Foodwares Market

I came here on a Sunday while doing my christmas shopping and liked the ambiance. The décor is very white and has a clean feel to it. All tables are white marble and upon on my entrance I decide to sit by the floor to ceiling windows that give you a window to the foot traffic.
They have sandwiches as well as more casual fare such as soups and sweet. I opted to sit in and take a break from my rather busy schedule. This is a great spot for people watching specially during the holidays where there’s an influx of people coming and going.
I tried the Italian wedding soup with the whole grain bread which was delicious and contained lots of meatballs. I recommend making a stop here if you are pressed for time but don’t want to get fast food and want a healthier option.

It does its job
Great location, but food is really just average. However, because it is so convenient for me I would still go back. It’s not a place where you would go out of your way to try.
One thing to note: the Starbucks there can’t scan your app. The barista has to manually enter your cars number on the machine

Foodwares is a healthy spot for lunch.
I work near Foodwares and I frequently go there for lunch. I love there salad bar, always fresh and fairly priced. Their soups are thick and filling, not watered down and they changed them everyday except for their Thai chicken soup which is amazing.
Beware of the premade sandwiches in the cooler, they tend to be soggy.

They offer sandwiches, panini’s, noodle corner for any stir-​fry/​soup noodles, pre-​made salad/​sandwiches, pastries, soup, and dessert.
Starbucks is right there as well.
I came here during lunch with my colleague because we wanted to avoid the food court at Pacific Centre. I ordered a honey turkey panini and it was pretty good. It’s easy to find seats since it’s a spacious area. This could be a good study spot minus the loud noise since it’s right by the Granville skytrain station. I would probably come here again for lunch if I have another meeting/​workshop in Downtown.

A bit pricey, but I rather eat here than Pacific Centre food court. The soup here is really delicious! The line up for the register was a bit odd. Instead of one line, people line up for each register and they all budge in front of me and the staff seemed to be okay with it lol

Their lunch line up still fails to excite me, but I absolutely need to give them an extra star for the soups! I see lots of customer bee-​lining it to the soups — the crowd knows what’s good here!
4 choices daily, with options in broth soup and creamy soups. I am highly impressed with the Moroccan Vegetable. However, I haven’t been disappointed to date with any.
The sitting area is also quiet and spacious.
UPDATE: I do not like their sandwiches. Skip it.

This used to be in the Bay far right hand corner, however, their pastry and lunch area got a recent make-​over and situated themselves opposite The Bay outside the train station. I walked by when it first opened with displays of colorful and neatly arranged pastries that looked like a fine art museum. As time passed, the pastry selection become thin and slowly resembled the common ensemble of what the old Bay location used to house. The pastries themselves are a little pricey for what they are ranging at size slices at $ 5. I’ve read reviews that they make their own pastries, yet when I asked about company information numerous times at the til, they were clueless. I’ve been here about 2 times since it opened either on the way to a concert or meeting the guy I am dating. Both times had great food, especially the soups. My Mango cheesecake was very dry and had a rubbery texture which is a clear indication that it has been in the display case too long.
The décor is really nice and swank. Nice clean grey and faux marble undertones with nice modern lighting make it a nice semi casual fine dining on the less pretentious side lunch spot.
The thing that sucks is their hours of operation are only good during business hours, therefore, for someone like myself on the way to a show, it sucks having to get fast food instead of something more convenient and way better like this. If they stayed open til 7 or 8 pm that would be better.

Just outside the Granville station, they make their own stuff. so I snagged a couple of pastries and cookies.
Price isnt too bad and their service is fast. Can get busy tho!

Foodwares Market is pretty conveniently located near the Granville skytrain station, making it a useful stop — the pretty desserts definitely also help lure you inside, though we didn’t get any on this trip.
My friend and I stopped for a sort of «pre-​lunch,» since we were hungry and our actual lunch stop was a bit of a walk away. The décor is quite nice — a really neat touch, I thought, was that there are recipes written on the pillars in very sizable writing — and there’s plenty of sitting room that’s comfortable once you’ve gotten your food, but the actual task of getting said food can be a little annoying, with the cafeteria style setup that doesn’t leave much room if there are a handful of other people vying to get at things. There were plenty of desserts, and a menu a made-​to-​order sandwiches. There were also four soups, some croissants, plenty of bottled drinks, and then some premade items that included wraps, sandwiches, and sushi.
We ended up deciding to share a little sampling, and picked up the Moroccan vegetable soup (a basic tomato-​based vegetable soup with chickpeas and curry seasoning), an almond croissant, a piece of baguette, and a little cheese plate that included parmesan (or what we’re pretty sure was, anyway — it did taste strong), brie, cheddar, a couple crackers, a piece of bread, some grapes, and honey, along with a bottle of tea. This ran us about $ 23, which definitely on the pricey side. Most of the food was pretty good, though the cheese plate could have used more fruit for the price. The croissant was quite good and the soup was great — nice and hot and flavourful.
The food is good, though I think I’d have to be in a specific mood to justify opening up my wallet so much for some basic foods in what is essentially an upscale cafeteria (next time I’ll try the made-​to-​order sandwiches and see if that might improve my opinion!)

I have passed by this place by accident the other week and was presently surprised! Cool décor and the desserts lure you inside. Today I went there just after hush hour at 1 to get some soup or whatever else catches my attention. I was in heaven! Four types of soup: beef & barley, Italian milestrone, wicked Thai and mushroom bisque! All sounded tempting but I went with wicked Thai coz I couldn’t resist the smell! I also got $ 0.99 roll and a drink. For that all I paid $ 9 plus change. Well worth it. The soup was amazing! Can’t wait till tomorrow to try alsomething else! *smile from ear to ear

Brand spanking new. This is a new concept opened by the Bay, similar to the one in Toronto. I’m liking what I’m seeing.
Located just above the Granville Station Skytrain Line at the Hudson’s Bay level, this is basically a grab and go type of food place with ample seating if you want to sit down.
This concept replaces the Seymour Room and the HBC Gourmet Market, both now closed.
What they have as far as I can see:
— On site sushi preparation. You can watch and wait for them to prepare sushi for you.
— Baked goods as well as cakes, pastries, muffins, and the like.
— Pre-​made or made to order sandwiches and paninis
— Soups and salads
— Coffee bar
— Limited amount of grocery items
Haven’t sat down and tried the food yet, but I’m liking what I’m seeing,…so, to be continued.