Ovaltine Cafe

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Buy BC (independent) · Café / Coffee📍 Vancouver$ · Cheap eats

★ Notable · worth the detour

Named among the world's 50 greatest cafes by The Telegraph in 2018.

Water bottle refillWashroomsTakeoutVegetarian / vegan / GF

The Ovaltine Cafe is one of Vancouver's oldest continuously operating diners, open since 1942 in the Downtown Eastside and virtually unchanged in decor — retro booths, neon signage, and a classic counter. Named among the world's 50 greatest cafes by The Telegraph in 2018, it has appeared in The X-Files, Supernatural, and I, Robot. Owned since 2014 by Grace Chen, the cafe maintains a strong community focus, keeping prices affordable for locals and offering classic all-day breakfast alongside lunch staples.

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✓Water bottle refill

✓Washrooms

✓Takeout

✓Vegetarian / vegan / GF

Menu lists tofu scramble, vegetarian ham, avocado options across breakfast items; Classic Breakfast explicitly includes tofu as a meat substitute

Not confirmed yet

Bike parking or bike visibilityPacked lunchesWater without purchaseBike rack visible from insideCovered bike parkingPublic rack nearbyBike allowed inside/on patioDevice chargingE-bike chargingPumpWi-Fi

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Indigenous

This place is in the traditional territory of the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), Stz’uminus, šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam), and Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla.

Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.

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