On a cold and rainy Toronto day I found myself day dreaming about chai. Enter: Simit & Chai.
This toasty spot on King Street West is home to a darling Turkish bakery serving sweets like baklava and brownies and savories like simit sandwiches and spreads of sweet red pepper, fava bean and olive. A simit is a thin, round bread ring covered in sesame seeds and often called a Turkish bagel. You can top your simit with the aforementioned spreads plus cold cuts and cheeses.
Simit & Chai also do all manner of coffee beverages. If you're not a coffee person there's still plenty to love here, namely the chai but also the Istanbul Fog! Their nicely spicy masala chai latte is available with regular milk and soy and almond milk are also available.