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| - Enter Golden Café, a new coffee slinger in Toronto's west end, uniquely placed just off the Dundas strip close to Roncesvalles that, while becoming known to area residents, is still somewhat of a sheltered pocket of post-industrial magic.
High loft style ceilings reveal original wood framing and pipe work, no less than five large skylights, exposed beams and pillars, original brick walls repainted in a lush reflective white, and communal seating featuring an oversize wood dining table, and a tan leather couch whose plush luxuriance would befit a George Clooney Cigar Aficionado shoot. Oh, and they have free wifi.
Their coffee is the best! They use the beans of Calgary based coffee roaster/aficionados Phil and Sebastian (espresso/Americano, $2.75; cappuccino, $3.50; latte, $4.25), and they offer a fine selection of loose leaf teas provided by Sloane ($2.50). All are available to stay or to go, with a unique touch for the sweet toothed coffee lover; raw maple sugar (and syrup) from boutique maple syrup product provider (and tenant of 35 Golden Ave.), Ninutik. In addition to a Major League coffee lineup, Golden has homemade, gourmet-level salads, pastries, frittatas, desserts, and a host of bottled preserves.
It's a new spot, a hidden gem and a coffee shop that is here to stay. I surely hope so, because these girls are doing an amazing job!
My full review here: http://torontoism.com/toronto-news/2015/10/golden-cafe-roncesvalles
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