To Live For Bakery & Cafe

If heaven had a scent, it’d be this place. 🥐🔥

From the moment you step in, To Live For hits you with that fresh-baked aroma that makes you stop and just smile. Their pastries? Unreal. The banana bread? Legendary. Honestly, even their coffee game is strong.

The vibe inside is minimal but warm — perfect for catching up with a friend or just zoning out with your laptop. Staff are welcoming, quick, and clearly proud of what they serve. Prices are fair for the quality you get.

Best part? You walk out thinking, “Yep, life is worth living for this.”
Will 100% be back (probably tomorrow).

Solid choice for coffee and a treat

Excellent bakery, even for non vegans like myself!

Lol I know I'm not the only one to make that joke. It was really good. We got the croissant breakfast sandwich, muffin breakfast sandwich, pizza slice, cheese scone, Nanaimo bar. It was delish, will be back.

This place is amazing! Easily some of the best baked goods (vegan or non-vegan) I've had in Vancouver, and it's all plant-based. Their breakfast sandwiches are also incredible (and surprisingly affordable).

Even though I live a bit far, I make a point of driving out at least a couple of times a month. There's almost always a line out the door and this speaks to the quality of the food, coffee, and service here.

10/10 and very aptly named - do yourself a favour and give To Live For a try :)

One of the best bakeries I've had the chance to visit, couldn't believe it was all plant based. Finally found a vegan Nanaimo bar too! Worth going out of your way for :)

I have come here multiple times when visiting Vancouver and it’s a must to stop here every time. The Nanaimo bars are fantastic and all of their other items are delicious as well! Updated from previous review on 2025-05-25

I tried the carrot cake, cinnamon roll and a blueberry scone. All three were delicious. The cake and cinnamon roll had what tasted like a sour cream frosting. Which was great and not too sweet or rich.

Me and my partner are here on holiday and have already been twice and intend to come again before we go home. The food is brilliant and coffee is on point. Super reasonably priced too. We loved that it was animal focused too. Animal rights and welfare is unfortunately often missed in other vegan places around the globe. Keep up the good work!

I'll drive halfway across the city for their breakfast croissants.

I love to live for, the food is always good and the service is always punctual. Small room but hopefully they can grow

Came here on a Sunday afternoon and the place was PACKED. Really glad to see how popular it was! There was a ton of options for baked goods, cakes, and breakfast sandwiches, plus all the coffee drinks you could want. I had the carrot cake, which was excellent. I’ll definitely be back to get a breakfast sandwiches on a croissant! #Veganuary Updated from previous review on 2025-01-13

Tried this place because it was highly recommended and I understood why, this lovely vegan bakery has a lot of options and even rotating flavours every months. The pastries compare to bakeries in Paris, they are very tasty! My only complaint is that due to rotating flavours, we couldn’t get strawberry croissant since it’s only in summer, it should be added as permanent item!

Tried this place because it was highly recommended and I understood why, this lovely vegan bakery has a lot of options and even rotating flavours every months. The pastries compare to bakeries in Paris, they are very tasty! My only complaint is that due to rotating flavours, we couldn’t get strawberry croissant since it’s only in summer, it should be added as permanent item!

We got a croissant, pain au chocolat, cinnamon palmier, and a breakfast sandwich. All were very good! The best vegan pain au chocolat I've had. So flakey and airy. The oatmilk latte was very good, too. This will be a regular stop when we come to Vancouver.