To Live For Bakery & Cafe

I absolutely loved this bakery. Their pastries are on another level—beautiful, delicate, and bursting with flavor. We tried the hot chocolate cube croissant and the cinnamon roll, and both were incredibly delicious. The croissant was flaky with the perfect amount of richness, and the cinnamon roll was soft, warm, and comforting without being overly sweet. But the real star was the rose chai latte. I’ve truly never had anything like it anywhere. The flavor was floral, cozy, and perfectly balanced—so unique and memorable. The whole shop is stunning too—everything from the pastries to the drinks to the space itself is so aesthetically pleasing.

They had so many sweet and salty options! I decided to take the chicken tarte/quiche, i don't remember the name, but it tasted delicious! And for dessert, i took the cinnamon roll, and what can i say, it was sooo delicious, i cannot describe it. The matcha with raspberry was also amazing and the sausage roll that i took for take away, was also so good. I highly recommend this awesome place!! Updated from previous review on 2025-10-18

I agree with another commentator. The presentation is a 10/10. The taste is a 7/10. I got the chai cube croissant, which okay is a very Instagramable pastry, so maybe I fell for that one, but I wanted to try it. I didn't like the cream or filling, and it wasn't very flaky. I also got the breakfast sandwich with sausage. It was good, but it was definitely missing something. Some hot sauce would have bumped it up a couple of notches.

Shout out their social media person for always responding to my stories

Absolutely delicious and all vegan! Made us sad to leave the city tomorrow

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had a number of items but what stood out for us was the cheese scone and the pain au chocolat. The Nanaimo bar centre had a pure white chocolate flavour and feel.

Be clear and loud when ordering because it can be noisy and the cashier missed one of our items.

The pastries are so delicious. Super friendly staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I brought my vegan parents here and they were blown away. Everything was so good! Croissants were buttery and flakey. I will definitely be ordering a birthday cake from here.
There is bike parking outside the cafe, street parking is avaliable but you might have to park on a side street on the weekend. There is some seating inside and outside. If you come in the morning, the outside seating is west facing so bring a warm jacket if you want to sit outside as it’s in the shade.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious food and drinks! Best vegan cream cheese frosting on the cinnamon bun. The raspberry matcha drink was also delicious!Long line, but moved pretty quick. Loved seeing how many people biked there with their families. Cute indoor area for kids. Outdoor seating for people with dogs was a bit cramped when we were there on a Saturday morning, mostly lacking in table space.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Cinnamon Roll, Breakfast Croissant Sandwich

I had chai latte and cinnamon bun , i can go everyday if they give for free jokes apart i love it as a vegetarian 10/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Such a beautiful place with a great stuff.theu hold diary free pastry.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

By far my favorite vegan bakery that I found when I visited. So much so, that we came back the next day. Their breakfast, pastries, and coffee are all delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love you and your croissants

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Such a wonderful bakery! Everything is delicious and is prepared and served with love. They do croissant specials and I hate that I'm not a local so I can't try every special. The ones that I did try were so good, very creative and everything tastes so fresh. The scones may look dry but they're far from it. Would absolutely recommend this bakery!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I go here every time I pass through the city :) Amazing croissants, and I've tried a lot of vegan croissants!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5