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.

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122 Hereford Avenue

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

Back then it connected people through phones. Now we connect people over coffee, just off the busy main road in Ganges.

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

The shelf

Take the good stuff home.

Our signature Pallet coffee by the bag, bulk beans in reusable jars (or bring your own), and hard-to-find organic goods, some for the little ones.

  • Pallet Coffee Roasters Daily Driver beans
    The house coffeePallet Daily DriverBrazil and Peru, 340 g.
  • Small-batch cacao and chai blends on the counter
    Made hereCacao and chai blendsSmall batch, handmade on Salt Spring Island.
  • Bottles of Italian extra virgin olive oil
    PantryOlioItalian extra virgin olive oil.
  • A bag of Bon Bon vegan fruit sorbets
    For the little onesBon BonVegan fruit sorbets.
  • A YETI tumbler with the Switchboard cottage on it
    Your cupThe cottage YETIBring it back for every drink.

Connect

Bring us your art, class or party.

Hang your work on our walls, run a pop-up, teach a small class over coffee, or have us pour at your event.

Pop-up shopSell your work in our shopMonthly and weekly spots.Email us →
Inside the cafe: the counter, the shelf and the beams
Teach and learnShare what you knowA small audience, a cup of coffee each.Email us →
Island artistsWall art and potteryWe take 15%, which covers POS fees and marketing.Email us →
Switchboard's coffee service set up at a long-table dinner
CateringCoffee service for your eventTo relax, work, learn or connect.Email us →
Two iced drinks on the patio table in the afternoon sun

Come by

Sit out between the gardens.

Where
122 Hereford Avenue
Ganges, Salt Spring Island
Open
8am to 3pm
Call 250.931.7070 Directions →
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