The 10 Best Coffee Shops in Vancouver 2023 Before we get started on the list of the best coffee shops in Vancouver 2023 I have a task for you for the next year. It’s called the monthly barista challenge. Each month you are to challenge a barista to a pistol duel. No of course it’s not that, why are you so excited about that idea? You know, this is why people stopped inviting you to parties. Anyway… I challenge you to do one nice thing each month for a barista. They’ve had a shitty few years, with an uptick of entitled dingbats hassling a lot of them. So I want you to make their lives nicer. Ex ..read more

The 10 Best Coffee Roasters in Vancouver 2023 It’s day two of the Snobby Awards: The 10 Best Coffee Roasters in Vancouver 2023. Yesterday we saw The Best NEW Coffee Shops of 2022. Today is the best coffee roasters. AND WHAT A LIST IT IS! This list is bought to you by Jelly Donut Events Jelly Donut Events specializes in virtual team events. And you guessed it – there are coffee tasting events (and loads more)! You and your team will be sent a selection of KILLER coffee, then you’ll brew it up over Zoom with… ME! That’s right, I’m a host for these events. I run them as you would expect – w ..read more

The 10 Best New Coffee Shops in Vancouver 2022 Day one of The Snobby awards is here and we start it off with the newest category: Best New Coffee Shops in Vancouver 2022. The criteria for this list is that each nominee must have opened their doors this year. This list is bought to you by Jelly Donut Events Jelly Donut Events specializes in virtual team building events. And you guessed it – there are coffee tasting events (and loads more)! You and your team will be sent a selection of KILLER coffee, then you’ll brew it up over Zoom with… ME! That’s right, I’m a host for these events. I ru ..read more

Cast your vote in the 2022 Snobby Awards Vancouver’s sexiest coffee shop awards, The Snobbies are back for another season. The 2022 Snobby Awards In case you’re not aware of what these are, they’re the yearly awards handed out to local coffee businesses. This is public vote. I don’t choose the winners. But, as always, I can be bribed with baskets of mini muffins if you want to win. Cast Your Vote Below Spam protection, skip this field Who was your favourite coffee SHOP in 2022? (optional) Shops with multiple locations will be counted as one. Who was your favourite coffee ROASTER in 2022 ..read more

When shopping for coffee gifts, do you like malls, only with 500% more people in them? Perhaps you’re a fan of surly, overworked shop owners and til attendants. Do you get excited at the prospect of jamming several large bags full of boxes into people’s legs on the SkyTrain? You DO? … Good Lord, what the hell is wrong with you? If, however, you’re like the rest of us, you’ll know that shopping anywhere in December is a horrible, bone-chilling experience. Whatever, Bah Humbug. So I thought I’d give you an early Christmas present. A list of all the best coffee gifts you can buy online, for that ..read more

Win a ticket to the 2022 SCA Expo by filling in your details below: Spam protection, skip this field FIRST NAME EMAIL ADDRESS Terms of the competition: This adds you to my mailing list. You’ll get the odd email from me when I post on the blog and very little else. One entry per person. I mean you can enter multiple times if you really have to, it just won’t change your odds. Competition is not open to residents of Quebec due to silly legislative reasons. The competition ends on February 20th at midnight.   The post SCA 2022 Expo Ticket Giveaway appeared first on Vancouver Coffee Sno ..read more

The Rest of The Snobbies 2021 The Rest of The Snobbies 2021 will start shortly, but first I want to make welcome the newbies. For those of you new to this website, every year I host publicly voted awards to celebrate three things: The 10 Best NEW Coffee Shops that opened in 2021 The 10 Best Coffee Roasters of 2021 The 10 Best Coffee Shops of 2021 But today is slightly different. Today I get drunk at breakfast time and ramble online with my own awards. These are all assigned by me and my good friend, Jose Cuervo. This is The Rest of the Snobbies 2021. Recommended Soundtrack My strong suggestion ..read more

The 10 Best Coffee Shops in Vancouver 2021 Before we get started on the list of the best coffee shops in Vancouver 2021 I want to remind you all of a few things. 2021 has been better than 2020, no doubt. But let’s not forget that the staff in coffee shops have had two years of being on the front lines in a pandemic. I’m not in any way insinuating you’re one of the nut bags they have to deal with. But remember they’ve dealt with hordes of them. So I have an ask for 2022. At some point this year, hopefully as soon as possible, I’d like you to tell a barista how much you care about them and the s ..read more

The 10 Best Coffee Roasters in Vancouver 2021 It’s day two of the 2021 Snobby Awards! Yesterday we saw The Best NEW Coffee Shops of 2021 and today sees me announce the 10 best coffee roasters in Vancouver 2021.   The 10 Best Coffee Roasters in Vancouver 2021 list is bought to you by Roaster Central Roaster Central is an online marketplace for local craft-roasted coffee. You can choose from over 50 different types of beans, from 25 (and counting) brands, then have them shipped to your front door. We’re talking about amazing businesses, too! Pallet, Agro, Detour, Harken, House of Funk, and ..read more

The 10 Best New Coffee Shops in Vancouver 2021 Day one of The Snobby awards is here and we start it off with the newest category: The 10 Best New Coffee Shops award. There is only one criteria for this award: the coffee shop must have opened its doors in 2021. This list is bought to you by Siply You can use the Siply app you can find the best coffee shops in town (which you’ll see I’ve tagged below). Then you can use the app to buy coffee in those shops at amazing prices. I’m talking about an average saving of $1 off each order. If you’re interested in learning more you can head to the Siply w ..read more