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Trafiq Cafe & Bakery

Vancouver · Canada

Kitchen also turns out all-natural breads, seasonal pastries, and made-to-order sandwiches daily

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Trafiq Cafe & Bakery makes its Hojicha-Yuzu and Earl Grey layer cakes on-site at 4216 Main Street in Vancouver's Riley Park. The kitchen also turns out all-natural breads, seasonal pastries, and made-to-order sandwiches daily.

Trafiq Cafe & Bakery sits at 4216 Main Street in Vancouver's Riley Park neighbourhood, open Tuesday through Sunday and closed Mondays. Everything served is made on-site by the bakery's own team, from all-natural breads and seasonal pastries through to whole cakes and slices -- a from-scratch program rather than a distributor-supplied case. Featured cakes rotate but currently include a Hojicha-Yuzu Cake, a Strawberry Bliss, and a cake billed as 'Homage to Earl Grey,' each built as a full layered cake rather than a simple loaf-cake format. Beyond the cake case, the cafe runs a lunch counter of made-to-order sandwiches and fresh salads, paired with locally roasted coffee and tea. The shop frames its own standard as 'technique and quality ingredients' behind everything that leaves the kitchen, a claim it backs with the on-site production model rather than pre-made stock. As a neighbourhood spot rather than a citywide chain, Trafiq positions itself explicitly as 'your neighbourhood gathering spot on Main Street' -- useful context for anyone expecting a large-format bakery, since the format here is closer to a single storefront serving Riley Park directly than a multi-location operation.

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