Bakeries

The Boss Bakery & Restaurant

Open by scheduleMonday · 7 AM – 6 PM

Vancouver chinese, hong kong cafe

ⓘ Hours as published by the business

532 Main Street, Vancouver
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Opening hours

Monday · Today
7 AM – 6 PM
Tuesday
7 AM – 6 PM
Wednesday
7 AM – 6 PM
Thursday
7 AM – 6 PM
Friday
7 AM – 6 PM
Saturday
7 AM – 6 PM
Sunday
7 AM – 6 PM

Holidays and short days are the usual exceptions — call before a long drive.

▤ Contact & details

☎ Phone
+1-604-683-3860
⌖ Address
532 Main Street, Vancouver
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◆ Category
Bakeries
◎ Country
US
⌘ Branch
Chinatown

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while customers were sipping coffee and munching pastries, an old delivery driver parked his truck outside The Boss Bakery & Restaurant. As he walked in with a box of fresh doughnuts, everyone noticed something peculiar: his dog started sniffing the air intently, then began barking excitedly at nothing visible to anyone else. Suddenly, the delivery driver looked up, smiled sheepishly, and said, ‘Oh, that’s just my old pal, Smokey. He thinks he can smell freshly baked goods from miles away!’ Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another one of Smokey’s quirks, and went back to enjoying their breakfast.

2. One day, as patrons enjoyed their breakfast treats, a mysterious note appeared on the restaurant’s door. It read: ‘Boss Bakery now open 24 hours—except when it isn’t.’ Curious customers started leaving notes of their own, each one more creative than the last. Soon, the bakery became famous for its ever-changing opening hours, attracting locals who’d come just to see what time they could actually get in. One morning, a sleepy delivery driver found the door unlocked and walked in, only to discover everyone else already enjoying freshly baked goods—because, of course, today was one of those days when The Boss Bakery wasn’t technically open.

3. One morning, as customers were choosing their favorite pastries, someone asked: ‘Who decided that every croissant here tastes like a secret joke?’ A delivery driver shrugged and said, 'Probably the same guy who named our chocolate chip cookies “secret ingredients.”' A regular laughed out loud, taking a bite of his pastry and mumbling, 'I guess it’s better than having no joke at all.'

4. At dawn, when most bakeries are quiet, a regular noticed something peculiar: every morning, exactly at 5:08 AM, a shadowy figure would appear in the kitchen window, rearranging the display of croissants. Curious, the regular told other staff members, who started noticing the same ghostly figure. Soon enough, the mysterious arranger became a local legend—everyone knew it was The Croissant Master, ensuring each croissant had just the right angle for maximum yumminess. Even the delivery drivers began leaving their packages slightly askew, hoping for a touch from The Croissant Master’s invisible hand.

Source details

Business attributes

Address

City
Vancouver
Housenumber
532
Province
BC
Street
Main Street

Contacts

Phone
+1-604-683-3860

Hours & freshness

Opening hours
Mo-Su 07:00-18:00

What it offers

Amenity
restaurant
Cuisine
chinese, hong kong cafe
Shop
bakery

Other details

Branch
Chinatown

Source: OpenStreetMap, 11 recorded details for this place.

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