Located in Historic Downtown Abbotsford, Duft & Co is a need to visit spot. Of course it's only need to visit if you love high-quality, delicious pastries and coffee (and who doesn't?). Founded by Tyler and Cassandra following a trek through Europe, this bakehouse is used as a place to, as their website says, "showcase …
Nemesis Coffee- Vancouver
Nemesis, self described on their website as "a conduit for game changers and anyone getting lost in the hustle" made a pretty impressive first impression upon me as I walked into their shop on West Hastings. To me, the aesthetic of Nemesis is a combination of a bunch of different things that shouldn't fit together, …
Boardwalk Cafe and Games-Abbotsford
Located in historic Downtown Abbotsford, Boardwalk has quickly become a staple of the neighbourhood since opening their doors in 2016. They have an impressive collection of board games on display (over 400!), all of which are available to play while you are there. It's quite the sight to see. Additionally, the fact that it isn't …
2019 in Review-Part II
Well friends, just like that 2019 is almost in the books. Although I just started this blog in August, I've been to a lot of great coffee shops and experienced some awesome coffee. To wrap up the year, I thought it would be fun to take a look back and talk more about three of …
2019 in Review-Part I
Welcome to Matt's Coffee Chat's first annual year in review. Over the course of two weeks, I'll be highlighting some stats from the blog that I found interesting as well as reflecting on some of my favourite posts from the year. Now, I only started in August, so technically not a full year, but there's …
Smoking Gun Coffee-Home
Located on 1st Avenue in Mission, B.C. (actually attached to beloved local coffee shop, The Penny), Smoking Gun Coffee Roasters has been specializing in ethically sourced, small-batch coffee since 2015. I've always been a fan of their coffee as they always taste that they've been thoughtfully produced. You can tell that they put a lot …
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