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  1. Prototype Coffee

    Coffee

    Eat 66
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    The entrance is buried inside a concrete-and-rust cylinder on a busy street, which sets the tone: this coffee shop rewards the curious. Inside, moss-covered walls and mirror angles that suggest stalactites make it feel like a very good cave. The team roasts in small batches on four compact roasters behind the bar and tailors drink recommendations to your flavor preferences, so let them lead. Waffle donuts rotate through glazes like pistachio spice.

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    The dishes from the writeups

    • Steamed coffee

      “such as a steamed coffee (cold-brewed for 12-18 hours, then textured with steam and served warm)”

      Sprudge

    • Waffle donuts

      “The cafe also makes waffle donuts in-house, with a rotation of glazed toppings such as pistachio spice and orange cardamom.”

      Sprudge
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    Address
    222 W 5th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    • Monday 8 AM to 4 PM
    • Tuesday 8 AM to 4 PM
    • Wednesday Today 8 AM to 4 PM
    • Thursday 8 AM to 4 PM
    • Friday 8 AM to 4 PM
    • Saturday 8 AM to 4 PM
    • Sunday 9 AM to 4 PM
    Phone
    604-251-6451
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      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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          The Best Place Score rates the area around a point, not any one place. The places are 60% of it: the best of what's within reach, weighed by distance. The setting is the other 40%: how life goes in that country (how people rate their own lives, how long and how well they live, how safe they are) and what it's like right there (the air, and the weather). If the score looks low, we probably haven't found enough critics out here yet.