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Three hands holding coffee cups together, latte art visible from above

Roastery · Café · Toronto

Coffee, considered.
From cherry to cup.

We are a small specialty roastery on Ossington. Single-origin beans, sourced direct, roasted twice a week, and brewed by people who care what is in the cup.

Founded

2019

Roast batches

Twice weekly

Origins on bar

4 rotating

Cuppings

Saturdays

Roasted single-origin coffee beans filling the frame, close-up view

This week on bar

Yirgacheffe
Ethiopia

Producer
Bookkisa Cooperative
Altitude
1,950 – 2,100 m
Process
Washed
Varietal
Heirloom
Harvest
December 2024
Roasted
Roasted weekly

Bookkisa is a women-led cooperative of 540 smallholders in the highlands above Yirgacheffe. The cherries are hand-picked at peak ripeness, depulped within hours, and fermented for 36 to 48 hours before sun-drying on raised beds. The cup is bright, floral, and unmistakable.

BergamotHoneysuckleStone fruitBlack tea

The roastery

Small batches, twice a week.

We roast on a Loring S15 Falcon. Every batch is cupped before it leaves the roastery, and if a roast is not what we wanted, the bag does not get sold. That standard sets the rest of what we do.

We work with importers who publish farm-gate prices. Every coffee on our menu lists the producer, the cooperative or farm, the elevation, the harvest year, and the price we paid for the green coffee. If you want the invoice, we will email it to you.

How we roast

This week on bar

Sourced direct. Roasted this week.

Four single-origin coffees on bar at any time, rotated as lots arrive. Roasted twice a week on a Loring S15. Every bag is cupped before it leaves the roastery.

Cuppings

Taste what we taste, every Saturday.

We pour four coffees side by side every Saturday at 10 a.m. Free to attend, no booking required. You taste, we talk about what is in the cup. It takes an hour.

Wholesale

Coffee that fits your program.

We supply restaurants, cafés, and offices across the GTA. Standing-order pricing, equipment support, and quarterly bar-team training included. Tell us about your setup and we will send a sample box.

Cuppings & events

Taste with us.

All events
60 minutes · Free

Public cupping

Taste the four coffees on bar this week, side by side. We pour, you slurp, we talk about what is happening in the cup. No experience needed.

Every Saturday, 10:00 a.m.

90 minutes · $45

Brewing class | pour-over

A hands-on class on V60 technique. We cover grind, water temperature, pour pattern, and how to taste your way to a better brew. You leave with a ratio that works at home.

First Sunday of the month, 11:00 a.m.

75 minutes · $35

Origin night

We pick a single producing country, taste three coffees from it, and tell the story behind each lot. Recent nights: Burundi, Honduras, Yemen.

Last Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m.

For shops & offices

We supply specialty coffee to restaurants, cafés, and offices across the GTA.

Standing-order pricing, equipment support, and quarterly bar-team training included. Tell us about your shop and we will send a sample box matched to your menu.

Restaurants and bars
Independent cafés
Offices
Hotels and short-stay

Visit

284 Ossington Avenue

Toronto, ON M6J 3A1

Hours

Monday
7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday
7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday
7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday
7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Friday
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.