It seems having a bakery in downtown Vancouver doesn't guarantee people walking in the door.
Recently, Bisou Bakehouse quietly closed up shop in the Telus Garden building at the intersection of West Georgia and Richards streets.
The bakery, which has two other locations (one in the West End and the original in North Vancouver), cites having issues with would-be customers finding them.
"Unfortunately we had to close that location due to slow traffic," reads a comment from the bakery on one of its Instagram posts.
Bisou launched in 2006 in West Vancouver when a group of friends wanted to open a shop highlighting their pastries. Along with their storefronts, their baked goods have also been carried in grocery stores like Save-On-Foods and hotels like the Fairmont locations in Vancouver.
The downtown shop at 510 W Georgia St., which is located at street level but in a recessed area set back from the sidewalk, is now vacant.
Bisou opened up the Teuls Garden location at the end of 2023. Before that, it was Glowbal's Nosh, a grab-and-go spot sibling to the nearby restaurant.
With files from Lindsay William-Ross
🍽 Find more delicious Vancouver food and drink video stories by following V.I.A.'s Forking Awesome on TikTok and Instagram, and signing up for our Forking Awesome newsletter 📬 delivered fresh to your inbox every Thursday.
