Terra Breads

I got the avocado veggie sandwich, and the focaccia bread was crunchy and tasty, fragrant with herbs, but just a bit too oily for me. I think I need to try more items from terra breads.

A decent Americano, a ham and cheese croissant, wifi, and I just watched the barista create a litter of kittens in a customers cappuccino (it’s adorable, not as zoosadistic as it sounds)
Great place to stop for take-​out baked goods or to enjoy some with a friend!

One of my favourite places for bread, sandwiches and coffee. They have a variety of loaves to choose from (e.g. black or green olive, cranberry and pistachio and walnut loaf). You can tell that they make their bread fresh daily. To state the obvious, their bread is better eaten on the day of, but are also good when you bring them home. I would suggest heating them up in a toaster or oven before eating if you bring them home. They are also good when served with olive oil and vinegar. Aside from their loaves, their chocolate croissants, cornbread muffin, foccacias, brownie and pizza bianca are also delicious choices. Bread aside — I also really enjoy their granola (even better in yogurt) which is jam packed with almond, cranberry and other healthy goodness. Terra Bread is definitely a must try bakery in Vancouver!

The best bakery in this neighborhood! I go there at least once a week. Try their almond macaroons!

Just being in Kits gets an automated star ;)
Personally, it’s a much better coffee date here than Starbucks, better quality pastries of course, though their cinnamon buns are a notch down than the famous gooey ones at Alma.
Located near the west part of 4^th Ave.

I buy bread for my friends when I have them over for lunch or dinner. I just wish that they had more gluten free options even though it would be made in the same facility that makes wheat products. I am in love with their rustic bread. Customer service is good. Prices are decent. It always smells so inspiring here.

Good food but certain employees here can be super snobby.
I mean come on. I’m in there at least once or twice a week. The least you could do is be nice to the regulars…
I recommend their focaccia breads and their sandwiches with avocado are delicious. Also, they have the most heavenly delicious mochas I have ever drank.
If only they could be nicer.

Great breads, service but their sandwiches are too over the top and the menu hasn’t changed for a long time.
They had a really great simple sandwich with just ham greens, cheese, onion relish on a simple long rectangular roll (can remember the name of the roll). It was really good and not over the top like the other sandwiches. I wish they would do more like that –simple, great ingredients– or at least change the menu up more. I used to go there every weekend with friends but haven’t been for about a year now.

Nice sandwiches, good coffee drinks. The baked goods are plentiful and looked amazing, but I didn’t have any.

January and February is always a busy time in Vancouver because Dine Out Vancouver and Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival seems to always coincide. This year, as part of the 4^th annual Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival 2014 present by CityFood Magazine between January 18 — February 14, 2014, we decided to try Terra Breads Bakery in Kitsilano. Something warm right before our dinner at Bistro Pastis.
This year chocolate makers around Vancouver features 60+ crazy flavors. The featured hot chocolates will be available at three Terra Breads location in Kitsilano, Olympic Village and 5^th Ave.
Terra Breads Bakery Hot Chocolate Festival Flavors
#53 — «CALL ME A CAB» Cacao Barry Extra Brute Hot Chocolate with Cabernet, cinnamon and pear. Served with a pear crisp and a cocoa sugar cookie.
#54 — «ALOHA SWEETIE» Barry Callebaut White Hot Chocolate with hibiscus flower. Served with mountain berry marshmallow and lemon sugar cookie.
Terra Breads Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival 2014
Take me back to Maui! The ALOHA SWEETIE hot chocolate features Barry Callebaut White Hot Chocolate with hibiscus flower. Served with raspberry marshmallow and tiny lemon sugar cookie. The hot coco was very sweet and I could really only taste the raspberry marshmallow melting. So imagine yourself a cup of hot raspberry white chocolate milk.
Where should I try next? What was the best hot chocolate in Vancouver you have tried?

The ONLY reason I gave this place 4 stars instead of 5 is the paucity of whole grain and vegan options. But other than that, this place is like a dream come true.
Every bread they bake is excellent. Every dessert they bake, every savory treat they make, every sandwich, nothing in this bakery is less than a delight for the taste buds.
While I do not wish to imply that anything is other than fairly priced, you can spend a fortune in this place just from the smörgåsbord of heavenly treats you had no intention of buying when you walked in the door.
I do so wish they had more plant based options but then again, that would probably result in my bankruptcy not to mention the loss of my waistline.
If you are only visiting Vancouver or new in town, DO. NOT. MISS. Terra Breads. It is perhaps Vancouver’s finest bakery.

We all know their bread is yummy. Crusty, chewy, perfect little loaves packed with huge chunks of garlic, figs, or olives, depending on what your desire is. but I wonder if people really realize how amazing they are as a lunch spot.
The one on 4^th ave is my favorite as the seating is open and pretty, and its easy to grab a great lunch on the go.
I don’t often go for sandwiches or bread, but when I’m at Terra, my breadloathing disappears, and I find myself drooling over the sandwiches. Years ago, my mother would bring a couple of sandwiches of theirs to my place, and would swear by them. I waved them away and figured meh… its just a sandwich… how amazing could it be?
I’m surprised she didn’t smack me. The day I tucked into their gorgonzola and arugla on walnut bread, I realized how stupid I had been. I had never really had an inspired sandwich!
Last week, I ran by and had a roast lamb, mint pesto, arugula, and goat cheese on toasted fig anise bread with a bowl of fresh pea soup with crème fraîche and mint, it was deadly, and made me feel so cozy after the monsoon we had all day.
I must stop before I gorge myself on more of their bread. Don’t think about Terra… Don’t think about Terra…

This is my go-​to place for lunch on 4^th, especially when I’m watching my caloric intake (yes, a bakery!). I always order the daily bowl of soup. I’m not tempted by bakery items because I’m a baker and I think my baking is better than anything I could buy. I love that there’s free wifi and that the bathrooms are clean. The lattes are good as is the lemonade on a hot day. The soup is excellent — a good, healthy lunch without overdoing it. Sandwiches are very good if you want something more substantial. Staff is consistently pleasant.

This is one of the hidden places to go when you are on West 4 in Vancouver. . This is my cozy lunch corner. Their sandwiches are amazing!!! Fresh breads, great speciality drinks and superb service. Their staff are always friendly and prompt.
I recommend, the Turkey sandwich with their home made soup! It’s yummy!

This is a great spot. I eat here weekly and I also buy their baked goods at Whole Foods on the other end of the block. The blueberry bread and focaccia are favorites. Soups are good too. My only gripe is the cost of the sandwiches ($ 8 for a relatively modest portion): make them bigger please.

A — List. Recommended. Awesome bread. Made fresh. Well presented. Great service. Yum!

My obsession with Terra Breads continues to the West 4^th location!
My husband and I shared a focaccia –roasted red pepper, spinach and asiago cheese and a sandwich –roast free-​range leg of lamb with roasted red onion, fresh pear, organic mixed baby greens, mayonnaise and fresh mint. (Changed the bread to sour dough for our preference) Carefully placed into our picnic basket along with our snacks and beverages.
Best picnic lunch I’ve had in my life!

I adore their sandwiches, loaves of bread and café items. I will make a special trip to Terra Breads for their potato & dill focaccia. Unlike the other major bread bakery in Kits, Terra Breads really tastes like artisan bread and has an excellent variety of interesting offerings. I have purchased the italian cheese, walnut, rosemary, raisin and spelt sunflower flax breads over time and all were quite delicious and were loaded with the flavours and ingredients that their names suggested.
Although the price for a loaf of bread might be steep when compared to a grocery store loaf, it is like comparing apples to oranges. I will pay a little less than twice the cost for a loaf of bread at Terra that tastes 100 times better than the supermarket’s.
My point demerit comes from the dining area. Although the remodel they did in the spring of 2010 opened up some more seating for dining in, almost invariably when I find a seat I need to get someone to come over and wipe the table down.

An updated review for an updated Terra Breads! They FINALLY reopened today… Almost two months behind their actual proposed opening (which was May 8 I believe). I was devastated! Cobs isn’t very good and Granville Island is too far! I was blowing up their phones: «are you open yet? are you open yet?» Not quite like that, but I kept being told days and the days kept being pushed farther and farther away.
Same prices, around $ 5 for a loaf. Sandwiches are around $ 8. Their facelift is much welcome. Their look is cleaner and they opened up the space to make more seating room. The tables are apparently made of old wooden beams, I overheard, so no new trees were cut down. My favourite loaves are the fig anise, rosemary, and green olive.
Other than the socially awkward man bussing the tables who didn’t quite understand me when I asked if they had wifi (which meant «please elaborate on ‘yes’ and give me the password»), and the overall distant service, this place is top notch. Great bread, great sandwiches, free wifi and they have a coffee loyalty card. What about bread loyalty? I guess not.
I’ll definitely make this a regular study spot because of the free wifi, tea (from T), coffee (which I have yet to try but only assume it’s good), and yummy yummy sandwiches.

Terra Breads is certainly a notch above Cobs when it comes to the interesting factor of its baked goods and breads. The interior is warm and welcoming with café style tables. Perfect for enjoying the famous sandwiches on the even more famous breads.
Terra Breads also sits in my favorite string of food shops across from the Safeway on West Fourth. A great spot to pick up an artisan loaf to accompany a homemade winter soup.