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| - There's an old joke about a man stranded on a desert island. When he's finally discovered, his rescuers find that using the resources at hand (palm fronds, coconuts and such), he has built an entire city, including two houses of worship. When asked why he would expend the effort on these two buildings, especially since the island is otherwise deserted, the man answers "this is the house of worship I go to...and this is the house of worship I don't go to".
Downtown Toronto has two Krispy Kreme donut cafes, both in transitional neighbourhoods. The Harbord location is an inconvenient but manageable walk from U of T and the Annex, while this location occupies a spot on the edge of Baldwin Village, a few blocks from Toronto's Hospital Row.
This is great news if you work in the health care field, or if your Significant Other is (early) in labour--I can personally attest to this. Nothing gets you through those first exhausting hours of parenthood like a huge cup of fresh-brewed, dark-roast coffee. A little cream. No sugar.
This location has the added advantage of size; a labyrinthine back room provides male seating compared to Harbord's 2-3 tables; comfy chairs, CP24 on the TV and free wi-fi make this Krispy Kreme a cozy location suitable for grinding out policy papers. The coffee itself is strong and hot; it's increased in price of late but still provides better value than Starbucks. The donuts are reliably good, although I miss the hot grease aroma from Krispy Kreme's previous iterations, back when the donuts were all made on-site.
Still, this is the Krispy Kreme that I go to.
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