Top 5 bakeries in North Vancouver District

Daily Hive, the Georgia Straight, Scout Magazine, and Vancouver Magazine all covered the opening of Dope Bakehouse in July 2025. The bakery is the first standalone shop from the team behind Nemesis Coffee. Scout Magazine wrote that the technique is classic and precise, and the execution consistently strong, but the flavour combinations follow curiosity over convention.

• “people feel inspired by the whole experience”

  Daily Hive, Marco Ovies · news · July 18, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

• “the shop features curved walls inspired by pastry folds, warm tones that evoke the golden hue of croissants, and a high-gloss bar that gleams like melted butter.”

  Georgia Straight, Vicki Duong · news · July 17, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

• “We have the kouign-amann at Nemesis, but we've changed it here by salting the brown butter.”

  Scout Magazine, Michelle Sproule · feature · July 19, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

• “We first named our in-house bakery program Dope Bakehouse at our Nemesis Polygon location, and it really took off beyond our imaginations.”

  Vancouver Magazine, Kerri Donaldson · news · June 9, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Dope Bakehouse's website

Daily Hive reported in March 2026 that actress Jennifer Garner named the Deep Cove shop when asked about her favourite spots in the city. She described it as a place with good donuts in the neighbourhood where she once lived.

• “That is where I lived when I was pregnant with my daughter, and there is a place with really good donuts.”

  Daily Hive, Marco Ovies · news · March 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

Daily Hive reported in November 2025 that Goldie's Donuts opened its fifth Metro Vancouver location in North Vancouver, in the space of a former cafe that had served the neighbourhood for 13 years. The shop is known for its 24-hour fermented brioche donuts.

• “soft, 24-hour fermented brioche donuts and specialty coffee”

  Daily Hive, Marco Ovies · news · November 5, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Goldie's Donuts & Bakery's website

Daily Hive included Dilemma Bakehouse by Catch 122 in its 2024 guide to the Metro Vancouver Croissant Crawl, noting its NY Cheesecake Croissant Tart and Yuzu Jalapeño Brûlée Cronut among the crawl offerings.

• “Dilemma by Catch122 (NY Cheesecake Croissant Tart, Yuzu Jalapeño Brûlée Cronut)”

  Daily Hive, Daniel Chai · best-of list · October 16, 2024 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Dilemma Bakehouse by Catch 122's website

Scout Magazine named Bad Dog Bread in its January 2024 guide to the best bread in Vancouver, recommending the multigrain loaf and describing it as a wholesome and flavourful artisan loaf utilizing local ingredients.

• “A wholesome and flavourful artisan loaf utilizing local ingredients, this Bad Dog loaf is the North Van bakery's 'baker's choice' for good reason.”

  Scout Magazine, Michelle Sproule · best-of list · January 23, 2024 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Bad Dog Bread's website