Here are my picks for the most Instagrammable cafes in Toronto.
Reunion Island
Reunion Island on Roncesvalles gets a lot of Instagram love for its flooring. If you want to boldly boast your affinity for caffeine on your profile, take a picture of your beverage looking down at the tiling - it spells out coffee in black and white.
Though all Balzac's locations have Instagram potential, the Distillery District location is by far the most aesthetically pleasing. With exposed brick walls and a massive chandelier, this coffee shop gives off more Harry Potter vibes than The Lockhart. The seating area gets a ton of natural light; so if you go at the right time of day, you won't have to lie when using the #nofilter hashtag.
At FIKA, the star of the show is the book wall. Plastered with hundreds of open books, it makes for the perfect selfie backdrop. Even if you aren't a bookworm, a couple snaps here might trick your followers into thinking otherwise (add a few literary hashtags for extra believability).
If you scroll through Dineen's location tag on Instagram, you'll notice that people are fond of snapping two things: the latte art and the floor. If you want to get the money shot here, order yourself a fancy caffeinated beverage and make sure your wearing photo-worthy footwear.
Devoid of furniture aside from the coffee bar and a series of steps for sitting, Sam James has got simplicity down to a science. To get the ideal picture here, grab yourself a latte and a newspaper and sit against the mammoth pixellated photocopy mural.
De Mello Palheta's look is eclectic, to say the least. The shop is a smorgasbord of whimsical, mismatched decor and can cause even the most focused individual to go into sensory overload. People love to snap the open umbrellas stuck to the ceiling, but the colourfully spray-painted walls and tables also have a ton of photo potential.
If you like to maintain a minimalistic feed and think the colourful walls of De Mello Palheta would ruin your aesthetic, Early Bird is for you. The all white coffee shop has just enough decorative accents to keep things interesting while still being pretty bare bones.
Located inside the Bloor Street Kit & Ace you'll find Sorry Coffee Co. Like the store, the cafe keeps things minimal and trend-forward. Its colour palette is dominated by black and white, but has a few accents of copper that'll make it pop on your feed. This location does double-duty for your Instagram, as you'll also be able to get a few snaps of the always charming boutique.
There are a few things at Goat Coffee Co. worth Instagramming, but the most popular by far is the giant "GRAZE" sign that rests above its booths. If you like the look of lit up text, the next stop on your coffee tour should be Hula Girl, which boasts a similar "BUTTER COFFEE" sign.
To get the perfect shot of Odin you'll need to stand way back from the coffee bar. The beauty of this ultra-modern cafe is the wooden shelving that bleeds up onto the ceiling, so be sure to get it in your shot.
What did I miss? Add your pick for the city's most instagrammable cafe in the comments.
Photos (in order) by chermycloset, ozols, lovejemel, icingandglitter, danielleblack, lucylarkin, samishome, abhishekdekate, s_tose4ka, ryesq.
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