Finch’s Market

I have nothing bad to say about this place. It is perfect. Occasionally there is no seating available because it is so popular! Everything is good on their menu. The house breakfast is amazing with prosciutto, egg, toast & tomatoes. I have tried most of their sandwiches but my two go-to’s are the pear & brie, and the applewood smoked cheddar. The staff are lovely. Oh, their cookies! Amazing. Big, gooey with just the right amount of baked on the outside and so soft on the inside. It is also quite convenient that they have a few grocery items on hand like baking ingredients, milk, oils, granola etc.

I’ve been a couple of times before and had delicious sandwiches but today my friend and I both ordered the soup of the day, and it was a very watery tomato broth with nearly raw onion bits floating in it. It was supposed to include garbanzo beans. Mine had TWO and my friend’s had none. I guess I got hers.
Anyway, we were both disappointed! I’ll probably go back for the sandwiches, but Meh or even Meh-​minus to the soup.

I love this place. It has so much character, great food and friendly/​knowledgable staff!

This is a terrible little piece of hipster hell where one is unable to buy an actual coffee, only overpriced «speciality» coffee which lacks caffeine, body, and flavor.
You can also purchase a random assortment of groceries, as the pretense of this place is that it is like an old fashioned general store, because the homesteading pioneers had quite a taste for Martinellis, San Pelligrino and canned tomatoes.
Also for your reading pleasure, an assortment of torn up Golden Books, so you can revisit your childhood… nope…just kidding… you can’t, because some hipster offspring has torn out the majority of the pages.
Soft jazz music acoutics — because you know — it’s cool.

Bang for your buck. Literally a BOWL of soy vanilla latte for $ 4.50. Delicious coffee and a special, relaxing little shop!

Cute little coffee shop that I stop into when working around in the area, one of the main reasons why I stop here is the décor and the super friendly staff. Been here twice and I finally mustered up the time to order the signature pear & prosciutto sandwich and I wasn’t really overly impressed.
The bread, walnuts, pears, and cheese were superb but the prosciutto combined with the other ingredients made the sandwich into a fatty, meat ball which turned me off of eating the rest of the sandwich. Quality ingredients yes but the fat made it not pleasant.
The cookies they make are definatley worth the trip out though

What a great find. This shoud be a destination café for all who visit or live in Vancouver. I work right around the corner. Here is the ultimate quaint café in a lovely quiet Strathcona neighbourhood. I am a sucker for all wood interior design. The staff are extremely friendly and will provide whatever you wish. The food is always healthy and presented in an artistic manner. I will continue to return to this laid back jewel in Vancouver. Say hello to approachable Cheryl, the owner.

Finch’s Market is that little café Vancouver’s hipsters forgot about.
If you want to avoid the lineup at the Finch’s on Pender street,
If you want to escape the sounds of the city,
Go out of your way to Finch’s market, a quiet neighbourhood spot.
The shop also sells organic odds and ends, and the menu does not fall short from the other Finch’s location. I ordered the famous «The Pear» sandwich (pear, blue brie, walnuts, oil and vinegar, prosciutto) for $ 9.50.
Upon the first bite, I noticed a couple of things. I couldn’t really get the full range of flavours, everything sort of mixed together. In addition, I was expecting a fresher baguette. The baguette and portion size were the two disappointing factors of this acclaimed sandwich.
I will give the sandwich props for being extremely rich. The Pear gave me a rush of buttery sensations (definitely due to the meat, cheese and buttered baguette). That was quite nice.
I ate this sandwich too fast. Either that, or it didn’t last long because it was about the size of half a sandwich. But you’ll come here for the tinder coffee date ambience, or to judge the sandwiches for yourself.

Kinda the best sammies ever. They be throwing walnuts on mine! And the soup rules for dipping. Cute staff and a really fresh country atmosphere… cheap nuts…

I love love love finchs. My staple is the prosciutto salad. The food is simple and so good. The location is hidden which makes it special, and super quaint. This is a destination lunch spot during the week, without a doubt.

I am in love with places that are nestled into a neighbourhood, and not part of a big strip of only commercial fronts. For Vancouver, it is increasingly rare to find these gems (Le Marche, Doc Lunch, Wilder Snail, Union Food Market, The Mighty Oak, Arbutus Coffee, and to some extent Adesso Bistro)
This one utilizes a building that was known to me but had not been accessible to the public for decades. Inside it is old, original wood and has the look of what I imagine original Strathcona business in this space probably looked like.
As for food,. if you know Finch’s on Pender, this place is the same and offers superior sandwiches and salads, and limited breakfasts (all very good). The signature dish is the pear sandwich,. a must have, and the avocado/​walnut salad. Sure each item is around $ 10 but this is made of high quality ingredients by skilled people.
This location also has a hipster style curated groceteria (canned and jarred stuff), but you can also get butter, eggs, veggies, and milk.
Eating here is part meal,. part submersion in true Strathcona neighbourhood vibe. Enjoy it, but don’t tell too many people. (1 block from bike path, good bike rack location viewable right out the window)

Finch’s is the best sandwhich place ever! They have the best proscuitto sandwhiches with potatoe leak soup and chocolate chips! Its so calm in there. I love it!

It’s easy to be smitten with this sibling of the popular Finch’s in Gastown. The shop is charming in every way and the coffee is really, really good. It’s a market and a café, but be warned, it’s closed on Sundays.

Bad day + Finch’s Market + pear sandwich + chocolate chip cookie + coffee + smile from barista + watching the world go by while snacking and sipping in this beautiful space=suddenly the day doesn’t seem so bad.
This is my favourite coffee shop. It feels like it is on a Gulf Island back in time. If I lived around the corner, it would be dangerous.

I have a love hate relationship with this place.
I love that its SO incredibly delicious and insanely close to my work but I hate it for the very same reasons. Every weekday I am tempted by Finch’s. I go to work dreaming about Pear & Prosciutto! Those brown paper packages tied up with string, these are a few of my favourite things! (Lol!)
The «market» part of this place is pretty neat. I’ve bought a few things (quinoa, barley, yogurt-it’s in the fridge!) and I like it because I can keep and re-​use the mason jars.
They’ve also started making their own lemonade. I’ve yet to try them but they seem pretty good (although pricey). I think it’s just for the summer though.
Their hazelnut lattes are also pretty darn amazing. They do have this funky looking ol’ school espresso machine. It sort of looks like an overly tanned R2D2. No joke. I have photographic evidence.

I’ve been here more than a few times in the last couple of months because my coworker at the office got me hooked up on their coffee, cookies and soup. Yummy.
Their soup here are different on a daily bases. I’ve had their tomato veggie and mushroom and basil before. Both were really good. There were a lot of stuffing in my soup. All veggies that they use in the soup are organic and you have to have the soup with a baguette.
Their coffee is pretty strong for me. But I love how one of the ladies that work there can make really nice foam for my vanilla latte. (They also use this very cool looking machine). Even a small cup of latte which is like 12 oz, there’s like 2 shots in it. I tend to tell them I want more milk and more vanilla or else I will go bouncing off walls at the office.
Their chocolate chip cookie is what I always get. Even when I buy it in the afternoon, the chocolate in the middle are still very melty and cookies are like 2.25 which is average price. They also have the oatmeal, raisin and chocolate cookie. (Just writing up this review makes me want to get a cookie now).
The only downside to this place is it’s really stuffy if you plan on eating in. (I usually do take out cause my office is close by). When it’s busy (like 3 – 4 people ahead of you) your wait time can be 10 – 15 mins if u get a sandwich or coffee.
I also tried their sparkling homemade lemonade before too. It was way too sour for me. They have the concentration made in a jar with pulp and they pour like half of it over ice and they add sparkling water. It was still way too strong for me. I made mine into two drinks lol.
Anyhow, I would still go to this coffee shop as long as it’s still open.

Came to this lovely café by accident. This is the café I wish away from my place with walking distance. Nice coffee from old-​fashion Italian coffee maker. Not to mention the delicious ice lemonade in the sweating summer time!

It is hard to balance «chic» and «comfortable.» Le Marche St George does it perfectly. FInch’s comes close, but falls on the Chic side.
Not that I mind, especially if I’m just coming in for a quick sandwich (quite good, and delicious to behold) or americano. The décor is a throwback to a more simple time, with no hint of hipsterite irony.
I enjoy my visits, but I wouldn’t spend a few hours here — the seating is scarce, not terribly comfortable, and somewhat awkwardly positioned. It is worth a visit just to saddle up to the exquisite barstools… but they’re immovably attached to the floor, so if you’re of above-​average height, expect to have your knees jammed against the bar.
Finch’s embodies the changes happening in Strathcona: Run-​down houses and businesses are being remade with a strong aesthetic respect for the past. The question is whether they can maintain the sense of neighbourly and «lived in» comfort.
In short, this is more of a café than a restaurant, and one worth visiting.

I wish this place was at the corner of my neighbourhood! Combining my top 3 favourite foods– pear, prosciutto, and brie with a side of «perfectly pear» tea, what could be a more blissfully delicious lunch. Either siting by the window provides ample light for perusing passers by, or the bar stools for candid conversations and french style comaraderie.
As the assortment of start up businesses mixed with fresh local produce and neighbouly corner cafes continue to pop up, I predict the hidden gem that is Vancouver’s historic Strathcona community will shine brightly in the coming years.

A stroll back into Vancouvers history here with Finch’s second location — a corner café grocer. Located in the 660 Jackson red brick 1910 apt. building, with gorgeous old wood fashioned into a long café bar, the space is warm and cozy with original brick walls and reclaimed wood throughout. Their house coffee beans are roasted to satisfy the mature Vancouver coffee crowd, plus a simple baguettes, salad & soup menu typical of Finch’s, as well as specialty groceries items. They have spent months renovating this old space, and have turned out a gem. Large street window lunches giveaways for Strathcona street watching.