• About / Contact
  • Work With Me
  • Beauty
    • body
    • eyes
    • beauty events
    • face
    • fashion
    • hair
    • lips
    • nails
    • skincare
  • Food & Drink
    • brunch
    • chinese
    • dessert
    • coffee/tea/drink
    • food truck
    • italian
    • japanese
    • greek
    • late night
    • noodles
    • pub
    • sandwiches
    • seafood
    • steakhouse
    • taiwanese
    • thai
    • vegetarian/vegan
    • vietnamese
    • western
  • Travel
    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 

Curiously Carmen

Trees Organic Coffee House

April 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

While walking through Gastown one sunny afternoon after class, my classmates and I noticed this cute little coffee shop in one of the heritage, brick Gastown buildings. We decided to pop in to talk about our class project. Originally, I wasn’t planning on getting any pastries, but I was sold after seeing their pastry case. We ended up sitting at a table near the window, where the window shelves were made into a seat, filled with pillows! It was a very cozy sight, and the high wooden tables made it feel very vintage and cozy.

photo (10)Here is the till, there was also self serve lemon water on the side. The workers were also really friendly and attentive, gladly answering questions that I had about their pastries.
photo (11)The selection of sugary, fattening, and indulgent goodness. From what I saw in the case, I would assume that their specialty is the cheesecake. They also had some small paninis and lunch items on the top two shelves. Curious to see which pastry I got?! Well, after debating for a bit.. I decided on getting…
photo (13)The vegan banana oat power bar $3! Okay, to some of you, that might sound really gross since it’s so healthy. But I was really curious to try it because I didn’t feel like indulging in a cheesecake or brownie that day, and I love bananas! I asked for them to warm it up, which they put in the microwave. This bar was decent- there were a LOT of seeds in it. The worker told me that this bar was made out of banana puree, seeds, nuts, and oats. At one point, I started feeling like a bird because it was so seedy. Apart from the seedie-ness, I enjoyed the taste of the bar. It was very filling and guilt-free.
photo (12)Apart from the bird-seed loaf (Haha, just kidding it was actually pretty good), I ordered an americano. I forgot the price but it was around $3? The espresso was smooth, and not that bitter. All in all, I enjoyed my quick visit to Trees. The only negative thing would be the sketchy washroom which was located in the basement. You had to walk through this sketchy hallway to the elevator, and once you arrived, it was very quiet and dingy. The washroom was shared by other merchants in that building. There was a funky smell to it as well. Apart from the washrooms, I would definitely come here again if I was studying in this area (but who wants to study in Gastown when there are so many local clothing stores?!). I love the heritage and design of this building.

-Carmen

Trees Organic Coffee on Urbanspoon

Related posts:

  • Moii CafeMoii Cafe
  • Pekoe Tea LoungePekoe Tea Lounge
  • The Green Moustache (Mini Rant)The Green Moustache (Mini Rant)
  • TRADER JOES MINI HAUL – PART ONE!TRADER JOES MINI HAUL – PART ONE!
  • East CafeEast Cafe
  • The Last Crumb BakeryThe Last Crumb Bakery
  • Duotian Fish Soup Noodles Restaurant – Stingy restaurant =\Duotian Fish Soup Noodles Restaurant – Stingy restaurant =\
  • Trilussa Pizza & PaneTrilussa Pizza & Pane
  • NubaNuba
  • Candle 79, New York CityCandle 79, New York City

Leave a Comment
Filed Under: coffee and tea, food & drink, Uncategorized Tagged: americano, banana, coffee, healthy eating, healthy oats, oats, power bar, seed bar, tea, vegan, vegan bar

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Hello!

Hi and welcome to Curiously Carmen! I am Carmen, the girl behind the blog. You can read more about me here!

  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 

Recent Posts

  • Lao Shan Dong Homemade Noodle House – Revisit
  • Phnom Penh Restaurant
  • Yu Xiang Yuan – Revisit
  • Got Pho Thein Kim Vietnamese
  • So Hyang Korean Cuisine

Partnerships

View my food journey on Zomato!

Top Posts & Pages

  • Lao Shan Dong Homemade Noodle House - Revisit
  • Batiste Dry Shampoo Review: Original (Ella Henderson) and Dark Brown
  • JowaĆ©- New Beauty Brand Introduction
  • Schwarzkopf Color Ultime Hair Dye
  • Stila 'Perfect Me, Perfect Hue' Eye & Cheek Palette

Search

Archives

Theme Design By Studio Mommy · Copyright © 2019