Bloom Cafe
45 Baldwin St 
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Well, one thing's for sure: Bloom Cafe lives up to its name. It specializes in flower tea. One would be crazy to make a trip to the Baldwin St. shop and not order a beautiful blooming tea from here, I tells you. Fragrant, soothing and captivating, watch the bloom unfurl before your eyes in a glass pot - not only is it a treat to look at, but the tea gets better with each hot water refill.
But it's not only drinks on the menu - breakfast and lunch are also available, like well crafted purple rice bowls and pitas, or how about those onigiri (rice triangles wrapped in seaweed with savoury fillings)? Although the desserts, smoothies and coffees are enticing, the real star here is the beer. Just kidding, it's the tea, the tea. It was always the tea. Sip it! Inhale it! Buy over 50 varieties of it and take it home! So maybe I'm a little excited. Just roll with it. Gorgeous, flowery rolling with it.
Manager Sue used to live on Baldwin and although the street is known for its eclectic mix of cuisines, she felt it was missing a soothing spot for patrons to sit, read, drink, stay awhile. After spending some time in China, Sue was eager to share the blooming teas she had discovered... and with these two thoughts in mind, Bloom was born. A healthy, unique menu with a focus on flower teas and a welcoming atmosphere (WiFi included). Sounds nice, ya?
So I guess next time I'm lingering around Baldwin, I'll have to take my time and smell the flowers. Ha! Sorry. I had to.
Comments (13)
"From rice bowls and onigiri to amazing blooming team"
I think you have a typo in your summary.
Lots of different teas, and lots of different mixtures (not just herbal)! Mine had white tea, herbs, jasmine and globe amaranth.
FIFTY types of take home tea?? Wow, count me in to try this place. I can never have enough tea options :)
I've tried a tea from bloom - I don't remember what it was called but it was red and tart, tasted almost of passionfruit - YUMMY!!!! I never knew tea could be so luxurious. It's definitely a place to explore further.
Their food and their smoothies are good. I've never had their teas, but their coffee is to be avoided, particularly anything with steamed milk. My wife and I have been in several times and every latte we've had, the milk has either been off, or scalded or sub-par in some other way.
This is not to take away from an otherwise lovely place. It's nice inside and the free wifi is a very nice touch, but their espresso drinks should be avoided.
Does anyone know what their hours of operation are? I'd like to stop by with a friend of mine who loves tea, so I just want to make sure that if/when we do go, that it's not closed.
they're open till pretty late. i remember them being open till 11 during the summer but i think now they close at 10 most days. check out their website or call them before you go.
i have my latte there all the time but i've never had any problems with it. their tea lattes are really good too, especially chai tea latte.
I LIVE for their onigiri! It is really good and cheap at around $3 per onigiri. The staff is really friendly and the place is quite popular with U of T students. The cake slices are a bit pricey at $5-$6 a slice but they look really tastey.
Dears,
We are a specialized blooming tea manufacturer in China. We supply blooming tea with good quality and low price.
We also can supply you organic tea , Mengding tea, Oolong tea and other green tea, black tea!
Please visit our website www.prettytea.com and contact us to knowmore details.
Contact: Catherine Wu
E-mail: prettytea1210@hotmail.com worldprettytea@hotmail.com
Yours faithfully,
Catherine Wu
NOW CLOSED! (unfortunately)
not sure if it's relocating or permanently out of business, I'm assuming the later because there was no sign indicating a relocation and all the windows were covered with newspaper
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