New Wicked Cafe
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On Saturday Ianiv & I went to check out the new Wicked Cafe in downtown Vancouver (861 Hornby Street). We sat down with owner Brad Ford to talk about the new cafe. It’d been a while since we had been to Wicked, the cafe on 7th & Hemlock being one of our more familiar haunts when we lived in Kitsilano.
The new cafe has the same great vibe of the other, though admittedly a great deal more modern to appeal to the downtown crowd. The decor is simple, but it’s quite a large long space to have plenty of seating for customers. Always a bonus. Wicked Cafe brews Intelligentsia coffee, which we hadn’t had for quite some time. It was nice to try it again!
The new downtown Wicked Cafe has two Clover machines, perhaps among some of the last that smaller cafes will ever see now that Starbucks has bought out the company. If you’ve never tried coffee brewed on the Clover, it works much like a french press does, allowing for a very specific brew process that can be customized to suit the coffee. At Wicked, they brew a stronger cup of Clover-brewed coffee by using about 20% more beans – this adds more base depth to the cup than the typical light overnotes. Both ways of brewing are very good.
So, go check out Wicked Cafe if you’re ever downtown around the Robson area. And thanks to Brad for taking the time to have us down to the new cafe!
Visit the full set of photos here.
November 2nd, 2008 at 6:10 pm
I just noticed the new Wicked Cafe as I walked by it last night. It was closed though so I will have to wait until next time to try it. It’s too bad it is apparently only open until about 5:30pm most days. Everything in this city closes pitifully early :(
Anyways, I love the look of the interior. Modern without seeming at all sterile.
November 30th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Success for new Cafe.
December 1st, 2008 at 9:29 pm
This looks like a great place for Coffee with Dad.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:39 pm
I don’t even see the sofa there…My suggestion, it will be good if you put sofa there, so people can relax while they drink the coffee or have a meeting there.
January 5th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Wow, looks like a great Coffee shop there, will definately stop by if I’m in the area.
January 18th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
This is a great suggestion for a cafe. I definitely like reading about unique places to visit. I will make it a point to stop by and avoid the large chains like St*rb*cks
February 12th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Lovely coffee and the pastries are exquisite.
February 24th, 2009 at 11:21 am
I just checked out the cafe and I’ll be back for sure, great atmosphere and excellent coffee (I had an Americano, which was superb). The cafe is easy to miss as the store front is quite small, but is well worth the extra work to find.
March 5th, 2009 at 5:20 am
this is a great coffee shop. I love the look of the interior. Modern without seeming at all sterile.
April 24th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
i am addicted to coffee…
wish i could have my own coffee shop!
i will invite you to my coffee shop for free… lol
April 26th, 2009 at 4:14 am
nice coffee shop but i advice you to expand the space between tables also put some table outside the shop.
November 22nd, 2009 at 2:30 pm
nice place to enjoy a cup of coffee
February 1st, 2010 at 10:19 pm
vancouvercoffee such a deffirent like other cause vancouvercoffee decor is simple, but it’s quite a large long space to have plenty of seating for customers.
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:40 pm
it was wow… its have coolest stuff for their Coffeeshop Interior Design
February 22nd, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Really good work about this website was done. Keep trying more – thanks!
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