Cafe Medina, Downtown
40 people recommendvia r/askvan, r/vancouver30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 23 threads.
What people say, in short
Most people who name Cafe Medina recommend it for breakfast and brunch, and several rank it above the other places they compare. A few say it is worth waiting for, with one adding that the line moves quickly if you arrive early. A couple praise the waffles, one calls the French toast decent and made with brioche, and one likes its Middle Eastern-leaning flavours. One notes it is a little pricey and another that it is not in Yaletown.
Address
Cafe Medina, 780 Richards St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2W1, Canada
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Waffles
- Best for
- Breakfast
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/19ellipsis in r/askvan · Jun 2025
Calls Medina a favourite breakfast spot; says it gets busy but is worth waiting for.
- Recommendsu/g_tan in r/vancouver · Jan 2024
Named among downtown breakfast alternatives to Denny's.
- Recommendsu/One_Company936 in r/vancouver · Jan 2024
Names Cafe Medina as a brunch recommendation.
- Recommendsu/Just_Browsing_555 in r/askvan · Jun 2025value
Rates Medina best of the three despite a bit of a premium, calling it worth waiting for.
- Recommendsu/Mewlers in r/askvan · Jun 2025variety
Suggests Medina for brunch as an alternative to a standard Western breakfast.
- Recommendsu/oddible in r/askvan · Jun 2025
Enthusiastically endorses Medina.
- Recommendsu/Crafty_Wishbone_9488 in r/askvan · Jun 2025
Names Medina as their favourite of the three, while noting preference plays a part.
- Recommendsu/Elle-T-Smash in r/askvan · Jun 2025taste
Strongly recommends Cafe Medina's shashuka and notes it is outside Mount Pleasant.
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- Recommendsu/jjasung123 in r/askvan · Oct 2026
Names Cafe Medina as a direct answer to the breakfast request.
- Recommendsu/Such_Blackberry1810 in r/askvan · Aug 2026
Lists this downtown cafe among their brunch favourites.
- Recommendsu/AdventurousOwl9743 in r/askvan · Jun 2025
Says Cafe Medina is among the best, noting brunch lineups are common in Vancouver.
- Recommendsu/iam-trashbitch in r/askvan · Mar 2025
Recommends Cafe Medina for breakfast and advises booking a reservation in advance.
- Recommendsu/F1o2t2o in r/askvan · Aug 2026
Says they also regularly visit Medina when craving breakfast waffles.
- Recommendsu/Busy-School7780 in r/askvan · Apr 2026taste
Calls Medina Cafe's French toast decent and says it uses brioche rather than processed bread.
- Recommendsu/frumbledown in r/askvan · Nov 2025
Places Medina ahead of OEB in its recommendation list.
- Recommendsu/spookywookyy in r/askvan · Nov 2025ambience
Likes Medina Cafe's ambience and its Middle Eastern-leaning flavours.
- Recommendsu/perfectlynormaltyes in r/askvan · Jun 2025wait time
Calls Medina excellent and worth waiting for; says the line moves fast if you arrive early.
- Mixedu/morelsupporter in r/askvan · Jan 2025
Agrees with the earlier pick but says this place is not in Yaletown.
- Recommendsu/FanInternational3877 in r/askvan · Oct 2026
Went after seeing the suggestions and says it has long been their favourite.
- Recommendsu/hemaruka in r/askvan · Sep 2026
Replies with only the name 'medina' as a brunch suggestion.
- Recommendsu/seawest_lowlife in r/askvan · Aug 2026
Names Cafe Medina as a direct suggestion.
- Recommendsu/ASKqUESTIoNSdntbs2pd in r/askvan · Aug 2026
Lists this among several good picks for the request.
- Recommendsu/calzone135 in r/askvan · Apr 2026
Lists Cafe Medina among brunch options.
- Recommendsu/DipshitUser in r/askvan · Jan 2026
Names Cafe Medina as a top pick for breakfast or brunch.
- Recommendsu/Early_Reply in r/askvan · Nov 2025taste
Says Medina is great for brunch and is Chambar's relaxed sister spot; praises its waffles.
- Recommendsu/TomsNanny in r/askvan · Jun 2025
Calls Medina clearly the top of the three.
- Recommendsu/barbarahhhhhh in r/askvan · Jan 2025
Names this as one of two picks for the breakfast request, with enthusiasm.
- Recommendsu/wemustburncarthage in r/askvan · Jan 2025
Names it as a direct answer to the brunch request, with no added detail.
- Recommendsu/External-Berry3870 in r/askvan · Jan 2025taste
Calls it quality French brunch with good coffee, a short walk from a SkyTrain station.
- Recommendsu/ether_reddit in r/vancouver · Jan 2024
Names Cafe Medina as the answer.
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