What's your favourite downtown (or near-downtown) coffee shop for just relaxing with a book for an hour or two?
I really like the coffee at Le Monaco near Gastown, but the chairs aren't terribly comfortable. Where's another good go-to spot?
Iamgroot, New Amsterdam Cafe
zephyreks, Not exactly near downtown, but the place with the best pastries is Thomas Haas in Kits. Sit down, get a croissant and a coffee, and enjoy.
r3dcomet, Speaking of outside downtown. The UBC Bean around the world is 🔥
zephyreks, Second floor of the Beanery is really nice too
Koolkats, Used to be called Pacific Coffee Roasters, but the coffee shop just outside the VPL on Georgia is quite nice
IntlLawGnome, 
Ooh, I forgot about that one. I was pleasantly surprised by the vibe there. Might head there later actually.
Anomander, 
Called 'Lovelarte' now.
Didn't even close the doors for the changeover, new signage just showed up one day and branded patio umbrellas the next. I couldn't tell if it was a name change or a management change, but to the best of my knowledge it was never up for sale / re-lease.
Coffee still sucks, but the space is lovely.
IntlLawGnome, Yeah, I ended up stopping by this weekend. I actually thought the mocha I had was decent, but YMMV
r3dcomet, Super basic but the Breka on Davie isn't too bad
zephyreks, Breka is a Vancouver staple and I won't hear anyone trashing it
IntlLawGnome, My only gripe about any Breka location is the difficulty grabbing a chair during the busy hours. If you can get a table, it's great.
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