Latest Reviews
Balzac's (Ryerson)
Balzac's in Ryerson has finally made its much, much anticipated arrival. Back in 2011, Ryerson began its search for a new café to occupy the ground floor retail space of...
Smock Cafe
Smock Cafe is a new Roncesvalles cafe that offers crafts for kids and respite for parents."The other day," owner Sara Wood begins as we sip coffees by the front-facing bar,...
City Bar
City Bar is not your typical indie coffee spot. For one, it's nestled amongst denim cutoffs and Wewood watches that hang off shelves--not off irreverent patrons sipping lattes. You won't...
Zaza Espresso Bar (Bloor West Village)
Zaza Espresso Bar's third location lands smack-dab in the middle of Bloor West Village, and despite having opened less than a week ago, it's packed to the gills. Italian music...
Dark Horse (John St.)
Dark Horse (John) is the the newest, smallest, tin-tiled espresso bar to join Toronto's Dark Horse empire. Though I'm not sure if four locations — the one on Spadina, Queen...
Red Rocket (Logan)
Rocket Rocket (Logan) represents the cafe team's triumphant, albeit, somewhat impromptu return to Leslieville. Just a few weeks after opening a brand new location on the Danforth, Red Rocket is...
Monarch Espresso Bar
Monarch Espresso Bar offers a socially acceptable excuse to head to the Monarch Tavern at 9:00 a.m. While the drinking, debauchery, and live music starts after the sun goes down,...
Pinball Cafe
The Pinball Café is every retro-loving, arcade fanatic's wet dream. There she lies humbly in the heart of Parkdale, offering her shiny silver balls for a mere $0.25 a game....
RISE Espresso
RISE Espresso offers a remedy to the drought of good coffee that has (perhaps formerly) plagued the Ryerson University area. I spent four years at Ryerson hopping from one mini...
Playful Grounds
Playful Grounds is a kid-friendly cafe that has left the Elmos and Alphabet off the wall. This place has real espresso, tasteful decor, healthy snack options, and (perhaps best of...
Rustic Owl
Rustic Owl is a 2,000-square-foot gallery and cafe new to Bloor and Dovercourt. While many indie cafes of late like to throw a few paintings on the wall and call themselves...
Red Rocket (Danforth)
Red Rocket (Danforth) is the original Leslieville location transposed. After five strong years on Queen East, the cafe's owners say they had no choice but to leave their former location....
Caffe Bacio
Caffe Bacio owner Gianni Salvati is a familiar face on Cumberland. "Thirty-seven years," he tells me, leaning back in a maroon high-back chair. "I've been here 37 years, and you...
Yorkville Espresso Bar
Yorkville Espresso Bar may seem simply an Italian cafe on the surface, but it also serves as a showroom through which owner Tony Briganti parades his development expertise. I'm not...
Good Times Bad Times
Good Times Bad Times Cafe feels like it was plucked straight from Kensington Market. The nod to 60's rock is obvious, but the community-focused, sort of psychedelic vibe has more...
Roncy's Bean
Roncy's Bean is not simply a new spot from which to grab a latte in Roncesvalles Village, but also a sort of mini-triumph for some of the people in the...
Fahrenheit Coffee
Fahrenheit Coffee has reemerged, though there are surely hoards of the under-caffeinated still wandering around the Esplanade. Move north, friends; for Fahrenheit already has. In October, we noted that Fahrenheit's former...
Sublime Cafe
Sublime Cafe is part coffee shop, part vinyl store. And it is perhaps that combination that has allowed it to thrive in Kensington Market for the past six years. Oddly...
Circus Coffee House
Circus Coffee House has that same know-your-name feel as Circus Books and Music, owner Ron Duffy's Danforth and Jones (mostly) secondhand bookstore. The cafe, which is just off of Danforth at...
Cafe St. Germain
Cafe St. Germain opened two months ago with the mantra of fresh food and good coffee. I can usually appreciate a café that's comfortable enough to have its kitchen open...
Mountain View Coffee Factory Outlet
Mountain View Coffee, a local Toronto wholesaler, has opened its first mixed-use showroom and café on Logan Avenue just north of Lake Shore Blvd East. The concept, essentially, is to...
Lazy Daisy's Cafe
Lazy Daisy's proves that if there is such a thing as "farmhouse-chic," it can be a great environment in which to curl up with a coffee and some homemade soup.The...
One Hour
One Hour probably has the best seating of any downtown restaurant or café. So simple, yet so often overlooked; the bean bag chair. I thought they were long retired since...
Crema Coffee (Spadina)
Crema at Spadina and Richmond is a familiar incarnation of its older sister to the west. Not too far west — think Crema at Yonge and Bloor. Again sharing space...
Wunderland
Wunderland feels more like a log cabin than an urban coffee shop. Just plug your ears when the Queen streetcar rattles by and summon up a bit of that earth...
Toronto Coffee Company
The Toronto Coffee Company is hoping to liven up the Bloordale community. Now I know what you're thinking; what isn't lively about sprawling dollar stores, a brazen corner strip club,...
The Bandit Coffee Group
The Bandit is hoping to become a one-stop morning shop for the Upper Beaches and Danforth East communities. While on its opening day it offers simply coffee and baked treats,...
Cafe Neon
Cafe Neon was designed to be a hub for the Junction Triangle community. It was that concept, in fact, that gave Café Neon its name. "Neon," owner Niki Tsourounakis tells...
Red Star Cafe
Red Star Cafe is the new Design Republic-owned coffee shop in The Burroughes Building near Queen and Bathurst. Opened since early July, Red Star has taken over the area inside...
Wibke's Espresso Bar
Wibke's Espresso Bar strikes me as the independent coffee shop at its most basic. Wibke Lorenz, the owner of the cafe, found a spot on Bloor West where quality coffee...
R Squared Cafe
R Squared Cafe is already bustling in the home of what once was Quaff Cafe on West Queen West. The former cafe was purchased by new owners, totally made over,...
Locomotive
Locomotive is a Junction café that wants to be known for more than its espresso. That is not to say, however, that owners Vito Carnovale and Paul Araujo are modest...
Balluchon
Balluchon Raymond Inc. is back. Albeit, with a slightly longer name. But after about a six-month hiatus for owner Raymond Emes as he closed shop to tackle some personal issues,...
Bulldog Coffee (Eglinton)
Bulldog Coffee (Eglinton) is the second incarnation of Stuart Ross's original Bulldog Coffee on Granby off of Church. The downtown Bulldog and I became great friends during my four-year stint...
Cafe Unwind
Cafe Unwind sits tucked away in a quiet residential section of Kensington Market on the corner of Wales and Leonard Avenue. I was initially quite sceptical about the awkward location...
Eagles Nest
Eagles Nest is a Dundas West café and ice cream shop offering affogatos, something I always prepared at home but never knew actually had a name. Perhaps I need to...
Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds Organic Cafe & Roastery started in a borrowed warehouse and residential locker. Now it's a spacious micro-roaster, bakery and coffee shop (and soon to make its own ice...
Crema Coffee (Danforth)
Crema Coffee has arrived on the Danforth, and the community is receiving it with open arms. While it's not exactly a traditional Greentown addition (but neither is Mark's Work Warehouse,...
El Cafecito
El Cafecito is one of those cafes you have to know about. Inside, it's bright and spacious, with lots of seating, high ceilings, and chic vintage decor. But from the...
Seven Grams
Seven Grams Espresso Bar offers more than just the option of espresso or drip. On Avenue Road just south of Davenport, the new cafe is striking in appearance, and not...
Map Search
Use the filters below to show just the cafes you want. Filter by category, neighbourhood or both.
Find Cafes by Neighbourhood
- Annex (11)
- Avenue and Lawrence (1)
- Baldwin Village (4)
- Beaches (4)
- Bloor West Village (4)
- Bloorcourt (2)
- Bloordale Village (3)
- Cabbagetown (2)
- Chinatown (7)
- Church Wellesley Village (3)
- Corktown (3)
- Corso Italia (1)
- Danforth (15)
- Distillery District (2)
- Dundas West (10)
- East Chinatown (2)
- East York (4)
- Eglinton West (2)
- Etobicoke (7)
- Financial District (1)
- Harbourfront (1)
- High Park (1)
- Junction (9)
- Junction Triangle (4)
- Kensington Market (12)
- King East (4)
- King West (11)
- Koreatown (2)
- Leslieville (10)
- Liberty Village (4)
- Little India (1)
- Little Italy (13)
- Markham (4)
- Mount Pleasant (1)
- North York (4)
- Ossington (2)
- Other (5)
- Parkdale (7)
- Queen West (8)
- Riverside (3)
- Roncesvalles Village (8)
- Rosedale (3)
- Scarborough (5)
- St. Clair West (5)
- St. Lawrence Market (1)
- Upper Beaches (4)
- West Queen West (13)
- Yonge & Bloor (3)
- Yonge & College (1)
- Yonge & Dundas (9)
- Yonge & Eglinton (3)
- Yonge & Lawrence (1)
- Yonge & St. Clair (1)
- Yorkville (5)
Look up cafes on the go.
Community
Recent Comments
- The Riverdale Perk I tried this place last week. The latte was awful! the girl was nice enough but I couldn't finish the latte. I headed back to roosters coffee house...
- Balzac's (Ryerson) Do they have wifi?
- Smock Cafe Wow. So many mean people in the world. All this fury and vitriol over a new business?
- Smock Cafe Had a baby playdate here yesterday. And although things went horribly wrong - my son got a hold of my drink and it spilled all over both me and...
- Fixx Cafe Elaine, you are right. Doesn't blogto do any follow-up?
- Green Beanery It’s ok... I personally will not support them as it funds a pro-coal, anti-environmental think-tank (must be short term thinkers). Aroma right across the street is a better option (although...
- The Bandit Coffee Group Great place and I love the new extended hours: open until 9pm!
- Cafe Unwind I have been all over the city searching for a great cup of coffee ..and I have found it, however it is usually accompanied by a "to cool for school"...
- Cake Town Cafe cake town cafe amei
- Rustic Owl We love the Rustic Owl!! So glad to have the cafe in our area
- Balzac's (Ryerson) Well, they may be paying more for tuition, but as far as campus amenities, the Rye kids these days definitely have it better than I did! Balzac's is great, and I...
- Smock Cafe Yikes. You may not be a troll, but you've got anger issues. Re-read your first comment - it was a dig wrapped up in sheep's clothing. Your second comment just...
- Smock Cafe Just because someone expresses an opinion different to your own, doesn't make them a troll. My comment was a positive one - you guys have your space the way that suits...
- Smock Cafe I'm guessing it might be best to freeze those eggs for the foreseeable future.
- Smock Cafe Someone's daddy and mommy didn't love him. group hug!
- Balzac's (Ryerson) Awesome, I love Balzac's very much. This is great news for Ryerson students, and Torontonians alike. I'm happy to see the expansion.
- Balzac's (Ryerson) Also, agree with Matt -- Balzac's is not really on the radar in terms of quality espresso in the city.
- Balzac's (Ryerson) "The big coffee chains were, of course, considered for the vacancy" Why?
- Balzac's (Ryerson) Love the space! Glad they kept it so open and didn't just cram it with chairs, however they'll probably fill up on spots extremely fast considering it will be the...
- Balzac's (Ryerson) Beautiful! Proud to be a Rye student.
- City Bar Somebody say 'All Sam meet up'?
- Balzac's (Ryerson) Unfortunately, Balzac's is a really low-quality roaster. Too bad it's not a Dark Horse or Lit cafe.
- Smock Cafe Sheesh! Obviously Stew is kidding. Seriously?
- City Bar Guys, this is so crazy! I'm also called Sam and have an opinion on this thing. What are the odds? My opinion is that even though I consume most of my...
- Balzac's (Ryerson) Ball sacks!
- City Bar Lets just be clear that there are two Sams...
- Balzac's (Ryerson) Of course, right when I graduate.
- City Bar When did you order a flat white at Lavish&Squalor? It's not even open yet - silly. What planet are you living in? Like all of you negative ho hummers. Do you...
- Zaza Espresso Bar (Bloor West Village) bel gelato ottimo da invidiare
- Smock Cafe Not sure why you or Lil even read this article in the first place. Oh right, because you're sad trolls. I'm just happy to be able to spend some time...
Most Commented On
- Aroma Espresso Bar Toronto 107 Comments
- Jet Fuel Coffee 101 Comments
- Snakes and Lattes 92 Comments
- White Squirrel Coffee Shop 87 Comments
- Sam James Coffee Bar 74 Comments
- Sense Appeal Coffee Roasters 69 Comments
- Manic Coffee Knows Their Brew 68 Comments
- The Good Neighbour 65 Comments
- Bulldog Coffee 63 Comments
- The Rooster Coffee House 61 Comments
- Cafe Novo 61 Comments
- The Pinball Cafe 60 Comments
- Hank's 59 Comments
- Tango Palace Coffee Company 55 Comments
- Dark Horse 3 53 Comments
- Roncy's Bean 51 Comments
- Mad Dog Cafe 49 Comments
- El Almacen 47 Comments
- Cafe Pamenar 46 Comments
- The Communal Mule 45 Comments
- Rustic Owl 44 Comments
- Te Aro 43 Comments
- Dark Horse Espresso Bar (Chinatown) 43 Comments
- Zaza Espresso Bar 42 Comments
- Starving Artist 42 Comments
- Lit Espresso Bar 40 Comments
- Crafted by Te Aro 39 Comments
- Hula Girl 39 Comments
- Little Nicky's Coffee 36 Comments
- The Primal Grind 36 Comments
Elsewhere
Best of Toronto
- The Best Pakistani Restaurants in Toronto
- The Best Parks to Have a Picnic in Toronto
- The Best Indian Restaurants in Mississauga
- The Best Laundromats in Toronto
- The Best Fitness Clubs in Toronto
- The Best Chinese Restaurants in Mississauga
- The Best Afghan Restaurants in Toronto
- The Best Empanadas in Toronto
City Guide
- 10 places in Toronto to get free stuff on your birthday
- The top 10 Toronto athletes on Twitter
- The top 5 bakeries in Scarborough
- The 10 worst movies made in Toronto
- The top 10 unbuilt projects in Toronto
- The top 10 buildings lost to demolition in Toronto
- The top 10 Toronto viral videos of all time
- The top 10 moments in Toronto sports
Latest News
- This Week in Food: The Dog & Bear, Paulette's Original Donuts and Chicken, Buca Yorkville, Gelato Pizza, Toronto Taste and Pork Ninja BBQ Thursdays
- Will customers stomach price hikes at Urban Herbivore?
- Great Lakes Brewery celebrates 25 years in the biz
- 5 under-the-radar event venues in Toronto
- 8 places to buy espresso machines in Toronto
- This week on DineSafe: Ali Baba's, Fusaro's, I Love Sushi, Kim Vietnamese, La Palette, The Bagel House, TLC Café, Tung Hing Bakery
- A guide to Metro Square in Markham
- 8 great Italian bakeries in Woodbridge
