Next on the list will have to be the carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, especially since they do not put raisins in it!

Excellent pastries and tea. Way too many choices in the best way:) I’ll be back again and again.

I really, really like delicious looking pastries and witty puns.
When you combine the two you get Purebread.
My metabolism is slow so every time I check out a new bakery I only limit myself to ONE item. It was SO hard to decide. They have bars, brownies, loaves, bread, scones, cookies, muffins, sandwiches, macarons, meringues etc. The selection is huge and I haven’t even started talking about the drinks yet. Ended up getting an almond croissant. It was so delicious and the only thing I wanted to do was to try something else.
Also love the vibe of the bakery. It’s smaller than expected (not a ton of seats) but the friendly staff and awesome placement of a variety of different types of pastries make it 5 stars!

I heard about Purebread from my good friend and she said they are the best bakery shop in Vancouver! Really? I definitely need to give it a try.
After we had brunch at Gastown, we went there to check it out. They were busy and line up for ordering.
Wow… Heavenly bakery with an excellent variety of sweet and savory pastries! I personally like the hazelnut and figs bread, it’s so good.
There are other treats for vegan and gluten free as well.
Yes, I have to agree with my friend that Purebread is the best bakery shop in Vancouver!

Sticky pecan roll so yum, sweet, and sticky. They have good looking breads, scones, and pastries! I wanted everything…
They also have a tent for the yaletown farmers market thursday afternoons!

I fell in love with purebread when my office was first nearby and coworkers would go and bring back scones to share. So when I found out that purebread was at the summer/​spring yaletown farmer’s market every other week (see website for schedule), I jumped at the opportunity to get my beloved scones for my next day breakfast. I highly recommend the lavender earl grey scone and the vegan blackberry scone. Both are delish! Highly recommend with a cup of tea to start your day right!

Tasty! As a vegan, I often have to eat healthy deserts that do not actually taste like deserts. At Purebread, vegan options are actual dessert, sweet and delicious. I tried several small sponge cakes filled with some sort of sweet syrup, so good! I also really enjoyed their scones with a hint of lemon or berries. Chocolate cake was okay, similar to what you would find at Whole Foods but better. The banana loaf was really good, I tried saving it for later to share it with my partner but that did not work out so well because I pretty much finished the whole thing.
I will be back for more! The atmosphere is great, service is quick and friendly, and lattes are creamy and flavourful. I really appreciate them incorporating at least five vegan treats.

Everything I’ve tried here is amazing. There’s so many things to choose, from savory to sweet. The service has always been friendly and the coffee is good.
I feel lucky this place is only 4 blocks from my house.

This is probably my favourite bakery in Vancouver. They’re almost always busy (because they’re so good, of course) and you’re immediately hit with smells of pastries and deliciousness as soon as you walk in.
I’ve tried my fair share of treats here and, while I have my fan favourites, there are a few that I find a bit too sweet for my liking. That could just be me though.
What I need to mention is that you can order full sized cakes here. Cakes that are mind blowing they’re so good. I’m not kidding.
For my birthday, I was lucky enough to get the Hummingbird cake. Cream cheese frosting with crushed pineapples and bananas baked into the cake. Oh, and there’s pecans on it and it too. You don’t taste the pineapples and the cake isn’t overwhelming by any means. It’s the perfect balance of all things good and tasty. (It’s almost like banana bread with a cream cheese frosting, but even better.)
The other cakes here are also winners. If you’re looking for a full cake, look no further! Yum!

I stopped here today on my little bakery tour.
So glad I did!
I had the hardest time choosing but I ended up settling with the lavender earl grey scone, the rasberry riot loaf, and the spinach feta muffin. The spinach feta muffin was not mine to eat, so I can’t really comment on that but the other two were very very very very good.
1. The Lavender earl grey scone
OK this was REALLY GOOD! I loved how you could actually taste both the lavender and the earl grey, and they were in perfect balance with each other. The light icing on top added the perfect touch of sweetness and every few bites would have a little saltiness to balance the sweetness out. Soooo gooood. Please get…
2. Rasberry Riot Loaf
This is really good. It’s very tart and tangy, which is the reason why I like raspberries so I’m glad this loaf was able to take full advantage of the berries. It is a little too sweet for my taste, but I get that the sweetness was needed to balance out the tartness.
As for the spinach feta muffin, my non-​foodie friend has described it as «cheesy» and «herby.» Not the best description but I think that sounds great?
Prices are pretty OK for what you get, and the service here is great! I was helped by a super nice guy. I don’t really walk into cafes like this one expecting super friendly service so I was pleasantly surprised. Will be coming in multiple times more to try out all the other yummy things I couldn’t today.

On a recent trip to Vancouver, I wanted to stop in for a quick coffee and scone. What actually happened is that I bought 9 different things within a 24 hour period. My sweet tooth was my ultimate downfall (with the OMG, crack bar, assortment of rich drizzle loafs, brownies, lemon bars, and other goodies), but the savory items (like the mushroom, gruyère and onion tart) were equally delicious.
Service is fast and friendly. Expect chaos when ordering during peak hours, as many people stand undecided (and understandably so). Seating is limited, but there are plenty of places to sit outdoors nearby. Coffee is not the best in town, but still pretty good.
Will definitely return the next time I am in town.

Wrong name.
It’s not Purebread.
It’s Pureevil.
Butter, refined white four, and sugar.
It’s a freaking nightmare in here.
I came in here looking for something reasonably healthy, an oxymoron I know, but believe it or not, there is something. A buckwheat scone.
Well, that all went to total hellz when I walked in. The goods are up front and they tempt you with it, like walking into a peeler bar and the, ummm performers, shake their assets in your face but you can’t touch. Here you can. In fact, you can purchase. Puregenuis. So go ahead and oggle, Leave a pool of drool as you survey the multitude of firm, pert, round, sumptuous, delectable, mouthwatering, goods that you want to wrap your lips around, before you suffocate yourself into heavenly bliss. By the way, they’re real too!
Come here too often, and that single digit bodyfat % # that you’ve been sporting, will tank. Tank in the wrong direction. Forget that summer beachbody that you’ve been working on. You’ve already failed the moment you walked through the front door.
I purposely made the mistake of purposely getting the chocolate almond croissant. Purposely, I ate it, purposely knowing that I’ll need to eat clean for the next month to make up for that one purposeful slip up. I conveniently and purposely forgot about that buckwheat scone. Puregenious on my part.
Apart from my mischievous proselytizing, the croissant was pretty decent. Lots of toasted almonds, buttery and flaky pastry, with an almond (?) chocolate paste centre finished with chocolate trails and a dusting of confectioner’s sugar on the outside. It was a bit on the sweet side for my personal palate.
In reality, humans are not a rational species. And I rationalize that you will have no will power. You may as well come and post rationalize why you ate that thing that you shouldn’t have.
I will come back for the round scone to wrap my lips around. Purposely. One transgression a week is really enough this boy.

Cute place.
After running 18.5km this was my finish line my reward. Ive heard great things about this place, I was very excited. When I arrived it was busy with a long line barely any seats left. I went to the bathroom first to wash up, nice clean bathroom. I came back out to see my options. All the yummy pastries and bread are laid out nicely, makes decision making a little difficult but I stick to what I like. I ordered an almond croissant and a latte. Coffee here is Stumptown which I really enjoy. It was a bit of a wait for my coffee, but this gave me time to look around. The café itself is pretty nice not too big, modern with Gastown feel, several seating areas, cool stools near the front for people watching. I found the staff to be a little snobby but maybe its just busy time and they don’t have time to smile or be friendly, all business here! When my coffee was ready I took a seat near the window and enjoyed my little reward! The almond croissant was a little disappointing, Ive had better but it wasn’t bad either it was good. I need to come back and try out other yummy treats. The coffee was divine! Overall it was a good little treat, I will be back.

Been meaning to try this place for awhile, had their goodies at many farmers market and was excited to see a storefront.
They have tons of savoury and sweet choice. Today opted for some sweets but it was overpoweringly sweet…
The place gets packed and if you are not aggressive, you will wait forever as there isn’t a system in place for ordering nor paying.
Value ³⁄₅
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¹¹⁄₂₀

there’s a permanent Pure Bread store near gastown!!!
I found it last week and was so happy about it. Bought a chocolate almond croissant this morning for breakfast, and it’s heavenly pastry! crispy on the outside, and moist inside with the filling.
Only thing is that they could cut down a bit on the sweetness level, with the powdered sugar and chocolate dripping and filling, it’s a bit too sweet and I was drinking bitter green Matcha tea to counter it.
Aside from that, if you can afford $ 4 for a croissant, it’s the pastry heaven!

Purebread is pure awesome!
Albeit expensive, their portions are fairly large and can easily be shared. My favourite dessert pastry would be the amazing chocolate almond croissant while my favourite savoury pastry would be the chive, sour cream and cheese scone.
Both are quite large and dense, so I honestly have to say that I prefer not to eat the entire pastry even though I have a huge appetite. The selection at purebread is amazing and the staff are extremely knowledgeable and helpful.
I have been here during different times of the day and I find that they’re always well stocked. There’s almost always at least three of each pastry/​cookie/​cake so you don’t have to worry about your favourite item running out!

To say my baked good was the best I’ve had all year is impressive given it is December 31^st…
This place, put simply, is the best bakery in Vancouver and I do not give out 5 stars lightly. The baked goods and bread are piled high if you show up early like some sort of fantasy scene in a cartoon trying to show a decadent spread of mouth watering eats (check out my photos)
Great bread, great snacks, awesome staff. And the room… Even the most staunch anti-​gentrification activist will have admit this place looks great and will be pleased these guys moved indoors from the farmer market arena.

Ok, listen. I know I JUST wrote a review for these guys, but I was back in there yesterday and I feel that it is VERY IMPORTANT that I tell you about Pudgy Pies. A quick search tells me that these are typically pies cooked over a campfire, in a pie iron, whatever that is! All I know is that this delectable deliciousness was filled with potato, onion, and goat cheese, and now I never want to eat anything else ever again.
The pie came out piping hot, and was still very warm by the time I got it home. The crust was beautifully flaky and buttery, and just crunchy enough. I was worried that the outer edges of the pie would have no filling in them, as is so often the case, but NO! The filling, although more bountiful in the centre, was spread perfectly all the way to the outside edges. It was a wonderfully balanced flavour — the potato was soft and neutralising, while the onion was flavourful, and the goat cheese was fragrant and really pulled it all together. I think the pie would work well with any cheese (everything works well with cheese!) but the goat cheese is particularly fantastic because the sharpness of the flavour contrasts so well with the buttery pastry and the starch of the potatoes.
Then there was the sour cherry buckwheat scone. Oh boy. The buckwheat lends its unusual flavour wonderfully well here while mixing with the tart cherry taste. The scone is not too sweet, but just enough to stand up to the sourness of the fruit. It’s a great treat that feels healthy — come on, it’s basically a fruit salad. SO GOOD!
This place continues to deliver, and they’ve added a number of amazing savoury selections so I highly recommend popping in there for lunch if you can! The atmosphere is still cosy and welcoming, the staff are super friendly and chipper, and the sheer array of baked goods will have your mouth watering! Try one of everything. I know I plan to!

They’re a small little café located just around the corner of Meat & Bread.
They serve stumptown coffee and offer quite the selection of baked goods.
I tried their apple strudel. It was probably the best I’ve ever had.
I’m going back to try their other baked goods.
Their coffee was good but they could use a little bit more work on their latte pouring skills.
It gets really busy in the morning and at lunch. Expect a 5 – 10 min wait.