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Rooster Coffee House (King East)

343 King St. East Website
Rooster Coffee House (King East)

Rooster Coffee House opened its second location this past week in the brand new attachment to the Toronto Sun building. The cafe's Riverdale location is housed in a cozy home-like...


Dineen Coffee Co.

140 Yonge St 416.900.0949 Website
Dineen Coffee Co.

The Dineen Coffee Co. opened its doors to the anxiously awaiting public at Yonge and Temperance today — a corner which, though bustling with foot traffic from the tourists of...


de Mello Palheta Coffee Roasters

2489 Yonge St 647.825.3916 Website
de Mello Palheta Coffee Roasters

De Mello Palheta Coffee Roasters has roots that wrap around the globe. Up until eight months ago, Korean-born brothers Felix and Won Cha had spent the majority of their lives...


Havana Style Cafe & Gallery

270 Browns Line 416.739.6472 Website
Havana Style Cafe & Gallery

Havana Style Cafe and Gallery is bringing a little taste of Cuba to Etobicoke's Alderwood neighbourhood since it opened about two months ago. Surrounded by nondescript low-rise commercial buildings and...



Ella's Uncle (Bloor)

899 Bloor St. West 416.530.0222 Website
Ella's Uncle (Bloor)

Ella's Uncle, a local favorite of the Dundas West set, opened up it's second cafe at the foot-traffic heavy intersection of Ossington and Bloor. Even on the dreariest of days,...


Cafe Olya

540 Parliament Street 647.887.2004 Website
Cafe Olya

Cafe Olya opened up this past month as the latest addition to the Parliament strip of Cabbagetown. Located just south of Wellesley, you might run the risk of missing it,...


Jimmy's Coffee (Kensington Market)

191 Baldwin St Website
Jimmy's Coffee (Kensington Market)

Jimmy's Coffee has emerged from the spent ashes of the Hot Box Café at 191 Baldwin St. in Kensington Market, joining the original and very popular location on Portland. Walking in,...


Cabin Fever Collective

1669 Bloor Street West 416.531.4563 Website
Cabin Fever Collective

Cabin Fever Collective is a cafe, record store, and gallery in one. Having undergone a transformation from a pretty nondescript nail salon in the west end, this space is now...



Wallace Espresso

188 Wallace Avenue Website
Wallace Espresso

Wallace Espresso is a new pocket coffee shop serving grab-and-go espresso at the corner of Wallace and Lansdowne. Now, this area was not particularly devoid of caffeine prior to Wallace...


El Almacen (Dupont)

1642 Dupont St. 416.516.2898
El Almacen (Dupont)

El Almacen on Dupont is part yerba mate cafe, part general store. Like the original location in West Queen West, the central food features here include homemade alfajores, empanadas, soup,...


Haven Espresso Bar

615A Brock Avenue 416.836.0802 Website
Haven Espresso Bar

Haven Espresso Bar might just be the tiniest espresso bar in all of Toronto. Located on Brock just west of Bloor and Dufferin, Haven is certainly one of those places...


The Hogtown Cure

1484 Dundas St W 647.725.5550 Website
The Hogtown Cure

The Hogtown Cure opened up last week, following a whirlwind construction schedule, and it's a prime location for a shop that dubs itself a deli and cafe (with deli standing...



Fuel Plus

471 Church St 647.352.8807 Website
Fuel Plus

Fuel Plus is a cafe, health food store, takeout counter, and place to lock up your running gear. Yes, with free community lockers at the back of the shop, this...


Le Neuf Cafe

9 Clarence Square 647.351.6855 Website
Le Neuf Cafe

Le Neuf Cafe is a serene little cafe and patisserie in a busy area of downtown Toronto. Though I generally like to think I'm quite familiar with the city's downtown core,...


Salt & Pepper

287 Davenport Road 416.924.0715 Website
Salt & Pepper

Salt & Pepper has gone from concept catering to a fully fledged cafe at Davenport and Bedford Road in the Annex. A fully fledged cafe, that is, with just six...


Samadhi Tea House

160 Baldwin St. 647.725.3636 Website
Samadhi Tea House

Samadhi Tea House, now in the short-lived Juice Dept space on Baldwin, is perhaps the antithesis of those uber-trendy tea spots cropping up around the city. The vibe is traditional,...



Cafe M

672 Yonge St. 647.748.8010 Website
Cafe M

Cafe M is a new independent coffee shop ... on Yonge Street? Forgive me while I do a double take. While the majority of indie coffee spots tend to collect...


Intergalactic Travel Authority

1165 Bloor Street W 416.645.1049 Website
Intergalactic Travel Authority

Intergalactic Travel Authority is not, unfortunately, an actual space travel command centre (we'll leave that to Richard Branson). The shop and cafe is, however, trying to emulate that "space departure...


I Deal Coffee (Yonge St.)

3336 Yonge Street 416.364.7700 Website
I Deal Coffee (Yonge St.)

I Deal Coffee (Yonge) is anything but a carbon-copy version of its Kensington and Ossington locations. This café, located on Yonge a few blocks north of Lawrence, has a decidedly different...


It's Jenny Espresso Boutique

253 Gerrard St. East 416.994.3701
It's Jenny Espresso Boutique

It's Jenny Espresso Boutique is a familiar-looking espresso bar in Cabbagetown right by Berkeley Street. The cafe is familiar for a very good reason, since it has pretty much has...



C House Lounge Cafe

70 Yorkville Ave 416.333.2220 Website
C House Lounge Cafe

C House Lounge Cafe opened its doors in Yorkville just over two weeks ago, and it might be difficult to spot in its sub-level location, somewhat obscured by a pile...


Cafe Con Leche

1571 Dupont St 647.748.3322
Cafe Con Leche

Café Con Leche is located by the underwhelming intersection of Dupont and Perth. "Underwhelming" by first impression, mind you. Because if you ask owners Carlos and Sandra — and indeed,...


Voodoo Child

388 College St. 416.908.2756 Website
Voodoo Child

Voodoo Child was created, says co-owner Scotty Daté, to offer "superior quality." Recently opened, and announced street-side by a sandwich board, the barebones wood interior is immediately eye-catching. "We're doing...


The Black Canary Espresso Bar (Yonge)

329 Yonge St Website
The Black Canary Espresso Bar (Yonge)

The Black Canary Espresso Bar (Yonge) is the place to get a hot Nutellacino (that is, Nutella Cappucino to the layman) while catching up on the latest disarray in Gotham...



Latte Mei

201 Dundas St West 416.260.8887 Website
Latte Mei

Latte Mei might be new for Toronto, but it's a familiar name over in Taiwan. So familiar, in fact, that the odd Toronto passerby has stopped in after recognizing the...


Balzac's (Toronto Reference Library)

789 Yonge St Website
Balzac's (Toronto Reference Library)

Balzac's Coffee at the Toronto Reference Library has finally opened, allowing knowledge-seeking scholars to satiate their coffee cravings. Or just people in the area looking for good espresso. Whatever. This...


The Black Canary Espresso Bar

61 Sherbourne St. 416.301.7633
The Black Canary Espresso Bar

The Black Canary Espresso Bar is the rebranded, redesigned incarnation of the former Bisogno Espresso Bar. The fundamentals — that is, the coffee, the snacks, the overall atmosphere is the...


Indian Rice Factory Chai Bar

414 Dupont St. 416.961.3472 Website
Indian Rice Factory Chai Bar

Indian Rice Factory Chai Bar doesn't do its chai the teabag/shortcut way--perish the thought! This is masala chai done the authentic way, albeit, with a slightly tweaked method to cater...



The Arrow

1164 Dundas St. W. Website
The Arrow

The Arrow is said to have some of the creamiest ice cream around. Unfortunately for me, I dropped by the new Dundas West cafe and ice cream shop a little...


Rachel's Coffee House

2011 Yonge St 416.545.0000
Rachel's Coffee House

Rachel's Coffee House is a new independent (key word) cafe by a pair of longtime Toronto coffee veterans. Maria Chan and her husband, Jack, owned a Second Cup franchise in...


Sunny Joe's Cafe

250 Sorauren Ave
Sunny Joe's Cafe

Sunny Joe's Cafe feels like a country corner stop, Now, I know it's kind of hokey to say, but I couldn't help thinking of an old Muskoka coffee and convenience...


The Common (Bloor)

1028 Bloor St
The Common (Bloor)

The Common (Bloor) is the second café of its kind to grace Toronto, modeled after the original incarnation over at College and Dufferin. For years, The Common name has been associated...



Bivy

1600 Dundas St. West 416.534.8800
Bivy

Bivy is Pascal Vernhes' attempt to remedy an apparent drought of quality, affordable cafe eats along Dundas West. The Parisian and former owner of Midi Bistro is planning on a...


Sam James (PATH)

150 King St W Website
Sam James (PATH)

Sam James (PATH) just wrapped up its inaugural week and its momentum at close shows no sign of slowing down. I stop by the third and newest location on a Friday...


CSI Coffee Pub

720 Bathurst St. 416.836.9646 Website
CSI Coffee Pub

CSI Coffee Pub is a new coffee house (no forensics involved — I know that's what you were thinking) situated on the ground floor of the Centre for Social Innovation...


The Sovereign

1359 Davenport Road
The Sovereign

The Sovereign is a new indie coffee shop that gambled its launch on the outcome of the most recent provincial election. That's right; while most cafes look to, say, neighbourhood...



Academy Cafe

248 The Esplanade
Academy Cafe

Academy Cafe is very much as it sounds. Located in the former home of Fahrenheit Coffee on the Esplanade, this new espresso bar is actually the front retail spot of...


Balzac's (Ryerson)

122 Bond Street 416.597.1700 Website
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

287 Roncesvalles Avenue 416.530.0888 Website
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

253 Queen Street West 416.599.4779 Website
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...



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  • Rooster Coffee House (King East) Just moved into the Distillery, and very excited to hear the Rooster is in the Hood. Went over to Balzacs this morning for a brew and it was a morge...
  • Rooster Coffee House (King East) All the food looks covered in the photos!
  • Dineen Coffee Co. Their iced latte is excellent and despite the price the medium is quite big. I do agree though that it has a similar feel to Balzacs, with the same old...
  • Rooster Coffee House (King East) Hi there, one suggestion: cover all the food... I work in the Toronto Sun which is next door... Most of us are now going to Rooster every morning...I have heard...
  • Seven Grams Hate to admit it but this place has it right. 9/10. One point off cause its TOO nice.
  • Crema Coffee the best thing about crema is the empty starbucks across the street
  • Rooster Coffee House (King East) Well, they are in the same building as Coke's Toronto headquarters, so you probably should cut them a break.
  • Rooster Coffee House (King East) Great new place, I'm there almost everyday...sorry Starbucks!
  • Rooster Coffee House (King East) Well, I like The Rooster at Broadview & Queen. I especially liked the owners and the baristas (those I know). They are the make or break of any indie coffee...
  • Rooster Coffee House (King East) I've been twice so far! I love this place! :D Welcome to the hood!
  • RISE Espresso Love RISE! Delicious high-quality espresso and just all round lovely people. Great place!
  • Clafouti Thank you kindly for the nice comments , we try to do the best we can everyday since 2003 and sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. I will pass on you...
  • Clafouti I have to agree, I asked what type of butter was used in the making of the croissants and the first response was lard... The second time I went in...
  • Jimmy's Coffee (Kensington Market) You mean every coffee shop in Toronto is supposed to be different. Jimmy's is great with the best customer service in the city and a tasty Americano. The location in...
  • C House Lounge Cafe I really do not understand why people are always complaining. I went to C House couple of days ago and I ordered and open Tuna, and I really liked it....
  • C House Lounge Cafe My friends and I came over for a 7:45pm reservation. The place looked nice, and the staff were friendly. Then an hour passed before we got our table. We were...
  • C House Lounge Cafe Beware everyone, never go to C House Lounge. Worst place ever. Worst service (2 hrs wait eventhough we made reservation), underwhelming food and overly sour drinks. This place should be...
  • de Mello Palheta Coffee Roasters Franco, I think you'd find that the place is pretty laid-back, not coffee dictators. I have been only once, and while I'm no coffee aficionado, I do love a good...
  • Dineen Coffee Co. Nice - some stuff is expensive but certainly worth it (the $4 gateaux basques in photo 5). My main complaint is that the drinks list behind the bar (on the right...
  • Clafouti I moved to Canada recently and I've been living on queen west for about 2 years now, when i first moved in, i thought Nadege was the closest that i...
  • Dineen Coffee Co. Hmm.. uncanny resemblance to Balzac's.


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