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When the PappaRoti signs when up on the corner of Robson and Nicola I’m certain that many in the West End (myself included) opened up a browser to search the term, curious to see what would finally occupy the long-vacant space.

PappaRoti on Robson

As a neighbourhood resident for the better part of the last decade, I was certainly excited to see a coffee shop — with a unique twist — move onto that corner. Sure, we have plenty of coffee shops in downtown Vancouver but absolutely none like PappaRoti. This is the very first franchise in North America, the Canadian flagship, and home to the “Father of All Buns”.

PappaRoti on Robson

What exactly is PappaRoti? It’s a coffee-caramel coated bun, which is wildly popular in cafes and kiosks from London to Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, India and Australia. There are 400 PappaRoti locations worldwide and this is the very first in Canada and the USA, thanks to co-owners Sherri Zarandooz and Javeed Somji.

PappaRoti on Robson

Crack through the crisp outer shell of these baked-to-order treats to reveal a soft, buttery centre. Buns are served with cutlery but you can feel free to use your hands to rip it apart, dip, drizzle, and enjoy.

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PappaRoti compliments its coffee buns with JJ Bean coffee, loose-leaf tea from Teaja, and freshly squeezed organic juices. You can dine in or take out, and you’ll have the chance to slow things down as you sit and wait for your bun order to be delivered straight to your table.

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You can enjoy the bun on its own, or with sides like Pappa cream cheese, local organic jams, fresh fruit, Nutella, kaya, maple syrup, honey, whipped cream, ice cream, dark chocolate, or caramel.

PappaRoti on Robson

The cafe itself is bright, spacious, suitable for working on your laptop or bringing the kids for a playdate. They’re also open late, until 11:00pm.

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PappaRoti on Robson Giveaway

If you would like to try the world-famous PappaRoti coffee bun, I have three $50 gift cards to give away. Here’s how you can enter to win:

  • Leave a comment naming which topping you want to try with the famous PappaRoti bun (1 entry)
  • Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
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Follow PappaRoti on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more information and inspiration. I will draw three winners at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Thursday, April 17, 2014.

Update The winners are @conniehgn, Oana, and Eric!

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  1. Leanne Elizabeth Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 12:00pm PDT

    Strawberry and wiped cream sounds great!!

  2. zaelia Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 12:06pm PDT

    Mmmmm. Fresh fruit and whipped cream!

  3. Megan jones Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 12:12pm PDT

    Nutella for sure. Yum

  4. Oana Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 12:15pm PDT

    Ice cream of course!

  5. Jocelyn Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 12:15pm PDT

    Oooh,I want to try a bun with Nutella. Everything goes better with Nutella.

  6. dali Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 12:16pm PDT

    nutella, so yum

  7. Ramona Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 12:16pm PDT

    Strawberries and Whipped Cream!

  8. Janet Y.J. Kong Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 12:19pm PDT

    Nutella and Strawberries & Whipped Cream!

  9. Samantha Reeves Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 12:24pm PDT

    Wow, would love to try whipped cream and caramel.

  10. Linda tan Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 12:38pm PDT

    Would love to try the kaya one. Memories of Singapore

  11. Danielle Scott Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 1:26pm PDT

    The Pappa cream cheese sounds good or the dark chocolate!

  12. Alex Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 1:38pm PDT

    Ice cream!

  13. monique Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 1:42pm PDT

    ice cream and maple syrup!!

    right by my workplace…cant wait to try it

  14. Amanda Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 1:47pm PDT

    Nutella sounds delicious!

  15. jan Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 1:56pm PDT

    the dark chocolate and whipped cream

  16. Joanne Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 3:31pm PDT

    Nutella!!! <3<3<3

  17. Linda Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 4:02pm PDT

    I don’t know what kaya is, so that’s the topping I’d want to try 🙂

  18. Rachel Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 4:16pm PDT

    Ice cream!!

  19. Sharon Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 5:12pm PDT

    Nutella!

  20. Samantha Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 5:55pm PDT

    Whipped cream!

  21. Lisa Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 6:03pm PDT

    MMMMM ice cream and maple syrup! Thanks for the chance:)

  22. Laura Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 6:17pm PDT

    Nutella 🙂

  23. David Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 6:19pm PDT

    Nutella… is there really any other choice?

  24. Stephanie Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 6:22pm PDT

    Yumm whipped cream and dark chocolate!

  25. Anne Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 7:15pm PDT

    Caramel coffee cream. Yum yum!

  26. Dayna Wilson Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 8:21pm PDT

    Maple syrup!

  27. Donald Shaw Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 9:01pm PDT

    First one in Canada? I will have maple syrup on mine!

  28. Swapnil Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 10:18pm PDT

    Strawberry and cream

  29. Kam Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 10:46pm PDT

    Strawberry and whipped cream…yum!

  30. Sara Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 11:03pm PDT

    I definitely need to try one with maple!

  31. Tooth Fairy Friday, April 11th, 2014 — 11:13pm PDT

    Local organic jam sounds like it would be yummy but of course chocolatey nutella would be a real sweet treat!

  32. Mary Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 2:05am PDT

    YUM! I’d love to try this with the best topping of all..Nutella 🙂

  33. Rebecca Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 3:13am PDT

    Caramel

  34. Andy C. Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 3:13am PDT

    Ice Cream!

  35. Am Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 8:00am PDT

    I’d choose jam!

  36. Tina L. Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 8:08am PDT

    Nutella

  37. Erica Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 8:14am PDT

    Strawberries & whipped cream!

  38. Maryanne Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 9:06am PDT

    Banana and Nutella

  39. stacey Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 9:13am PDT

    Nutella and whip cream!

  40. Eric Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 10:20am PDT

    Strawberries and whipped cream. Yummers

  41. Paula Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 10:44am PDT

    Caramel!

  42. Michelle Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 12:59pm PDT

    Banana and nutella, please!

  43. Lucie B Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 1:37pm PDT

    Nutella…..mmmmmmm…

  44. Kris Johnston Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 2:21pm PDT

    Nutella! Yum!

  45. lindawwww Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 3:17pm PDT

    Jam and whipped cream

  46. Deyaaaaa Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 3:47pm PDT

    Nutella! Nutella and more Nutella1 with Whip Cream

  47. Donald Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 3:50pm PDT

    Strawberries and whipped cream!

  48. Linda Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 4:01pm PDT

    With Nutella

  49. Bobbi Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 4:21pm PDT

    Banana and nutella will always win this battle.

  50. @wastedmass Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 5:53pm PDT

    Straight up syrup

  51. Cliff Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 7:01pm PDT

    Kaya sounds interesting

  52. Brenda Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 7:02pm PDT

    Maple syrup and whipped cream

  53. su Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 7:22pm PDT

    Nutella, always!

  54. Lori Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 7:48pm PDT

    Ice cream and maple syrup!

  55. Darcy Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 8:04pm PDT

    Banana & nutella

  56. Ashley Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 8:39pm PDT

    banana and nutella for sure!

  57. Steph :) Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 8:44pm PDT

    Nutella!

  58. Mary W Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 8:45pm PDT

    whipped cream

  59. Lor Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 9:36pm PDT

    Nutella 🙂

  60. Donna Eng Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 9:57pm PDT

    Dark chocolate all the way! Maybe with some strawberries. Oh and either some ice cream or whipped cream! Yum 🙂

  61. Evelyn Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 10:01pm PDT

    Strawberries and whipped cream! With a slather of dark chocolate ;D

  62. Jenny Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 10:40pm PDT

    Oh, nutella too please!

  63. Jennifer M. Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 11:49pm PDT

    Mmm..banana and nutella!

  64. Amanda Lam Saturday, April 12th, 2014 — 11:54pm PDT

    I want it with nutella

  65. mike gismondi Sunday, April 13th, 2014 — 2:02am PDT

    nutella

  66. angela griffin Sunday, April 13th, 2014 — 2:02am PDT

    strawberries and whip cream

  67. Heather Sunday, April 13th, 2014 — 7:59am PDT

    Maple Syrup please

  68. Ruth Sunday, April 13th, 2014 — 8:48am PDT

    Caramel! Simple, classic, sweet…

  69. Stephanie Sunday, April 13th, 2014 — 11:56am PDT

    Ice cream and maple syrup!

  70. Teresa K Sunday, April 13th, 2014 — 12:18pm PDT

    banana and nutella

  71. michael h Sunday, April 13th, 2014 — 12:22pm PDT

    CARAMEL!!!!

  72. rachel Sunday, April 13th, 2014 — 1:37pm PDT

    yum !
    banana and nutella for sure !

  73. Shelley Sunday, April 13th, 2014 — 5:37pm PDT

    Must try the Honey.

  74. Tracy Sunday, April 13th, 2014 — 9:50pm PDT

    Sounds like it’d be delicious with ice cream!

  75. Bryan C Sunday, April 13th, 2014 — 10:08pm PDT

    Honey!!

  76. Leanne M Sunday, April 13th, 2014 — 10:30pm PDT

    Banana and nutella

  77. Leanne M Sunday, April 13th, 2014 — 10:31pm PDT

    https://twitter.com/leanne_mac/status/455578963444633600

  78. Michelle W Sunday, April 13th, 2014 — 11:55pm PDT

    Strawberries and Whipped Cream sounds delicious!

  79. Dilara Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 12:23am PDT

    I’d try it on its own.

  80. Radhika Khan Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 8:27am PDT

    banana and nutella would be delish

  81. rob Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 8:55am PDT

    Nutella for sure!

  82. Kathleen Thom Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 9:26am PDT

    banana and nutella

  83. Brad Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 9:41am PDT

    Nutella!

  84. Selah W. Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 10:03am PDT

    Caramel and whipped cream please!!

  85. Andre Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 10:56am PDT

    nutella strawberry ice cream!

  86. Donna L Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 11:52am PDT

    I’d love to try banana and nutella!

  87. Jeff S Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 12:27pm PDT

    Banana and Nutella sounds delicious!

  88. tania Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 12:46pm PDT

    Yumm whipped cream and dark chocolate!

  89. rino Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 12:47pm PDT

    banana and nutella

  90. rockin’ robyn Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 2:42pm PDT

    Nutella and whipped cream with strawberries on the side.

  91. Julian Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 3:08pm PDT

    Dark Chocolate!

  92. Sophia Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 3:21pm PDT

    I would love to try the banana and nutella!
    Thanks!!!

  93. Valerie Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 3:53pm PDT

    Banana & Nutella without a doubt. Thanks

  94. Rajbinder Kaur Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 7:32pm PDT

    Yum, fresh whipped cream sounds fabulous! cheers!

  95. kaykay Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 8:21pm PDT

    whipped cream

  96. Janet Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 9:20pm PDT

    Nutella! Goes well with everything!

  97. Kevin Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 9:21pm PDT

    Strawberries with Nutella. Yum!

  98. Gary Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 9:26pm PDT

    Nutella sounds yummy

  99. Brandee Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 9:53pm PDT

    It’s a toss-up between nutella or cream cheese. Sounds so yummy either way!

  100. Jo-Anne Teal Monday, April 14th, 2014 — 10:49pm PDT

    Maple syrup. The Canadian Papparoti :))

  101. Stotes Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 6:32am PDT

    Whipped cream & fresh fruit!

  102. leah Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 7:25am PDT

    ice cream and maple syrup sounds good!

  103. Mark Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 8:35am PDT

    Definitely dark chocolate!

  104. Christy E Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 9:46am PDT

    Fresh fruit yum

  105. Ria A. Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 10:04am PDT

    Dark chocolate please! Mmmmmmmmmmm!

  106. valerie Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 11:58am PDT

    Nutella makes everything taste better!! 🙂

  107. Michael Kwan Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 12:36pm PDT

    Can never go wrong with Nutella.

  108. James Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 12:39pm PDT

    Strawberries AND maple syrup 🙂

  109. Lewis Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 2:51pm PDT

    Nutella and Banana!

  110. Jeremy Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 3:00pm PDT

    Ice cream!

  111. Katie Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 3:47pm PDT

    Ice cream for me

  112. Angela Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 3:57pm PDT

    Banana Nutella.

  113. Natalie Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 6:52pm PDT

    If there’s nutella on the menu, that’s always what I go for!

  114. Brenda A Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 8:57pm PDT

    Strawberries and whipcream!

  115. Dane Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 — 9:46pm PDT

    Banana and nutella!

  116. Anna Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 — 12:49am PDT

    Ice cream!! Yumm

  117. Iain Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 — 9:39am PDT

    I scream for ice cream!

  118. Parisa Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 — 10:11am PDT

    Banana and nutella, what else?! Mmmmmmm

  119. Janet M-L Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 — 10:59am PDT

    Would love to try with dark chocolate and strawberries – yum!

  120. Ana Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 — 12:20pm PDT

    Nutella and strawberries!

  121. Cj Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 — 12:40pm PDT

    Nutella and Banana for the win!

  122. Victoria Ess Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 — 1:09pm PDT

    I’d like to try it with Nutella!

  123. Ginger Leah Gervais Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 — 1:09pm PDT

    Strawberries & whipped cream!!

  124. Hannah Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 — 1:14pm PDT

    Strawberries and whipped cream – YUM!

  125. wondergirl Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 — 2:07pm PDT

    Ice cream

  126. nicky Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 — 3:25pm PDT

    dark chocolate for me!

  127. jae Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 — 4:52pm PDT

    delicious nutella

  128. Connie Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 — 7:51pm PDT

    Nutella! Tastes good with everything! =)

  129. Dennis L. Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 — 8:32pm PDT

    This sounds delicious! I’d like to try it plain.

  130. sarah sar Thursday, April 17th, 2014 — 7:16am PDT

    Maple Syrup!

  131. sarah sar Thursday, April 17th, 2014 — 7:17am PDT

    tweeted: https://twitter.com/SFBblog/status/456798490342211584

  132. Isha Thursday, April 17th, 2014 — 8:59pm PDT

    Creamcheese

  133. Angla Sunday, April 20th, 2014 — 12:04am PDT

    Strawberries and Whipped Cream!

  134. vincent chen Monday, April 21st, 2014 — 2:18pm PDT

    nutella!!

  135. jane Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014 — 12:17pm PDT

    pappa cream cheese

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