238 Annette Street, Toronto, ON M6P 1R1 416-604-2321. The Good Neighbour Café at the corner of Annette and Québec Avenue is a pleasant, airy and bright spot to have delicious fair-trade coffee and linger awhile,say, over a Cappuccino and Nut Muffin
The cafe was once a video rental store that was stripped down to a lovely space with big windows, exposed brick, a sign that says The Good Neighbour and a mirror which has pictures tucked into the inside edges. They
also house a lot of different sized tables and chairs, which give the cafe character.
I love the bar by the window mostly because the seats, much like most of the cafe, it is populated by men who are suitable for your next #ManCrushMonday. The patio is wonderful and since it's ecluded in a
residential area it is surrounded by stunning homes and local families walking
their dogs or watching their kids go on a tricycle stroll.
I decided to visit this place after seeing pretty good reviews. Plus I just like finding nice little cafes and enjoying a latte. I came to the cafe at around 6:40pm and I knew they closed at 7. So it was unfortunate but also expected that their pastry shelf was completely empty and already cleaned. The place seemed like a really cool place to chill and just have a friend along, definitely wouldn't want to bring a group and ruin the quietness and serenity. Now the latte, that was really amazing. It came out in a nice, not too hot temperature, not so hot that it burned my hands and mouth like most other places. Foam was nice and velvety, and just enough that I'd have a little taste of foam with every sip. The espresso flavour was not overpowering, just perfect for the amount of milk; it also has a little hint of sweetness in it which makes all the flavour balance out quite nicely. I also like the stamped look on their cup; definitely adds the personal touch.
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