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Cafés in Toronto double-double or pour-over

A drip coffee in the PATH under Bay Street, a cortado on Ossington Avenue, Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market and roasters along Queen Street East.

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Tim Hortons, the doughnut and coffee chain founded in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1964, became so closely associated with Canada that its way of ordering entered the language.1 The double-double, a coffee with two creams and two sugars, appears in print from 1985, and the Canadian Oxford Dictionary marks the word as Canadian.1 In October 2025 Tim Hortons raised coffee prices for the first time in about three years, by an average of 3 cents a cup.2

Independent espresso took longer. Writing in 2019, Sprudge described a province dominated by big chains that put convenience first, with customers slow to try independent shops.3 The usual starting point is Bulldog Coffee, which Stuart Ross opened near Church and Granby streets in 2003 and which became the first café in the city to pour latte art.4 Cherry Bomb followed in 2005, Mercury Espresso Bar in the east end in 2006 and Sam James Coffee Bar in 2009.4

Several of those shops grew into local chains. Dark Horse began in Riverside in 2006; Pilot Coffee Roasters started in 2009 under the name Te Aro and became Pilot in 2013; Jimmy's Coffee opened on Portland Street in 2009, and Mos Mos arrived in 2014.5 By March 2025 Pilot and Jimmy's each ran nine Toronto cafés, Dark Horse ten and Mos Mos twelve.5

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The City of Toronto counts 158 official neighborhoods,12 but its cafés follow a few long streets. Queen Street runs about 14 km across the city with the 501 streetcar on it, through Leslieville, downtown, Queen West and Parkdale.13 Downtown, the Financial District sits on top of the PATH, about 30 km of mostly underground walkways, and ranks just behind Queen West and Kensington Market for cafés.14

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Queen West & Trinity Bellwoods 71 cafés

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How coffee works in Toronto

Ask for "a coffee" and you get drip, ordered by size. A double-double means two creams and two sugars; the term belongs to Tim Hortons, though you will hear it outside the chain too.1 Independents can be cheap for drip: Sam James Coffee Bar charged $2.99 for any size from January 2026, after a fall 2025 offer at $2.49.6

Espresso drinks cost more. A regular cappuccino typically cost C$5.70 in Toronto in October 2026, across a range of C$3 to C$8.7 Flavored lattes sit at the top: a lavender latte at Isabella's in Union Station was $7 in September 2025, and a small black coffee at Dual Citizen in the Sheraton Centre $5.8

Menu prices exclude tax. Ontario charges 13% HST on top,9 but the 8% provincial part is rebated at the till when prepared food and drinks total $4 or less before tax, so a cheap drip carries only the 5% federal part.10

Card terminals often ask for a tip, even for a takeaway cup. Canadians are lukewarm about that: in a 2024 survey for Lightspeed, only 22% supported tipping at coffee shops, and 77% said they disliked tip prompts on payment terminals.11

What coffee costs in Toronto

DrinkTypical price
Drip coffee
Filter coffee, any size
C$2.99
Sam James Coffee Bar, from January 2026
Large drip
Large filter coffee
C$3.25
Daily Ritual, King St W, September 2025
Cappuccino
Regular size, typical C$5.70
C$3–8
Toronto cafés, October 2026
Lavender latte
Flavored latte
C$7
Isabella's, Union Station, September 2025

Menu prices, before tax. The Sam James price is from blogTO in January 2026;6 the Daily Ritual and Isabella's prices are from a September 2025 tour of downtown cafés.8 The cappuccino range is Numbeo's crowd-sourced figure for October 2026.7 Ontario adds 13% HST at the till, less the 8% provincial rebate on orders of $4 or less.910

Sources

  1. double double, Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles, University of British Columbia, accessed October 2026
  2. Tim Hortons raises coffee prices for the first time in three years, blogTO (October 6, 2025), accessed October 2026
  3. The Sprudge Guide To Coffee In Toronto, Sprudge (January 2019), accessed October 2026
  4. Sacred Grounds: The rise of Toronto's third-wave craft coffee scene, Foodism (November 15, 2017), accessed October 2026
  5. Brewed in Canada: 5 Toronto coffee shops to support, NOW Toronto (March 5, 2025), accessed October 2026
  6. Toronto coffee bar slashes prices, blogTO (January 2026), accessed October 2026
  7. Cost of Living in Toronto, Numbeo (updated October 24, 2026), accessed October 2026
  8. Review: Coffee in Toronto, CHIP Lifestyle (September 30, 2025), accessed October 2026
  9. GST/HST calculator (and rates), Canada Revenue Agency, accessed October 2026
  10. HST: Ontario point-of-sale rebates, Government of Ontario (updated March 19, 2025), accessed October 2026
  11. Most Canadians are totally fed up with tipping culture, blogTO (June 25, 2024), accessed October 2026
  12. Neighbourhood Profiles, City of Toronto, accessed October 2026
  13. Queen Street (Toronto), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  14. PATH (Toronto), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
FAQ

Cafés in Toronto: common questions

How much does a coffee cost in Toronto?

In Toronto, drip coffee often costs about C$3: Sam James Coffee Bar charged C$2.99 for any size from January 2026, and Daily Ritual C$3.25 for a large in September 2025. A regular cappuccino typically cost C$5.70 in October 2026, within a range of C$3 to C$8, and flavored lattes reach C$7. Menu prices exclude Ontario's 13% HST, which falls to the 5% federal part on orders of C$4 or less.

Which neighborhood of Toronto has the most cafés?

Queen West & Trinity Bellwoods and Kensington Market & Chinatown have the most cafés, followed by Financial District & St. Lawrence. Several Financial District cafés keep office hours: Sam James at 150 King Street West and Mos Mos at 25 King Street West close at weekends. In Queen West, cafés gather on Ossington Avenue and along Queen Street past Trinity Bellwoods Park.

What is a double-double in Toronto?

A double-double is a coffee with two creams and two sugars. The term comes from Tim Hortons, the doughnut and coffee chain founded in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1964, and has appeared in print since 1985. The Canadian Oxford Dictionary marks it as a Canadian word, and it is still mostly tied to Tim Hortons, though you will hear it elsewhere.

Do you tip at coffee shops in Toronto?

Card terminals in Toronto coffee shops often prompt for a tip, but support for tipping at the counter is low. In a 2024 survey for Lightspeed, only 22% of Canadians supported tipping at coffee shops, and 77% said they disliked tip prompts on payment terminals. Ontario adds 13% HST to menu prices before any tip, or 5% on orders of C$4 or less.

When did specialty coffee start in Toronto?

Toronto's independent espresso scene is usually traced to Bulldog Coffee, which Stuart Ross opened near Church and Granby streets in 2003; it was the first café in the city to offer latte art. Cherry Bomb followed in 2005, Mercury Espresso Bar and Dark Horse in 2006, and Sam James Coffee Bar and Pilot Coffee Roasters, first called Te Aro, in 2009.

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