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Balzac's Coffee

Balzac's Coffee

Café$$$$
Rosedale, Toronto
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    Theresa
    "... + my friend loved her 'Parisian Mist' (similar to a London Fog). Not really..."(2 Tips)
    Ghazal S.
    "You should certainly have cortado and also carrot cake 👌🏼"(3 Tips)
    Michael S.
    "I really liked my expresso"(7 Tips)
    Oksy C.
    "Favorite place to work while watching passerbys"(6 Tips)
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  • GKheart icon on user image
    GKJune 2, 2015
    Coffee is delicious... And the cafe and its neighbourhood is really pretty :)
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  • Connie C.heart icon on user image
    Connie CrosbyDecember 19, 2012
    Been here 50+ times
    Seasonal specialty lattes are made with homemade ingredients. Cafe Harvest is made with real pumpkin and their own spice mix. Yummy.
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  • Connie C.heart icon on user image
    Connie CrosbyDecember 10, 2012
    Been here 50+ times
    Winter Warmer "Cafe Nordique" is a latte with honey, cardamom and vanilla. It is tasty but not sweet. You must like the taste of cardamom to enjoy this one, though.
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  • Ghazal S.heart icon on user image
    Ghazal SalehiAugust 23, 2019
    You should certainly have cortado and also carrot cake 👌🏼
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  • Connie C.heart icon on user image
    Connie CrosbyAugust 22, 2012
    Been here 50+ times
    There are extra electrical outlets hidden under the counters with seats against the windows. Excellent. :)
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  • Theresaheart icon on user image
    TheresaSeptember 20, 2012
    Been here 25+ times
    Really great coffee + my friend loved her 'Parisian Mist' (similar to a London Fog). Not really cozy, but comfortable.
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  • Kris M.
    Kris MathesonDecember 4, 2013
    Bar seating at the window has convenient plugs under the bar to charge your mobile.
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  • Connie C.heart icon on user image
    Connie CrosbyAugust 22, 2012
    Been here 50+ times
    Wifi - The Toronto Public Library wifi does work but it might take a few tries to establish the connection.
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  • Aprile E.heart icon on user image
    Aprile ElcichJune 16, 2015
    Same good coffee and tea but a weird setting inside the library. Different vibe than you expect from Balzac's.
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  • Salim B.
    Salim BamakhramaAugust 7, 2014
    Beautiful place where I enjoyed reading and writing in long Canadian winters.
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  • Edward A.
    Edward ApostolMay 11, 2013
    It's about the frappes, but their selection of sweets is good too
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  • Paloma D.
    Paloma D'SilvaOctober 12, 2012
    It's a very independent style coffee shop. Love the locale!
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  • bunny h.heart icon on user image
    bunny heroSeptember 16, 2013
    Been here 10+ times
    wifi password changes frequently so save time by asking for it before you sit down
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  • Yuli S.
    Yuli ScheidtMay 15, 2013
    Try the Maple Iced Coffee. Just the right amount of sweet!
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  • Paul S.
    Paul SyngFebruary 19, 2016
    Need to use the bathroom? The keys are by the cashier with rulers on the other end of the keychain. Anybody else see the irony? 😂🦄
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  • Fahd A.
    Fahd AnantaSeptember 12, 2013
    Parisian Mist is leeeeegit. A little on the sweeter side though.
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  • msbeisha
    msbeishaMarch 8, 2014
    cannot go wrong trying their carrot cake:))
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  • Seda S.heart icon on user image
    Seda SendenelNovember 10, 2018
    Medium roast brewed coffee 👌🏼
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  • Juliana A.heart icon on user image
    Juliana ArdilaJune 8, 2016
    The coffee or The baristas are just a bad. Awful cortado, I'd rather go to Tim hortons for this kind of coffee. Seriously. A cortado doesn't have water wtf.
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    Serap ŞölenFebruary 28, 2014
    Balzac's Carrot cakes is the best 👌👌😊
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  • Noor S.heart icon on user image
    Noor SultanNovember 9, 2017
    For a good coffee near Toronto library.
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  • Connie C.heart icon on user image
    Connie CrosbyAugust 22, 2012
    Been here 50+ times
    The coffee shop has its own entrance and washrooms.
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  • Lauraheart icon on user image
    LauraMay 20, 2014
    The magic bar is so good!
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  • Alessandro W.heart icon on user image
    Alessandro WürglerSeptember 7, 2015
    Good coffee, but I found their lemonade way too sweet, couldn't finish drinking it.
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  • bunny h.heart icon on user image
    bunny heroAugust 10, 2018
    Been here 10+ times
    the wifi here gets worse every time i visit
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  • Amélie T.
    Amélie TherrienAugust 7, 2013
    try the canadian coffee :)
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  • Oksy C.
    Oksy CantskateSeptember 10, 2012
    Favorite place to work while watching passerbys
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  • Cynthia C.
    Cynthia CMJanuary 22, 2013
    Been here 5+ times
    Parisian mist...basically a London Fog under a different name
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  • Ahmed B.
    Ahmed BApril 22
    Had a latte. It was atrociously bitter and tasteless
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  • Michael S.
    Michael SoncinaSeptember 14, 2012
    I really liked my expresso
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  • Ozge Y.heart icon on user image
    Ozge YFebruary 25, 2017
    Brewed coffee barely average
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  • Rafaela F.heart icon on user image
    Rafaela Figueredo de OliveiraOctober 30, 2017
    Been here 5+ times
    Muito conveniente para quem está estudando na biblioteca e não quer perder tempo procurando por um lanche rápido. O café e chá são boas pedidas. O preço não é muito amistoso não.
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