Coffee & Chemistry
Campus Coffee at Great Dane
A warm little roaster-cafe on the UBC campus doing proper espresso, fresh pastries, and house bagels, an easy first stop before the gardens or the beach.
UBC campus, Point Grey
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A warm little roaster-cafe on the UBC campus doing proper espresso, fresh pastries, and house bagels, an easy first stop before the gardens or the beach.
UBC campus, Point Grey
More infoGreat Dane is the campus antidote to chain coffee, a snug room near the UBC Life building pulling careful espresso and baking its own pastries and bagels through the morning. It's the kind of place where the barista remembers the order and the window seats fill with people reading. Grab a flat white and a fresh bake, then point yourselves at whatever's next, the Botanical Garden, Nitobe, or the walk down to Spanish Banks are all minutes away.
It's a small campus cafe near the UBC Life building, so mornings and class-change hours get busy, aim for the lull mid-morning or mid-afternoon and you'll get a window seat. Order the espresso done properly, a flat white or cortado, and pair it with a fresh-baked pastry or one of the house bagels. Keep this stop short and easy, 30 to 40 minutes, it's the warm-up, not the main event. From the door you're minutes from the Botanical Garden, Nitobe Memorial Garden, and the trails down to the beach, so line the next stop up before you leave.
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