Coffee on Switchboard Cafe's patio table, seen from above in the morning sun

Your community coffee shop on Salt Spring IslandCommunity coffee, Salt Spring Island

Doing good things with great people.

Direct trade coffee, in-house treats with plant-based and GF options, and a retail shelf for home brewers. In the heart of Ganges, at 122 Hereford Avenue.

Switchboard Cafe
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1 pm 122 Hereford Avenue

In the 1940s, this cottage was a telephone exchange.

Switchboard Cafe: the blue cottage with red umbrellas on Hereford Avenue

It connected people through phones. Now we connect people over coffee.

1:30 pm Inside and out

Stay a while, in or out.

Inside the cafe: woven pendant lamps, tables and retail shelves
Woven lamps, and the shelves along the back wall.
A wooden window bar looking out through plants to the red patio umbrella
The window bar.
A latte on a wooden ledge, with plants and the patio beyond
Coffee between the gardens.

2 pm Before we close

Take the good stuff home.

Our signature Pallet coffee by the bag, and the matcha and chai we pour from two Salt Spring makers.

On the shelf at 122 Hereford Avenue →
  • Pallet Coffee Roasters Daily Driver, a seasonal blendPallet Coffee Roasters Natalia Brito from BrazilPallet Coffee Roasters Swiss Water decaf from Colombia
    The house coffeePallet Coffee RoastersDaily Driver, Benchmark, Natalia Brito and a Swiss Water decaf.
  • Pacha Powder Organics Sunrise matcha superfood blendPacha Powder Organics Luna cacao superfood blend
    Our matchaPacha Powder OrganicsSunrise matcha and Luna cacao, handmade on Salt Spring.
  • Four jars of Creative Earth chai on a wooden tray
    Our chaiCreative EarthMasala chai, turmeric golden milk and masala cacao, made on Salt Spring.
Daily Driver
Daily DriverBrazil + Ethiopia
Creative Earth
Creative Earth30 cups in every jar
Sunrise
SunrisePacha Powder matcha blend
Chocolate Masala Chai
Chocolate Masala ChaiCreative Earth
The Pallet range
The Pallet rangeOn the patio table
Luna
LunaPacha Powder cacao blend
Benchmark
BenchmarkChocolate, toffee, walnut
The shelves
The shelvesAt 122 Hereford Avenue
Sunrise
SunriseHandmade on Salt Spring
Natalia Brito
Natalia BritoSweet chocolate, floral, praline
Royal Golden Milk
Royal Golden MilkAnd Bangin’ Masala
Luna
LunaHandmade on Salt Spring
Decaf
DecafLime, cocoa, caramel
Bring your own cup
Bring your own cupFor every drink, hot or iced

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The red door to the Shed Room, lettered The Shed, in late afternoon light

2:45 pm For rent

The Shed Room is yours to rent.

Available for meetings, classes and pop-up shops.

The red door to the Shed Room, lettered The Shed, in late afternoon light
Switchboard Cafe cottage logo, Salt Spring Island
ClassesTeach what you knowShare your service or specialty with a small audience.Ask about dates →
Do good things with great people. Switchboard Cafe
Pop-up shopsSell your work hereBring your product to Ganges, weekly or monthly.Ask about dates →
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