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Late-night cafés in Toronto

Board games near Yonge and Dundas until 01:00, crepes on the Danforth, tea on Bloor.

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Downtown Yonge has the most cafés open late, ahead of the Danforth and Kensington Market. Around Yonge and Dundas, JuJu Cafe at 191 Dundas Street West runs until 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. On Yonge itself, Molly Tea at 604 serves until 23:00 daily, and Pinocho at 366 until midnight at weekends.

Getting home is straightforward until 02:00. The subway runs from about 06:00 to 02:00 Monday to Saturday and from 08:00 on Sundays, and the Blue Night Network of buses and streetcars covers most major routes from about 01:30 to 05:30, every 30 minutes or better.1

Local tip: Snakes & Lattes takes no reservations after 16:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, so for a weekend game night either book for the afternoon or arrive early and queue as a walk-in.

Where these cafés are: Downtown Yonge & Church-Wellesley (8), The Danforth & East York (5), Kensington Market & Chinatown (5), The Annex & Koreatown (4), Parkdale & Roncesvalles (3), Queen West & Trinity Bellwoods (2), King West & Liberty Village (2), Dundas West & Little Portugal (2), The Junction & High Park (1), Bloorcourt & Bloordale (1), Leslieville & Riverside (1).

At a glance

34Cafés listed
34With opening hours
00:00Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Lola, from 00:00 (Daily 00:00–02:00, 14:00–00:00).
  • Closes latest: The One in the Only, until 02:00 (Daily 08:00–02:00).
  • Most listed streets: Dundas Street West (5), Danforth Avenue (5), Bloor Street West (4).
  • Most common features: bakery café (24%), wi-fi (21%), card payment (15%).
The Danforth & East York

Epochal Imp

  • 123 Danforth Avenue
  • Mon Closed · Tue–Wed 11:00–22:00 · Thu 11:00–18:00 · Fri 11:00–23:00 · Sat–Sun Closed
  • +14165194461
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Downtown Yonge & Church-Wellesley

JuJu Cafe

  • 191 Dundas Street West
  • Mon–Thu 11:30–23:00 · Fri 11:30–01:00 · Sat 10:00–01:00 · Sun 10:00–23:00
  • +1-416-348-8988
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King West & Liberty Village

Mado Café & Bakery

  • 440 Front Street West
  • Mon–Thu 10:00–21:00 · Fri–Sat 10:00–22:00 · Sun 10:00–21:00
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Parkdale & Roncesvalles

Boba Tea

  • 1394 Queen Street West
  • Mon–Thu 11:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 11:00–23:00 · Sun 11:00–22:00
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The Danforth & East York

Caffé Demetre

  • 400 Danforth Avenue
  • Mon–Thu 14:00–23:00 · Fri–Sat 14:00–00:00 · Sun 14:00–23:00
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Dundas West & Little Portugal

Nicola Cafés

  • 1264A College Street
  • Mon–Fri 11:00–00:00 · Sat 11:00–01:00 · Sun 11:00–00:00
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Board-game cafés near Yonge and Dundas

Twilight Cafe has several branches, including the one at Yonge and Dundas, and serves brunch, dinner and dessert with Asian-inspired food and drinks alongside its games.2 JuJu Cafe, in Little Tokyo, pairs pho, wings and boba milk tea with games such as Struggle for Catan.2

Twilight lets customers work on their devices, and its store manager told NOW Toronto that students come to study on laptops.3 Nabulu Coffee at 6 St. Joseph Street is quieter, open 08:00–23:00 every day.

Snakes & Lattes on Bloor and College

Snakes & Lattes opened in the Annex on August 30, 2010, founded by Ben Castanie and Aurelia Peynet, a couple who had moved to Toronto from France.4 That first café, at 600 Bloor Street West, now opens 16:00–23:00 from Monday to Wednesday, until midnight on Thursday, 13:00–02:00 on Friday, 11:00–02:00 on Saturday and 11:00–23:00 on Sunday.5

Game admission is C$20 as of 2026 and includes unlimited non-alcoholic drinks; children 12 and under play free with an adult. From 16:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays it takes walk-ins only.5 The College Street branch at 489 College Street keeps the same hours and has more than 1,000 games, against 800 on Bloor.65

Dessert cafés on the Danforth

Dessert cafés keep the Danforth up late. Demetres has been on the Danforth since 1989, selling crepes, waffles, cake and house-made ice cream.7 Its founder, Gary Theodore, named it after his great-grandfather, who made ice cream.8 Caffé Demetre at 400 Danforth Avenue opens at 14:00 and closes at 23:00, or midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

Nearby, La Diperie at 372 Danforth Avenue serves 13:00–01:30 every day, and Dang Good Donuts at 499 Danforth Avenue stays open until 23:00 from Friday to Sunday. Further east, The One in the Only at 966 Danforth Avenue is open 08:00–02:00 daily.

Kensington, Bloor and the west end after 22:00

In Kensington Market, The Arch Café at 293 Augusta Avenue is open 09:30 to midnight, Lola at 40 Kensington Avenue from 14:00 to 02:00, and Harmony Cafe at 75 Nassau Street until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. The Sweet Spot at 41 Baldwin Street opens at 17:00 from Monday to Thursday and serves until 22:00.

On Bloor Street West, Ahmetzade at 499 Bloor Street West runs 08:00–23:00 and M Chá Bar at 491 until 22:30. Out west, Nicola Cafés at 1264A College Street is open until midnight, and until 01:00 on Saturday; Osprey at 1714 Queen Street West stays open until midnight from Wednesday to Saturday.

Sources

  1. Service details and holidays, Toronto Transit Commission, accessed October 2026
  2. The Best Board Game Cafes in Toronto, blogTO (Christine Peddie, March 24, 2025), accessed October 2026
  3. Sip, don’t scroll: Here’s why these Toronto cafes are introducing no-tech policies, NOW Toronto (Beatriz Ferreira, October 21, 2025), accessed October 2026
  4. Snakes & Lattes, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Annex, Toronto, Snakes & Lattes, accessed October 2026
  6. College, Toronto, Snakes & Lattes, accessed October 2026
  7. Demetres, blogTO, accessed October 2026
  8. At Demetres, cut-outs and botanical wallpaper meet dessert, DesignLines (Bert Archer, March 26, 2019), accessed October 2026
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55 cafés

By area: Queen West & Trinity Bellwoods Kensington Market & Chinatown King West & Liberty Village Downtown Yonge & Church-Wellesley The Annex & Koreatown Leslieville & Riverside Parkdale & Roncesvalles

FAQ

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Which Toronto cafés are open after midnight?

La Diperie at 372 Danforth Avenue serves until 01:30 daily, The One in the Only at 966 Danforth Avenue until 02:00, and Lola at 40 Kensington Avenue until 02:00. Snakes & Lattes on Bloor and College stays open until 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

How much does Snakes & Lattes cost in Toronto?

Game admission at Snakes & Lattes in Toronto is C$20 as of 2026 and includes unlimited non-alcoholic drinks. Children 12 and under play free with an adult. The Annex café is at 600 Bloor Street West and the College café at 489 College Street.

How do you get home from a late-night café in Toronto?

The TTC subway runs until about 02:00 every night. After that, the Blue Night Network of buses and streetcars covers most major routes from about 01:30 to 05:30, with a vehicle every 30 minutes or better.

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