Café entertainment in Canada
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Louie's Coffee Stop
Standing on a busy corner of Kensington Market since 1965, Louie's coffee shack is a mellow oasis, with vintage jazz and plastic grapevines on the eaves. There's not much room inside, so get your espresso to go.
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Addis Ababa
Coffee Ethiopian style: green coffee beans roasted over a flame in an iron pot, ground and 'steeped' in boiling water in a tall clay pot, then poured into ceramic cups on a tray with smoldering frankincense. Amazing!
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Kaffeehaus Konditor
Konditor is a traditional, Germanic coffeehouse at the city end of The Beaches strip, serving piping hot coffee and Teutonic staples like goulash, chicken schnitzel and what's allegedly the world's best apple strudel. Who are we to argue?
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Bistro Kilo
Known for its decadent desserts and ginormous salads and sandwiches, this gay café is also a convenient daytime hangout. Grab a table beside the huge windows, sip your coffee and watch life go by. Kilo also has tons of flyers for events nearby. Staff are friendly.
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Laïka
This local hot spot is a favorite haunt of the electronic-music and new-media crowds. Peering in from the huge street-level windows, you can glimpse patrons tapping away on laptops over morning espresso, lunchtime tapas or evening libations. At night, DJs play electronica.
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Tango Palace Coffee Company
En route to The Beaches, this artsy, stained-glass coffeehouse sits quietly among the Leslieville antiques and design shops. Sip inside among feathery miscellanea on old-fashioned tables and chairs, or linger on the sunny sidewalk over a rich croissant and a dark-roasted brew – ahhh, heaven…
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Café Olimpico
Its espresso is among the city’s best, yet this no-frills Italian café is all about atmosphere, as hipsters and unassuming local rock stars rub elbows with elderly gentlemen and quirky regulars. Spring and summer, the benches of the sunny outdoor terrace, a people-watching paradise, are jammed.
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Les Folies
A cross between a bar, café and club, the oh-so-chic Folies has a DJ every night spinning trendy music and, much more importantly, the only sidewalk terrace on Ave du Mont-Royal. Too-thin models and creative types breeze in for a quick Zen sandwich or a Buddha salad with mineral water before evaporating into the night.
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Cluny Artbar
Tucked into the loft-like Fonderie Darling gallery is this charmingly hip café that serves breakfast, lunch and coffee to an artsy-chic, bilingual, Old Montréal clientele. It’s open later Thursdays for dinner and drinks, and can be rented for private parties, but Cluny’s is really a daytime scene. It doesn’t get more Montréal than this.
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Café Romolo
This affordable Italian café is a beacon to the city’s coolest artists, musicians and those in search of a welcoming place to sip a beer or coffee. Romolo’s big-screen TV broadcasts international sports events such as soccer and hockey. Don’t be intimidated by the shouting fans; if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.
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Chez José
Jolly owner José often mans the small kitchen of this tiny, colorful café. Besides serving some of the ’hood’s best and strongest espresso, it’s lauded for its breakfasts, seafood soup and Portuguese sausage. A young, bohemian clientele tends to spill onto the sidewalk to chat while eyeing the cast of characters that meanders by.
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La Croissanterie Figaro
A charming Parisian bistro popular with well-heeled locals. Located in a converted old house in a beautiful residential neighborhood, its terrace is among the city’s prettiest. Although it can be a bit of a scene, La Croissanterie is a lovely spot to nurse a coffee or cocktail all afternoon or evening. It also serves homemade croissants, salads and other goodies.
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Toi Moi & Café
It’s best known for breakfasts, but this chic Laurier café embodies Montréal’s European flair from morning to night. As you sip your café au lait on the outdoor terrace (alongside sophisticates of all ages) you’ll feel as if you’ve crossed the pond yourself. It also serves tasty lunch and dinner, and its specialty coffee, roasted on-site, is sold around town.
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Le Club Social
Another character-filled mecca literally a block away from Olimpico. Its terrace is equally sun-kissed, its coffee as flavorful, its ambience as lively. (Most patrons split their time between these two legendary establishments.) You’re apt to spot a rock star or two bicycling down Rue St-Viateur or ordering a cappuccino after rolling out of bed at noon.
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