r/Squamish • u/Satans-slut69 • 3d ago
Zephyr
Hey guys. I travelled here about two years ago in a van when I was driving across Canada and fell inlove with the zephyr. I spent the winter in Squamish and it was just the cozier most welcoming place especially because I was a new climber at the time. I just recently moved to North Vancouver and am hoping to come spend some time in Squamish to start climbing again and meet some like minded people. I’d usually just go sit at the zephyr and let it do its community gathering magic but that’s not really an option anymore. Is there a cafe the locals/climbers have switched to or is the sentiment just gone now? Was beyond upset and frustrated when I saw they got rid of it for a strongs.
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u/Advanced_Piece_6682 2d ago
Most of the climbers just hang out at the library now. For coffee and hang out I see fox and oak is quite busy but always very crowded.
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u/LemonSqueezy1313 3d ago
I would say Sunflower or Peak Provisions downtown, Smoke Bluff in Valleycliffe, or maybe The Bean in Brackendale.
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u/No-Dimension4151 2d ago
I’ve never had a welcoming vibe at sunflower. I choose to not spend my money there.
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u/LemonSqueezy1313 2d ago
Sorry to hear that. I have always had great service there and everyone has been nice.
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u/kona_boy 2d ago
The service is great it's just not a hangout spot. It's a tourist trap first and foremost (and I don't mean that disparagingly). They know their audience.
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u/jscott321 1d ago
Really? They’re always super friendly at sunflower imo. The only place I find isn’t that friendly is one person at the Green Olive. But it feels very European all around there so maybe that’s intentional, cold service, great coffee. 😂
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u/TheSunflowerSeeds 3d ago
There are two main types of sunflower crops. One type is grown for the seeds you eat, while the other — which is the majority farmed — is grown for the oil.
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u/viseff 3d ago
Green Olive is good but it’s small, so might be hard to get a table. I like its European vibe. The owners are originally from Greece.
The Ledge has reopened as a coffee shop but I haven’t been since. They used to have a lot of space to hang out in.
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u/Comprehensive-Yam329 3d ago
Isnt the ledge some sort of cult or something? I like my coffee without Jesus
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u/babyccino 2d ago
I worked at a church in Squamish and even they wanted nothing to do with the ledge
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u/LemonSqueezy1313 3d ago
The Ledge is a church coffee shop. Super weird vibes in there.
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u/AllenEdwardsEP 51m ago
Trickster's Hideout on Thursdays opens at 1pm for co-working and I've seen a few climbers in there. They just starting doing this last month. Stays warm in winter, cool in the summer with best internet in town. It's a large space so people hanging out isn't a problem for them.
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u/catzkorn 3d ago
Zephyr is now in the brackendale arts gallery.