East Van’s beer people are getting into coffee. Strange Fellows Brewing is opening a daytime café on Clark Drive, and the idea is to apply what they know about brewing to what goes in your cup.
Why it makes sense
Beer and coffee share a lot: careful sourcing, temperature, timing, and obsessive attention to process. A brewery stepping into coffee is a natural move, and it fits the east-side strip where craft breweries, small kitchens and independent shops have been building a neighbourhood for years.
It also fills a gap. Taprooms mostly do their business in the evening. A daytime café gives a brewery a way to be part of the neighbourhood from morning on.
What we don’t know yet
Exact opening date, hours, menu and coffee suppliers weren’t confirmed at post time, so we’re not going to guess. We’ll watch for the details, and it’s worth following the brewery’s own channels for the first-day announcement.
The bigger picture
Local businesses keep reinventing themselves to stay rooted in the neighbourhoods they serve, and that matters in a city where rents are brutal. When a longtime small business expands, it usually means more jobs and a steadier street. Support it by showing up, ideally on a weekday morning.
What’s your go-to coffee spot on the east side? Drop it in the comments. ☕
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