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Places to get coffee, tea and anything else that contains our favorite psychoactive stimulant: caffeine!

 1. Café Pamenar

307 Augusta Ave
Toronto, ON M5T 2M2
(647) 352-3627

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhood: Kensington Market

4.0 star rating
  4/4/2011

Cafe Pamenar is to coffee, what 416 Snack Bar is to booze. This was the second stop on a crawl.

My comparison to 416 is mainly about the decor. The cafe has some old pipes on the wall and ceiling and a really old meat scale. There's a patio at the…More »

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 2. Dark Horse Espresso Bar

684 Queen St W
Toronto, ON M6J
(647) 352-3512

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhoods: West Queen West, Trinity Bellwoods

4.0 star rating
  4/4/2011

I've been to Dark Horse before, but at a different location. It's a great place for a coffee or tea and it's the third stop on the coffee crawl train.

The service is good. They seem genuinely happy and are quite social. You can see they work as fast…More »

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 3. Dark Horse Espresso

215 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5T 2C7
(416) 979-1200

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Chinatown, Downtown Core

4.0 star rating
  12/31/2010

This is a really nice coffee shop. It is well decorated and looks like an authentic, hip cafe. There are plenty of seats on the ground floor and a few steps up on the second floor.

The smell when you walk in is good - like real coffee. I can't stand…More »

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 4. Balzac's Coffee Roastery

55 Mill St
Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
(416) 207-1709

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Venues & Event Spaces

Neighbourhoods: Distillery District, West Don Lands

3.0 star rating
  8/5/2011

Balzac's is an historic coffee shop in the Distillery district. The look will take you back to the early 20th century, but the price is modern day. I came with a friend on a day of wandering.

*** FOOD & DRINK ***
We ordered a medium Cappuccino and a…More »

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 5. Holy Oak Cafe

1241 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6H 1N6
(647) 345-2803

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhoods: Brockton Village, Bloordale Village, Wallace Emerson

3.0 star rating
  6/10/2011

Holy Oak is pretty much a typical bar, except it serves coffee, espresso, etc. The decor is different, but doesn't match the music. I came here on a crawl.

*** DRINKS ***
I forget the name of the beer I had, but I remember thinking it was good. So at…More »

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 6. Jimmy's Coffee

107 Portland St
Toronto, ON M5V 2N3
(416) 901-2289

Category: Coffee & Tea

3.0 star rating
  4/4/2011

Very simple and good. Jimmy's Coffee is a great coffee shop. It's the end of the line, the fifth stop on the coffee crawl.

The coffee shop has an old rustic look. It reminds me of an old pub, but it works for this coffee shop and it's quite inviting.…More »

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 7. Thor Espresso Bar

35 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON M5V 2P2
(416) 351-8736

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Bakeries

Neighbourhood: Niagara

3.0 star rating
  4/4/2011

Thor is a nice small coffee shop. It's #4 on the Koffee Krawl Kount-up (KKK) and why are these guys in pointy white hoodies following me?

I had the house espresso which I drank straight. It was kind of bitter and reminded me of drinking stout, though…More »

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 8. Sam James Coffee Bar

297 Harbord St
Toronto, ON M6G 1G7
(647) 341-2572

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhoods: Palmerston, Bickford Park

3.0 star rating
  4/4/2011

This was the first stop on a coffee crawl.

The cafe is quite small, but it's mostly for people getting coffee and treats to go. So the size isn't bad, just small.

The coffee was better than a typical chain coffee (like Tim Horton's), but it didn't…More »

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 9. Capriccio

5379 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M2N 5R6
(647) 351-5550

Categories: Desserts, Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhood: Willowdale

3.0 star rating
  4/3/2011

I came here to kill some time while I was having my apartment cleaned. This is a nice place for a quick dessert and the service is friendly.

The cafe is well decorated and clean. The walls are adorned with merchandise and gifts. The overall look would…More »

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