Uprising Breads Bakery

It makes me oddly happy that there is and Uprisings on the West side. It is like a sparkling sterile version of the Venables location. But I’ll take it.
Lots of treats. Lots of bread. Coffee. And so on. But the only thing you should care about is Laura’s Vegan Chocolate Chunk Cookie because it is amazing.
The staff is friendly, which is nice.
They have nice benches outside to people watch and listen to the B-​line roar by.
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Cute and clean bakery with lots of vegan and wheat free options. Had a little mix up at he till but the clerk apologized. These things happen! It’s nice to know some places won’t treat it like your fault when they err.

This is a fantastic find on Broadway just west of MacDonald. I love the selection of fresh sandwiches and baked goods. The coffee is pretty good. For me there are two standout features that make this the best bakery/​café on the Westside: the friendly service and the prices. Finding a great sandwich for $ 5 is a bargain (Terra breads charges $ 8 and Capers/​WholeFoods is $ 7/​$ 8.
You can also pick up a couple of loaves while you’re there.
The is a nice seating area in the café.
They also make fun cookies (shaped like ducks etc.), which are great for the kids.

I was actually really surprised to find an Uprising way out on the west side. To me, Uprising Breads is an East Van staple. Their cute bakery café is on Venables and the name is a play on anarchy and my favourite indie grocery stores on the drive sell their bread and they have vegan options and — and a glossy store on West Broadway.
They have branded benches, y’all. It looks like a Cobs from the outside! Quelle surprise!
I went in for a sandwich the other day, half-​expecting there to be nothing for this little vegan to eat, but they still offer a vegan sandwich (avocado and hummus) and they have Laura’s vegan chocolate chunk cookies too. I ate that sammich. It was alright. Not exceptional. Could do with some roasted red pepper and pickles.

stumbled into this bakery this morning… was meeting someone and changed our minds on where we would meet… ended up here and it was excellent

This branch of the Commercial Drive bakery opened up in September. I spotted it in my quest to find some food to take on a plane for a flight we were going to be taking later in the day.
The space was formerly occupied by the Oz Coffee Shop and is light and airy. It is divided into 3 sections: a roomy sitting airy with tables and chairs, an area with the packaged bake goods and sliced breads and an area with the cases of individual baked goods (bars, cookies, scones, muffins, croissants and pastries), sandwiches and the coffee bar.
They serve Salt Spring Coffee which is touted as fair trade, organic and carbon neutral. The prices at least for the baked goods seem below comparable shops in the neighbourhood. I ended picking up a scone to eat on the premises for under $ 2, it was okay but nothing exceptional, and a couple of Thai Noodle Chicken Wraps to-​go for the plane. The wraps were spicy and quite delicious.
This place is well worth a repeat visit.