ISO downtown Vancouver bakery/cake shop

[amelieducroix]

I'm looking for a bakery or cake shop downtown that serves great quality items. Something along the lines of Thomas Haas, but downtown.

Thanks!

[NoMoreSnuggles]

Until Thierry Busset opens up shop, Ganache is your best bet downtown but it's not quite Thomas Haas (and they don't have the amazing pastries that TH has).

[Kentan]

It depends what you consider downtown but the following bakeries on the downtown peninsula I'd put in the "great" category:

Boulangerie Cho Pain - 1165 Davie St
Tartine Bread & Pies - 770 Beach Ave
Nelson the Seagull - 315 Carrall St (NEW - I haven't tried yet but have heard very good things about their tarts)

[barksducks]

Nelson the Seagull is well worth the effort of going to Gastown. It has a lovely picniccy atmosphere, and the food, all of which is done from scratch in the wide-open back kitchen, is very fresh and rather fine. The coffee is excellent as well.

[selena03]

Ganache in Yaletown is the only one I can think of but I don't know if it is as good as TH. I haven't been in a couple of years.