The Best Muffins in Toronto

The best muffins in Toronto begin a day like nothing else, the ideal accompaniment to a steamy coffee or tea. If you’re vegan or gluten-free, there are tons of options for you too when it comes to this baked treat.

Here are the best muffins in Toronto.

Capital Espresso

Wonderful freshly-baked muffins in varying flavours are the main draw at this coffee shop in Parkdale at the corner of Queen and Dunn.

Bunner's Bake Shop in Kensington Market

You can get pizza muffins or apple bacon muffins from locations of this vegan and gluten-free bakery in the Junction and Kensington Market.

Sweet Hart Kitchen

The PB&J muffins at this teeny plant-based bakery near Dundas and Bathurst will transport you back to childhood, guaranteed.

Neo Coffee Bar

Muffins in varieties like gluten-free vegan chocolate banana number among the Japanese fusion desserts at this cafe near King and Sherbourne.

Remarkable Bean in Leslieville

Sweet muffins like blueberry oatmeal as well as savoury kinds are available from this cafe with locations in Leslieville and The Beaches.

Le Gourmand

Melty chocolate chip cookies may steal the show at this cafe near Spadina and Queen, but fresh baked muffins are nothing to sneeze at either.

Almond Butterfly on Harbord

Almond flaxseed and blueberry oatmeal muffins are both paleo from this bakery that’s a friend to the gluten-free, right in Harbord Village.

Fantail

Muffin lovers fall for the healthy vibe of “innocent” muffins made at this Roncesvalles bakery.

Lead photo by

Jesse Milns at Almond Butterfly. Additional photos by @whatevrecords, @ktscommonsense, @fantail_bakery_cafe, @peasandharmony