Blenz Coffee — Restaurant in Vernon

The best café I've ever been to – not just the greatest hot chocolates in town, but the friendliest and most accommodating staff, the most comfortable and available seating with outlets and wifi, and the most ideal ambience for focus after the library across the road. I'm a writer who likes to work in public places, and after some 1,500-2,000 hours here over two and a half years, it's probably better today than it's ever been. Sometimes I'll get lunch at another location or otherwise take a break – mostly to clear my head by the walk – but Blenz is and remains the hub of every day downtown. Yesterday I walked 20 minutes each way across East Hill through 30 cm snowbanks just to come here, and today I'll do the same, because frankly it's worth it.

If I had to add any critiques, it'd be that the opening hours are a little variable lately, and that they sometimes forget to apply a library discount; but the former is understandable as new management is still working out what's optimal, and the latter is just human nature as I forget just as often – plus they only recently re-added it, and frequent specials besides, so I can hardly complain!

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Fantastic hot, fresh coffee. :) I really love the salads, baking & granola bars! The Chicken Quinoa Salad had an amazingly delicious Asian sesame dressing that is fresh & mouthwatering. Love, love, love it! It's so cool that this coffee shop features a collection of money from around the world and beautiful paintings and unique replica props by the Rocketeer like the Star Wars helmets. Parking is not great since it's downtown ....a couple of times I had to drive around and park a few blocks away but still worth the short walk. It's across from the library. Friendly service & clean bathroom. Also thankful for their comfortable chairs, plus they don't have a limit to how long you can stay. Owners are great and...

My girlfriend and I stopped in here today for the first time. She got a croissants. She appreciated being asked if she wanted it warmed up or not. Some places do it by default. I got an iced coffee. I very very rarely drink coffee. It tasted pretty good. The interior of the place is a pretty cool design for how small it is. Especially for Vernon standards. They have a patio too which everyone took advantage of. Lots of older people here in the morning. People knew the barista by her first name.

Service was quick. Croissant was...