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[Kapten Kapsell]

Caffe Artigiano, a Vancouver coffee chain, is opening its first Victoria chain in the lobby of the Bedford Regency Hotel at Government and View.

[FunkyMunky]

Caffe Artigiano, a Vancouver coffee chain, is opening its first Victoria chain in the lobby of the Bedford Regency Hotel at Government and View.

Because there's a shortage of coffee spots in that neighbourhood?

[Mike K.]

I hope it's a classier place than Murchies. That place has lately fallen to new lows which is unfortunate considering that it used to have excellent service and excellent food.

[Ms. B. Havin]

The Coffee Crew Blog posted on this in October, with lots of interesting background links & info on the company (which was bought by Willie Mounzer of Earls...).

[Kapten Kapsell]

Because there's a shortage of coffee spots in that neighbourhood?

Well, one could say that the neighbourhood most-served by coffee spots is Cook Street Village, with Serious Coffee, Starbucks, Mocha House, Cafe Fantastico, and Discovery Coffee purveyor Bubby Rose all within 2 blocks of each other.

[julienne]

Caffe Artigiano, a Vancouver coffee chain, is opening its first Victoria chain in the lobby of the Bedford Regency Hotel at Government and View.

Hot diggity!

[osmich]

Caffe Artigiano, a Vancouver coffee chain, is opening its first Victoria chain in the lobby of the Bedford Regency Hotel at Government and View.

Why would it ever open in the slummy Bedford?

[Mike K.]

Is the Bedford slummy?

Anyways, it's the groundfloor retail space that must be attractive to them and not necessarily the hotel above.

[aastra]

The Bedford seems to get more than its share of negative reviews. All the more reason to be excited about new things happening on the ground floor, don't you think?