Phoscao Cafe - Vancouver

The Phoscao Cafe doesn't look like much from the outside, but it opens up into a very nice coffee shop with a European feel.High ceilings, a corner fireplace and a great variety of newspapers and magazines make Phoscao Cafe a super spot to sit and enjoy coffee, tea or juice with friends or solo.The huge cinnamon buns, slightly warmed, are a favourite, but there are many other locally baked options in the display case!

Phoscao Cafe doesn't look like much from the street but once inside it's a cozy and welcoming spot to have a coffee, tea or fruit drink. Even in the summer, I enjoy a hot chocolate at the table outside in the morning. In the winter, the corner fireplace is a great spot to sip and read. A variety of complimentary magazines and newspapers are available.The baked goods and sandwiches are reasonably priced and the cinnamon buns are a personal favourite.

This is a small casual cafe located on Granville, not far from Broadway. They have a pretty good selection of casual breakfast/lunch fair, including a variety of cakes and other baked goods. I've sampled several of their cake Lemon and Cream, Carrot Cake, German Chocolate, and Red Velvet) as well as a Chocolate Tart. All of the food was tasty, with the standouts being the German Chocolate and Red Velvet cakes, and the prices are extremely reasonable. The staff was also quite friendly. I do have a minor issue with their packaging: the plastic containers they have were a bit small/low and some of the cakes did get squished a bit, but that's just for takeaway. Otherwise, I seriously enjoyed my visit to this cafe, and I'd highly recommend checking this place out for some tasty and very affordable treats.<br/ <br/ Lemon and Cream Cake $3.50):<br/ 3.5/5<br/ This consisted of layers of cake sandwiching lemon curd and cream. Unfortunately, the cake did get a bit battered during the trip from the cafe back home. Fortunately, the taste was not effected. The cake was very tender and moist, and very tangy from the lemon. While I did find the lemon flavour to be a tad overwhelming, bordering on artificial, it was still quite enjoyable.<br/ <br/ Chocolate Tart $3.50):<br/ 3.5/5<br/ The crust was relatively tender, albeit a bit too blond and bland. The chocolate ganache was very good however: smooth without any waxiness, and a nice bittersweet flavour. I do find there to be a bit too much crust compared to filling.<br/ <br/ Carrot Cake $3.50):<br/ 3.5/5<br/ The cake was a tad on the drier side, but still tasty, and had a nice spicy flavour. It was filled with a good amount of raisins. The cream cheese was smooth and sweet: I personally would have preferred it to be a tad less sweet and a bit more tangy. This certainly isn't the best carrot cake that I've had, but it is still tasty.<br/ <br/ German Chocolate Cake $3.50):<br/ 4/5<br/ This consisted of two layers of chocolate cake sandwiching some custard filling, and was topped with shredded coconuts and caramel. The cake was incredibly tender and moist, with a nice bittersweet flavour and a great fragrance of coconut and liquor.<br/ <br/ Red Velvet Cake $3.50):<br/ 4.5/5<br/ This consisted of two layers of cake sandwiching a layer of custard filling and bits of chocolate cake, and was topped with another layer of cream cheese. Once again, the cake was incredibly moist while the custard was smooth and luscious, and melted in my mouth. This is easily my favourite of all the treats that I've sampled.

There's something lovely about an old-style cafe that is completely honest in its friendly service and basic food. A half a turkey sandwich with a bowl of mushroom bisque; both of us had the same. It was fine, not special, but on a cold wet Vancouver winter day, in nice surroundings: comforting.

Great place. Friendly. tasty. nice atmosphere. and it 's nice to support a local business person over international conglomerates like 'FourBucks '