Café
1. Carousel Bakery
A family-run bakery inside St. Lawrence Market, known as the home of Toronto's famous peameal bacon sandwich, with breads, bagels, pastries and hot sandwiches.
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2. Nemesis Coffee Gastown
Founded as a single Gastown café in 2017, Nemesis was ranked 15th in the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026, the highest-placed café in Canada.
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3. St-Viateur Bagel
Mile End bakery founded in 1957, where bagels are still hand-rolled, boiled in honey water and baked in a wood-burning oven, open from 6am to midnight.
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4. Balzac’s Coffee Distillery District
A two-storey coffee house in the Distillery District's restored 1890s Pump House, run by Ontario roaster Balzac's and open every day from early morning.
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5. Fairmount Bagel
Family-run Mile End bagel bakery whose story begins in 1919 with the city's first bagel bakery, still rolling bagels by hand and baking them in a wood-fired oven.
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6. Revolver Coffee
A long-time Gastown favourite on Cambie Street, Revolver brews a rotating menu of coffees from respected roasters across North America and beyond.
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7. Olive et Gourmando
Old Montreal bakery-café opened in 1998 by two former Toqué! colleagues, serving seasonal breakfast, lunch and baking made in-house on rue Saint-Paul.
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8. Purebread Gastown
Born at the Whistler Farmers' Market, Purebread fills its Gastown bakery on West Hastings Street with breads, sweet and savoury pastries, cakes, pies and meringues.
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9. White Lily Diner
A bright yellow Queen Street East diner, open since 2016, with a Michelin Bib Gourmand for its breakfasts, house-smoked bacon, buttermilk biscuits and house-made donuts.
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10. 49th Parallel Café and Lucky’s Doughnuts
49th Parallel's Main Street café pairs the roaster's small-batch, direct-trade coffee with Lucky's Doughnuts, made from scratch with seasonal flavours.
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11. Crew Collective & Café
Café and coworking space in the former Royal Bank of Canada banking hall on rue Saint-Jacques, serving Traffic Coffee espresso and daily brunch.
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12. Sam James Coffee Bar
A Toronto coffee roaster and espresso bar founded in 2009, with its original Harbord Street café and branches in Parkdale, Ossington and the PATH.
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13. Café Olimpico
Family-run Mile End espresso bar opened in 1970 by Italian immigrant Rocco Furfaro, serving traditional Italian espresso from 6am to midnight every day.
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14. Forno Cultura
An Italian bakery whose King Street West flagship, in a converted former truck rental shop with arches and an open kitchen, serves breads, pastries and its own espresso.
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15. Milano Espresso Lounge
Milano Coffee Roasters' Gastown espresso lounge serves award-winning Italian-style espresso, with tasting bars where you can sample several blends side by side.
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16. Café Myriade
Specialty coffee company founded in 2008 on rue Mackay, now with five cafés and its own roastery in Saint-Henri, known for latte art and guest roasters.
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17. JJ Bean Granville Island
Inside Granville Island Public Market, the Blue Parrot and JJ Bean counter serves the local roaster's coffee from 7:30am, before most of the market opens.
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18. Nadège Patisserie
A French patisserie founded in 2009 by Lyon-born, fourth-generation pastry chef Nadège Nourian, with its main shop on Queen Street West selling macarons, cakes and croissants.
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