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Toronto's Best Third-Wave Coffee Roasters (Tier List, 2026)

Toronto's specialty coffee scene helped commercialize third-wave in Canada. A tier list of the roasters and cafes that define the city's pour-over culture in 2026.

A community tier list on FindBest — the creator placed each item; tap one to say where you’d put it. The community verdict shows once people have voted.

BBrayden Rollins
7 items5 tiers

S · A · B · C · D — S: 2 · A: 2 · B: 2 · C: 1 · D: 0

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2 items

  • Pilot Coffee Roasters

    S-tier. Opened 2009; one of Toronto's foundational specialty roasters with multiple cafes and a serious roastery program.

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  • Propeller Coffee Co.

    A-tier. Junction-area roastery and cafe that's a staple of the city's third-wave map.

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A

2 items

  • Dark Horse Espresso Bar

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  • Sam James Coffee Bar

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B

2 items

  • Quantum Coffee

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  • Balzac’s Coffee Roasters

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C

1 item

  • Boxcar Social

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D

0 items
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  • S · 2
  • A · 2
  • B · 2
  • C · 1
  • D · 0

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