{"id":18250,"date":"2019-09-06T11:37:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T18:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=18250"},"modified":"2019-09-06T21:09:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-07T04:09:07","slug":"purebread-gastown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/purebread-gastown\/","title":{"rendered":"Purebread Gastown serves affordable, satisfying lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to my friends who love baked goods, Purebread is such an iconic place to them in Gastown. For someone who prefers cooking over baking, it took quite a bit convincing for me to finally check out the bakery and cafe for lunch.<\/p>\n<p>The displays of baked goods were impressive, and everything behind the glass looks artisan and visually enticing. And they all seem rather affordable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18253\" style=\"width: 2613px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5719.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18253 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5719.jpg\" alt=\"Purebread Gastown\" width=\"2613\" height=\"1740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5719.jpg 2613w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5719-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5719-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5719-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5719-83x55.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5719-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5719-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5719-750x499.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2613px) 100vw, 2613px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purebread Gastown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18254\" style=\"width: 2792px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5722.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18254 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5722.jpg\" alt=\"Purebread Gastown\" width=\"2792\" height=\"1859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5722.jpg 2792w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5722-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5722-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5722-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5722-83x55.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5722-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5722-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5722-750x499.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2792px) 100vw, 2792px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purebread Gastown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5731.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2631\" height=\"1751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5731.jpg 2631w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5731-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5731-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5731-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5731-83x55.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5731-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5731-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5731-750x499.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2631px) 100vw, 2631px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Cheese and Ham Bake<\/strong> ($6) was delectible, with ham fold inside the fluffy but hearty baked bread and topped with a crispy crust of cheese and more ham. The touch of fresh herbs was brilliant.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18251\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18251\" style=\"width: 3468px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/024A18A3-7547-461E-8E98-9669AA4E4C80.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18251 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/024A18A3-7547-461E-8E98-9669AA4E4C80.jpeg\" alt=\"Cheese and Ham Bake \" width=\"3468\" height=\"2311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/024A18A3-7547-461E-8E98-9669AA4E4C80.jpeg 3468w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/024A18A3-7547-461E-8E98-9669AA4E4C80-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/024A18A3-7547-461E-8E98-9669AA4E4C80-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/024A18A3-7547-461E-8E98-9669AA4E4C80-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/024A18A3-7547-461E-8E98-9669AA4E4C80-83x55.jpeg 83w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/024A18A3-7547-461E-8E98-9669AA4E4C80-640x426.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/024A18A3-7547-461E-8E98-9669AA4E4C80-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/024A18A3-7547-461E-8E98-9669AA4E4C80-750x500.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3468px) 100vw, 3468px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheese and Ham Bake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18255\" style=\"width: 2834px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5735.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18255 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5735.jpg\" alt=\"Cheese and Ham Bake \" width=\"2834\" height=\"1888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5735.jpg 2834w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5735-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5735-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5735-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5735-83x55.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5735-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5735-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5735-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2834px) 100vw, 2834px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheese and Ham Bake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong>Bacon &amp; Cheese Frittata<\/strong> ($5.50) is definitely pleaser for egg lovers like me, the fluffy, eggy bread with a crusty top of bacon and cheese, finished with fresh chive. It was the right amount of heartiness for a satisfying lunch for one.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18252\" style=\"width: 4032px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2191C74E-2EC0-45A3-AAEF-28F3C54129A4.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18252 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2191C74E-2EC0-45A3-AAEF-28F3C54129A4.jpeg\" alt=\"Bacon &amp; Cheese Frittata\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2191C74E-2EC0-45A3-AAEF-28F3C54129A4.jpeg 4032w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2191C74E-2EC0-45A3-AAEF-28F3C54129A4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2191C74E-2EC0-45A3-AAEF-28F3C54129A4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2191C74E-2EC0-45A3-AAEF-28F3C54129A4-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2191C74E-2EC0-45A3-AAEF-28F3C54129A4-73x55.jpeg 73w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2191C74E-2EC0-45A3-AAEF-28F3C54129A4-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2191C74E-2EC0-45A3-AAEF-28F3C54129A4-750x563.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bacon &amp; Cheese Frittata<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18256\" style=\"width: 2434px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5745.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18256 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5745-e1567794596443.jpg\" alt=\"Purebread Gastown\" width=\"2434\" height=\"1625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5745-e1567794596443.jpg 2434w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5745-e1567794596443-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5745-e1567794596443-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5745-e1567794596443-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5745-e1567794596443-82x55.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5745-e1567794596443-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5745-e1567794596443-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5745-e1567794596443-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2434px) 100vw, 2434px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purebread Gastown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Final thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>I am not a huge fan of baked goods, but I was impressed with what Purebread offers for lunch in Gastown. Each piece of savoury lunch item, such as the ham &amp; cheese bake or the bacon &amp; cheese frittata, is perfect amount of food to satisfy. You can truly experience the French Artisan baking, which would give you all the sensory pleasures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>$-$$<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>rating: <strong>3.5\/5<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><em>Purebread Gastown<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em>159 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1H5<\/em><br \/>\n<em>(604) 563-8060 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purebread.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purebread.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2566.8438107313327!2d-123.11132899579738!3d49.28254423030775!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x5486717999baa017%3A0x63a5d7a05dcb0ad!2sPurebread!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1567726656686!5m2!1sen!2sca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View Menu, Reviews, Photos &amp; Information about Purebread, Gastown and other Restaurants in Metro Vancouver\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/vancouver\/purebread-gastown-vancouver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 200px; height: 146px; padding: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/logo\/16628451\/biglink\" alt=\"Purebread Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to my friends who love baked goods, Purebread is such an iconic place to them in Gastown. For someone who prefers cooking over baking, it took quite a bit convincing for me to finally check out the bakery and cafe for lunch. The displays of baked goods were impressive, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[192,110,40,341,55],"tags":[527],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_5731.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18250"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18250"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18265,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18250\/revisions\/18265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}