It’s not your average coffee shop playing elevator music. Coffee Lounge at 3436 is a European take on the sidewalk café. Manager Harlan compares Coffee Lounge to a boutique cafe, typical of what you’d experience on the streets of Paris. This coffee lounge finds the balance between coziness and contemporary décor, reminiscent of a sleek Yaletown living room rather than a cookie cutter chain coffee shop. You’re encouraged to enjoy our coffee in-house, with free wi-fi and work stations set up at the back for those who need to get a bit of work done.

What to order
A local’s favourite, Coffee Lounge carries an assortment of baked goods, including homemade cookies. They also carry wraps, sandwiches, and soup. The revolving menu means you’ll never get tired of the choices. One of their signature designer beverages is the Vancouver Fog – a take on the London Fog beverage, but substituting the syrup from vanilla to maple. Also try the Minty Fog and the Yerba Matte Latte. One of the coolest things is that they get their coffee freshly roasted from a Vancouver-based company.

Entertainment factor
From spoken word poetry to acoustic music, there’s always something interesting happening on at various points throughout the month and occasionally the coffee shop stays open a little later. Coffee Lounge, which can easily transition from daytime coffee shop to trendy lounge in the evening, has recently instituted an open mic night and welcomes acts of all kinds to contribute their artistic talents