Hello there, I am a Toronto citizen, and I am a working adult. So, I drink coffee. It wasn’t always like that however. First… I didn’t always live here! And second, and more importantly, I only started drinking coffee about this time a year ago! I got myself a small French press for myself for Christmas, and a cheapo coffee grinder. Then I started poking around to different coffee shops in the area to get myself out of the house, especially earlier in the day!

Carbonic Coffee

37 Baldwin St, Toronto, ON M5T 1L1 

I’ll start with this one because it was THE first coffee shop that I ever went to in Toronto. I was on my way home and I was hunting around for a place to get some good god honest BEANS. Sadly I haven’t been back there since then, I need to change that! They had a deal at the time where if you get a bag of beans, they’ll make any coffee for you, I got a latte or something, and they made nice cute latte art of a seahorse! But I do recommend, super nice and lovely, the beans were damn good, and you can’t beat a good deal after buying beans! 

The beans I got were from The Angry Roaster Coffee Co. https://theangryroaster.com/ I got the Nicaragua ones, and they were pretty damn good.

The Grind Cafe

570 St Clair Ave W, Toronto, ON M6C 1A5

Go here and get a breakfast bacon sandwich damn it’s good. Very nice and lovely couple working there, I believe they told me they get their baked goods (breads/croissants/pasteries) from some local bakery… which I will have to hunt down…. But the breakfast sandwich is fuckin damn delicious and makes me happy to think about. The coffee is good too of course, I’ve been Starbucks cucked and be drinkin up on them caramel macchiato shiiiit… but the one here they do it right! 

Lait Night

81 Huron St Main Floor, Toronto, ON M5T 2A8

This one I don’t particularly recommend for the menu or coffee, but due to the fact that it’s downtown chinatown Spadina area, and it’s open until around 3-4AM-ish. It is very perfect for tossing a laptop in a backpack and getting out of the basement apartment at 1AM to sip on something warm, and sit with usually students working or studying. 

Recommended time to go is after midnight.

Rooms Coffee

135 Ossington Ave, Toronto, ON M6J 2Z6

chiaotzu coffee shop. 

Go here and get the TOKYO FOG latte. I played chess against @snackers here and i beat his ass so bad his voice got busted for 3 days straight.

Boxcar Social Laneway

End of alleyway, 298 Markham St, Toronto, ON M6J 

Saving best for last… this is one of my fav places, and I save it for special occasions. Hidden away in a small alleyway, in an unassuming… chunk looking building… the inside is a bit of a classic beautiful cozy wood styled coffee shop. Often they play delicious vinyl records, and usually I treat myself when I go there and get the nice fancy POUR OVER coffees which I recommend. They give you the cute little pouring thing and cup for you to serve yourself and it makes me smile and grin whenever I’m there. I also think the matcha latte is nice there. I could spend a long time there reading or just hanging out on my laptop. Preferably reading though! Perfect time’s (in my opinion) is when it’s completely empty, with nice vinyl playing. One of the first times I went they were playing Kid A.

VERY IMPORTANT CLOSING STATEMENTS

If you are visiting Toronto from outside of Canada, you need to go to Tim Horton's first and foremost! You can't beat a fuckin 2$ coffee! Ask for the double double! Whenever I come back from visiting USA, I go to Tim Horotns before anything! I promise I'm not a coffee snob I am a Tim Hortons truther! breakfast lunch and dinner im drinking tim hortones!