Be Fresh Local Market

Be Fresh Market “east Kitsalano” The vast organic vegetable selection is sure to make your mouth water, when creating affordable delicious recipes. The fresh options are here for you to enjoy. Take advantage of the best freshly brewed coffee beans, in the form of an affordable fresh Americano. Either hot, or iced to make your day better and complete. Start your day with this simple and easy experience, which will help your journey be brought in to a positive light. The selection of quality and extraordinary textured donuts will be sure to add a level of decadence to your experience. Fresh herbs. Why not! Same price as dehydrated bland spices. These options will be sure to elevate your favourite recipes from, routine to restaurant menu expressions. The service is friendly and helpful, for you to find quick a quality options for your meal development. Standing in line, your senses will be filled with the smells of fresh strawberries and the sound of their original Cappuccino machine bringing orders to life. I true gem of “east kitsalano” !!!

One thing to keep in mind — the café is combined with a supermarket, so the atmosphere isn’t the coziest inside. But in the summer, it’s definitely better to enjoy your coffee outside. The coffee was smooth and easy to drink — not too strong, just how I like it. We also picked up two packs of strawberries for just $7, which was a great deal! Overall, it’s a practical and affordable place, especially if you’re stopping by for a quick coffee and some fresh produce.

lovely vibe inside and great layout, but the cold takeout food isn’t great. i got the shawarma wrap and it was mostly just kale. it was somehow super dry on the outside but completely soaked on the outside. i had to use lots of napkins to dry it off but it was still soggy, not sure how that can even happen. the shop is great for reasonably priced organic produce but maybe avoid the takeout pre-made food

Be Fresh Market – April 17 On April 17, I purchased an item marked with a sale tag, but unfortunately, the discount was not applied. The cashier, Lika, explained that the tag had expired on March 5, which was over a month ago, and asked why I was bringing it up. The tag was placed where the regular price was expected, and it showed the same price for both frozen and thawed versions. It also mentioned "Sale Ends at 5/3/2025." Based on this, I interpreted the expiration date as May 3, 2025. When I asked for a price adjustment, Lika asked me to wait and then redirected me to the back of the line. She mentioned that it was my responsibility to check the tag dates, which I had done, but I mistakenly interpreted the date. I understand that Lika must know the store’s tagging system better than I do. According to Section 74.01 of the Competition Act, misleading price tags or outdated promotional dates can violate consumer protection laws. On April 17, the tag still displayed "5/3/2025” Instead of resolving the issue with a quick return or an apology, the situation felt a bit frustrating, which affected my experience. A more positive approach could certainly improve customer service and the store’s reputation. The store itself is generally clean, the staff is usually polite, and the fresh products are great. However, there are really frequent errors at checkout . Items with unclear or missing details on price tags are often assumed, and while returns are usually handled professionally, it’s not always a seamless experience. If a fruit or vegetable rolls into the wrong basket, the customer can't verify the code and ends up paying for whatever is scanned. My suggestion would be to carefully check your receipt before leaving this location, as these issues seem to persist. It often feels like the outcome is dependent on the cashier’s interpretation. Best regards. P. S About a week ago, I was paying with cash to a different, nice, and friendly cashier, but the same staff member who had been rude to me previously stood behind the cashier and stared at me. When I asked, "Do you need anything?" she claimed I sounded rude, which was strange, as I had just finished a sprint workout after a long workday and could barely speak, especially in a rude way. I responded, "Ok," and left. I’m a regular customer who spends a lot here, and this experience made me feel uncomfortable. My family and I won’t be returning, that’s for sure

This rating is mainly for the drinks because they are NOT great lol Matcha doesn’t seem like real matcha and could barely taste the hojicha too. It was more like drinking colored milk for $5-6 😅 Better to go to other places, would not recommend this one. Otherwise, a standard market - small but in a nice area. However, my friend’s blueberries had some mold on it and she had to change it.

Very cute store with a lot of unique food items. They have fresh pastries too and delicious drinks. A must visit in the neighborhood.

My go-to for clean energy food and coffee in the morning. The owner is gorgeous and hands on. There's no job too big or too small for this individual. She treats her staff well, selects her suppliers carefully and nothing is dramatically overpriced...except for the yogurt. Im not paying $10 for a half pint of yog. Lol There is a beautifully cultivated culture here. A hidden Gem. I met my bestie here a few years ago chillin ouside w my doggo.

Delicious $2 Americanos with Avalon cream!☕️ Whoever keeps these on the menu is going straight to heaven. All the products are great and the staff is so sweet, this is a wonderful neighborhood spot.

needed to satisfy my banana matcha cravings and had heard about this spot on tiktok! be fresh is located in a small market on the corner of neighboring homes and seemed to be a local favorite. i'd never heard of a banana bread matcha latte until this moment and just.. wow! it was seriously a spot-on flavor match. the drink was nutty, slightly spiced from the cinnamon, not too sweet and paired really well with the matcha. besides this drink, they also offered matcha latte & hojicha latte as well as $2 americanos everyday! overall, a pretty solid place if you're ever in van.

Went in to try their banana bread iced matcha latte and I was really surprised how much I enjoyed it. The banana flavour is from banana puree with cinnamon and brown sugar. Definitely pairs nicely and does taste like a banana bread. The matcha latte was pretty good but it wouldve tasted better with less milk and maybe a higher grade matcha, however still tasty. The store overall offers a great selection of organic produce and grocery items. I also love how they offer $2 iced americano, cant find that anywhere in the city.

99 cent for a Ginger Snap Cookie. Yes! 5.50 CAD latte for a Hojicha Latte. Yes! Grocery story in the neighborhood. They don't offer real smoothies. Pressed juices were 10.99 CAD.

Came here to pick up a TGTG bag, ended up buying a bunch of stuff. For such a small market, they carry only local products, organic, and many things I've never seen for sale before (Nuba falafels! Trays of tomales, etc). Friendly staff! PS pick up a ginger snap cookie! So soft & perfectly flavoured...tasted like childhood at gma's. Give them a try! Produce section in particular is bueno!

I've been here now 4 or 5 times and I really like this place! My tutor recommended meeting here (he's been here often. Perhaps over 100 times), due to the fact that there is tons of natural light, a long table to work at (great for homework and lots of papers. There are many smaller tables, too, and an outside seating area), plus free street parking (at least for two hours on weekdays). All bonuses! Add to this list the fact that they make very good coffee here (I've ordered their lattes with non-fat milk at each visit and it's always been great. My only issue is that they don't have Splenda or any artificial sweetener here, so I learned real fast to bring my own). The ladies who work at the counter are super nice and the coffee prices are very reasonable. This market also sells a wide variety of organic produce, products and ready-made meals, plus they have organic pastries and croissants at the front counter, and can make various sandwiches and meals, too. On a few occasions, I picked up some avocados at 99 cents each (they were all delicious!) and a few small watermelons at $3.99 each (one was sweet but another, not so good). I've noticed that a lot of local folks and regulars come here; the employees know a lot of the customers. That, to me, says a lot.

Had the mushroom chia soup along with a sandwich here over a lunch meeting. The food is delicious. Needless to say, fresh and wholesale. The service was also lovely. I ordered a piece of dessert and asked for them to hold them in the back until I am ready for it. They heated it up for me and it was served to me with all smiles. Also tried a bottle of Nutmeg Mylk Almond Milk with lavender, honey and seasoned with Himalayan sea salt. This is wholesale eating in Vancouver!

Purchased the Thai Coconut Curry and Asian Basil Stir Fry from the ready to eat deli cooler. Each item was marked down 50% to $5.50. You can ask the kitchen to toss salads (mix in the dressing and re-plate). Since I had veggies and rice the kitchen can warm up and re-plate. The Thai Coconut Curry dish featured tofu, cauliflower, assorted veggies and rice. The taste of sweet savory coconut milk was present with each bite. Tofu was soft, flavorful and included grill marks. This dish contained 14g of saturated fat. Ingredients: Brown rice, chickpea, tofu, cauliflower, carrot, green peas, garlic, onion, red peppers, coconut milk, corn starch, tamari, veggie oil, sesame oil, citric acid, water, soybeans, coconut powder, chili flakes, salt, spices, herbs, seasoning. The Asian Basil Stir Fry highlighted Tofu, Zucchini, Eggplant and rice. I observed a butter like richness, and extensive use of tamari. The veggies were seasoned well with lots of flavours. This dish contained 1390 mg of sodium. Ingredients: Brown rice, Tofu, Zucchini, red onion, mushroom, eggplant, red peppers, canola oil, basil, agave, tamari, water, garlic, chili flakes, waxy maize, steak spice, sesame seeds, salt, spices, seasoning. My lifestyle is 80% raw so when I try cooked food it triggers pleasurable emotions. I savoured every bite and thoroughly enjoyed each dish at the discounted price. Would recommend 3.75 stars

My favourite place to buy produce! They always have a wonderful selection of local and organic options. I really appreciate that they offer discounts on products that are almost at the end of their shelf life, imagine how much less food waste there would be if all grocery stores did this?! Also would highly recommend their homemade almond mylk!

$14 for a per made salad to go and they don't have any forks .. they hadn't just run out of forks they had a sign in the fork jar that looked like it had been there for a fe days. He's 2 suggestions to not waste customers time. 1 : when someone buys a salad to go let them know there's no forks. 2: send someone to go buy some forks !

Every single time I came to this place, I had a nice experience, because it's nice, it's local and staff is rather friendly. They have a pretty good deal with 99cts tiny organic avocados. However, they're not very good. And I bought a really big quantity, so it was not just bad luck. Other than this deal, the shop is really over priced and so badly organized. Drinks don't seem to be their strength either. My friend and I both had an almond matcha latte and it was disgusting. It really tasted like green powder. at +$5 each, it felt like a ripoff. Food is uneven. They have some gluten free options, some of them are okay, like the donuts for instance, and some other, like the scones, are really not good. Going back? Probably, but not to do any grocery shopping.

Great grocer / coffee shot . Easy shopping . Great quality produce , salads and their own line of fresh juices .

Rude service and a waiting line for 10min because that's how long it takes to make coffee there. No prices on many items because "they are fresh -just in" ??? Anyway, this is an extremely over priced lunch place for Lululemon employees who cannot breathe without $12 hipster salad. Sad.

I walked in and immediately fell in love. Some fresh produce, pre made foods, select groceries and a great little bakery and coffee bar. They also driver fresh groceries to your door! Coffee was really good and the chocolate chip chia cookie was so yummy!

An astoundingly ordinary and amazingly overpriced operation everything they sell is priced better/displayed more artfully by vital thriving competitors throughout the city this place is a Classic also ran. Oddly you need to pay for groceries @ the coffee bar the cashier by the door is always empty. And speaking of coffee bar the speaker they have blasting music @ the back of the Staff's heads means they can't hear what customers are saying so be prepared for endless 'What Did You Say'?, 'What's That'?, and of course the standard 'Huh'? The constant barrage of noise seems to put Staff on edge relaxed they are not another good reason to give this place a miss.

Local fresh produce! Very hipster and with great organic& gluten free options by the coffee bar too! When gluten free breads reduced price it's only$3.99! Great deal ! Pleasant environment to read book and hang with a girl friend!

I love having lunch here or to come in for an afternoon turmeric latte. The space is really bright and welcoming. There's lots of seats and I like sharing the space with other people in the main long table. Free decent WiFi, no password. Plus there is a great little organic grocery store with all the veggies you'd need to rock a healthy meal back at home.

Be Fresh is a good addition to the 'hood. They handily have lots of vegan options and nut milk. I like how they bring in household stuffs too. My only complaint is the confusion at the till. If you're buying a few groceries, it's very awkward to pass the items over the register and scale to the cashier and then back to bag your items. I wish they would bring back the little till by the door for groceries! Also, wine and beer please!

This is our coffee place after a hard workout at zelko's. Neighbour "pub like" that makes you feel at home. Great food, coffee and urban lululemon wildlife to be seen. Food is organic and a bit pricy but it's cheaper than driving to Whole Foods or choices and finding parking! Appreciate that people don't stay all day on their computer like many other places in the hood. Friendly service for us locals.

Great selection and affordable avocados but EXTREMELY RUDE AND INATTENTIVE STAFF. I've been there in the morning and in the evening - different staff but same level of incompetency and lack of courtesy.

Great service each time I've been in although I tend to make it easy on people with how I show up which I feel is important. Good coffee as far as I can tell, expensive food for sure but its Kit's and seems about par, so expected. One comment I'll make to the owner/manager, put in more sockets! If possible floor sockets under the long table on the floor and also under the window at the high table looking out the window. The place is generally busy but not always full, I see people coming in with laptops and realizing only 3 small tables and 1 place at the high table have access to sockets for their laptops, they leave again, I've had to do the same on several occasions. Many other cafe's have adequate sockets/seating and equally good coffee/food at a possibly lower price so if you want to keep attracting customers and filling seats, sort that out! My advice anyway, will continue to come here to work on my laptop once 1 of the 4 spots with sockets is available :)

LOVE this place! Amazing coffee, fresh juices, and ready to go meals. Their bulletproof coffee is great too :)

I love this place. Focused on quality, organic, local, fresh, etc. AND excellent espresso. Grab and go Foods with friendly staff.

Feels like I'm somewhere else when I'm in this store. Very west coast feel. Very pretty decor. I wouldn't do my groceries here but I'd def eat or get a drink here. All organic produce and lots of local produced products. Staffs are super nice also!

I absolutely love this place! The service is so great. So friendly and always a smile when you walk in. I've been coming here almost daily since it opened. They have fresh juices and smoothies. Well priced at $5.99-$9.99. Excellent soups and salads and such a cute little seating area in the front. What an amazing addition to West 1st! All organic all the time. :)

Pros: Good selection for people with food sensitivities Clean environment Decent hours Cons: If you're only going in to get grocery items be prepared for a LONG wait as their checkout system is super time-consuming and they never have a separate check out for grocery available Chronically short staffed leading to dirty tables etc. Many items are not priced properly/not priced at all Inventory fluctuates sporadically so I cannot guarantee they will have a product when I go there

The one staff member that I spoke with was rude therefore I have no desire to go back there. I'd much rather go to Starbucks where the staff is actually polite.

This place is beautiful - so many amazing food options for so many diets. They have a great grocery and product selection and their customer service is always so great. The prices are very high and the wait can be long if you're getting food heated up. But as someone who cares about what they eat, it's a life saver when I don't have a lunch. Definitely a great stop for a takeout lunch!

Loved this place mainly for the delicious salads that they toss for you. Today I was late for work and grabbed a smoothie. Absolutely inedible! The number of ingredients is staggering, including a ton of sugar and countless stabilizing ingredients like carrageenan, xanthan gum and locust bean gum. The smoothie tasted like pure chemicals. Really Be Fresh? I had such high hopes for you.

The pre-made meals are delicious and healthy, the desserts are toothsome, the protein shakes are great, the girls who work the till are pleasant and humorous, and Roberta the manager is super duper helpful.

Stumbled upon this place in passing 'cause I took the wrong turn. I love how it is a market with some local stuff. It's also a cafe with fresh pre-prepped meals that they will heat and toss for you and serve on a plate if you want to stay in. I felt so healthy and clean eating here before school that it made me feel awesome instead of sluggish as some fast food can do. Super friendly staff. Free wifi, therefore, got to work on my zine.

Every morning of my vacation I had breakfast here. A delicious Cocoa and banana smoothie with a crunchy vegan ginger cookie. Warm environment, cool style!

All of the 'fresh' food is extremely overpriced, bland and prepared by inexperienced people. The actual produce is also very limited, overpriced and did not look like what you would expect from a farmers market style of local sustainable produce. The vibe is franchise and prescriptive nothing good to say.

Nice place. I love the coffees and the salads. I wrote a bad review but i meant that place across the street. Central Gourmet. My bad im sorry about that.

I've been in here many times, prices are expensive, but lots of local food! The big problem is that the counter is so cluttered, and I mean, covered in stuff. So when you go to buy something, you cannot set it down. You have to lift your groceries high in the air above the weigh scale. THIS IS HARD FOR ME WITH HIDDEN DISABILITIES. Plus it's visually unappealing to have so much clutter at a till. I have mentioned this problem with the covered counter to the staff several times, but it's never been changed so I'm mentioning it here - your till is unaccessible for disabled people! Also, they have grocery, coffee, and food orders ALL IN THE SAME line up! (ALWAYS A WAIT IN LINE, no matter how many staff are working.) There needs to be a grocery till (the one by the door is always closed for some reason) and and food/coffee till. But a big thumbs up for hiring someone with a disability ! (Saw this yesterday!!)

This business has cafes at certain locations (which I believe are also on Yelp). It used to be called Licious Living. This review is specifically for the Be Fresh meal delivery service, which they describe on their website. I decided to use this meal delivery service temporarily (I had planned on using it for a bit less than a month) prior to a trip I was taking. I am a busy professional and I was having trouble finding the time to eat healthy. If I had known what I know now about this service, I would NOT have signed up for it, since I wasted more time dealing with their horrible service than I would have if I had gone to the grocery store and made the meals myself. (Okay, slight exaggeration, but dealing with this ridiculous company also greatly increased my stress levels!) The only good thing I can say is that the food is good. My meals were not as promised. I had asked for my meals to be between 400-500 cals and my husband's meals to be 500-600. On almost every single delivery, not only did they not label which were which, the meals weighed the same. Trying to talk to someone to rectify this was horribly frustrating. There was one incident where they only delivered 2/3 meals. They deliver the meals late at night and promise that the cooler keeps them cool until morning, but in the morning, they were usually room temperature to the touch. The worst part came when they charged my credit card with a lump sum for the entire month without my permission. Additionally, they overcharged me several hundred dollars. When I pointed out to them that they had overcharged me, and that I hadn't agreed to a lump sum, they attempted to rely on a policy I had never seen. They told me they "didn't do refunds" but would make an exception for me - which was rather infuriating since correcting an overcharge is hardly a refund! They did eventually let me cancel the service early and refunded what was owing to me. All in all I would strongly suggest you do not use this service. They seem to have serious problems with their customer service representatives and their production team.