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| - In my quest to search for a perfect coffee hangout to read and study, I found myself at Teatree today on the Danforth.
I can't believe I found a vegetarian/ vegan coffee shop in GREEKTOWN. While everyone else is eating lamb, chicken and potatoes in nearby shops, this small little cafe serves soups, sandwiches, and baked goods that are vegan and vegetarian friendly, and some are also gluten free!
Their baked goods range from $0.99 to $3.50, but the vegan ones available today were about $2.99 to $3.50: trail mix bar, corn bread, banana bread and a chocolate & rasberry cupcake. I ordered the latter and a cup of organic and fair trade Colombia coffee ($ 1.99). The cupcake was fresh, moist and definitely baked today. It was delicious, but it wasn't all-that as I was able to save half of it for later. The only reason why I kept going at it was because I kept trying to find the rasberries! Needless to say, the rasberries were few. The coffee was self-served, stored in a serving thermos and it was lukewarm.... which is one of the worst thing possible for coffee lovers! Refills were available, but would you really care for another cup of lukewarm coffee?
The cafe features a small, quiet and relaxed atmosphere with neutral colors: mild green with wooden tables and chairs. It's clean, but the wait staff/ cashier needs to keep up with clearing the table tops of crumbs. (But just as I noted this, the cashier cleared the bar table by the window and the table in front of my table. Good timing, like he was reading my mind). It seems like its patrons all agree that it is a good study/ work space as the lady across from me was working on papers, two men behind her were discussing a project and a man in the sofa behind them was reading a magazine. I myself had my course reader open with my highlighter and pen ready to do some serious reading. The soft music definitely added to the studious environment of this place, although as I was making a note of the this, the music turned to catchy Metrix's Combat Baby -a song that I have not heard in ages! But then it turned to some fast tempo punk music and it just got too hard to read, although the music was set at a very low volume.
Toronto need more cafes like this! Where it's a relaxed and comfy studious environment where patrons can just enjoy their reading materials over coffee, tea, baked goods and light meals. However, my favourite coffee cafe city is still Vancouver, downtown Vancouver to be exact. (Trees Organic... oh how I missed thee!!!) Toronto's coffee culture needs some serious help, any contenders should visit downtown Vancouver for some inspiration. However, I'm glad I found Teatree today, it's a secret gem!
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