Restaurant

Nemesis Coffee Gastown

Name: Nemesis Coffee Gastown
Address: 302 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2N4, CA
Price range: value

Nemesis Coffee Gastown is one of the best cafe restaurants in Vancouver for brunch, especially if you want a strong option in Coal Harbour.

Editorial review•May 5, 2026

Nemesis Coffee sits in Gastown — technically, despite how the postal boundaries smear toward Coal Harbour along the waterfront — and has built one of the more coherent café identities in Vancouver without making a fuss about it. The room is reported to run in that particular Pacific Northwest register: poured concrete, clean sightlines, morning light doing real work during the rush. The crowd it attracts, by all accounts, skews toward people who take coffee seriously without performing austerity about it — design professionals, Gastown loft residents, and the Coal Harbour contingent who apparently make the walk because reputation compounds. The food program is where Nemesis draws its daily following, and the menu stays deliberately short — a signal that every item was kept for a reason. The Bodega Sando is consistently cited as the anchor: pressed, compact, the kind of build that diners describe as making overstuffed sandwiches feel like a category error. The Mortadella Supreme follows the same philosophy — restrained in structure, reportedly generous in flavour. For something leaning sweeter, the Bircher Muesli is known for threading the line between creamy and cloying without tipping either way, landing as the kind of option that reads responsible but doesn't eat like a compromise. The Salmon Toast rounds out the lighter end of the menu, while the Sausage and Eggs is what to reach for when you want something with actual staying power — reportedly simpler in appearance than it delivers. Practical reality: weekday mornings before 9 a.m. are the window for a seat without negotiation. At price level one in this neighbourhood, the ask is remarkably low. The move, based on everything diners consistently report, is the Bodega Sando alongside whatever single-origin filter is running that day — and not rushing either.

Priya Sharma, Dining Editor

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Rating (Google) 9.0

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brunch and Coffee

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Good value

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Coal Harbour · 302 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2N4, Canada

Price

Good value

Google rating

9.0 from 2,555 reviews

Address

Coal Harbour | 302 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2N4, Canada

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What to order

Signature dishes at Nemesis Coffee Gastown

Focaccia

Cultured Butter, Fennel Pollen

Bodega Sando

Brioche Bun, Avo or Bacon, Egg, Swiss, Thousand Island Aioli

Sausage and Eggs

Roasted Garlic Labneh, Bratwurst, Pickled Shallots, Radicchio, Calabrian Chili Butter, Poached Eggs, Sourdough

Mortadella Supreme

Croissant Supreme, Mortadella, Egg, Swiss, Mustard Aioli

Salmon Toast

Smoked Salmon, Goat Cheese, Orange Olive Tapenade, Pea Shoots

Why go

What makes Nemesis Coffee Gastown worth the move

Nemesis Coffee Gastown is a strong cafe option in Coal Harbour in Vancouver when you want somewhere that already has a solid public track record. Focaccia and Bodega Sando also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.0 rating across 2,555 Google reviews.

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Public rating

9.0 from 2,555 Google reviews

Best used for

brunch and Coffee

Style

Cafe in Coal Harbour

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Good value

Best for

Coffee coffee brunch cozy low key daytime

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Google rating: 9.0 from 2,555 reviews

Price point: value

Popular dishes: Focaccia, Bodega Sando, Sausage and Eggs

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0 diner reviews · reviewed by Priya Sharma for Nemesis Coffee Gastown

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9.0 from 2,555 reviews

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Editorial review by Priya Sharma

There are 290 seats here, and the design wants you to feel every one of them as a gift: walnut millwork, copper countertops, a Murano glass chandelier tucked into the private room.

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Address: 302 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2N4, Canada
Price: value
TastyPals score: Coming soon
Google rating: 9.0 (2,555 reviews)
Cuisine: Cafe
Neighborhood: Coal Harbour

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What cuisine does Nemesis Coffee Gastown serve?

Nemesis Coffee Gastown is a Cafe restaurant located in Coal Harbour, Vancouver. Nemesis Coffee sits in Gastown — technically, despite how the postal boundaries smear toward Coal Harbour along the waterfront — and has built one of the more coherent café identities in Vancouver without making a fuss about it.

What is Nemesis Coffee Gastown best for?

Nemesis Coffee Gastown is best for coffee, coffee, brunch, cozy, low key, daytime. Nemesis Coffee Gastown is a strong cafe option in Coal Harbour in Vancouver when you want somewhere that already has a solid public track record. Focaccia and Bodega Sando also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.0 rating across 2,555 Google reviews.

How much does it cost to eat at Nemesis Coffee Gastown?

Nemesis Coffee Gastown is in the Good value price range (value). Google rating: 9.0 from 2,555 reviews

What should I order at Nemesis Coffee Gastown?

Start with Focaccia, Bodega Sando, Sausage and Eggs and Mortadella Supreme. These dishes are shown from TastyPals notes or restaurant data on this page.

Is Nemesis Coffee Gastown worth visiting?

Nemesis Coffee Gastown holds a 9.0 Google rating from 2,555 reviews. Nemesis Coffee Gastown is a strong cafe option in Coal Harbour in Vancouver when you want somewhere that already has a solid public track record. Focaccia and Bodega Sando also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.0 rating across 2,555 Google reviews.

Where is Nemesis Coffee Gastown located?

Nemesis Coffee Gastown is located at 302 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2N4, Canada. Directions are available via Google Maps.

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