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| - I guess in the spirit of the Swedish concept of 'fika,' the folks of FIKA at Kensington Avenue went all-out to make this place feel homey. It's a starkly clean and bright, dramatic contrast compared to the grungy bohemian feel of the rest of Kensington Market--from the open kitchen to the famous wall of books, and even the backyard hammock, you feel like you're really in somebody's house (it's technically housed in a typically Toronto bay-and-gable house), or an IKEA catalogue page. Do I take off my shoes when I step inside?
It's a hip folksy minimalistic cafe straight outta a hipster folksy magazine with a variety of different Scandinavian-inspired spaces to fika. What I did not expect is weekend brunch service. Menu looks to be basic brunch fare (eg. eggs benny) priced at the mid-$teens (but smells damnnnnn good), but not here to eat. Despite so, every order is processed on a first-come-first-served basis at a pace slower than a Starbucks, so even a cup of tea takes bloody long to make. And maybe that gives you time to watch the cute (though feel kinda snobbish) hipster kitchen staff elegantly prepare brunch meals, or see what furniture and items in here are from Ikea (lol).
I did try their much raved to an hyperbolic high special iced coffee (which they refer to as the Fika iced coffee; $5) as i write this. The refreshing minty hints and mint garnish makes it feel more like drinking mojito. I can taste the excitement; it's a must try on a cool summer day as you let time fly on the hammock. Cool.
Some complaints include their policy of inexplicably disabling wifi access in their weekend brunch service hours (first time I have encountered public WiFi provided by Facebook for whatever reason), and my sister reporting staff indifference to a broken toilet I felt compelled to fix it myself.
With so many cozy spaces to pick from, Fika is fine for hanging out over a cup in their mix of spaces offering endless Instagram-friendly moments (see kids, in the old days we would call it 'Kodak moments'), for it's quite a chill place for being left alone or a civilized meet with a friend atmosphere-wise. The refreshing interior design novelty of the cafe, absolutely compared to most other indie coffee shops in Toronto that are hipster-heavy in reclaimed wood and exposed brick, seems to be the main draw here.
{TTC: Dundas streetcar to either Spadina or Augusta Aves}
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