Starbucks

This Starbucks location is situated in the lobby of Shaw Tower, so it doesn’t have much in terms of actual café seating. There are however many sofa seats all over the lobby, so if you can’t find actual café seating, there’s no harm grabbing a seat at any of the other seats in the lobby.
If you do manage to get seats in the actual café seating area, you’ll be able to overlook the Jack Poole Plaza, in which the Vancouver 2010 Olympic cauldron sits. It’s a pretty relaxing view to be sipping your beverage to!
The kiosk style layout here makes drink/​food ordering and pick-​up relatively easy & fast-​moving! Great for a quick grab & go if you are in the area.

The seating is a bit weird for this one, therefore, I take this as more of a grab and go situation. It gets really busy which seems to be all the time. They are very efficient given the demographic of locals and tourists, just be prepared to stand in line. Good selection of pastries. The staff are nice at this location.

I’m not a big Starbucks fan but I don’t tell that to my clients haha.
Yet this one I can muster because it’s in Coal Harbour, inside the gorgeous Shaw Tower.
Other than the morning rush, I don’t tend it to be as busy as the other locations.

I do like this location, well my hubby works in this building so he’s a regular, but I find myself coming here often as well when Im in the area.
The staff is super friendly serving coffee with a smile is alway good. Yes it gets busy the location is in Shaw tower a residential /​office building and near waterfront so it gets touristy as well. Its not your typical BIG Starbucks its more smaller, but it does its job.
Bonus, I love there bathroom here its big and always clean (: only one stall though.

Airport-​style kiosk location in a cavernous office tower lobby shared with the Shaw customer service counter. Standard Starbucks quality, although my pastry was a bit stale. Staff were nice enough.
This location is good for the mom-​and-​stroller crowd: no stairs and there’s plenty of room to manœuvre. The two small seating areas offer some curved sofas and lounge chairs that might be good for youngsters. There is a partial view toward Jack Poole plaza and North Shore mountains.
I would not recommend this location for the mobile worker, but there are many better options nearby. It’s hard to find a place to work since there is only one proper table with upright chairs, and a couple of small counters with stools. Outside there are three or four tables with chairs, but this location will always be breezy and in the shadow of the tower.
The single washroom down the corridor is often busy as it is used by the Shaw customers in addition to the Starbucks.

Pretty sterile and huge but fits the bill when you need to wait in line at Shaw for hours on end. And if you happen to be reading this in the next 20 minutes, note that Shaw is actually open today and the lines are non-​existant. Would have been nice of them to let their customers know, right? But I’m no longer a customer, thank god.
Comfy chairs, and reliable, delicious non-​fat mochas which are perfect for taking on your rainy-​day walk. If you’re craving something sweet and don’t want the calories of a pastry, this is my go-​to treat. I don’t care what anyone says, but the mochas at SB are pretty tasty compared to most.
Then you can walk around the water and marvel at the beauty of the city – but don’t forget your umbrella and be prepared to dodge the «regulars» harassing the elderly and tourists for change.

friendly staff!!! i like when people remember your order and ask how ur day is going. they are not robots at this one!
line can get busy right in the am– but that sorta comes with the name starbucks.
my fav drink is the chocolate vivano– yum!