I came to Dirty Apron for a corporate event 10+ years ago and had great time so I thought I would sign up for a cooking class for both of us for my husband's birthday yesterday. When he checked out their website, he was intrigued by their Picnics offerings so that was what we did. We ordered for the Gourmet Picnic for Two Option and picked out our sandwich, salad, cookie and beverage choices for each of us the. The charcuterie box included in the Gourmet option was decadent and has plenty of cheeses, meats, fruits, and brownie for 2. We picked up our order at 10:00 on a Wednesday and there was only one party in the deli section enjoying their breakfast. The boxes came with a nice and sturdy hemp / burlap shopping bag and we carried it all the way to Stanley Park for our birthday picnic. We loved everything in our picnic boxes. The bread of our sandwiches were soft. The crab and shrimp in my sandwich was creamy and tasty. The Japanese potato salad had a very nice kick to it. My salted caramel cookie was sinfully good. We were too full to touch the charcuterie box so we brought it home for dinner with a bottle of viognier. read more

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Had a great quick lunch here! The crab and shrimp sandwich is to die for and it's just so tasty and filling. Super flavourful with a tasty sauce and toppings. I also grabbed the caramel cookie and it was so good I inhaled it. read more

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen - Cafes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This place was unreal!!!!! Super flavorful and fresh. 1M recommend and will come back if in the area again. They have a multitude of food and drinks. Friendly for all diet types. Seating is so cute with tables or can share a long table space with others. You can do a quick stop or stay and work for a bit. The staff are so friendly and helpful with recommendations. You need to visit this stop if you are in gastown! read more

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food: 50/50 service: 25/25 ambience: 25/25 total: 100/100 The Dirty Apron Delicatessen gives Sur La Table before it blew up, minus the kitchen products, add the food & snacks. I ordered the breakfast sandwich with sausage and an oat milk cappuccino. Both delish! I loved the lighting and the plants in the space-- warm and inviting truly the best way to start the day. read more

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Great food & loved the setting. Staff was really nice & allowed us to linger w our little ones after they'd stopped serving lunch. Would love to take a class there some day read more

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen - A London fog latte! - Cafes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

What a gem of a place! My fiancé and I were staying in an Airbnb down the street. Originally I wanted to visit Jam Café, but we slept in and the line was way too long. Fortunately there was no line at Dirty Apron, and I might have enjoyed my experience there a little more than I did at Jam Café later in the week. I ordered the avocado toast, while my fiancé got huervos rancheros. Living in San Francisco, I've had a lot of avocado toast, but this one took the cake. I wanted to cry out of happiness at how good it was. My fiancé wasn't particularly hungry so I finished half of his dish too. Tasty! Too bad our schedule was filled for the weekend, otherwise we would have taken cooking classes! I was tempted to buy the cookbook but resisted due to lack of luggage space. At any rate, I would go out of my way to come back to Dirty Apron on my next trip to Vancouver. From sandwiches to coffee, this place has it all! read more

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen - Avocado Toast - Cafes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This turned out to be a great find. We were on our way to a downtown hotel and planned to stop by another place for lunch but the line was too long - so we found the Dirty Apron near by and made a quick decision. We were greeted by extremely friendly and hospitable staff answering all of our questions and providing great recommendations. My bride went with the Salmon Biscuit ($9) and loved it! My son and I both went with Dirty Deal options ($16) which were great values including a side and a drink. My boy selected Thai Beef Sandwich and Roasted Tomato Soup of the day and seemed to enjoy it. I went with the Roasted Chicken sandwich and Orzo salad. The sandwich was tasty (loved the baguette) and the salad was very good - as my family kept stealing bites. Very casual and laid back atmosphere - all while a cooking school was going on next door. Definitely recommend this spot. read more

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This was a sweet find. Wasn't planning of this restaurant. Ao glad we gave it a try. Food was delicious and quick. The staff was extremely friendly. read more

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We got down 'n' dirrrty with The Dirty Apron...okay no, we didn't, but I just felt like saying that! In reality we had good, clean fun and a delicious (and nutritious) meal here! I can say with confidence and a happy belly that this is one of my favorite eateries in all of Vancouver! My husband and I flew into town for a long weekend and literally walked off the Canada Line subway from the airport and straight over to The Dirty Apron (our flight landed at 10:19am, so breakfast/brunch was our first mission!). Our order: - Green Machine Smoothie Bowl (absolutely delicious and artfully topped with granola, shredded coconut, chia seeds, slivered almonds, blueberries, sliced banana and strawberries, and grapes...yes, grapes! I never thought of putting grapes on my smoothie bowls before, and I loved it!) - Hummus & Avocado Grilled Sandwich (super fresh and tasty, and the perfectly toasted sourdough bread was light and smelled amazing!) - Last but not least, our 2 Almond Milk Lattes, poured into a pair of beautiful ceramic mugs and saucers I might add...I almost wanted to buy them! We loved the healthy and vegetarian/vegan options here and looking around at all the attractive items to buy to spruce up your home or kitchen. The fact that they also offer cooking classes here has us thinking that we'll be signing up on our next trip back to Vancouver! read more

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen - The art of the proper smoothie bowl - Cafes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Yum, yum, yum. The menu ain't voluminous nor ultra-chic. The comfort food recipes are honest, tasty and will make your tastebuds and belly sing with happiness. Bambie and me deliberately were headed for Jam cafe located 100 steps away. Made a special effort to get there. Upon arrival at 10am there was a line of 40 people out on the sidewalk in the pouring rain waiting for tables. How do I put this delicately? Oh, that's fucking ridiculous. No cafe is worth waiting 90 minutes to enter. We backtrack to Dirty Apron. "It's a cooking school", I tell Bambie. "They are going to be sincere, motivated, and try hard to please". I was right on that prediction. There was just one person in front of us at the order line. In 2 minutes we ordered and paid. Ten minutes later the food arrives. The portions at first glance seem small, but our eyes were deceived. The amount of food of the salmon biscuit and the avocado toast was quite adequate. The side order of bacon, 5 slices, was thick cut, succulent, sweet and juicy. I'm 66 years old, the bacon might be the most delicious I've ever eaten. We finished with macchiato coffees. They also were great quality, as good as most in Italy. Prices while not bottom dollar are fair. Well, maybe my bottle of kombucha at $7 is priced a tad too high. The meal tariff before kombucha was about $25 Canadian. The lunch salads and pre-made sandwiches were being put in the display cases while we finished breakfast. They all look scrumptious. If I lived here in Vancouver, this place would be a regular eatery for me. There are two culinary arts colleges close to my home in Sonoma California, neither of them produce food as delicious and eye pleasing as the Dirty Apron. Bravo students! Well done. Excellent job. read more

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We had a great experience here. We had walked by it on one of our tours of downtown Vancouver, and then one morning we were headed for the Jam Cafe, just up the street. After seeing a huge line of people waiting to get in there, and in the rain as well, we looked at each other and said "absolutely no way"! Neither of us are the type to wait in lines for anything. We knew there had to be something just as good close by. So we backtracked and saw the Dirty Apron. We also realized it is a cooking school and they served breakfast. We peaked in and were intrigued. The menu is small, but oh so delicious! I ordered the wonderful avocado toast with egg, and it was served on the most wonderful thick slice of sour dough bread. Hubby Tom ordered the salmon biscuit which was served on a large homemade biscuit, smoked salmon, lots of avocado and an egg. We decided to share the the smoked bacon, and it was by far some of the best bacon either of us have ever had. They also serve all sorts of coffee drinks. While we were finishing up, they started bringing out all the lunch offerings into the display cases. The sandwiches looked awesome as well as the beautifully made salads. Our bill for the breakfast for 2, plus the macchiato coffees, apple juice, and kombucha was quite reasonable. I wish we had a place like this in our home town of Sonoma County, California! I highly recommend the Dirty Apron! read more

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Cute little spot without long lines and with with great eats, fresh ingredients at super reasonable costs in a clean, sweet environment. NOT A RESTAURANT more an in/out deli with tables but very fresh, yummy and fast. My gravlox biscuit was a bit bland because the tomato was too large compared to the gravlox so it drowned out the gravlox taste, but my cappuccino was amazing and for the intimate space and the price (biscuit was around $4.75 US and fresh baked, with homemade gravlox), one can't be too choosey. I mean, seriously. This place exists in Canada. I love Canada. We grew weary of the line next door and were very hungry so bumbled in here and were delighted. Travelers - check out their website in advance - they offer cooking classes and great starters and rubs and cookbooks and whatnots. The donuts looked so divine. Fish & Chips apparently sell out fast, so be there at 11:15. read more

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen - Salmon biscuit - Cafes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Had breakfast here. Excellent avocado toast (generous portion for reasonable price), great espresso drinks, and a delicious smoothie (mango, kale, & other good and healthy ingredients). Place was virtually empty which was odd because a place this good should be packed! But maybe we were a little late for the breakfast crowd. There was a kids' cooking class happening at their cooking school next door (you must pass through it to use washrooms). The place is attractively decorated, spacious, and a great menu. Farm-to-table, California cuisine vibes. If I had a place like this in my neighborhood I'd eat there a couple times a week. Highly recommend! read more

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen - My adorable 79yo mom enjoying an excellent avocado toast and cappuccino - Cafes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Weekend all about brunch and almost all popular locations in Vancouver is filled with long line ups. But I am about to introduce you one with the minimal lineup and affordable, delicious breakfast/brunch. The Dirty Apron Cooking School, Delicatessen & Catering locates just right next to Jam Cafe on Beatty Street. They are known for cooking classes, but do you know they also serve amazing breakfast on weekdays and Saturdays? The Dirty Apron is steps away from the Stadium-Chinatown station, and they offer breakfast and lunch on weekdays, and breakfast until 2 pm on Saturday. We went on last Saturday at 12 pm, and they are having a cooking class in the kitchen. The delicatessen is on the left, where you can find gourmet sandwiches, specialty coffee, hot lunches, and unique ingredients. It is spacious, with a quaint and relaxed ambiance. With the server's recommendation, we ordered the Salmon Biscuit and Sausage Biscuit. The biscuit is made in house, and I don't know what to expect until I tried it. Salmon Biscuit comes with avocado, tomato, salmon gravlax, sunny-side-up egg, with a lemon chive mascarpone. I first tried a bite of the housemade biscuit with a spread of the mascarpone, and it was heavenly delicious. The egg yolk juice is soaked into every layer, and that's the way I like it. The biscuit has a flaky outer shell, just like a croissant, but with a soft center. It is buttery, and the lemon-chive mascarpone works well on the biscuit. It is refreshing and creamy. I think I can eat the biscuit on its own! There is nothing better than a breakfast simple but delicious like this. Sausage Biscuit is similar, except with Mennonite sausage and no lemon-chive mascarpone. They cut the sausage in half, so you can enjoy all the ingredients in one bite. The sausage has crispy skin, and I think it did a good job of dominating the dish, and Mr. enjoyed it. *** Overall Impression *** It was my second time coming to the Dirty Apron, and they never disappoint me. Both Salmon Biscuit and Sausage Biscuit are heavenly delicious, and I promise you won't be able to get better biscuits elsewhere. I also enjoyed the ambiance here, which I am surrounded by chatters and laughter. Everyone is taking their time to enjoy every bit of the food. If you are in this area, I highly recommend trying this place, where you can sip on a coffee and enjoy a simple breakfast at your own pace. Taste: 5/5 * Service: 5/5 * Ambiance: 4.5/5 * Quality-Price: 5/5 read more

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We came here for breakfast because the line at Jam Cafe next door was too long. The cashier at Dirty Apron was really nice and helped us select our breakfast items. We got the Sausage and Egg Biscuit, Breakfast Burrito, and a coffee. Both were good but the biscuit itself was too much. I wish there was more sausage and just half a biscuit. The burrito would've also been better with more fillings. read more

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Highly recommend this place. The sandwiches were delicious and the restaurant was in a beautiful old building - a perfect spot to enjoy lunch. Will definitely return the next time I'm in Vancouver. read more

Decided to try this place after all the great reviews on here. However, my friend and I were left disappointed. It's very nice cafe with a great selection and the staff were very friendly. The lunch special is also a good deal ! You get a sandwich, soup, and a drink for about $17! I got the confit albacore tuna and the flavours didn't really work for me. The fish was not what I expected and it was way too saucy. My friend got the roast chicken baguette and it was shredded chicken with mayonnaise. The chicken was quite bland itself. I would say give it a try but I probably won't return ! read more

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen - Roast chicken baguette & confit albacore tuna sandwich with clam chowder - Cafes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Delicious! My colleague and I both ordered the breakfast sandwiches. Mmmm - total flakey pastry perfection. They offer cooking classes too. We were visiting for work and had a tight schedule but this is on my to-do list if I'm ever back in the area. If whoever bakes the pastries teaches the class then I'm in! read more

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen - Breakfast sandwich, recommended! - Cafes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Delicious gourmet sandwiches and salads can be found at The Dirty Apron. My sisters and I initially wanted to eat at the Jam Cafe down the street but the line was incredibly long and it was starting to rain. We were starving and needed good food stat. We are so happy we found The Dirty Apron. We shared the pastrami and roast beef sandwiches which were SO GOOD! You can really taste the fresh ingredients used, and the flavors were perfect, not overwhelming. We highly recommend grabbing a delicious lunch at The Dirty Apron! read more

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My husband and I had only 24 hours to explore Vancouver. But we couldn't do any sightseeing on empty stomachs!!! We planned to go to Jam Cafe but found a crazy long line there, so opted out. We saw Dirty Apron just down the street, looked at the menu, and decided to try it out. The atmosphere is very hipster and cute. You order and pay at the counter and they bring everything out to your table. We had the açaí berry smoothie; tomato, fennel, and kale soup; salmon biscuit; and huevos rancheros. Everything was delicious! Our entire meal cost about US$25 - very reasonable for the quantity and quality. Overall, a great find! We will definitely come back if we're ever back in Vancouver! *Also, check in with breakfast and get a free coffee! read more

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I love coming to Dirty Apron for a quick yet quality breakfast. Everything they serve here are locally sourced, made by enthusiastic cooking students with love. Even the simple avocado toast appeals to my senses better than other places I have eaten!! I have it with two samples the other day - kale salad and sobe noodle. Just perfect as brunch to start the day. PS. Thanks Andea for her outstanding services too each time I eat here. Correction: The food here are prepared by professional staff, not students. Common perception as it is a cooking school here. My mistake. read more

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Delicious food and the nicest staff. The seating area is very nice (clean, spacious, and full of natural light).

Very healthy ingredients! Excellent customer service. My friend loves the tomato soup read more

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen - Cafes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I kinda really love this place. Ended up here by accident when the place a few feet up the street had a 90 minute wait. It was breakfast time so it didn't make sense to wait until lunch to finally eat. So I checked out the menu of this hidden gem, walked in and was immediately drawn to the extremely relaxed vibe and cool aesthetics. I ordered a cappuccino and a sausage and egg sandwich on ciabatta. It was simple no frills fare, but beautiful in its simplicity and delicious, as was my cappuccino. I also noticed they have a cooking school where you can come in and learn as much as you want--they had some great looking dishes. The school also has a kid's cooking camp. If we were closer, we would do this definitely--but this review is for the delicatessen so I'll end it there. Highly recommend! No line, quick beautiful food in a relaxed, cool atmosphere. read more

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Such a great place! The Dirty Apron doubles as a deli and cooking school, very rad! This place was one of our favorites while visiting Vancouver for the weekend and we ended up there twice. They have a breakfast and lunch menu, cured meats, various pre-made sandwiches, and other specialty cooking items available for purchase. My husband got the green smoothie bowl-- highly recommend! And I got the avocado toast.. never had avocado toast before but this blew my mind! Avocado, sun dried tomato tapenade, soft boiled egg, and confit tomato on sourdough toast, HOLY SHIT AMAZING. Not to mention the staff was wonderful! Check this place out if you have the chance! read more

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The salmon avocado biscuit was amazing! The people there are very friendly and the decor is inviting and nice. The Chai Tea Latte was on point! We tried to go back the next day but sadly they are closed Saturday and Sundays. Still, will definitely come again! read more

Chocolate pecan cookie (2/5) This cookie was nothing special. it's a soft cookie, which i don't particularly like, and i wish it had more of a chocolate flavour. Dirty Twix (1/5) I was not a fan of this at all. the caramel was sickly sweet and unfortunately i had to throw it away. The biscuit at the bottom was alright though. read more

Great little lunch place ideal for a casual sandwich with soup. Communal seating and no laptop hogs. We had the roasted chicken baguette, the roast beef panini and the mushroom soup with truffle cream. It was all fresh and delicious. Then we ventured into a capuchino and cheesecake but were underwhelmed. Service was attentive and quick. The decor is delicatessen style with selves of condiments for sale and faux kitchen Knick knacks for charm. Not for big groups or romantic moments, definitely not for people who want to plonk down their laptops and "study" and ignore the pressing needs of others for seating. Not crowded even at impossible-to-get-in times on a Saturday and very reasonable prices. read more

I just like everything about this place. Part cafe, part cooking school, part deli with fantastic food, coffee, and panini sandwiches, Dirty Apron reminds me of a more mature version of one of my favorite Seattle cooking schools: Pantry at Delancy. The Dirty Apron Cooking School has some very fresh breakfast baked goods. Case in point: the blueberry breakfast cake with powdered sugar, caramelized sugar crust, and orange rind flavors is pretty fantastic with a cup of their coffee. I wish, I wish, I wish, this place served expresso, particularly given its vicinity to the nearby, heaving, hour-long breakfast lines of Cafe Medina. Pretty sure they could clean up here. Marias A stools encircle long communal plank tables, blackboard menus, dark woods, gourmet delicacies line the walls, and all these things make this cafe a nice stop off on your journey around Vancouver's Gastown and Chinatown. If I lived in town, a cooking class would be a must do on my locals-only list. Looks like a great spot to do it. read more

Great lunch place! My girlfriend and I usually go to Cafe Medina but it was busy so we walked over to Dirty Apron.. We got there just before the lunch rush, the eating area is limited. I had the pulled pork baguette sandwich. Delish! It tasted like a Vietnamese sandwich--- because of the carrots and cilantro. It was around 8.00 for the sandwich. My girlfriend had a salad with kale, broccolini, and beets I'm not a big beets fan but I must say this salad was really good I light dressing went well with it. read more

Wow ~ this place was a great surprise that I stumbled across! Very cute environment, with cooking classes (there were adorable kids learning to cook, very entertaining to watch) and the food was excellent! We had 4 different types of sandwiches that had their own unique taste and the tomato salad with crispy quinoa ( that I have since tried to recreate with no luck) ! Thanks for providing me with a quick meal on my way to the airport read more

This place is amazing! We got the salmon biscuit and the biscuit was crispy, sweet, and delicious. Would highly recommend coming here, the atmosphere is awesome as well read more

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen - Mom didn't want her egg so she gave it to me! - Cafes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Wonderful experience! Highly recommend their The Ploughman platter. All ingredients come separated and you get to enjoy the experience of building your 'own breakfast' plus tremendously tasteful. All super fresh!!! read more

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen - Platter - Cafes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Yummy, healthy, great quality and lovely space to have coffee and eat clean Loved the space and decor. Was also quiet and peaceful in the morning. The have cooking classes that look awesome!! read more

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen - Açaí bowl - Cafes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Even though my double espresso was pretty much an americano I really like this place. They definitely need to learn how to make true espresso and how long the pours should be. Other than that they are friendly and lots of nice hipster options. read more

The Dirty Apron Delicatessen - This is what I got when I ordered a double espresso. Not even close to what it should be. This is pretty much an americano. - Cafes Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

The Dirty Apron is AWESOME. I've come here on different occasions and each experience has been awesome: 1) I've come for a cooking class. Which, by the way, they have some of the best cooking classes in the city. I've tried both the Hawaiian Nights and the Mamma Mia (Italian cooking). Both were so much fun and well worth the money. The class is designed to be as much of a hands on experience as possible. For the first 30 minutes, the chef talks about what you'll be making and important safety reminders, and then after that they demostrate the first dish. After they show you, everybody goes to their stations and replicates it (with the help of the chefs walking around). After each course, you eat the meal in the dining room next to the kitchen and then once you're done, you come back to the kitchen to learn about the next dish you're cooking up. They do this for 3 different courses. This is such an awesome date night or team building activity and I'd highly recommend everyone try a class from here if means allow. By the end of the night, you feel like a gourmet chef (in training). 2) I've been here for brunch. I believe this changes on the daily or weekly, so I've never had the same thing twice here. I've come here twice for brunch and both times were great. It wasn't super busy the times I came, which were great since the space is pretty small. The food was delicious, high quality and filled me right up. 3) I've been here to pick up coffees to go. For this particular experience, I was waiting in line with friends at Jam and ran over here to grab a few pick me ups while we were waiting in line. Those couple almond milk lattes sure helped us while we were waiting. Overall, no matter what you're coming here for - a cooking class, brunch date, or coffee run, you're bound to have a great experience. read more

Amazing Avocado toast!!!! Salmon Bagel is not to big but is amazing as well. Service was everything we needed to welcome us to Vancouver.

The grilled sandwiches are so good! I've had breakfast here several times, and also various grain bowls. I love the atmosphere with the shared tables and the old-style building. Just a great spot. read more

One of the best delicatessen in the city. They have the best brochettes sandwiches in the world. Fast friendly service and knowledgeable. This is the standard of all delicatessen that you should try. Excellent. read more

An excellent breakfast gem downtown. Map it on maps so that you don't walk by, by accident. Excellent food great service rustic ambience. Worth the walk from anywhere downtown. read more

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