coffee. pastry. quiet.

A small café on Roncesvalles. Coffee and matcha, a case of scones, financiers and empanadas, and a window seat on the streetcar line. Open every day from 7:30.

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Two flat whites in white cups on a wooden table, a potted plant and a sprig of rosemary behind them in the window light
Find us 417 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto
Hours Every day, 7:30 am to 5 pm
Instagram @sorrelcafe.to
The glass pastry case: seeded rolls on the top shelf, croissants in the middle, and a tray of twisted pastries below, on brown paper
The case, most mornings.
A three-layer chocolate cake piled with cherries on a white stand, in front of the window with the street behind
Cake by the window, streetcar going by.
The long room: wooden tables and benches down one side, a chalkboard over the counter, and the shelves stacked with jars and beans

The room

Pale wood down one wall, a long shared table under a row of rattan pendants, and big windows that take the afternoon light. The chairs are mismatched on purpose, and the shelves behind the counter are stacked with jars, tins and bags of beans.

The window is the best seat. It looks straight out onto Roncesvalles, with the streetcar going by every few minutes. It's a small room, and a quiet one. People come here to slow down for a bit.

The bright room: white bentwood chairs, rattan pendant lamps in a row, potted plants, and the tall windows onto the street
From the café @sorrelcafe.to
A matcha latte in a white cup with a leaf poured in the foam A latte in a white cup on a saucer, sunlight across the wooden table Ground coffee, whole beans and a small black coffee laid out on a white table An iced latte in a tall glass, the milk still swirling into the coffee A scone split and filled with cream and jam, on a white plate by the window Four lattes with hearts and rosettas in the foam, seen from above on a round wooden table Low wooden stools and a small round table with an open book and a coffee, in the dark corner A red takeaway cup with a lid, on the counter The window bench at dusk, the lit sign in the glass, pendant lamps above

Visit

Address
417 Roncesvalles Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M6R 2N2
Hours
Every day, 7:30 am to 5 pm
Instagram
@sorrelcafe.to
Seating
Tables for two, bar stools at the counter, and the bench in the window
Get directions
The dark green shopfront with bistro tables and chairs on the pavement and a lamp lit in the window
The green front on the west side of Roncesvalles. Look for the bistro chairs.