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Toronto ON

Click here for a history of Toronto lane naming and a list of other lanes. That post is a work in progress, and gets updated frequently.

November 2020 - Toronto ON

Coffee on an autumn afternoon during the pandemic in a period when cafes were allowed to be open for outdoor seating.

It is named for a street in this area near Church and Wellington which was home to a red light district of bars and brothels near the harbour around the turn of the century.

It is the kind of place you would like in your neighbourhood. By day a spot to work and have coffee and pastries, and come quitting hour, you can have a glass of wine.

They feature a Great Toronto Fire is a tea latte made with local Pluck’s Canoe Lake, a little maple syrup and a topping of torched marshmallow Fluff.

A turmeric latte uses Pluck’s Harvest Gold tea with locally grown and milled cranberries and blueberries, turmeric, ginger and cinnamon, plus an extra dusting of cinnamon on top.

A Chai Blossom is house chai mixed with soda and lime juice, and finished off with star anise and a twist of citrus.

There is a Teetotaler on their mocktail menu.

The Bramble is an alcoholic option based on Broker’s gin, with lemon and a vibrant and sweet house blackberry, raspberry and strawberry syrup.