My coffee buddy/best friend/all-around great human, Alicen and I were crossing an Oscar movie off the ol' 'to watch' list, and figured that was a perfect excuse to cross off a place from the 'ol coffee list!

Since we were going to see 1917 at Scotiabank downtown (remember seeing movies in theatres?! God I miss that), we decided to hit up the Helmeken and Burrard location of Elysian. Most Vancouverites are probably familiar with this local coffee roaster/chain. They're known for their excellent coffee and the fact that they don't have wi-fi. 

Incidentally, this was the only location of Elysian that I hadn't visited! It's attached to the Burrard Hotel and has a cool mid-century vibe. Plus, the people watching, even in January (thank you temperate Vancouver winters), was excellent. Since we did it at Their There, we decided to continue getting a latte and an Americano to share, along with a couple of items from their breakfast menu (we were VERY early for our movie).

Their coffee was great, no surprises there, since I'd been to their other locations, but I did get to experience a little more of the 'balance of fruity flavours' the Daily Hive article mentioned with the Americano (I'm usually very much a latte girl). We shared the avocado toast, like the true Millenials we are, and some perfectly poached eggs on toast with sweet potato fries. Honestly, I'm not really sure how avocado toast got so closely tied to my generation, but I'll take it, it's DELICIOUS, and the pickled onions and microgreens that Elysian put on theirs made it extra lovely. (see pictures below!)

Elysian has four locations around Vancouver. All of them are a little bit different from the next, but the throughline is excellent coffee and a wonderful place to sit and chat (although maybe not right now).