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The Best Coffee Shops in Toronto

Emma Kula

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Emma Kula

The Best Coffee Shops in Toronto

Toronto has no shortage of cafes that folks can seek out across the city for a delicious, flavourful cup of coffee and a sweet treat. Over the past several years, our city has also welcomed an increasing number of local coffee roasters that bring some of the best beans, sourced from across the world, into our cups. Many even strive for ethical farming practices and direct relationships with their international partners, providing more responsible beans for brewing and helping to educate the public about the origins of their joe. Whether you're looking for beautiful latte art, the unique tasting notes of a pour-over coffee or a fun, one-of-a-kind seasonal beverages, our extensive list of the best coffee shops in Toronto has something for everyone.

Neo Coffee Bar

Coffee & Tea

With two locations, one on Bay Street and the other on Frederick Street, this minimal coffee shop offers artful lattes, matcha, pour over and Japanese desserts and pastries.

Neo Coffee Bar

With two locations, one on Bay Street and the other on Frederick Street, this minimal coffee shop offers artful lattes, matcha, pour over and Japanese desserts and pastries.

Coffee & Tea

Rooster Coffee House

With three location across the city and each with its own distinct character, this coffee shop is an easy favourite for everyone residing in that respective neighbourhood. The Broadview location easily overlooks the best view of the city.

Rooster Coffee House

With three location across the city and each with its own distinct character, this coffee shop is an easy favourite for everyone residing in that respective neighbourhood. The Broadview location easily overlooks the best view of the city.

Hale Coffee

Coffee & Tea

Sourcing beans through direct relationships with coffee farmers across the world, this innovative, independent coffee roaster boasts gorgeous latte art and incredible cookies.

Hale Coffee

Sourcing beans through direct relationships with coffee farmers across the world, this innovative, independent coffee roaster boasts gorgeous latte art and incredible cookies.

Coffee & Tea

Bloordale Village

50 Wade Ave

Propeller Coffee Co.

This Toronto micro-roaster is a certified B-Corp that sells a wide variety of flavourful beans. Their sizeable cafe near Bloor and Landsdowne is the perfect sunny and laidback workspace (when lockdown measures aren't in place!)

Propeller Coffee Co.

Bloordale Village

50 Wade Ave

This Toronto micro-roaster is a certified B-Corp that sells a wide variety of flavourful beans. Their sizeable cafe near Bloor and Landsdowne is the perfect sunny and laidback workspace (when lockdown measures aren't in place!)

The Library

This specialty coffee shop roasts a selection of unique beans from around the world, and they just opened up their second location across from Trinity Bellwoods.

The Library

This specialty coffee shop roasts a selection of unique beans from around the world, and they just opened up their second location across from Trinity Bellwoods.

i deal coffee & wine bar - Ossington

An Ossington strip favourite (with two other locations as well), this coffee and wine bar roasts its own beans and offers a lovely patio for outdoor seating in the warmer months.

i deal coffee & wine bar - Ossington

An Ossington strip favourite (with two other locations as well), this coffee and wine bar roasts its own beans and offers a lovely patio for outdoor seating in the warmer months.

Trinity-Bellwoods

760 Dundas St W

Milky's Coffee

This beautiful coffee shop on Dundas West can be recognized by its signature salmon-pink branding and its thoughtfully crafted beverages, including new special drinks every season.

Milky's Coffee

Trinity-Bellwoods

760 Dundas St W

This beautiful coffee shop on Dundas West can be recognized by its signature salmon-pink branding and its thoughtfully crafted beverages, including new special drinks every season.

Kensington Market

28 Kensington Ave

Fika Cafe

This Swedish-inspired cafe is named after the country's concept for an afternoon coffee and treat break, and they offer just that with spiced-infused pastries and pretty lattes.

Fika Cafe

Kensington Market

28 Kensington Ave

This Swedish-inspired cafe is named after the country's concept for an afternoon coffee and treat break, and they offer just that with spiced-infused pastries and pretty lattes.

Queen Street West

245 Queen St W

HotBlack Coffee

This coffee shop prides itself on high-quality beans, mouthwatering food and friendly service at their three cafes.

HotBlack Coffee

Queen Street West

245 Queen St W

This coffee shop prides itself on high-quality beans, mouthwatering food and friendly service at their three cafes.

Jimmy's Coffee

Classic espresso beverages, seasonal specials and tasty homemade treats are on the menu at this cozy cafe with multiple locations.

Jimmy's Coffee

Classic espresso beverages, seasonal specials and tasty homemade treats are on the menu at this cozy cafe with multiple locations.

Dineen Coffee Co.

This boutique coffee house has three locations across the city where they deliver on beautiful latte art in aesthetically pleasing spaces.

Dineen Coffee Co.

This boutique coffee house has three locations across the city where they deliver on beautiful latte art in aesthetically pleasing spaces.

First and Last

This Annex spot is a neighbourhood favourite and bakes up creative treats to pair with your cup.

First and Last

This Annex spot is a neighbourhood favourite and bakes up creative treats to pair with your cup.

Little Italy

426 College St

Manic Coffee

This Little Italy spot serves up drinks made with Chicago-famous Intelligentsia coffee beans.

Manic Coffee

Little Italy

426 College St

This Little Italy spot serves up drinks made with Chicago-famous Intelligentsia coffee beans.

De Mello Coffee

With a focus on transparency and consistency of the coffee beans they source, this cafe at Yonge and Eglinton sells coffee, snacks and bags of beans with snappy branding.

De Mello Coffee

With a focus on transparency and consistency of the coffee beans they source, this cafe at Yonge and Eglinton sells coffee, snacks and bags of beans with snappy branding.

Dark Horse Espresso Bar

Coffee & Tea

One of the city's earliest specialty coffee shops, this spot has been well-loved by Torontonians for many years and serves super tasty coffee and treats.

Dark Horse Espresso Bar

One of the city's earliest specialty coffee shops, this spot has been well-loved by Torontonians for many years and serves super tasty coffee and treats.

Coffee & Tea

Boxcar Social

With locations in Summerhill, Riverside and Harbourfront, this lovely coffee shop also serves wine and beer in the evenings.

Boxcar Social

With locations in Summerhill, Riverside and Harbourfront, this lovely coffee shop also serves wine and beer in the evenings.

Subtext

This Toronto micro-roaster offers one-of-a-kind beans that are carefully and ethically sourced from around the world.

Subtext

This Toronto micro-roaster offers one-of-a-kind beans that are carefully and ethically sourced from around the world.

The Tampered Press

This Trinity Bellwoods favourite serves tasty coffee and homemade treats.

The Tampered Press

This Trinity Bellwoods favourite serves tasty coffee and homemade treats.

Trinity-Bellwoods

135 Ossington Ave

135 Ossington

You can find a curated selection of some of the most unique coffee beans from local roasters, Europe and the US at this walk-up window on the Ossington strip.

135 Ossington

Trinity-Bellwoods

135 Ossington Ave

You can find a curated selection of some of the most unique coffee beans from local roasters, Europe and the US at this walk-up window on the Ossington strip.

Trinity-Bellwoods

181 Dovercourt Rd

The Good Neighbour

Two locations of this coffee shop serve up strong espresso beverages made with house beans, plus cookies and scones to pair with them.

The Good Neighbour

Trinity-Bellwoods

181 Dovercourt Rd

Two locations of this coffee shop serve up strong espresso beverages made with house beans, plus cookies and scones to pair with them.

Pilot Coffee Roasters

A popular Toronto institution for specialty coffee, this roaster makes delicious espresso drinks and snacks in multiple locations.

Pilot Coffee Roasters

A popular Toronto institution for specialty coffee, this roaster makes delicious espresso drinks and snacks in multiple locations.

Sam James Coffee Bar

This Toronto favourite has been open since 2009 and has multiple locations across the city, where they serve house-roasted beans and pastries from Robinson's Bread.

Sam James Coffee Bar

This Toronto favourite has been open since 2009 and has multiple locations across the city, where they serve house-roasted beans and pastries from Robinson's Bread.