If you're walking on Bloor and encounter leaves rustling around a barber's pole, you've arrived at---not another ajumma's go-to for refreshing her perm---where you'll find, in my humble opinion, Toronto's best banh mi, as well as the only cafe that takes such an all-encompassing and passionate approach to leveraging the flavours of the Vietnamese bean.
I think I've had every single drink here and while I'm no connoisseur/caffeine-head, I can say I've enjoyed them greatly and have only left their corresponding iced variants. My girlfriend who is a much bigger cà phê sa ?á fiend than I easily gave her approval so there's that. Personal favourite is probably the sweet potato latte.
The crusty sesame bun, the house-made do chua, mayo, and liver pate are what make the banh mi here more comforting than the OG shops of Spadina and more satisfying than the BMB. I've been dying to come back after hearing about the fried egg option.
The cafe space itself is trendy with plenty of greenery and perfect for study sessions.
An easily decisive perfect score.