Exploring Toronto's Leslieville neighbourhood

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Leslieville is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 1. Simple Cafe

1303 Queen St E
Toronto, ON M4L 1C2
Canada
+1-416-466-2345

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Sandwiches

Neighbourhood: Leslieville

3.0 star rating
  3/26/2009

From across Queen Street I spotted Simple Cafe and it quietly called out to me. I think it was the empty table bathed in sunlight near the window that lured me in and once inside I admired the clean white space and raw feeling of the wood tables. The…More »

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 2. Bonjour Brioche

812 Queen Street E
Toronto, ON M4M 1H7
Canada
+1-416-406-1250

Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, French

Neighbourhood: Riverdale

4.0 star rating
  3/30/2009

You'll smell Bonjour Brioche before you ever see this wee cafe in Toronto's Leslieville neighbourhood. I took the Queen streetcar and almost missed the place but knew I wasn't far off when the heady scent of fresh bread hit me.

One look at the…More »

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 3. Mercury Espresso Bar

915 Queen St E
Toronto, ON M4M 1J4
Canada
+1-647-435-4779

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhood: Leslieville

3.0 star rating
  5/27/2009

The non-coffee offerings at Mercury are quite uninspired. I gave 'em back my chai because it tasted like water with a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg. It was replaced by a decent enough hot chocolate.

But hey, it's an espresso bar so I can't fault these…More »

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 4. Tango Palace Coffee Company

1156 Queen St E
Toronto, ON M4M 1L2
Canada
+1-416-465-8085

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Sandwiches

Neighbourhood: Leslieville

4.0 star rating
  9/17/2009

The offering of raspberry iced tea with or WITHOUT sugar was the first thing about Tango Palace to charm me and their stable, free wifi and cozy furniture kept me smitten.

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