New Eats: Small Victory

When barre classes and brow-threading leave you craving a fresh baguette, visit Yaletown’s new coffee and bakeshop, Small Victory.

The open kitchen of this spacious Homer Street cafe conjures classic French loaves, muffins, scones with clotted cream and chewy cookies (try the pistachio white chocolate chunk). Small Victory’s also hot on the foodie toast trend, serving thickly sliced bread with butter and sophisticated jams (our seed slice topped with lemon-pear marmalade could never be replicated at home). The white-and-gold space is sure to be popular for business lunches (the menu sees salads and sandwiches) and coffee dates and, with milk and cream on gleaming, gilded tap, it suits the neighbourhood seamlessly.

Victory is yours. —Adrienne Matei

Small Victory, 1088 Homer St., Vancouver, www.smallvictory.ca