Lumine Coffee — Restaurant in Vancouver

New coffee shop in town!

Decided to check out Lumine Coffee out at West 4th Ave. They were a little difficult to find because there is no sign at the front of their location. But eventually did find it. Staff was nice. When I went there, however, it seemed like the were still being trained. All good. Just something I noticed the day I went.

Location is nice around West 4th. But as always around this area. Free Parking is always an issue. It's hard to find the two hour time slots because everyone seems to already have taken them. There's definitely street parking. And paid parking around the area isn't too hard to find. You can take transit. But it's probably not as convenient as just driving there.

The ambiance was nice. There's one sma table at the front where they make coffee and stuff. I found that the smaller tabled were too small. They had two chairs but I found it difficult to imagine putting two laptops on the table. The surface of the tables just seemed a little smaller. Now the larger tables were fine. Plenty of space. Though I found that one person could sit on a larger table comfortably. But if you had 2-3 people on the table already. Best to find another place to sit down. Speaking of finding another table to sit down at. There isn't a ton of room. Lumine is a nice and petite place. But there isn't a lot of tables and not a lot of places to sit and do your work. Unless you're okay with rubbing shoulders with others close to you. If you are, all good!

Cost - it's about the same as many other coffee shops around the city. If you got a baked good and a regular drip coffee. It'll cost you about $8-$10. If you get something a little fancier. It'll cost a little more of course.

It's a small coffee shop. Worth checking out. There's free WiFi! So that's awesome. And the staff, at least when I went, was friendly.

Great service and decent cost always gets people coming back. Keep it up Lumine! And welcome to the...

This is a small but evidently popular coffee shop that also makes their own baked goods! I was there on a Sunday around noon which is probably the peak time and it was super busy, but I did manage to grab a table. There was a long line but it moved at a reasonable pace and the two baristas were friendly and seemed like they were still being careful with each drink. I didn't try the coffee myself, but I got the impression that they really know their coffee here. They have a wide selection of coffee/tea drinks (I was excited because they had not only matcha lattes, but also hojicha and genmaicha) and baked goods, and a few sandwiches. I got the sun-dried tomato caprese focaccia sandwich, a chou au craquelin, and an iced genmaicha latte. The sandwich was good with fresh focaccia and lots of mozzarella. I really liked the addition of the sun-dried tomatoes which added a pop of flavour. It was a little too oily for me, though. I loved the chou au craquelin! The texture of the crunchy pastry with the smooth cream inside was a delight, and the pastry cream had such a nice flavour with real vanilla bean. The genmaicha was great too. There's a nice atmosphere both in the cafe and outside on the patio, making it a great spot for a relaxed light...

apple crumble honeycomb candy croissant = ~$7 - twice-baked almond croissant - drip flight of three = $4 - three kind flight = $7 - jasmine latte = $4.75 -

🥐 LIMITED EDITION CROISSANTS 🥐

Lumine Coffee's seasonal croissant for the fall is the twice-baked, apple crumble, honeycomb candy croissant with buttercream and streusel. Quite the mouthful to describe, but I don't mind when each bite is so so delicious. The apple filling is the perfect amount of sweetness, and the various toppings added very interesting textures to the whole experience. The creaminess of the buttercream next to the crunch of the honeycomb candy. The crispy, flakiness of the twice-baked croissant.

In addition to their wonderful baked goods, the selection of coffee at Lumine is always on point. If you're indecisive like me, their coffee flights are perfect for you to try a bit of everything. They offer two options: a flight of 3 drip coffees, or a flight of one coffee made 3 ways (espresso, americano, latte). I found it very reasonably priced and it gives me the perfect opportunity to try their constant rotation of coffees.

Also, if you're not a huge fan of coffee, don't worry! They also carry Paragon tea and we all know how amazing...