Bread Affair

We ordered the sour dough: it was fluffy, light and dry-- the opposite of a good sour dough.
We also bought 2 croissants- they looked very pretty and we're tasteless. I am not even sure that they used butter.

This bakery was at the top of many lists I researched about what to do in Granville Island and it did not disappoint! It's a small shop located centrally at the square across from the public market. 4 customers in the store max. I got the double baked almond croissant for $5.25 and the bourbon butter tart for $4.20. Both were delicious! I really enjoyed the tart pastry of the butter tart and the insides were runny which I liked. You could really taste the bourbon flavour. The almond croissant was my favourite though. So soft and crispy and fluffy at the same time and really packed a well balanced

If you like ALMOND CROISSANTS then this is definitely a place to hit up to get your fill! A Bread Affair has great almond croissants - that is my go-to every time. I appreciate how it is not super sweet and they even have a version that is "Chocolate Almond Croissant" which is the best of both a pain au chocolat and a almond croissant that is worth trying!

Their staff are kind and welcoming - the person who served us was really passionate and gave us great recommendations! :) Because of COVID, there is a line that goes out the door and they ensure there is never more than 4 visitors

I this bakery makes a delicious tofee cookie. The goodies caught my eye from outside and didn't disappoint. Very soft, chewy and sweet texture was a great dessert on top of some Dolce la leche Hagen daz. I also picked up a banana bread pudding, however wasn't impressed by the flavour. My first bite was a whole lotta cinnamon and clove--Too overpowering. The rest is a top notch variety breads and croissants---can't go wrong.

I will never give my business to these scums again. They refuse to let people in without a mask even though mandates have been lifted.

I've finally made it down to Granville Island to check out A Bread Affair! I wanted to try their Earl Grey Milk Tea Kouign Amann but it was all sold out so I decided to try the coconut black sesame & nouveau nutella kouign amann instead. I've never had a kouign amann before, so I was curious how they tasted. They were like a mix between a sticky bun and sugared croissant which had a crispy and sticky exterior and a buttery and flakey interior. The hazelnut chocolate was my favourite between the two. I love how rich and thick the hazelnut chocolate was! The coconut black sesame was

Falafel wrap was pretty good, falafel wasn't dry (one of the three places I've tried so far that doesn't have dry falafel). Not a lot of vegan options unfortunately.

I discover there are 3 things I must order here -- house made ginger ale with sparkling water, maple bourbon butter tart and any of the cookies.

The ginger ale is the best I have ever tasted. Forget those in a can. I can literally taste the ginger in this, with the slight gingery heat. The sparkling water (you can also choose still water) just makes it more refreshing, especially when the weather is warm.

The cookies (I tried all 3 flavors) are the soft chewy kind. They remained soft the next day. It is hard to choose one as all are so delicious but if I can only get one, I will take the peanut

We are big fans of the bread loaves from here. Made fresh every morning, we have been back here at least four or five times. Our favourite is "Apple of My Eye", especially when eaten with nut butter! Five stars, must recommend!

Found them at the Burnaby Farmers Market today and tried out their double baked almond croissant. Although the look of it was extremely disappointing (almost no almonds on top), I still really enjoyed it when biting into it! It was sweet but not overly so and not too buttery either! The amount of filling is quite thin but just enough to make this a treat but not overly indulgent. The pastry itself is flaky and the croissant was delicious!

Missionary bread previously frozen! very disappointed for $5.50 a loaf! bought today April 3,2020 11am.

This place pretty much blew my mind.

I have to say, the food in Vancouver was slightly underwhelming overall. Not to say I didn't enjoy myself in this iconic city, but I wouldn't be running back for the food. I would, however, be tempted by the thought of some baked goods from this spot. everything I had here was on point, from scones and sandwiches to the cream sandwiches, it was all fresh and perfectly well made. These guys were far and away the best spot on the peninsula they call Granville island*.

If you're going whale watching (and you ABSOLUTELY should go whale watching

Crack is not something I see everyday in a bakery. Well, at A Bread Affair they have a Toffee cookie aka Crack. Of course, I had to try it. Yes, it was yummy. Yes, I could get addicted to eating it everyday.

What I was really interested in was their Canadian Maple Butter Tart. It did not disappoint. Tasted like sweet buttery maple goodness!! If you are not a real sweettooth like me, you probably will complain that it is too sweet. For me, it was just right.

Definitely recommend dropping by A Bread Affair when you are at the Granville Usland Public Market in Vancouver, British Columbia

Stumbled upon this place right before we headed out for whale watching. The pistachio croissant was so good!!! You can smell the bakery while walking along the island, smelled amazing. I wish I could have taken a bunch of stuff home.

08/19/19: My boyfriend got the chocolate croissant and it was the saddest thing ever. It looked flakey, buttery, and delicious, however when we bit into it there was literally only small smears of chocolate. It was so sad like someone forgot to put all the chocolate in. I would much rather have preferred the chocolate croissants from Trader Joe's. I could not believe that it was considered chocolate.

I got the butter maple tart because it caught my eye as something "Canadian." It was way too sweet for me, but interesting taste and nothing like I have had before. It had a buttery

Whenever I'm in Canada, my first stop of the day is usually at a Tim Hortons. However, I missed it on the way over here and was too lazy to make a U-turn. We just decided to have one of the many options on Granville Island. While there are many options in the public market there, I decided to go to A Bread Affair. The selection of desserts brought me in, but I ended up only getting sandwiches. I went with the Sicilian, French Ham and Havarti, and Turkey In A Dress. I'm a big fan of basil, so the Sicilian was a winner for me (although, there's never enough basil in everything

Popped in on a beautiful Wednesday morning with my little man and cuzzo. I had a ham and cheese croissant which was so so so good. They're an organic bakery that's been around for about 8-9 years (according to the workers).

They have really good fresh looking sandwiches on hearty baguettes - great for the park and sharing! Probably no more than $12

So good! Step in next time you're in Granville island!

I normally love this place but their falafel wrap is a crime against food. Falafel is cooked. A smear of raw chickpea spread that doesn't even qualify as hummus is unforgivable. This should be pulled from their menu ASAP as it's single-handedly the worst item they've ever had and it makes me wonder if they've ever had falafel. I haven't seen food be this wrong since I tried the chilaquiles at The Naam.

Imagine thinking your going to bite into delicious crispy falafel and instead find lukewarm bland mush. I didn't have time to go return it.

The bread, pastries, and

My mom has been here before and made it a point to take me here. Immediately upon walking in, you get hit with the most amazing smell of fresh baked good. We got the classic Butter Croissant (CAD$4). It's soft, buttery, and flaky and just so simple but so good.

I'm from Los Angeles but I'll definitely be coming back and hope to try their other items

Great place to visit and find. While I knew it looked good I almost passed it up but my friend pointed it out that he was interested so we all went.

The Brie with Avacado caught my attention. I probably ate it like an hour later and it still was delicious but for me so sweet. I don't like sweet things as the main part of a meal. Yet, I was still able to highly enjoy it.

I got a maderine orange scone or something like that which as well was delicious.

Absolutely yummy breads! Even better pastries! Been many times but tried sandwiches for the first time yesterday and they were delicious! Fresh made with great ingredients! Will definitely be trying more of them. Highly recommend stopping in and trying anything, you won't be disappointed!

Incredibl bread. Worth every penny. And if you get a chance to visit their Granville Island location in person grab a cookie or a sandwich. Their baked goods are just as fabulous as their bread!

The BEST Chocolate bread. We couldn't ask for more. Keep up the good work! <3