My First Café: Le VSL

Once Upon a Time...

When Ty Jeevaratnam, the owner of Café Le VSL was a child, she spent her summers baking with her grandmother. These beautiful memories would later turn into a passion for baking, one that she combined with her love for coffee when she opened her first café! Simply passing in front of the place stirs a desire to enter and discover the colourful and gourmet desserts found inside.

Steps Towards a First Café

The Perfect Spot

Ty opened her café on Ville Saint-Laurent, in the heart of the Vieux-Saint-Laurent district. This was naturally the choice spot for an ideal café location, and even more perfectly she grew up only a few minutes away. The name of her first café was thus in honor of the neighbourhood that she loves: VSL for Vieux-Saint-Laurent.

The Concept

The concept for Café Le VSL is simple and begins with Ty and her brother’s (who is also her business partner) shared goal: to have a place to gather and enjoy good times with family and friends. The addition of tasty specialty coffees and dreamy pastries, inspired by their grandmother's recipes, ensured that this would be a unique and worthwhile stop for anyone.

"The idea came to us because we wanted to create a space to gather with our friends and family, but also to open that space up to people in the neighbourhood."

VSL also stands out because of its flagship coffee: The Birthday Cake Latte! A latte with rainbow colours and a touch of magic in every sip.

The Coffee Selection

Eager to offer VSL customers quality coffee and looking for advice from a team of coffee experts, Ty met and quickly clicked with our crew. Selecting the coffee varieties to serve in a coffee shop is an important and exciting step after all and for VSL’s coffee, Ty thoughtfully chose the Cremone and the Decaffeinated options.

Do you Dream of Opening a Café?

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