It's been more than a year since I first heard a rumour via Twitter that Live Food Bar was looking to open a second location on Ossington, followed by disappointment that they did not get the space.
But now, there's Live Market! It's not Ossington or a full service restaurant but I think it will be a very successful venture. It's a combo cafe/eatery/grab & go between Live Food Bar and Ezra's Pound (Dupont business friends) at the corner of King and Atlantic.
It's exactly what the Liberty Village working folks needed for an AM coffee from Ezra's Pound and a healthy breakfast or lunch from Live. They have a great selection of prepared salads, wraps, oatmeal and even a breakfast sandwich and there's also a limited version of their regular menu available from the counter. Everything is vegan except for Ezra's which has milk/cream for some of their drinks.
Right now I'm loving the layered coconut yogurt parfait for brekkie and the bibimbap for lunch.
They're also selling natural grocery items like Sweets from the Earth gluten-free chocolate chip cookie dough and brownie dough or you can buy the baked kind to go with your coffee. They also have RawMio (formerly Rawtella) - a raw vegan chocolate hazelnut butter that tastes about 1000x better than Nutella and is actually good for you! This stuff is my new obsession. I've yet to put it on anything, because every time I get my hands on a jar, I end up spooning the whole thing into my mouth. It's a problem..
There's also ChocoSol chocolate, protein powders and lots more. There's even a line of natural make-up products.
My favourite thing so far is the huge selection of smoothies made with cold pressed juice. Cold pressed juice places are all over NYC but this is the first time I've seen it in Toronto. They've got a wall of rainbow colored juice flavours and you can even buy a grab and go juice cleanse package.
The seating is limited to bar seating but it overlooks King St, which is nice.