B Espresso Bar

toronto's specialty coffee scene has gotten genuinely interesting over the last decade, with independent spots holding their own against a wave of well-funded imports. b espresso bar on bloor street west sits in that tradition without making a fuss about it. the annex stretch of bloor has always attracted people who actually live in the neighbourhood, not just pass through it, and that matters for how a café settles into daily life. you're not walking into a concept here. the place has built a local reputation the slow way, through consistency and proximity to one of the city's most walkable corridors. if you're around that end of bloor in the morning, the espresso is a reasonable place to put your faith.