{"key":"419d2a10db","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n9657558862","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"Café / Coffee","community":"Vancouver","lat":49.287704,"lon":-123.1409225,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Babylon Cafe","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Babylon Cafe is a long-established Middle Eastern restaurant on Denman Street serving shawerma, falafel, wraps, and combination plates made with fresh daily-prepped vegetables, house-made sauces, and marinated meats. The restaurant traces its roots to a beloved hole-in-the-wall on Robson Street that opened in 2004 and built a loyal following entirely by word of mouth. Both indoor and outdoor seating are available, and the menu carries strong vegetarian options across both Vancouver locations.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://babyloncafe.ca","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"1156 Denman Street, Vancouver","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"604-568-7010","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":null,"source":null},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":"7 racks within 100m: stands (2 spaces) at 9m; stands (6 spaces) at 58m; stands (2 spaces) at 75m; stands (5 spaces) at 75m; stands (2 spaces) at 89m; stands (2 spaces) at 89m; stands (2 spaces) at 94m. Total: 21 spaces.","raw_osm":{"addr:city":"Vancouver","addr:housenumber":"1156","addr:province":"BC","addr:street":"Denman Street","amenity":"cafe","indoor_seating":"yes","name":"Babylon Cafe","opening_hours":"Su-Th 11:00-24:00, Fr,Sa 11:00-01:00","outdoor_seating":"yes","smoking":"no","website":"https://babyloncafe.ca","website:menu":"https://babyloncafe.ca/menu-denman/"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"Website content is fully accessible and confirms Babylon Cafe as an active Middle Eastern restaurant at 1156 Denman St with two Vancouver locations. The /locations/ subpage provides the Denman-specific phone number (604-568-7010), which was absent from OSM. Vegetarian options are explicitly promoted on the website and dedicated vegetarian menu items appear on both location menus; a customer review referencing eating in vs. taking out confirms takeout service. No evidence found anywhere for bike parking, water refill, washrooms, Wi-Fi, or other cycling-specific amenities.","concerns":["Phone number absent from OSM; website /locations/ page lists 604-568-7010 specifically for the 1156 Denman St location — used as listing phone."],"recommended_status_reason":"Real, active, publicly accessible restaurant with a live website confirming the Denman Street location is open. A practical food stop for cyclists on the Denman corridor.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":true}},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"density","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["bike_parking","subcategory","wow","price_tier"],"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high"},"required_criteria":{"Bike parking or bike visibility":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"osm","date":"2026-07-08"},"Washrooms":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"},"Water bottle refill":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"}},"optional_amenities":{"Takeout":{"value":true,"detail":"Customer review states 'get in and out (if I'm not eating in) within minutes', confirming takeout service is available","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Vegetarian / vegan / GF":{"value":true,"detail":"Website explicitly states 'Great options for vegetarians at all Babylon Cafe locations'; dedicated Vegetarian Plate, Falafel Plate, Grilled Veggie Wrap, and Falafel Wrap all appear on the Denman menu","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Public rack nearby":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"osm","date":"2026-07-08"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver, Coast and Mountains","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"built a loyal following entirely by word of mouth","price":{"band":1,"band_key":"cheap_eats","label":"Cheap eats","confidence":"high","source":"amenity_floor","signal":"amenity=cafe"},"tier":"welcoming"}