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Hub Coffee House & Locavorium
Categories: Food Coffee & Tea Restaurants Breakfast & Brunch Coffee & Tea, Breakfast & Brunch [Edit]
1028 Shaw StToronto, ON M6G 3N2
Neighbourhood: Christie Pits
(647) 347-7789
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 7 am - 7 pm
Sat-Sun 8 am - 5 pm
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- Free
- Good For:
- Lunch, Breakfast
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
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17 reviews for Hub Coffee House & Locavorium
17 reviews in English
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Review from Ana M.
Toronto, ON
5/16/2012
Cheddar peach scones and BOBs (breakfast on a bun). Must come before 11am!
Great espresso, free wifi, an array of seating with a couch, some chairs, and an outdoor patio, and delicious baked goods (including vegan brownies and glutten-free cookies) and other sandwiches and salads.
Another plus is the location which is semi-suburban on a quiet side street but close to dupont and ossington, buses and TTC. Gets very crowded very early on a weekend...good luck! -
Review from Vivian W.
4/3/2012 1 Check-in Here
absolutely adorable! (I gotta put this at the beginning of my review for those who just skim the first couple sentences of a review).
It's a very cozy cafe, tucked away in a side street. It has patio sitting, too bad it's not warm enough yet, I can imagine how peaceful it is to read a book, and sip some coffee. You can be outdoor, enjoying the sun yet not feeling being in a city.
Taste of coffee - amazing! it's a lot better than those coffee chain coffee.
Snacks - they got gluten free health cookies and vegan cookies; they have a few type of sandwiches too, vegan suitable too! They are pre-made, but they do put it in a sandwich grill for you, so it's actually really good, with some melted cheese. -
Review from Eliah H.
Toronto, ON
12/21/2011 1 Check-in Here
The Hub is an independent coffee joint serving the neighborhood of Shaw between Bloor and Dupont. I discovered it one day when I changed up my bike route to school. The cafe is one of the more cozy spot I've discovered to sip coffee at. It doesn't try to be the "in" place, simply a comfortable spot to order a decent cup of coffee and perhaps a freshly baked good. Decor is composed mostly of dark wood tables with matching chairs on an equally dark wood floor, a French provincial couch and decorative platters on the wall.
I haven't tried their espresso but the regular brew coffee is quite good. They French-press as oppose to drip brewing which is a plus in my book. Their baked goods are made on premise. The muffins are large, tasty and inexpensive. Haven't tried the BOB sandwich, at $4.50 I find myself leaning towards spending the extra couple bucks to get a full breakfast somewhere else.
Worth noting that the Hub has an outdoor patio perfect for summer lounging as well as free Wi-Fi for those wielding laptops.
If you live, work or otherwise happen to be in the area I suggest dropping by. -
Review from Kelly O.
10/31/2011 34 Check-ins Here
I love the Hub! Its such a neighbourhood place - kinda like Cheers, where everybody knows your name.
The sandwiches are cheesy, meaty and saucy delicious.
They typically offer the same varieties each day - Turkey, Ham, Grilled Cheese, and Summer Sausage. Each of them is heated up in a sandwich press and served piping hot and tasty.
Their drinks are fantastic as well - iced lattes in particular are my fav.
Don't let their "healthy cookie" fool you either - its got chocolate in it, and is perhaps even better than their regular chocolate chip cookie.
Go there. Eat there. -
Review from Ellie A.
Updated - 8/14/2011
I am sitting at the hub right now and here is what is happening:
Neighbourhood people of all ages walking in and greeting each other and the nice ladies behind the counter. Two friends bumped into each other, one with a newborn baby, and they are cooing over the baby and catching up. Parents with small kids drinking hot chocolate and eating apple slices. Friends in deep conversation over their lattes.
This place is hopping - but with a seriously warm community feel. Doesn't strike me as hipster at all. Just lovely.
And the breakfast on a bun is indeed delicious. Healing, wholesome yumminess.
I'm so happy. Oh - and one of the owners just ran a cup of coffee across the street to a neighbour. Does it get nicer than that?1 Previous Review: Show all »
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4/2/2011
Okay, full disclosure: I've only been to this place once and all I had was a coffee and a scone.… Read more »
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Review from Vivy R.
9/8/2011
I love their grilled sandwiches, the 'brie/avocado/tomato on olive bread' being my favourite. The perfect homey place to get your coffee. No scenesters/hipsters there. Very lay back, almost baba-cool atmosphere... This place is just perfect. Please don't tell anyone ;))
Update (February 29, 2012): Try their new Red Espresso Latte: To die for. -
Review from Zoe R.
5/8/2011
What a charming little place! Trendy and cool :)
My funloving button-down gingham shirt donning companion and I went out for a stroll, on a sunny day. Birds were chirping, the sky was nearly smurf blue. All the chips were in place for a good experience at Hub Coffee House & Locavorium.
They have a small sign within the store, that states that all of their breads are vegan, and that their cheese, eggs, and meats, are local!
There's water with lemon slices ready for you to drink, if you're not in the mood for a matcha latte or coffee.
HIP servers. I told my companion that the tall dark version woman with very short bangs and tats, was an alternate version of me.
Sincerely Good in attitude.
I had a scone and shared a Breakfast-on-a-Bun. I sipped some Americano. The B-on-a-B was $4.00, $4.20 in total w/ taxes. My instant verbal reaction, after one moment was... "Mmm...Heaven in a Bite!"
If you're vegetarian, just tell them -- they'll replace bacon with veggies!
Mmm... parmesan bits embedded in warm fried egg, soft fresh local farmers' bread, mayo?, hoisin* sauce, lettuce, visible pepper. What a delight. Choice of either Mennonite bacon or more local farmer's veggies to boot. *I just called and checked - their hoisin sauce does not have any shell/fish products in it, like others do.
If you're coming from Scarborough or Aurora, give this place a pass.
If you live pretty nearby or are going to the Korea town area anyway, and the weather's awesome, head this way for a Breakfast-on-a-Bun eating EXPERIENCE.
customer demographics: cool hipsters (check out their fashion while there!), 25-43...
Going in groups of 1-5 = better than going in large groups... -
Review from Noel D.
1/5/2011 ROTD 12/14/2011
When this place first opened up I thought it was an odd choice for location -- right on Shaw Street (which is one way) and surrounded by houses rather than fellow businesses. But then I found myself thanking Hub Coffee House for setting up shop as their presence came in extremely handy a few months ago.
I was doing a freelance job in my neighbourhood (Hub is just down the street) and had to get up at 8:00am for this on-site contract. I am not a morning person whatsoever and was running too late to throw on a pot of coffee or have a decent breakfast. Thankfully I walked right past Hub and grabbed some essentials to get through the day. I even came back around lunch time for a second dose!
The place is quite tiny and situated on the bottom floor of a corner house. The upstairs tenants had been renovating their apartment a few years ago when Hub was a dodgy convenience store that few people seemed to frequent. They have a nice little seating area which is usually always occupied. In the summer they had some outdoor chairs, but the place could really benefit immensely with a proper patio.
Coffee was decent. Got a nice panini sandwich as well that came with a packet of chips too. I seem to remember the price of the smallish sandwich being one or two dollars more than I had hoped though. It's definitely nice having a café option so close to my apartment and I hope to take advantage of this place a little more in the warmer months ahead.Listed in: Reviews of the Day
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Review from Lauren M.
A-OK! More like 3.5 star. I've stopped in a couple times for coffee-to-go. Coffee is very good.
On Sunday I sampled one of their sambos (called "BOB") which was a tiny english muffin with an egg, strip of bacon and some really tasty hoisin sauce). It was delicious but at $4 not really a bargain, I could easily eat 3.
I like that this place is in the middle of nowhere, in a real residential neighbourhood. Convenient if you live or pass nearby, but not really worth going out of the way for. -
Review from Susan C.
Toronto, ON
3/27/2011
Grilled Cheese and Soup for $7...best thing I ever had.
I had tried their coffee, chai latte, smoothies, and hot chocolate so far and they are amazing. Totally recommend the chai latte, for sure!
One weird thing that I notice is that depending on who makes your drink determines if it would be good or not.
If you go often, you might know what I mean! -
Review from aleiza a.
Toronto, ON
10/1/2010
FINALLY!! A coffee shop opens up in the Ossington-Dupont area!
This place is great for a good cup of deliciously hand roasted, fair-trade coffee. This is exactly what the neighborhood was missing.
And what's a good coffee shop, without a delcious breakfast sandwich? They have this thing, called a B.O.B (Breakfast On a Bun). It's a fried egg with cheese and I think tomato. It usually comes with bacon, but I don't get it with the bacon. Last, but not least, it is topped with delicious HOISIN SAUCE. Now, I don't know if it's just because I heart hoisin, but man...it adds something special to the B.O.B. Last time I went, the girl behind the counter said that she was going to try to make her own Hoisin. I haven't been back since, but I'm sure it's delicious.
GO HERE. -
Review from Lindsey M.
Toronto, ON
8/11/2011
Drink a good cup of coffee alfresco? Yes please. Breezy, airy and non-douchy service. Thank you Hubbers.
Coffee is Dark Horse Roasted, meaning local and fresh. Milk and cream is organic. All of the food looked awesome and this place was damn cute. One hundred high fives. -
Review from Jenny J.
Toronto, ON
8/15/2011
There aren't many places in Toronto that bake things fresh every day or use local, organic ingredients. This is one of my favourite spots in the city, hands down. Try the buckwheat chocolate chip cookie. Then you'll be coming back for more and more.
High fives to creative mind behind the business. Love Hub! -
Review from Sam G.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 12/11/2010
Still a fan based on subsequent visits, but not feeling the 5 anymore. Had a sandwich there which was OK to good but not very good, which would be needed to sustain the 5 rating. I liked how they served the sandwich with a small dish of raw almonds and another small dish of razor thin apple slices - to cleanse the palate between bites I suppose.
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10/18/2010
Great coffee, good prices, nice atmosphere. Food looks great too. Yummy cookies. Fills (or at… Read more »
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Review from Darren L.
Scarborough, ON
5/10/2011 1 Check-in Here
Had a cocoa and a toasted sandwich. Very good. Nice quaint neighborhood. I heard they are working on getting a patio made.
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Review from Bill P.
Vancouver, BC
12/6/2010
Its main virtue is location. The coffee is on a par with the best in the city, you may or may not like it (I do) but you cannot fault it for quality. The food is carefully prepared, but pricey.
The studied insouciance of the server (owner?) has a certain charm to it, but at some point, irony eats itself. Dear fabulous guy behind the counter: we love you just for being here. Please relax. -
Review from Mark H.
Toronto, ON
11/21/2010
I'll agree with Sam on a ridiculous large void for decent coffee in this area but 5 star??. Coffee was good, but still... nothing jumped out at me as spectacular by the reactions of those I was enjoying coffee with or those that ate the mini-egg bun. Unless you lived in this coffee-less void would you run to this place? A nice spot for a good coffee (btw pump your own from a large thermos unless it's espresso). I can't say I'll tell all my friends about this spot.
