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UPDATED: 13 Vancouver Pumpkin Essentials: Map

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Pumpkin fever has swept the city just in time for Thanksgiving - so in answer to the question "Where should I be getting my pumpkin fix?" we offer a few answers. From cocktails and ales to ice creams and pies here are the essential places to get seasonally stuffed.
See any vital omissions? Leave 'em in the comments.


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Gyoza King

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Fall spicy seasonal special is the pumpkin croquette.

Footo Delights

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It's all about the pumpkin cinnamon croissant that's on the shelves right now.

Keefer Bar

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Try a Kentucky Switch at this Chinatown cocktail bar gem. It has Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Pumpkin Chai tea, Lemon & YunZhi Syrup.

The Pie Shoppe

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Fans rave about the Pie Shoppe's pumpkin pie crusts calling them "flaky perfection." Props to the well-balanced spice blend too.

Latin Organics

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Reports coming in of a killer pumpkin seed cookie. Get em while they're oven-hot!

Parallel 49 Brewing

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Covering all seasonal bases Parallel 49's Schadenfreude Pumpkin Oktoberfest has one of the cooolest beer labels we've ever seen and "is warmed by the mighty pumpkin and lifted with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, all-spice and ginger."

Chez Christophe Chocolaterie Patisserie

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Delicate pumpkin and ginger macarons are the thing to try here (along with pretty much everything else) from Swiss-trained Christophe.

Earnest Ice Cream

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Another great excuse to drop by one of the city's consistently great ice cream spots: Earnest has a limited edition pumpkin pie flavour (they also have Cranberry Walnut, Sweet Potato Casserole, Cinnamon and Vegan Cardamom if you want to go Thanksgiving CRAZY.)

49th Parallel & Lucky's Doughnuts

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Seasonal special from Lucky's with a yeast-raised Bismarck, filled with pumpkin pie pastry cream, glazed and finished with a pumpkin spice pie-crust cookie.

Beaucoup Bakery

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Jackie Kai Ellis's Paris-inspired bakery has a pumpkin tart with an orange meringue as its seasonal fall flavour.

Chocolate Arts

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Chocolate Arts are serving up a limited run of pumpkin praline and brittle ice cream - proof that it's always ice cream weather no matter what the calendar says.

Lee's Donuts

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Lee's Dougnuts on Granville Island has Pumpkin Spice doughnuts for the month of October.

Thomas Haas Patisserie

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Get the chocolate pumpkin filled with chocolate-pumpkin truffles from North Van's award-winning chocolatier. Also available at his W Broadway shop in Kitsilano.

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Gyoza King

Fall spicy seasonal special is the pumpkin croquette.

Footo Delights

It's all about the pumpkin cinnamon croissant that's on the shelves right now.

Keefer Bar

Try a Kentucky Switch at this Chinatown cocktail bar gem. It has Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Pumpkin Chai tea, Lemon & YunZhi Syrup.

The Pie Shoppe

Fans rave about the Pie Shoppe's pumpkin pie crusts calling them "flaky perfection." Props to the well-balanced spice blend too.

Latin Organics

Reports coming in of a killer pumpkin seed cookie. Get em while they're oven-hot!

Parallel 49 Brewing

Covering all seasonal bases Parallel 49's Schadenfreude Pumpkin Oktoberfest has one of the cooolest beer labels we've ever seen and "is warmed by the mighty pumpkin and lifted with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, all-spice and ginger."

Chez Christophe Chocolaterie Patisserie

Delicate pumpkin and ginger macarons are the thing to try here (along with pretty much everything else) from Swiss-trained Christophe.

Earnest Ice Cream

Another great excuse to drop by one of the city's consistently great ice cream spots: Earnest has a limited edition pumpkin pie flavour (they also have Cranberry Walnut, Sweet Potato Casserole, Cinnamon and Vegan Cardamom if you want to go Thanksgiving CRAZY.)

49th Parallel & Lucky's Doughnuts

Seasonal special from Lucky's with a yeast-raised Bismarck, filled with pumpkin pie pastry cream, glazed and finished with a pumpkin spice pie-crust cookie.

Beaucoup Bakery

Jackie Kai Ellis's Paris-inspired bakery has a pumpkin tart with an orange meringue as its seasonal fall flavour.

Chocolate Arts

Chocolate Arts are serving up a limited run of pumpkin praline and brittle ice cream - proof that it's always ice cream weather no matter what the calendar says.

Lee's Donuts

Lee's Dougnuts on Granville Island has Pumpkin Spice doughnuts for the month of October.

Thomas Haas Patisserie

Get the chocolate pumpkin filled with chocolate-pumpkin truffles from North Van's award-winning chocolatier. Also available at his W Broadway shop in Kitsilano.