After reading a BlogTO post on this new coffee shop, I was tempted to try the #FastestSlowBrew (certainly a catchy "slow"gan). The shop shares its space with both Rose City Kitchen and Smash Juice Bar, and is hard to miss this storefront on Adelaide.
Offerings here are simple - Chemex or Pour over (their specialties) and the typical espresso drinks such as Macchiato. They also source croissants/sandwiches from Delysees (King W favourite!) and Cookies/Muffins from Red Bench. On this visit I was intrigued by the Pour over process, and was informed that the drip from this mechanism (conical filter bottom) makes coffee taste "better" or really just less bitter and burnt than an average drip (which is flat bottom). The "slow" brew Pour over comes from the fact that hot water is added multiple times, first to release the natural sugars then to fill up the rest of the cup; the fast, however, comes from the fact that this typically 10 minute process has been shortened to just about 2 minutes - and during rush times the Chemex mechanism is used to speed it up even further. My barista used the Sun Dial blend and it indeed tasted quite smooth and I even forewent adding milk which is my norm.
Priced at $2.63 it's not significantly more expensive than a coffee at Starbucks, but given it is less convenient than locations in the path, I don't love it enough to become a regular, though may sneak here every now and then for accessible Delysees croissants.