The Best Cafes on the West Side of Toronto

If industrial vibes are what you're after, this bold roastery and cafe on Sterling Rd. has it in spades. High brick walls provide a great backdrop for sipping drinks that go way beyond drip like espresso tonics, matcha milkshakes and affogato.

This coffee shop on Harbord Street started in 2009 and has evolved into multiple impressive locations serving James' own locally roasted Cut Coffee. This space is small but mighty, and being across from Trinity Bellwoods is often buzzing with coffee lovers.

The Junction is home to this cozy cafe that lives up to its name, with people on this side of town making it a destination for a simple and well-made cup of coffee plus comforting and scrumptious baked goods.

This cafe on Queen West is a local favourite with a big reputation and multiple locations. Competition-level baristas offer a world class coffee experience plus scratch made food in a charming but chic space.

Locations of this coffee shop in Little Italy and near Trinity Bellwoods celebrate Aussie cafe culture. In addition to that, both spaces have an incredible design with lots of fun and funky boho touches that feel like a breath of fresh air.

Looking like the pages of an art magazine, this Dundas West cafe serves some very interesting coffee and tea, but their sandwiches are a major highlight of the menu with breakfast and Western options. They also sell hard-to-find teas and coffees.

Located in the Clock Factory building in the Junction Triangle, this roastery and cafe also supply other coffee shops and restaurants around the city. Beans are roasted within sight of where you can sip on a latte.

You have to know where to look to find this this Little Italy outpost of a coffee shop kingdom, but once you do, you'll be rewarded with a gem of a cafe serving some of the city's best coffee and a soundtrack of vinyl records.