A coffee shop at its most basic. I Deal serves and sells freshly roasted blends and makes a killer espresso.

You can spend dozens of hours here doing nothing and I'm still not sure how anyone does work here. It's grungy and lived in, kinda like your bestfriend's bedroom. If your bestroom makes some of the best coffee in the city.

The patio gets packed in the summer, and the interior is jam packed even during the coldest winter days.

A cozy, cool neighbourhood bar in Kensington Market. Great stuff on tap, a huge backroom that resembles a Northern Ont. cottage, and a huge patio for when the weather gets nice, makes this bar a great watering hole.

Type takes the boutique approach to bookselling and does it perfectly. A well-designed, and almost always attractive store window, well-curated stock, and knowledgable staff.

Check out their small press special monthly. They take the tax off books from a highlighted small press.