Trafiq Cafe & Bakery

This is my go-to place for all cakes and desserts. I like to switch between the Homage to Earl Grey and Lemon Lavender cake slices. They are top tier for the no-too-sweet variety of cake. I tried the Chocolate Brulee, and although it was very good, it was a little too sweet for my liking. Their sponge cake is best in town.

The seating area gets a little busy on the weekend and isn't much more than a fancy dining room so don't expect coffee-house ambiance here; but don't worry about it since the food more than makes up for it. The service is quick and they are very clear about what they are providing you with if you are picking up something for takeout. I also like how they provide individual boxes for cake slices if you get them to go. They are very well-organized.

My daughter and I were on our way to have lunch at someone's house so I dropped by Trafiq Cafe & Bakery to pick up some dessert that we could bring over. They have a deal where you can buy 6 small dessert cakes for $18 so we went for this and since they had 6 flavors to choose from, we chose one of each flavor!

Pumpkin Spice Latte
Tiramisu
London Fog
Chocolate Decadence
Oreo Cream Cake
Ultimate Lemon

Each one was shaped like a cube which made them easy to cut and divide into 4 pieces. Perfect for sharing and tasting a variety of flavors. They were all sooooo good! Every single one of these was bursting with flavor and they were such yummy flavors! I need to find more places like this where I can buy lots of mini gourmet desserts for a good price!

Service: Good
Parking: Free parking on the side streets
Location: 4216 Main St., Vancouver

BIG slices of cake AND it's not too sweet. This was a huge piece of cake that I wish I shared with someone else! I am usually not a fan of icing and cream but they made it so well that I enjoyed it. The sponge cake isn't dry and it's packed with earl grey flavours. It balances with the chocolate icing. A decadent treat but worth trying! I think it'd be a great birthday cake!

Drove up to Vancouver for my bday weekend and wanted to find a nice cake shop to get a slice from. Several TikToks led us to Trafiq Bakery, the staff was nice, the selection was limited to about 5 different flavors, we got the Salted Caramel & Vanilla cake to go but we sat down and ate the smaller cake bites there. The cakes were not too sweet and the bites were much more moist than the cakes.

Super cute cafe with a fair selection of cakes and cake slices. Walked away with a slice of earl grey, pumpkin pie, and lemon lavender cakes. The pumpkin pie was my favorite, and was layered with actual pumpkin pie filling! The earl grey had good flavor, although it was a bit dry - same issue with the lemon lavender. I would go back to try their coffees and cookies, primarily because the staff were delightful and I loved the atmosphere.

Ambiance was ok, service was passable
Food? Even the tap water tasted bad
And I am not talking the mud they served or the chocolate they offer on hot chocolate festival, cookie was dry aged to perfection that they should not be on the table
It's just bad

We came on a Saturday morning and it was pretty empty. We had an Americano and the strawberry cake. The Americano was pretty strong and went perfectly with the strawberry cake. The strawberry cake had a bit of tartness to it which I liked and it wasn't overly sweet. The cake also wasn't dry and I didn't get sick of it any time. The staff are really friendly and fast. Lots of places to sit. Great for big and small groups

This is a unique review! I've never been there but judging by the cake photos, how can you go wrong. Can't wait to go.

Based on the raving reviews I am happy that I ordered some cake slices for a birthday. Everyone loved the chocolate decadent cake, salted caramel, and Earl Grey cake. I also had the chunky monkey which was a delicious banana bread pudding. Everything was tasty! The cake was moist (even a day later) and the icing wasn't too sweet. The cake slices are reasonably priced considering you're getting a big slice for quality cake.

You can order cake slices online which we did. Too bad they didn't show the other mini cakes online as I would have ordered more treats. Six for $18 which would make an excellent sampler. I don't know why they stated two pickup times (one in the morning and other in pm) as I wanted to pickup at a different time.

A ideal spot to pickup some desserts and sandwiches for lunch or for special occasions. There's dine in and takeout available.

There's a good assortment of pastries and drinks. There's metered parking on Main but there's free parking further in on the side streets. It's a busy place! I haven't had a really good cake in awhile. Can't wait to try their other treats!

Too bad they're only open Wednesday to Sundays from 10 am - 4 pm. They're just off Main and King Edward.

Ordered salted caramel cake and it was beyond divine. Had other cakes from Trafiq but this is my new favourite.