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Platform 7 Coffee Brew Bar provides a unique coffee culture experience AND LOCAL ARTISAN ICE CREAM<\/strong><\/h2>\nPlatform 7 transports you to a Victorian London train station in East Vancouver and a Belle-\u00c9poque Parisienne train station in Kits.\u00a0 The journey imbues a sensual, passionate and vibrant joie de vivre to Vancouver\u2019s speciality coffee scene.\u00a0 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.\n\nWe 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.\n\nFrom 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. We have added a huge scoop of fun with local artisan ice cream on our Platform 7 Ice Cream Bar. 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 coffee brew techniques & beautiful, delicious scoops of ice cream!\n\nSinatra to the Stones, Miles to the Mamas and Papas, Woodstock to Wynton, Bonobo to Beck, Dorsey to the Doors\u2026you\u2019ll find an ever-changing and eclectic selection of music simmering from the sound system above.\n\nCome and experience for yourself the magic of Platform 7: East Vancouver at Hastings & Nanaimo and Kitsilano at Broadway & Vine.\n

PLATFORM 7\u2019S STATION MASTER STORY<\/strong><\/h2>\nCoffee 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.\u00a0 I had the wonderful and fortunate blessings of vibrant and colourful grandparents, aunts & uncles and the influence of two loving parents.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Days filled watching my dad working in my grandfather\u2019s butcher shop \u2018The Ferry Meat Market\u2019, supplying many of the fishing boats, tug boats and logging camps along B.C.\u2019s coast.<\/span>\n\nMy mom created one of my fondest teenage memories when she installed a coffee grinder in our newly renovated home in the early \u201970s.\u00a0 The fragrance of freshly ground coffee remains to this day the source & inspiration of my journey into coffee culture.<\/span>\n\nAnd off I went into the ever-adventurous journey of my young adult life looking after my dad\u2019s hotel & bar business and my own businesses\u2026long hours assisted with heavy-scented mugs of coffee.\u00a0 And plenty of \u2019em.\u00a0 And I certainly can\u2019t forget one of my favourite stories of all time\u2026when 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\u2019d ever tasted.<\/span>\n\nTo bring all of the memories and magic together\u2026in a place where people would feel love & connection.\u00a0 To take the coffee culture that I had seen, smelt, tasted & felt and elevate it to a unique level of experience.\u00a0 To bring a vintage European train station feel and create a room with a superlative design.\u00a0 To blend this with the best coffee roaster\u2026Stumptown, 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.\u00a0 And Platform 7 was built.<\/span>\n\nExperience Platform 7.<\/span>\n

Appreciation for Platform 7<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"The best Cafe in Vancouver goes to\u2026 PLATFORM 7 Woohoo! \ufe0f\ufe0f\ufe0f\ufe0f\ufe0f I work from Cafes 6 mornings a week and since I\u2019m just visiting from Melbourne for a month, I\u2019ve 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!\"\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Josh Allen-Craig <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"<\/em><\/strong>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\u2019m on trips or out of town. I love and appreciate this cafe so much and I\u2019m so happy I live near here. Would highly recommend it.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Leila Bhalla<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"I cannot say thank you enough to all of you guys for welcoming me into this amazing team. I\u2019m 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\u2019ll be cheering you from Japan and when I come back to Vancouver, I\u2019ll visit you for sure.\"<\/em><\/p>\n

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