STK Toronto is the first Canadian outpost of the swanky NYC-based micro chain operated by The ONE Group.

Originally a brick-and-mortar bakery in Bloor West Village, Sweet Flour Bake Shop now focuses on online orders and catering from its Stockyards-area commercial kitchen. The bakery offers a range of scratch-made cookies, cupcakes, cookie cakes, bars, and including holiday-themed treats. Their baked-to-order cookies are known for their crispy exterior and soft centre and come in

Driving away from the Burger’s Priest, your hand will be in the french fry bag because, even ketchup-less, these babies are irresistibly sweet — Yukon gold fresh cut, fried twice in the classic French manner. You’re driving because nobody would want to eat there: It’s too cramped and there are lineups, plus someone may not

The Butternut Baking Co. is Toronto’s first 100 per cent natural bakery specializing in paleo, gluten-free and low carb baked goods. Owners Michelle and Christine set out to create a guilt-free bakery that was completely free of cane sugar and grains. With their first brick and mortar location in the Junction, Butternut Baking Co. is

Founded in 2003 during the cupcake craze, this cute bakery hidden down a midtown alley has managed to endure beyond the fad. The Cupcake Shoppe makes 28 different cupcake flavours, which range from classics like red velvet to more inventive combinations, such as the pink lemonade which sees a lemon cupcake topped with raspberry buttercream.

the Goods founder Lisa Labute realized that conscious eating was her passion after leaving her advertising job and doing a four-week intensive on raw food in Indonesia and then another one in Arizona. The food at The Goods is organic and crafted with functional and healing ingredients. The menu features a variety of smoothies, salads,

The Grand Order of Divine Sweets, or The GOoDS, is a geek-centric bakery on Queen West. This spot does a ton of different desserts, but when it comes to themed-cakes, theirs may be some of the best in the city. Their Baby Yoda cake made a splash on Instagram and now The GOoDS is one

Parked on the corner of Dundas West and Gladstone sits Unlovable’s sister café and bar, Loveless. The Loveless Cafe & Bar is a meeting ground for the hippest of Dundas West residents, and it shows. The interior is decorated with cosy velour couches reminiscent of a ’70s professor’s office and a couple tables that could

This cookie shop in Little Italy began life as a delivery company, with owners Mitch and Leanne juggling their day jobs with after-hours baking (and giving the business its name). Former chemists, the duo put their scientific skills to work developing the Night Baker’s signature soft, chewy cookies, which are made fresh every day. Cookies

North York’s favourite neighbourhood doughnut shop, the Rolling Pin, has perfected the art of holed desserts, from your classic yeasty confectionary to extremely Instagrammable innovations like their Nutella-Reeses Cocoa Puff and Fluffernutter doughnuts, and whatever else their talented pastry chefs are making that day. With a rotating selection of blinged-out doughnuts, you’re always in for

Toronto’s caffeinated set were given a jolt of a different variety in August when they heard a Slayer — the “coolest espresso machine on the planet” — would soon be taking up permanent residence in Toronto. THOR Espresso Bar (35 Bathurst St. at Niagara) opens its doors officially this Wednesday, Nov. 17, but on Friday

The Beach’s newest bakery, Tori’s Bakeshop, is all vegan, all natural, refined sugar-free, occasionally gluten-free, organic where possible and entirely eco-friendly. Owner Victoria Vaccher, a vegan herself, made sure of that. Entering the welcoming green and white shop, patrons are greeted with the sound of a whirring espresso machine and a soundtrack of French music

The bakeshop may be Tori’s, but the treats are for everyone. Right in the heart of the Beaches, Tori’s Bakeshop is an environmentally conscious, all-natural organic bakery that offers sweet (and savoury!) treats that are free of dairy, egg, casein, refined sugar and gluten. Just not all at once. Tori’s invents and retunes classic and

Located in the Corso Italia neighbourhood, this bakery has stayed in the family since it first opened in 1960. Now Tre Mari Bakery (which translates to “three seas”) has been passed down through three generations and remains a staple in the community. Tre Mari operates as both a market and cafe, offering fresh bread and

Union Social Eatery has been expanding all over the GTA. Created as a gathering place for Torontonians to eat, drink and be merry, Union Social has everything you need for an afternoon, evening or even morning pick-me-up. The menu features modern Canadian classics made with fresh and delicious ingredients. Broken down into several cutely named

Wanda’s Pie in the Sky has been a Kensington Market staple for over 10 years. The bakery is perched on a busy corner with a bright, multi-coloured interior. Each day, the team whips up a variety of pies, cakes and tarts made from scratch and with love, in addition to other smaller treats like cookies,

What a Bagel is way more than just bagels. This iconic bakery chain has been serving and catering for Torontonians for over 20 years. Every location makes its own bagels in-house, and their large size is what has made them so recognizable. Besides the various schmears to serve with the bagels, What a Bagel is

Seeing a squirrel in Trinity Bellwoods Park is surely something to yawn at, but wouldn’t you be intrigued if you saw a white one? In the same way that there are many coffee shops along Queen Street West, the White Squirrel Coffee Shop is worth your time and attention. Firstly, all of the coffee and

After studying in France, pastry chef Gemma Steckel worked in some of the most popular restaurants in Europe and Toronto. Now, she’s serving up a modern twist on classic French desserts at XO Bisous. This charming café has a breakfast and lunch menu with salads and sandwiches made fresh daily with quality ingredients. Located in

Zaza Espresso Bar’s location at 132 Cumberland St. has become a staple of Yorkville Village. The original founders, Carmine and Nancy, uphold Zaza’s roots to south Italian tradition, family and the belief that making the perfect espresso is an art form unto its own. The food options available, mostly baked goods, gelato and panini, are