Boxcar Social Summerhill is a cafe in Yorkville, Toronto.
Editorially verified June 8, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 1208 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4T 1W1
De Mello Coffee on Yonge near Lawrence is the award-winning Toronto roaster's flagship cafe, single-origin filters and a cold-brew tap on bar.
OrderA nitro cold brew or a single-origin filter from the day's selection.
DrinkSingle-origin filter, cold brew
TipMultiple Toronto branches plus a Seoul outpost. The Yonge location has the most consistent crowd window for laptop work after 14:00.
Dineen Coffee on Yonge at Temperance occupies the 1897 Dineen heritage building, the city's reference financial-district espresso bar with restored Edwardian.
OrderA cappuccino at the marble counter with a kouign-amann.
DrinkCappuccino
TipTwo entries, one on Yonge and one on Temperance. Weekday breakfast service heaviest 08:00-10:00.
De Mello Coffee on Yonge near Lawrence is the award-winning Toronto roaster's flagship cafe, single-origin filters and a cold-brew tap on bar.
OrderA nitro cold brew or a single-origin filter from the day's selection.
DrinkSingle-origin filter, cold brew
TipMultiple Toronto branches plus a Seoul outpost. The Yonge location has the most consistent crowd window for laptop work after 14:00.
Balzac's flagship in the Distillery District is the brand's heritage building cafe since 2002, a two-storey Victorian space named for Honore de Balzac.
OrderThe Atwood Blend latte at the mezzanine looking down on the espresso bar.
DrinkAtwood Blend, latte
TipEight Toronto locations; the Distillery building is the largest. Christmas Market season draws hour-long lines.
Fahrenheit on Lombard is owner Vahe Tcheulian's tiny espresso counter in the financial district since 2010, a six-stool room with the Toronto-roasted Manic.
OrderA traditional macchiato pulled tight.
DrinkMacchiato, La Marzocco espresso
TipClosed weekends. The room seats six; most regulars order to go and stand on the sidewalk.
Soluna in Kensington Market is chef Suzanne Barr's all-day bakery cafe on Augusta since 2022, sourdough focaccia, Caribbean-influenced pastries and Pilot.
OrderA focaccia sandwich at the counter with a cortado.
DrinkFilter coffee, focaccia
TipClosed Mondays. The pastry counter sells out by 14:00 on weekends.
White Squirrel on Queen West backs onto Trinity Bellwoods Park, the city's reference park-side patio cafe with Reunion Island beans and a baked-goods counter.
OrderA latte and a scone on the patio facing the park entrance.
DrinkEspresso, baked goods
TipThe patio fills first on warm afternoons. Watch for the white squirrel that gives the cafe its name and lives in Trinity Bellwoods.
