Perfecto Cafe, Bakery & Gelato (Davie)

Loreto is the rare brunch room that earns its Mexican-inspired billing without leaning on cliché.

Northern Cafe has occupied a lumberyard building in South Vancouver since 1949, which makes it one of the city's more improbable breakfast institutions — vintage decor, an industrial address that keeps the tourist foot traffic low, and a…

The Davie Street flagship of House of Dosas is the West End's answer to a very specific craving: authentic South Indian, and it's open 24/7, which means the paneer masala dosa is yours at 3 a.m.

Let's clear one thing up: at 620 Davie, Manoush'eh sits closer to Davie Village than the West End proper, but nobody's checking your GPS when there's a fire oven going.

Guffo Café tucks a lot of charm into its Howe Street room — owl-themed décor everywhere, the kind of homey-but-polished space where baristas like Milad and Masashi remember your order and press a complimentary sample of a specialty drink…