Kensington Market 'Taste the World' Food Tour
Kensington Market is a must-see on any Toronto bucket list. Travel the world in one afternoon as we taste a variety of multicultural delicacies in this crazy, colourfu...
Fahrenheit Coffee is a cafe in Financial District, Toronto.
Editorially verified June 8, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: A traditional macchiato pulled tight.
Tip: Closed weekends. The room seats six; most regulars order to go and stand on the sidewalk.
Kensington Market is a must-see on any Toronto bucket list. Travel the world in one afternoon as we taste a variety of multicultural delicacies in this crazy, colourfu...
Explore Toronto’s vibrant neighborhoods through food. Taste local and international flavors in Roncesvalles, Chinatown, Little India, or St. Lawrence Market.
Discover Toronto beyond the landmarks on a small-group walk through vibrant Kensington Market and Chinatown, with local food, street art, hidden gems, and stories from...
Address: 120 Lombard Street, Toronto, ON M5C 1M5
Soluna in Kensington Market is chef Suzanne Barr's all-day bakery cafe on Augusta since 2022, sourdough focaccia, Caribbean-influenced pastries and Pilot.
Signature drink: Filter coffee, focaccia
Order: A focaccia sandwich at the counter with a cortado.
Tip: Closed 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.
Signature drink: Espresso, baked goods
Order: A latte and a scone on the patio facing the park entrance.
Tip: The patio fills first on warm afternoons. Watch for the white squirrel that gives the cafe its name and lives in Trinity Bellwoods.
Lit Espresso Bar's Leaside room on Bayview Avenue carries the brand after College and Roncesvalles closed; third-wave espresso, single-origin filters.
Signature drink: Espresso, single-origin filter
Order: A flat white pulled with the single-origin espresso of the day.
Tip: The Roncesvalles and College locations are gone; Bayview in Leaside is the one that remains.
Early Bird Espresso on Queen West has run a multi-roaster cafe since 2014, rotating Toronto roasters on bar plus a small all-day breakfast menu of sandwiches.
Signature drink: Pour-over, single-origin espresso
Order: The single-origin pour-over and an Early Bird egg-and-cheese bagel.
Tip: Closes at 17:00 sharp. Sit at the window for QSW people-watching; the back room has more laptop seats.
Quantum Coffee reopened at The Well in 2023 as a science-themed bar, locally roasted single-origins and flat whites for the Front West office crowd.
Order: A pour-over from the rotating single-origin selection.
Tip: The Well location replaces the 460 King W original. Wi-fi and tables welcome workers.
Sam James Coffee Bar's Harbord original since 2009 is the city's third-wave reference counter, the espresso bar that trained much of Toronto's baristas.
Signature drink: Espresso, single origin filter
Order: The cortado and a single-origin filter from the day's rotation.
Tip: No wifi, two chairs, takeaway by design. Over 20 Toronto shops serve Sam James beans; the King West PATH counter is the downtown branch.