Switchboard cafe
Switchboard Cafe occupies a 1940s telephone exchange building in the heart of Ganges on Salt Spring Island, repurposed from connecting people by phone to connecting them over specialty coffee. The cafe serves direct-trade, sustainably sourced coffee alongside in-house baked goods and breakfast-and-lunch bites, all with vegan and gluten-free options, plus a retail shelf stocked with bulk beans and hard-to-find organic products. A genuine community hub, it also features rotating local artists' work on its walls and runs active composting and reusable-container programs.
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Contact
Address: 122 Hereford Avenue, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia V8K 2T4, Canada
Phone: 250.931.7070
Website: https://switchboardcafe.ca/
Required Criteria
?Bike parking or bike visibility
✓Water bottle refill
✓Washrooms
Amenities
Takeout*Packed lunchesWater without purchaseVegetarian / vegan / GF*Bike rack visible from insideCovered bike parkingPublic rack nearbyBike allowed inside/on patioDevice chargingE-bike chargingPumpWi-Fi
Takeout: Website repeatedly references 'on-the-go coffee lovers' and a retail shelf for on-the-go coffee drinkers; cafe sells packaged beans and retail products to go.
Vegetarian / vegan / GF: Website explicitly states 'plant-based and GF options' (front page and about), and menu page confirms 'vegan and gluten free options' across baked goods and meals.
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