About

Platform 7 Coffee Brew Bar provides a unique coffee culture experience.

Platform 7 transports you to a Victorian London train station in East Vancouver and a Belle-Époque Parisienne train station in Kits.  The journey imbues a sensual, passionate and vibrant joie de vivre to Vancouver’s speciality coffee scene.  Experience beautiful hand-crafted espresso drinks from our Espresso Bar, exquisitely brewed single-origin coffees on the Brew Bar or refreshing cold brews from the Cold Bar.

We selected Stumptown Coffee Roasters from Portland, as our flagship coffee roaster. Dialling in the perfect profile on our manual La Marzocco Strada gives the distinct pleasure of presenting the absolute best cup of espresso coffee drinks to our guests.

From a delectable selection of the finest locally-sourced artisan bakeries to our tailor-made sandwiches, the Platform 7 experience takes one on an exotic journey to taste exquisite single-origin coffees from around the world.  With their passionate love of coffee, caring customer connections and vibrant self-expression, our staff provides a guiding and careful hand and takes great pride in presenting and serving our guests with unique and enticing brew techniques.

Sinatra to the Stones, Miles to the Mamas and Papas, Woodstock to Wynton, Bonobo to Beck, Dorsey to the Doors…you’ll find an ever-changing and eclectic selection of music simmering from the sound system above.

Come and experience for yourself the magic of Platform 7: East Vancouver at Hastings & Nanaimo and Kitsilano at Broadway & Vine.

PLATFORM 7’S STATION MASTER STORY

Coffee memories as a child growing up in North Burnaby, B.C. with a wonderful blend of English, Irish and a wee bit of Scottish flavour in me blood, always revolved around family.  I had the wonderful and fortunate blessings of vibrant and colourful grandparents, aunts & uncles and the influence of two loving parents.  Some of my earliest memories are of my dad and grandfather taking me to the Zenith Cafe near Hastings & Main in the early hours for a mug of coffee to brace the day.  Days filled watching my dad working in my grandfather’s butcher shop ‘The Ferry Meat Market’, supplying many of the fishing boats, tug boats and logging camps along B.C.’s coast.

My mom created one of my fondest teenage memories when she installed a coffee grinder in our newly renovated home in the early ’70s.  The fragrance of freshly ground coffee remains to this day the source & inspiration of my journey into coffee culture.

And off I went into the ever-adventurous journey of my young adult life looking after my dad’s hotel & bar business and my own businesses…long hours assisted with heavy-scented mugs of coffee.  And plenty of ’em.  And I certainly can’t forget one of my favourite stories of all time…when the mother of my son, Lynne and I encountered the enchanting experience of coffee in Bali, on a seaside terrace sipping the most glorious cup of coffee we’d ever tasted.

To bring all of the memories and magic together…in a place where people would feel love & connection.  To take the coffee culture that I had seen, smelt, tasted & felt and elevate it to a unique level of experience.  To bring a vintage European train station feel and create a room with a superlative design.  To blend this with the best coffee roaster…Stumptown, the best espresso bar equipment, a fabulous collection of single-origin brewing equipment and techniques, locally-sourced artisan baked goods, gourmet sandwiches made in-house, the finest assembly of passionate, caring and engaging staff, an incredible vault of music simmering over the sound system.  And Platform 7 was built.

Experience Platform 7.

Appreciation for Platform 7

     "The best Cafe in Vancouver goes to… PLATFORM 7 Woohoo! ️️️️️ I work from Cafes 6 mornings a week and since I’m just visiting from Melbourne for a month, I’ve been to all the highly rated cafes in the area over the past few weeks. Platform 7 has it all. Beautiful facade and decor, plenty of comfortable seating and booths, tasty food and silky smooth coffee, charming staff, killer Spotify playlists, unlimited iced water, what more could you ask for?! BEST CAFE IN VANCOUVER!"

Josh Allen-Craig

 "This coffee shop is extraordinary. In every sense, this coffee shop is the perfect definition of what a high-quality and truly amazing cafe should be. I go to Platform 7 daily and sometimes even twice a day. I live a 5-minute walk away and my school is just around to corner from it. I find myself in Platform 7 for hours on end, wasting time and chatting with friends. It is a beautiful atmosphere and vibe and I could live there. The coffee and food are fresh and so incredible, you can tell the beans are very high quality. I think I can safely say that it is my happy place. The baristas are nice and are very good at their job, I order the same coffee every time I go and it never disappoints even after me getting it at least once a day for months. I even find myself wishing I was home so I could go there when I’m on trips or out of town. I love and appreciate this cafe so much and I’m so happy I live near here. Would highly recommend it."

Leila Bhalla

 "I cannot say thank you enough to all of you guys for welcoming me into this amazing team. I’m so glad that I could work here as a member and experience a lot of stuff which gave me various perspectives and a chance to grow as a person. There is no doubt that the time I spent with you all is the best memory of my entire life. I always get inspired by how passionate you are about coffee, the way you make better relationships with customers and how considerate you are to each one of the staff. I’ll be cheering you from Japan and when I come back to Vancouver, I’ll visit you for sure."

Miyu