Roundel Cafe

For more than 40 years, the Roundel Café has been a neighbourhood institution. Since 1969, the diner – one of the 10 oldest restaurants in Vancouver – has been delighting the residents of Hastings-Sunrise with its delicious free-range and organic breakfasts, lunches and dinners, all of which are served up with a distinctive retro vibe by some of the friendliest staff members in town.

Although the restaurant has been a staple of the area for years, over the past decade it has gone through a total reinvigoration, courtesy of owner Dena Sananin. The menu now features a wealth of standard and family fare (the Bennys are particularly popular), as well as vegan and gluten-free options, and virtually all of the condiments — jam, hot sauce and ketchup — are made in house. “My boss, she redid everything,” explains manager Sergio Muniz. “The floors, the ceilings, the menu. Everything,” he laughs. “It was a lot greasier, before.”