Grounds for Coffee, Commercial Drive
29 people recommend, 2 warn against itvia r/askvan, r/vancouver, r/burnaby30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 12 threads.
What people say, in short
Most people recommend Grounds for Coffee, and many rank its cinnamon buns at or near the top. Two people are less keen: one finds the cream cheese not rich enough and another prefers softer buns from elsewhere. One person finds the icing portions light, another disliked getting the berry topping and icing separately, and one diner calls the coffee unremarkable. Commenters mention more than one branch; most name the Commercial Drive shop.
Address
Grounds for Coffee, 2088 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5N 4B2, Canada
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Cinnamon buns
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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/myyvrxmas in r/askvan · May 2026
Answers the question directly with Grounds for Coffee, echoing the original post.
- Mixedu/jessiegay in r/askvan · May 2026consistency
Rated three of five and noted it seemed less fresh here.
- Recommendsu/thepoptartenjoyer in r/askvan · May 2026taste
Says Grounds for Coffee is their top cinnamon bun so far.
- Recommendsu/biosc1 in r/askvan · May 2026taste
Worked across the street years ago, rates it the best, and plans to pick some up.
- Recommendsu/Open_Outcome_5633 in r/askvan · Jan 2026taste
Recommends this cafe for its cinnamon buns.
- Mixedu/Treemere in r/askvan · Jul 2025taste
Finds the coffee unremarkable but loves the vegan cheese bun and says the shepherd's pie was good.
- Recommendsu/AdorableTrashPanda in r/askvan · May 2026taste
Points out a branch on the Drive now and praises it.
- Recommendsu/BuzzMachine_YVR in r/askvan · May 2026
Simply agrees with the Grounds for Coffee pick.
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- Recommendsu/Maude007 in r/askvan · May 2026
Casts a vote for Grounds for Coffee.
- Recommendsu/imperialaudacity in r/askvan · Jun 2026
Reports that the Commercial Grounds stays open until 8.
- Recommendsu/jody1000 in r/askvan · May 2026
Agrees Grounds for Coffee is still the best after two decades.
- Recommendsu/hemaruka in r/askvan · May 2026
Recommends it, a Dunbar branch they visited about twenty years ago.
- Recommendsu/lalalaleilani in r/askvan · May 2026
Says Grounds for Coffee is clearly the answer.
- Recommendsu/noticeofrezoning in r/askvan · May 2026
Ranks Grounds for Coffee first among the buns they mention.
- Recommendsu/Ok_Restaurant5199 in r/askvan · May 2026taste
Puts Grounds for Coffee ahead of another bun they enjoyed.
- Recommendsu/Alarmed-Effective-12 in r/askvan · May 2026taste
Puts Grounds for Coffee's bun in the same top tier.
- Recommendsu/btkk in r/askvan · Jan 2026taste
Suggests this cafe to those who enjoy cinnamon buns.
- Recommendsu/Exhaledotcalm in r/askvan · May 2026taste
Calls its cinnamon buns the best and mentions fresh-baked buns earlier in the day.
- Caveatu/shabomb81 in r/askvan · May 2026taste
Finds the cream cheese not rich enough and prefers another bakery.
- Recommendsu/StealthAutomata in r/askvan · May 2026
Names Grounds for Coffee as their favourite.
- Recommendsu/pinkpepper81 in r/askvan · Mar 2026
Also lists this Commercial Drive cafe as one with plenty of seating.
- Recommendsu/BurbleUnicorn in r/vancouver · Jun 2025
Recommends Grounds as the superior pick compared with the bagel shop being discussed.
- Caveatu/boopstergee in r/askvan · Sep 2026taste
Has tried the bun and does not enjoy it much, preferring softer buns elsewhere.
- Recommendsu/nikiichan in r/askvan · May 2026taste
Got a cinnamon bun there recently and was pleased with it.
- Mixedu/kflemings89 in r/askvan · May 2026service
Praises the buns as great and fresh, but disliked receiving the berry topping and icing separately to apply themselves.
- Mixedu/Connect-Policy2686 in r/askvan · May 2026portion
Likes Grounds, but icing portions are sometimes light, so orders extra.
- Recommendsu/suedeslippers in r/askvan · Jan 2026taste
Points to this cafe's cinnamon buns as famous.
- Recommendsu/Capedcruisader4 in r/askvan · Dec 2025
Says they are a long-time fan of this Commercial shop's coffee.
- Recommendsu/MiaCorazon2 in r/askvan · Jul 2025
Names this Commercial Drive spot as a direct answer, with no further detail.
- Recommendsu/DeandeanBC in r/burnaby · May 2025
Calls Grounds for Coffee a favourite on Commercial Drive.
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