Empire Coffee
Artisanal café on Vernon Street in Nelson offering direct-trade specialty coffee, matcha, smoothies and food, with a second Lakeside Drive location.
- What it is
- coffee shop
- Where
- 616 Vernon Street, Nelson.
- Phone
- 250-352-7211
- Hours
- Daily 6am–6pm at the Vernon Street location; open all statutory holidays except Christmas Day.
Details come from the operator's own page and were last read 2026-09-22. Hours and seasons change; confirm with the operator before making a special trip.
Works direct-trade with Stumptown Coffee; also has a Lakeside Drive location (701 Lakeside Dr, daily 6am–4pm) at the Prestige Lakeside Resort; offers catering and an event space, the Atrium, at the Vernon Street location.
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