Ethica’s Sterling Road cafe occupies a high-ceilinged industrial room with wood furniture, plants, art and retail coffee near the bar. It offers more seating than many of Toronto’s small espresso counters.
Order an espresso for a short stop, or ask about the current filter options before choosing a single origin. Browse the retail bags to compare origins and take home the coffee you enjoyed.
Coffee style
The coffee programme combines house roasting, single-origin beans, espresso and hand-brewed coffee. Ethica also runs a separate training centre on Symes Road; book a course there rather than treating it as another walk-in cafe.
Food
Pastries accompany the coffee. Plan around a drink and a bake rather than a full brunch menu.
The feel
The Sterling Road room has space to sit and browse beans after ordering. It is the cafe address to use for a casual visit; classes and training have a separate location and schedule.
Why Ethica Coffee Roasters is shortlisted by Filter Notes
Choose Ethica for house-roasted coffee and a spacious cafe near the West Toronto Railpath. Check the course calendar separately if you want instruction as part of the visit.