Ontario

Best coffee shops in Toronto

Our guide to specialty coffee in Toronto: 7 verified shops, including De Mello Coffee, Ethica Coffee Roasters and Hale Coffee Co.. Toronto has one of the deeper specialty coffee benches in North America, built around roaster-cafes that started up around 2009 to 2013 and kept going. You'll find in-house roasting and single-origin menus spread across the Junction, Sterling Road, Yonge corridor, and the east end.

7 verified shops · vetted, never pay-to-play

Verified means checked against our specialty criteria using each shop's own public information, not a visit. Last checked Jun 2026. How we choose

Toronto's skyline and the CN Tower from the waterfront
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