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The Best Nitro Cold Brew in Toronto

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The Best Nitro Cold Brew in Toronto

The best nitro cold brew in Toronto will keep you buzzed while cooling you off on these hot and humid days of summer. Once a technique solely used by beer fanatics back in the early 2010s, nitro cold brew has become one of coffee's biggest trends and has skyrocketed in popularity. By infusing nitrogen into coffee, the overall texture of the beverage truly becomes elevated, making it super smooth and creamy, so you don't need to add milk, sugar or other sweetener substitutes.

From cans lining the shelves of cafés and grocery stores to being poured fresh from the taps at several shops across the city, the best nitro cold brew in Toronto is perfectly balanced in acidity and caffeine and will be sure to put that pep in your step.

Entertainment District

101 Spadina Ave

Strange Love

Boost your mood, and choose between the Classic or Adventurous blend of nitro cold brew at these floral-inspired outposts located on Spadina Avenue and West Queen West.

Strange Love

Entertainment District

101 Spadina Ave

Boost your mood, and choose between the Classic or Adventurous blend of nitro cold brew at these floral-inspired outposts located on Spadina Avenue and West Queen West.

Mos Mos

With taps for nitro cold brew at all three of their Toronto locations, this café brand originated in 2014 and is all about cutting the noise and savouring the moment.

Mos Mos

With taps for nitro cold brew at all three of their Toronto locations, this café brand originated in 2014 and is all about cutting the noise and savouring the moment.

Found Coffee

With a location soon set to open in Australia, the Toronto Found Coffee Shop (on College Street) is a community hotspot that believes coffee is so much more than a caffeine hit. Brewed and expertly extracted in-house for over 12 hours, their nitro cold brew features some of the world's wildest and unique coffees.

Found Coffee

With a location soon set to open in Australia, the Toronto Found Coffee Shop (on College Street) is a community hotspot that believes coffee is so much more than a caffeine hit. Brewed and expertly extracted in-house for over 12 hours, their nitro cold brew features some of the world's wildest and unique coffees.

Little Italy

426 College St

Manic Coffee

Espresso drinks, brewed coffee, teas, treats and gelato, are all served in this stylish exposed-brick space on College Street. Manic's nitro cold brew is super refreshing, made in-house and has had many Torontonians coming back for more.

Manic Coffee

Little Italy

426 College St

Espresso drinks, brewed coffee, teas, treats and gelato, are all served in this stylish exposed-brick space on College Street. Manic's nitro cold brew is super refreshing, made in-house and has had many Torontonians coming back for more.

Distillery District

17 Gristmill Lane

Arvo Coffee

An Australian-style coffee bar, the Arvo menu offers many great coffee beverages, both drip and espresso. Their creamy, hopped nitro cold brew is served on tap and has a smooth thin layer of foam at the top, with a rich and smooth finish.

Arvo Coffee

Distillery District

17 Gristmill Lane

An Australian-style coffee bar, the Arvo menu offers many great coffee beverages, both drip and espresso. Their creamy, hopped nitro cold brew is served on tap and has a smooth thin layer of foam at the top, with a rich and smooth finish.

Summerhill

1208 Yonge St

Boxcar Social - Summerhill

Brewed in East London, Ont., Boxcar Social's Nitro Flash Brew is made by "flash cooling" hot coffee over ice before transferring it to the kegs and serving on tap. Using seasonal, single origin coffee, these beverages are meant to be enjoyed smooth and slow thanks to the naturally sweet flavour profile and light, nitro-infused texture.

Boxcar Social - Summerhill

Summerhill

1208 Yonge St

Brewed in East London, Ont., Boxcar Social's Nitro Flash Brew is made by "flash cooling" hot coffee over ice before transferring it to the kegs and serving on tap. Using seasonal, single origin coffee, these beverages are meant to be enjoyed smooth and slow thanks to the naturally sweet flavour profile and light, nitro-infused texture.

Bloordale Village

50 Wade Ave

Propeller Coffee Co.

Tucked away just around the corner from Lansdowne Station, Propeller is one of the west end's most popular coffee haunts. With cans in packs of 4 or 12, their nitro cold brew is rich, subtly sweet and made from organic Latin American coffee beans.

Propeller Coffee Co.

Bloordale Village

50 Wade Ave

Tucked away just around the corner from Lansdowne Station, Propeller is one of the west end's most popular coffee haunts. With cans in packs of 4 or 12, their nitro cold brew is rich, subtly sweet and made from organic Latin American coffee beans.

Liberty Village

43 Hanna Ave #123

Balzac's Liberty Village

With locations scattered around the city (and the province), Balzac's offers three different flavours of nitro cold brew in a can: Classic Black, Mocha and Vanilla. Brewed using diligently sourced and certified fair trade coffee, they slowly steep the beans in cold water for an irresistibly rich and creamy finish.

Balzac's Liberty Village

Liberty Village

43 Hanna Ave #123

With locations scattered around the city (and the province), Balzac's offers three different flavours of nitro cold brew in a can: Classic Black, Mocha and Vanilla. Brewed using diligently sourced and certified fair trade coffee, they slowly steep the beans in cold water for an irresistibly rich and creamy finish.

Station Cold Brew

You have most likely seen these nitro cold brew cans lining the shelves of grocery stores all over Canada; however, if you are looking for the source, you can visit their taproom and brewery headquarters in Etobicoke, where you can fill up a growler or mason jar full of their delicious coffee.

Station Cold Brew

You have most likely seen these nitro cold brew cans lining the shelves of grocery stores all over Canada; however, if you are looking for the source, you can visit their taproom and brewery headquarters in Etobicoke, where you can fill up a growler or mason jar full of their delicious coffee.

Trinity-Bellwoods

117 Ossington Ave

Pilot Coffee Roasters- Ossington

With roasters and multiple retail locations across Toronto, Pilot's cafés are filled with fun-loving people and friendly baristas. This location specifically (on Ossington Avenue) offers their cold brew in cans (packs of 4) and fresh from the tap!

Pilot Coffee Roasters- Ossington

Trinity-Bellwoods

117 Ossington Ave

With roasters and multiple retail locations across Toronto, Pilot's cafés are filled with fun-loving people and friendly baristas. This location specifically (on Ossington Avenue) offers their cold brew in cans (packs of 4) and fresh from the tap!