49th Parallel Café & Lucky's Doughnuts - THURLOW

689 Thurlow St, Vancouver - V6E 4M3
199 reviews
Coffee & Tea Donuts
(604) 620-4905

I was staying at a hotel close by, so it was in walking distance. Came here for my morning coffee everyday. Definitely a popular place because every morning that I came here there was a long line but worth the wait.The best oat milk latte I've had in a very long time! I tried the honey cruller donut and the mango passionfruit, wow.. the donuts are so good. Wish I could have tried more! I also had a plain croissant and it was really good and flaky.If I ever visit Vancouver again I will stop by for a coffee and donut for sure!

Wanted to try Luckys donuts. It’s on a busy corner downtown so parking is difficult but not impossible. Busy inside on a weekday morning but lots of indoor seating.Tried the apple critter, tiramisu donut, long John and pistachio donut. Get the apple critter it’s more savory than sweet and really good.

Absolutely amazing selection of donuts, pastries and other sweet treats. The breakfast sandwiches are also excellent - I had the Doug and had a great mix of ingredients. The coffee is incredible and will certainly give you a massive caffeine hit!

A coffee & donut specialty shop I stumbled upon. Coffee and pistachio ring donuts in a mint cup reminiscent of Tiffany's are fantastic. As soon as I took a bite of the donut, I lined up again to buy the half dozen. I found out why there are so many people here.

Vegan donut haven! These beautiful light and fluffy rings of insanely yummy dough are one of the best in the city I have ever tasted and the perfect Friday treat to combo with your morning cup of Joe! Nicely dense with a light and uplifting texture, nicely moist and flawlessSuper tasty, excellent bold and quirky, edgy flavors with zero animal-based ingredients. Lucky's Donuts.. you officially have me drooling like a vegan Homer Simpson and I cannot wait for the next visit! Writing this review has already sent me into another dough-dream.Support local businesses!

Come here for a donut and coffee if you are in Vancouver, amazing and the staff is wonderful, I tried three flavors total, bacon apple fritter - perfectly sweet and salty but a bit too greasy; pistachio - amazing perfect balance, not to sweet; pistachio (vegan brownie) - the brownie part is super soft taste good but was way too sweet for my personal preference however I can see people loving this. Also the coffee was really good. Just come already!

My humble opinion is that Lucky’s are the BEST donuts in Vancouver, accompanied by some of the best coffee. I have never been disappointed at any of their locations.My flat white was rich and creamy and the carrot cake donut hit all the right notes.

A solid spot for coffee and donuts. The space is quite spacious and there’s plenty of outdoor seating as well. They have a great assortment of doughnuts - I always enjoy the lemon bismarck and salted caramel doughnuts but decided to go for their featured doughnut over the weekend. The coffee is consistently great - their lattes are very smooth.

I'm in love with the turquoise cups ❤️ maple donut is delicious, glaze isn't the best but in combination with those caramelized walnuts it's sensation. The large latte tasted very, very good! Smooth and creamy texture, that's what I lack in other cafes.

Before Covid, I visited a different location and enjoyed the donuts. So I thought it would be worthwhile to make a return visit to the one closest to where we are staying. We arrived fairly early in the morning. The location was crowded. While we were asking questions and trying to order, the people in line were very impatient. (This isn't the restaurant's fault. The location has the feel of a place where people who are local frequent and so they probably already know what they want.) We ordered a variety of donuts/pastries of different flavors. The flavors were not all uniformly good but the quality of the pastries themselves was very good.