A Bread Affair

When the great little French bakery that was here had a fire several years ago, A Bread Affair moved in. We were disappointed in finding our French bakery gone, but it soon turned to great joy when we started to eat the sandwich we bought there. They use meats from Oyama Sausage Co. in the main public market building. This was enough to hook me. I got their Affair Club and it was one of the best sandwiches I’ve ever had. The Oyama ham was to die for and the fresh foccacia bread was delicious.
We were served by a young man that was extremely helpful and friendly.
This will become a must on our every return.

These are some of the best pastries I’ve ever had.
And that’s comparing them to pastry shops in Paris, New York, LA and many other places.
We tried 4 or 5 different scones, croissants, and cookies and all were really unusually delicious. We even arrived a bit before they opened and they were nice enough to let us in early grab a few things. Didn’t get a chance to try any breads but if the pastries are any indication, they are probably great also.
Great place, a definite must for any of our future stops in BC.

Love their double baked almond croissant!!!
I alway come into this bakery when I come to Granville Island. The smell of fresh baked goods always makes me happy. Make sure you try out their free samples. Besides their almond croissant I had their plain baguette, butter croissant, and sour dough bread. All were very good! Yum yum yum!

A deux pas du marché couvert. Les vendeurs sont charmants, les baguettes françaises ont les caractéristiques de vraies baguettes françaises. Les cookies sont fabuleux! En plus ils donnent la possibilité de goûter Certains de leurs produits…
N’hésitez pas à acheter votre pain là! Dès que j’ai l’occasion j’y retourne!

Stopped by on a recent vacation, it was busy, but soon to find out, totally worth it! Everyone was very friendly and helpful. Of the whole vacation my boyfriend has brought up the pistachio chocolate croissant more than anything else from the trip!

The sandwich was very disappointing. It was nothing special. I only ate half and threw it away: (

I had one of the best croissants of my life here yesterday. So great, I went back for another. Good cookies for later, too. I wish they sold coffee and had a little more variety of breakfast choices, but, man, fantastic croissant.

A part of my Granville Island tradition is to create a little picnic from various places throughout the market. A little pâté here, a bit of fruit there, maybe some delicious gourmet cheese, and yes, artisan, freshly baked, bread? Thank you very much!
A Bread Affair is on the top of my list of places to go for my bread «kneads». Hah!
My top favourite thus far is their «Birds and the Bees» which is simply amazing by itself, but I generally have it with my pâté of the day or just get some whipped butter and you are rolling in fluffy-​crusty heaven. in addition to this, their «Sweetheart» loaf is to die for if you love fruit infused breads. This one has a very generous portion of cranberries mixed into the dough.
These guys also offer some very refreshing lemonade. Perfect for a sweltering summer day.

We were on Granville Island and stopped in to see if they had any sweet treats. They did, will displays of cookies (about 5 varieties), brownies, and lots of breads. If I lived here, I would have liked to try a loaf of their bread. We decided to get cookies and the lady working told us it would a better deal to get 3 so we did. We got the ginger, chocolate chip, and peanut butter cookies.
I didn’t have my cookie until later that day but found the peanut butter cookie to be not too dry and peanut buttery. There was chocolate too, which was great with peanut butter. My husband had the ginger cookie and he liked it. Great place to stop by for a treat while exploring Granville or walking the seawall.

One of my favourite bakeries I’ve visited; every time I visit Vancouver I make sure to stop by. The

This a great patisserie around Granville Island. I always stop by to have a quick snack when I am close by. They have delicious croissants, cookies, chocolate brownie and (the best one) bread pudding.
Price is reasonable and staff are very friendly. Also they are located in a small square where some street artists make nice presentations. :)

I first tried A Bread Affair bread at Whole Foods and loved the taste and texture of their baguette. When I finally made it to their store on Granville Island, I was amazed to see their full selection. Not only do they have tons of loaves (sourdough, rye, etc), but they’ve also got tons of baked goods (cookies, scones, etc). I’ve sampled quite a few things from there and I’m never disappointed, which is dangerous for my waistline!
All of their breads have these funny names like Cheesy, Missionary, and Pillow Talk. My favourite sinful one is Three’s Company which is studded with roasted garlic cloves and three different kinda of cheese. A loaf doesn’t last more than a day with me!
As for their baked goods, all of their scones are tasty, the peanut butter cookie is one of the best I’ve had, and the croissants are buttery and flakey (as they should be).
No matter what you get from A Bread Affair, I doubt you’ll be disappointed.

I’ve been here a few times while on the Island, however, there is very little things that are dietary compatible. I did buy some pastries for an office party from here. Decent prices. Customer service for the lunch time rush was very decent.

Other than being in a good stand-​alone store front on Granville Island, nothing special. Right in front of the main market; in the summer, it’s nice to sit by here as they have the wooden benches and usually some type of musical entertainers.
Tried their chocolate chip cookie, not bad.
They do offer free bread samples, I had something rye, just alright. A good touristy thing.
Service is friendly, come out to greet you.
Sadly, no bread pudding here either.
Credit cards ok.

Beautiful presentations, but it is a hit or miss on their small bites. For instance their spicy cinnamon roll is not always spicy, which is better than when is not. Their cherry scone be eu delicious but one cherry does not rank as a cherry scone in my book. Their savory scone has a delicious favor but it is too doughy and dry.

If you like sour dough, get the soul mate bread! It’s wonderful. Who the heck makes whole wheat sour dough?! A Bread Affair does!
Soul mate because it’s the perfect combination of sour and healthy! Woo hoo!
I love all their witty names for their products. Can’t wait to try the «better than sex brownie»…

The chocolate chunk cookie was chewy and sweet. The bread however is dry, as in not moist– as if it were slightly stale. They have many free samples and all were dry. We had a sandwich which had a yummy filling of lovely ham and a soft cheese. It would have been great — except the bread was so dry. We bought a sourdough boule and it was OK after toasting and adding a layer of butter. I think their strength is in their desserts.

We got the seasonal rhubarb crumble and the cinnamon chili bun. The rhubarb crumble was fresh but pricey ($ 5). The cinnamon bun was okay, but I wish it had a higher cinnamon glaze to bread ratio as the exterior wasn’t sweet enough. The chili did add a kick though and made the taste of the pastry very novel.

A Bread Affair is an amazing spot to get some fresh bread (as the name suggests). The sandwiches for a lunch grab and go are so extremly yummy I still dream about their simplistic elegance. Mmmmm. The ingredients are all fresh. I had a half a sandwich (avocado and brie) and it was enough to keep me full. The only down side is that a half a sandwich with taxes is around $ 7. You get what you pay for though! Fresh and yummy!

This place is really cute! I tried one of their ‘better than sex brownies’ and it was delicious– very sticky, cholocatey and dense! Exactly what I was after.
Everything else on display looked scrummy and the bakery smelt very enticing indeed. It’s a really cute little place in a great location! Worth a drop in of you’re around the area.

Taking over La Baguettes old location, Bread Affair try’s to bring a fresh take on artisan bread. The store is impeccably clean but lacks the atmosphere of a true artisan baker. After trying there bread from whole foods, I expected to walk in to wonderful aromas of fresh baked bread. Sadly that was not the case.
The bread itself is wonderful and I regular buy The three’s company. It is a sourdough bread topped with three cheeses and roasted garlic, paired with a good wine and caesar salad it makes the perfect accompaniment for an appetizer!
Where the store is lacking is there staff. The staff is really friendly but also seem very spacey. I went in and ordered two sandwiches (which were average at best), and politely asked a staff member to cut it in half, she responded by saying she «rather not»! Me and my friend where in shock! Hopefully they have trained there staff better by now, but I will update my review accordingly if that happens!
All in all if your looking for artisan bread with a twist check out a Bread Affair. If you’re looking for a more traditional experience check out terra breads in the market.