GOOD TO KNOW: http://www.acmecafe.ca/
Specialties:  Diner food. - breakfast, sandwiches, main plates, pies
Gluten-free: Menu items not marked but bread substitution is available. 
Reservations: No but wait is rarely more than 20 minutes
Other: Eggs are range-free and sausage is all natural and gluten-free
Note: Acme Café does not have a grill so all eggs are baked in the ove

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There is something magical about waking up in a hotel bed knowing there is nothing scheduled and no work to be done. Meals will be prepared by someone else and enjoying the scenery on a ferry ride will by my biggest hardship. Gawd, I love vacation.

After lazing about basking in responsibility-free bliss and scrolling through Facebook, it became obvious that breakfast was not going to be served in bed. With that cruel reality, I threw my hair in a messy bun and headed out in search of a life altering gluten-free breakfast. The Victorian Hotel provides a European breakfast - artisan breads (not gluten-free), jam and coffee - for hotel guests. Shawn and I skipped the packed eating area and headed straight for Acme Café located a short walk away in the Paris block. Thanks to Yelp and the hotel's free wifi we were able to map out suitable breakfast spots prior to setting out on foot.

My first trip to Vancouver B.C. ended up being a quick overview of the city. We covered a lot of ground but didn't really stop to take in the sights or wander the neighborhoods.  My second visit, which came sooner than expected, was spent getting acquainted with Gastown, a historic neighborhood bordering the waterfront and home to a colorful mix of upscale boutiques, eclectic restaurants, Canadian trinket shops, local watering holes, transients and trash galore.