Joanne and Julianne Lees mother taught them well Lifes short, eat dessert first. Enter their bright and sunny stroller-friendly bakery and be dared to do otherwise. While they offer fresh-made sandwiches, signature scone-wiches, and salads, the display cases are full of tempting, almost taunting, housemade treats. Cookies, bars, buttery scones, buttercream wrapped cakes, and weekly feature-flavoured pies are all baked in small batches by hand, with more than a little bit of butter and a whole lotta love. Weekends are the perfect time for a casual afternoon tea service. Book online. Gluten-free is available.
3080 Main Street, LastCrumb.ca
Soul-satisfying food that warms you up from the inside out that is what Sollys is all about. The chicken soup, with or without matzo balls, overflows with so much roast chicken, veggies and love youd swear your own grandma was in the back making it. For breakfast, dessert, or just because, get a babka, the sexy chocolate cousin of their well-known cinnamon bun. On March 31, Sollys is relocating to 4071 Main Street.
SollysBagelry.com
Warm and welcoming, with an adorable French accent, Anne-Geneviève Poitras is dedicated to sharing the creamy and delectable secrets of French chocolate. Her shop is a charming homage to traditional French chocolate making. Using only French single-origin and plantation chocolate, she creates high-quality truffles, chocolate bars, hot chocolate and drinking chocolate so good your toes will curl. The menu includes her standard flavours, such as Earl Grey-infused truffles, and seasonal features such as jasmine drinking chocolate. Bon appetit!
198 East 21st Ave, ChocolaterieNouvelleFrance.ca
Elaine Simandle and Vijay Ramcharitar (pictured) are so happy to be a part of the Mount Pleasant community after first starting their business on Granville Island. Their expertise, paired with an openness to customer recommendations, has created a neighbourhood market with shelves chalk full of organic, fair-trade, natural and as-local-as-possible scrumptious products. Let them do the shopping for you with their weekly produce box. Sign-up online.
3603 Main Street, OrganicAcresMain.com
Not just a hip and happening nightclub showcasing live entertainment on the edge of Gastown, Yaletown and Chinatown, Electric Owl is so much more. With a funky Asian-inspired gastropub menu full of small bites and sumo-sized meals, word is that their poutine, with teriyaki gravy, is not to be missed. Nor is Cheap Thrills Karaoke on Monday nights. While the kitchen is closed on Mondays, The Electric Owl Social Club, definitely is not. Located in the basement of the bar, it is the place to go Monday nights when the need to compete in a weekly table tennis tournament moves you. Gambate!
926 Main Street, ElectricOwl.ca
