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    Northern Cafe

    3.9 (15 reviews)
    Closed • 7:30 am - 9:00 AM

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    Kai-Wen L.

    We visited a Chinese breakfast restaurant that our friends highly recommended, specifically for their tofu pudding (豆花). Looking through online reviews, it seems like they originally featured a Taiwanese-style breakfast menu when they first opened. However, looking at the current menu, most items are now actually Northern Chinese street food classics, like Jianbing Guazi(煎饼果子). They do offer the trendy Taiwanese rice roll (飯糰), but the add-ons, like sausages, are more typical of mainland Chinese street food. It makes sense, though. Maybe there just isn't a massive market for strictly Taiwanese breakfast food here. In addition, it fits the name better: Northern Cafe. The restaurant gives off a very classic mainland Chinese diner vibe: you scan a QR code to view the menu and order, and you constantly hear the "ding-ding-ding" notification sound from food delivery apps. Having lived in Shanghai for a year, the whole experience brought back great memories! We ordered the soy milk, Jianbing Guazi(better than T&T's), tofu pudding, and a rice roll. Everything was decent, tasty, and hard to fault. Plus, it wasn't overly crowded. If you are craving an authentic Chinese breakfast in this area, it's definitely a solid spot to check out!

    Connie H.

    I really enjoyed the food and drink at this Taiwanese restaurant. They make their own soy milk and offer some drinks mixed with matcha or oats or milk tea. The chicken noodles are pretty good as they are nice and chewy, and the other appetizers like rice rolls and scallion pancakes were yummy too. They have some weekday breakfast specials which are a pretty good deal.

    Christine L.

    Came here to try their Taiwanese breakfast and was excited because it's rare to find these menu items in Toronto/Markham. Loved the bright, modern, clean atmosphere as soon as you step in. Ordered a couple of items to try especially the signature crepes and Taiwanese rice ball. I had the crepe in fried dough and crispy crips and I end up liking the crips instead surprisingly. I am a fan of fried dough in general but the crispness added a better texture overall and goes well with the crepe. Enjoyed the rice ball very much as they use purple rice and the soft rice every bite with the filling is so yummy. Their signature dried noodle (low mein) was also delicious. I tried both the minced pork dried noodle and the scallions onion and I like them both. The scallions onion one is more savory so thumbs up and I recommend. Other snacks were also decent and they have a few selections of soy milk. Great to try it out too. 5 stars and I would definetely return whenever I crave for Tawainese breakfast. I still have other items I have yet to try and would love to try like their rice and other soup noodles.

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    Crystal L.

    Food 4/5 Service 3/5 Vibe 5/5 New restaurant in the plaza on 16th near Bayview or Leslie. Their chinese crepe and rice balls looked really good on the wall so i decided to give it a try! Service is a bit slow since only 2 people are working so be a bit patience. Food overall was pretty good! I personally really enjoy the chinese crepe aka 煎饼. This time i only got the basic one (since im very picky on my crepe selections) but next time i will def go for the more fancy ones. Noodles were alright, but i dont think ill get them again. the rice bowl was really good, and the tea egg was also very flavourable. I think ill come back again if im in the area and try out the rice balls the next time!

    Peggy C.

    My first time trying their food. I came early morning on a weekday and of course it wasn't busy. The restaurant gave a relaxing vibe, the decor was really nice. There's no physical menu so you will need to scan the QR code shown on the table and place the order. I got a Rice Bowl with Grilled Shredded Chicken and a Mixed Noodles with Minced Pork. Absolutely love their mixed noodles, very flavorful! Their menu isn't bad at all, prices are very decent and affordable as well as the portion. Will certainly be a returning customer

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    Vivian L.

    A new location for breakfast and lunch, we decided to give it a try. Wow, once we entered, we were amazed by its clean, bright and neat interior. Everything is well organized from ordering to getting the food. The service is to the point. The food choices are huge, we ordered some crepes, porridge and dumpling. They all tasted fresh. It has become our favorite spot for breakfast.

    Jayson Z.

    Went here for a weekday dinner and sadly this place left a lot to be desired. We ordered the BBQ sliced meat, the wonton, and the chinese bian bing. The rice bowel was simply frozen veggies with cumin and salt, the wonton had thick wrapper and little filling. The jian bing was the hugest letdown as it seems the skin was just corn flour and regular flour.....very thick....should have a mixture of mung bean flour amongst others.

    Beef crepe with crispy layer inside
    Cynthia Y.

    Northern Chinese style food that is hot, fresh and of good value. The crepe was surprisingly large. Service was good, there was only 1 server when we went at 8am but since not many tables of patrons, so it was ok. Ambiance is nice and quiet. It was good, and spicy tofu fa is a new try for us. I'd say I like it, just not my usual go to foods.

    Rice Roll w/ Pork Floss (pork floss, fried egg, fried dough, pickled radish, lettuce)
    Patrick L.

    Stumbled upon this Chinese café while doing errands in the area with family. What a gem of a find!! Loved the variety of dishes. Definitely will return for Chinese-style brunch!! Service was a bit slow (reasonable given that the place opened just two weeks ago). Nice atmosphere with comfortable seating and love the space saving idea of having the utensils/napkins/tooth pick available underneath the table!

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