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The Best Frozen Yogurt in Toronto

Posted by Robyn Urback / July 27, 2011

Frozen Yogurt TorontoThe best frozen yogurt in Toronto inspires a regression back to childhood concoction-making delight. Remember the odd occasion when you had unsupervised access to the fountain pop machine, and you'd mix all the flavours together to see what they tasted like? I find myself of the same mental state when I enter a really good Toronto frozen yogurt shop.

With endless options of flavours, dry toppings, fruits, and sauces, I tend to scamper around wondering if my mango/green tea mix would pair better with crushed Oreos or a spoonful of fresh blueberries (or both)? But first and foremost, the yogurt must to be good, which means a fresh taste, a great flavour, and, hopefully, it can withstand a little heat.

The dessert, after all, is known for its notoriously short cup life. So if your spoon is ready, here is the list for the best frozen yogurt in Toronto.

See also:

The best ice cream in Toronto
The best gelato in Toronto

Yogurt Spoon

Yogurt Spoon

Yogurt Spoon may be the new kid, but it is certainly taking over the block. (Without the use of lame pop culture references, no less.) Any evening I happen to pass by (weekday or weekend) Yogurt Spoon always seems to buzzing with dairy-free Green Apple enthusiasts or Cheesecake fro-yo fanatics. Available seating is often a rarity, but I suppose the Captain Crunch cereal topping makes up for it. More »

Yutopia

Yutopia

Yutopia seems to offer the best value for self-serve frozen yogurt in the GTA, charging just $0.39 per ounce. The difficulty, of course, is finding your way to the booth in the Pacific Mall, then somehow making it to a clear space in which to enjoy your cup of Taro/Green Tea/Avocado frozen yogurt. Recent Yutopia achievements include special events featuring bacon sundaes. More »

YoYo's Yogurt Cafe

YoYo's Yogurt Cafe

YoYo's Yogurt Cafe is a London (Ontario) import that looks to be finding the same success with University of Toronto students as it has with University Western Ontario students. (Take that, Mustangs.) The shop has a great, expansive patio for enjoying its six varieties of frozen yogurt and lots of vegan-friendly toppings to pair with its dairy-free flavours. More »

Yogurty's

Yogurty's

Yogurty's is a blossoming frozen yogurt chain that began in Toronto and actually has two stores now open in Mexico. Which leads me to wonder how one would ask for "Teddy Grahams" in Spanish. In any case, Yogurty's is now offering its fat free, self-serve frozen yogurt at Avenue and Lawrence, with additional stores slated for Bathurst and Eglinton, Bathurst and Sheppard, Bloor West Village, Liberty Village, and more. More »

Menchie's

Menchie's

Menchie's is probably one of the more familiar names in self-serve frozen yogurt, if only because it has about a zillion (give or take) locations worldwide including soon-to-open shops in Alaska, Dubai, and somewhere in Egypt, apparently. The Toronto location is in the Annex and has an incredible variety of rotating flavours and toppings. More »

DeKefir

DeKefir

DeKefir is not self-serve, nor does it offer the same sort of frozen yogurt as the other shops on the list--but personally, I couldn't tell the difference. DeKefir's frozen yogurt is actually made with frozen kefir and sweetened with organic cane sugar. Though you don't load it on yourself, you still get your pick of fruit, grain, and candy toppings. Now with two locations in Toronto. More »

OMG It's Yogurt!

OMG It's Yogurt!

OMG! It's Yogurt is right by the Financial District, because even corporate suits deserve a little Blueberry Cheesecake and gummi bears now and then. The shop is painted an enthusiastic green and orange, which is just to be temporarily enjoyed since OMG! is grab and go. The store is just open Monday to Friday. More »

Mon Berri

Mon Berri

Yet another source of Annex/Bloor West frozen yogurt, Mon Berri, unlike its neighbours, offers its frozen yogurt in fixed sizes. The shop does offer the option of unlimited toppings, however, which can include fresh fruit, mochi, heart sprinkles, and Vector cereal--for the hardcore frozen-yogurt consumer. More »

Discussion

16 Comments

Carolyn / July 27, 2011 at 03:31 pm
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perfect timing for this post and even funnier ... blushberry has a deal today with rogers :)

according to the twitter post:

"$5 for $10 worth of frozen yogurt & more at Blushberry! Text JOIN to 6060 to view today's offer & purchase (TO only) ^mm"

anyways good to know! my favs are all on this list.
Lindsay / July 28, 2011 at 03:42 pm
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Although the yogurt at Menchie's is awesome, their system is a total clusterf**k. You spend half your time bouncing off people even when it isn't busy. It's like the world's most badly designed salad bar.
Tara / August 1, 2011 at 02:51 pm
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Menchie's is absolutely horrible! It is so watery and does not taste like yogurt at all! Frozen yogurt should be fruit flavors, not strange flavors like peanut butter - save that for ice-cream. Seriously, if you spend you money at Menchie's you're an idiot. Young kids think it's cool because of it's layout and bright colours but it is horrible. I will never go there again.
Wren / August 2, 2011 at 10:08 am
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Menchies is the absolute best!! Sooooo delicious!!!
the lemur / August 2, 2011 at 11:20 am
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I thought Menchie's was okay at first but yes, the yogurt is watery and the layout is a mess. I have now definitely converted to Yo-Yo's.
Belinda / August 2, 2011 at 02:51 pm
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Menchie's is BY FAR, the best tasting frozen yogurt in the city. Everyone else is just trying to copy them, and doing a poor job of it. Menchie's frozen yogurt not only tastes the best, but they have the most flavours to chose from and the most toppings to chose from. I'm addicted and no poor wannabe is going to get me to change.
Kirsten replying to a comment from Tara / August 2, 2011 at 03:05 pm
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Tara, I dont know what planet you come from, but you are so off base. My friends and I have eaten at Menchie's dozens of times and they have had many fruit flavours there. I've had Mango, Banana, Peach, Strawberry and some others I cant even remember. You must be an employee of a competitor who is jealous of the crowds that go to Menchie's for you to be putting out such false information. Plus, I love that they have things like Peanut Butter and Cake Batter. But forget about the fact they have so many choices. The Menchie's yogurt is so creamy and delicious. Its never been watery. There is no doubt that Menchie's is, by far, the best frozen yogurt in Toronto.
Melanie / August 2, 2011 at 03:27 pm
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I've been to every place on the list with the exception of OMG it's yogurt. I've been loving frozen yogurt for years as I have lived in LA and NY where we've been lucky to have Pinkberry, Red Mango, Menchie's and Yogurtland for years. here's the deal, Red Mango was the original (non self-serve) out of Korea. Pinkberry took it from there and made it a social scene. Menchie's is the original self-serve frozen yogurt based out of LA. Out of all of these I think Menchie's has come out on top. And as for the Toronto frozen yogurt scene, Menchie's is the only one on the list that brings the original tart with them that started this craze. Almost all the other places are too creamy for frozen yogurt. I mine as well be eating ice cream. Yogurt Spoon and Mon Berri also do not fall into this category of creamy. I don't even know what to say about de kefir. I understand why yogurty's is considered but it's just a dull copy yogurtland with yogurt that feels more like I just ate a tub of ice cream. Yutopia is interesting with it's taro flavor but I get why it's in Markham. Yoyo's is just bad. Blushberry is similar to Mon berri but closed all winter?

This is how I would order them:

1 - Menchie's
2 - Yogurt Spoon
3 - Mon Berri
4 - Blushberry
5 - Yutopia
6 - Yogurt's
7 - YoYo's
8 - Dekefir
the lemur / August 2, 2011 at 04:42 pm
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The whole point of frozen yogurt is to simulate the mouthfeel of ice cream without as much fat. So creamy is good. Watery with ice crystals in it? Not so much.
anon / August 3, 2011 at 05:12 pm
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wow, look at the whole Menchies PR army go at it!
Wendy / August 3, 2011 at 07:40 pm
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When I was in the US and tried Red Mango, I was hoping some US frozen yogurt chain would come to Canada. Then Menchie's arrived. Before I first went to Menchie's, I was wondering what all the fuss was all about. When I went inside and saw all the celebrities who go to Menchie's, I was star struck. I go the same place as Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber. Little 'ol me. lol. And the reason they go to Menchie's is the same reason I go to Menchie's. Its the best tasting yogurt in the most fun atmosphere in Toronto. If someone was better, the celebs would go them. So imho, Menchie's has nothing to worry about from all the Menchie wannabe's and poor copies. I'll stay with the real McCoy. But I'm conflicted to say all this because I dont want it busier at Menchie's than it already is.
SNEAKERS SHOP / August 13, 2011 at 11:31 pm
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When I was in the US and tried Red Mango, I was hoping some US frozen yogurt chain would come to Canada.
Jimmy Choo / August 14, 2011 at 10:18 pm
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Menchies is the absolute best!! Sooooo delicious!!!
Greg / August 20, 2011 at 06:25 pm
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The blatant shilling from Menchie's employees is rather shameful. Menchie's yogurt IS rather watery and sometimes poorly mixed/cooled (ie, inconsistent texture). They do however have more options than say Yo-Yo's (but Yo-Yo's yogurt is clearly superior, and the boba toppings are like crack), and Menchie's selection does seem to rotate more often. But the yogurt is still watery. There's no getting around it.

As for Blushberry, the only thing I have against it is the price. Not really surprising given its location, but simple frozen yogurt shouldn't feel like a guilty splurge. I do appreciate the way the "original" yogurt isn't mixed with anything, with the fruit toppings providing the extra flavour. Reminds me of the old-school frozen yogurt (ca. 1990), where the unmixed, slightly sour yogurt was often the highlight of your otherwise fruity dollop.
Lucy / December 1, 2011 at 10:25 pm
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There's room for all. It's just frozen yogurt.
John Smith / April 17, 2012 at 05:16 am
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Yogurtys-
Owned by same owners as yogen fruz(who is more than trained in what they do with more experiance than the competitor)
Uses real low fat or no fat yogurt as their base product; not powder at all.
55c an ounce

Menchies-
Stand alone
Uses a powdered base(ew, never liked it)
75c an ounce.

Clear winner. Yogurtys.

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