We've been to Kanafani twice now. The cafe has a really nice interior, good music and well lit…read more Feels very much like you've been transported to somewhere else. Parking can be a bit busy but usually okay. The service both times has been patient and kind to explain the various options. We decided to go with a milk cake with half lotus and half Dubai chocolate. The cake is soaking in milk which gives it a "wet cake" texture. I imagine it may not be everyone's favorite texture but has decent flavor. The crunchy topping contrasts against the soft, moist cake. The lotus has that nice cookie flavor and crunch while the Dubai chocolate with pistachio offers that chocolate and nutty flavor. I prefer the latter but both are good. We also got a matcha strawberry latte to go. Both really nice to look at and to drink. The matcha has good flavor without being overly bitter while the strawberry provides that fruity sweetness to the drink. Overall, it's a pricier experience but I enjoyed it and will be back.

Tips: - This place has Dubai chocolate bars. They are the…read morebest ones that I have had! - An individual knafeh takes roughly ten minutes to make. You can choose to get it either soft or crispy. You can also get pistachio or chocolate sauce on the side. - The iced tiramisu latte was excellent! A recent Yelp elite event introduced me to Kanafani Sweets. I returned for its Dubai chocolate bars. Kanafani Sweets is located in a plaza on the northeast corner of Warden Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East. It's in the same plaza as the Potato Bar. I had no problem finding parking. I pulled into a parking spot in front of the store and walked in. The order pickup area was in front of me. I read the signs and the order area was a few steps deeper into the store. I had the nicest woman who cheerfully said hi. She was helpful with answering my question and offering suggestions. She showed me the qashtuta, which was milk cake. She let me know that I could either get a solid flavour, such as Biscoff, or do three different flavours, such as Biscoff, hazelnut, and Dubai chocolate. Wow! My Yelp experience consisted of having knafeh, which I absolutely love. She said that it could be made soft or crispy. I love crispy. She also let me know that I could get either pistachio or chocolate sauce on the side. I went with the former. For the drink, she shared what was popular. The iced tiramisu latte was one of them. I love tiramisu. I was down checking out an iced drink version. I got a buzzer for my order. The knafeh takes roughly ten minutes to make. I sat in a comfy chair near the order area. It was nice to relax after driving for over an hour to get here. I used the washroom. There's an individual stall for women. It was clean, cheerful, and pleasant. I used it again just before I left to run a few errands before heading home. I watched the buzzer light up. I headed to the pickup area. The nice woman had my order ready. She let me know that I got a brownie bite on the house. It was so generous! I thanked her and headed to my table to chow down. The iced tiramisu latte was exceptional. I got a lady finger that I could dip into my drink. The espresso was a good strength with the cocoa. It had milk. You can substitute the espresso for decaf, and the milk for a dairy-free or lactose-free substitute. I didn't bother. It was nicely iced and a good size to wash down everything that I ate. I loved the complimentary brownie bite. The brownie core was delicious. The crispy exterior provided a nice contrast. It was enjoyable to devour! I loved the knafeh. It already had syrup on it. I got syrup on the side, as well as pistachio sauce. I poured the pistachio sauce over the knafeh. So good! The knafeh had cheese inside. It was stretchy and hot. Over time, the cheese lost its stretchy factor as it cooled. It was yummy with the right balance of crispiness and chopped pistachios with the pistachio sauce. The syrup made the knafeh slightly sweet. The sweetness was perfect for my liking. The knafeh was excellent. I have been trying to find a decent place that makes Dubai chocolate bars. Before visiting this store, most places made their bars on their own, but they were too soft. It was as if I looked at the bar and it melted on its own out of fear. I bought a bar of Dubai chocolate Lotus to enjoy. I paid with a credit card and included a tip because staff are so helpful and friendly. This bar was excellent. The crispy filling had Lotus cookie spread in it. The milk chocolate held everything together. I was impressed. I will be back to get the regular bar next. It's such a gem of a Palestinian dessert place. I'll be back. (439)

Best coffee ever. The lattes are to die for…read moretheir flavours are all made in house latte art is awesome

If you're GF Not Worth Jumping Through the Hoops…read more When I found this place online, I was so excited. When one must follow a gluten-free diet, it is so nice to find places where you can eat what everyone else gets to enjoy. This was anything but enjoyable. I was planning a little Halloween getaway to Kingston and searching for a new and exciting breakfast place to stop on my way there. I found Heaffles and read through their website--I'm always very careful and vet my restaurants before the trip and plan food meticulously, you have to when you cannot eat gluten. The site stated that if you want a gluten free waffle, you must call 24 hours ahead of time. I immediately thought that was ridiculous (that eliminates any possibility of a GF person walk-in from eating there) but messaged them on Instagram. I asked if I could message then and schedule or did a I have to call. They told me I must call the day before. Pain in the bum, but I set a reminder in my phone and did so. The next day, I show up. Such a cute place and the breakfast that kicks off a trip always makes me so happy. We don't eat out much at all, living so rurally. It had also been ages since I'd enjoyed a GF waffle, so excitement was high. This place has a ton of potential. The seating is cute, the bathrooms clean and so beautifully decorated. There is even a little cubby with cushions that would make it feel as though one was having breakfast in bed. I really did fall in love with the space. There didn't appear to me to be a traditional server comes to your table. You walk in and place your order at the counter. I ordered a Flat White to drink along with a water and a gluten-free coconut rush. The young lady at the counter was very quick to tell me that they had a customer coming in to get a GF waffle and that they only had enough batter for one waffle and that I would need to try again and call 24 hours beforehand. Right before I told her I was that customer, my brain was like, what? You have enough batter for ONE waffle??? I make GF stuff all the time. It is NOT that expensive. And what if you mess up that ONE waffle (and they did because she didn't listen to me)? I said, "Oh, I called yesterday." And I had driven a very long way. I would hate for anyone else to do that and end up disappointed. After that, I was allowed to order my waffle. Coconut is my favourite sweet flavour, but it came with strawberries and strawberry syrup. I told her THREE times I didn't want the strawberries or the syrup. Strawberry jam, jelly syrup...I hate them all, also cannot stand cooked fruit. She told me she could put the strawberries on the side and that they were uncooked. I said that was okay, but reiterated AGAIN that I do not want or like the strawberry syrup. I thought I might get my drinks at the counter, but she said they would bring everything to my table. I sat within view of the counter by the window. I assumed, as at most places, the drinks would come out first. I had started on the Terra Health heartburn kit to kick my PPI script and needed to take the supplements before eating. Some ladies came in after me and they got their drink order while I sat and waited. The waffle came out, and I was too panicked by not taking my supplements to pay that much attention and told them I needed some water and that I didn't have my coffee yet. They came back in a few minutes and in the meantime, I saw that the waffle I'd paid nearly $30 for, along with a very tiny flat white coffee, was drenched...every inch in yucky strawberry syrup. I'm a silver lining kind of girl, so I told myself to try it, maybe my tastes have changed. Nope. It was this strong, chemically strawberry flavour that made me gag. Talk about disappointed. At this point it was late in the morning and I was starving. I opened up the waffle (the size, even if they'd managed to listen to my order was not worth what I paid) and ate some of the filling out. The only waffle that had no nasty syrup was at the fold and I ate the four bites I could. The coffee was literally 3 swallows. I left hungry and angry. And in all that time, no one ever came back to ask me how the order was...and I knew I couldn't send it back because that was their ONE GF waffle batter of the day. I had to stop at Wendy's and spend another $10 for a bunless burger after. I would never go back. The ask and not having the batter available is beyond RIDICULOUS, despite the fact they don't listen, which makes a GF person VERY nervous. You couldn't pay me to eat there again. Poor service, poor value and food I couldn't stomach. Not for me.

Extra star for the croissant light fixture that I wanted to steal off their ceiling…read more A lovely cafe that is new to the area offering great pastries and cakes with a variety of creative matcha drinks. I was tempted by the matcha flight, but settled on a hot matcha latte instead. The extra large croissants are comically HUGE and enough to split between three people easily. They are also very generous with the fillings, so ours had plenty of ube cream for every bite. Would definitely recommend!

Cute cafe across the street from the art gallery (AGO). Highly recommend stopping by for a drink or…read morea sweet treat! Lots of drink and pastry/dessert options. Bright, spacious and clean. Friendly staff too! My iced coconut matcha was fantastic. I suggest not stirring it so that you get more of the coconut flavour first. I tried the cinnamon pastry at home (it had heating instructions). Very good!! Would definitely drop in again to try a different drink and/or pastry. Be sure to check out the fruit shaped desserts! The ones that look like real fruit and have mousse/sponge/compote inside. I missed getting a photo.

DELICIOUS COFFEE AND MUFFIN! Great service, and nice patio. Lovely spot to meet with friends.read more

Went to get a coffee with friend and ordered my first pumpkin spice latte of the season. I love…read morethat they do free milk substitutions and got my favorite oat milk. It wasn't overly sweet and spices were not overpowering. This was my second time there and both times the servers were really friendly and decor is modern and space has lots of natural light. They also have a no laptop on weekends and holiday policy with designated laptop free areas through the weekday.

WOW! Cafe Garni is amazing. This place just recently opened up, right near the Sansotei and Tasty…read moreShawarma and Shishlix. This would be a nice place to sit down and have a dessert or quick meal, but unfortunately not possible at the moment due to covid. The staff are super friendly and prepare everything promptly. I've ordered the burgers here on numerous occasions - wow they are delicious. And on promo!! Seriously you need to try the burgers here, they are amazing! So juicy, great fresh toppings, and a soft burger bun. You didn't know you needed this burger in your life.

We came here for latte and cappuccino. Comfy booths. Great for sitting down and chatting or getting…read moresome work done. Not busy. Almond milk available. Friendly service. Overall I love it and it's surely my new spot.

I came here for a Yelp event before but they ran out of pastries. I was in the area with a friend…read moreand decided to give it another try. This time, I got the vanilla villa smoothie and my friend got the pistachio matcha drink. They were both great! The vanilla villa was tasty, creamy, healthy and full of protein. Also ordered the pizza pastry and the chicken cheese pastry. They were very fresh, crispy and both really good. They continuously replenish with new pastries. I was there from around 11-1pm and saw them bring so many different ones out from the kitchen. There's a small restroom that's located downstairs. There's some seating in the cafe but not very spacious. It's a cute corner cafe, in the summer it looks like they have some chairs outside too. I would not hesitate to come back here again.

I was in the area looking for local cafes, and I stumbled upon this place…read more First off, the desserts and sandwiches looked amazing! I've been trying to watch what I eat, so I only ordered the praline and hazelnut croissant, even though there were so many items I wanted to try. The croissant was amazing! It had a nice fluffy texture, and it was very sweet. Highly recommend! I also ordered the lotus latte. The latte was sweet, but not overly sweet. It had a biscoff like cookie layer on top which gave it a unique flavour. I enjoyed the drink, but I probably wouldn't get again. The service was quick, and the server was very helpful in helping me choose which drink I should select :) Definitely will be coming back to try more of the pastries!

Came here on a Thursday morning and it was pretty busy. They have a lot of seating. They offer free…read moreWi-Fi so it's a nice environment to work in. They have some electrical plugs as well. They were busy so some tables were not cleaned off right away. I ordered a hot mocha which was delicious. I'd definitely come back to try the pastries and quiche. Cute cafe and a good place to do some work.

I spent over $41 there yesterday. The quiche was cold in the middle so I ate around it. Plus it had…read morea terrible smell. The blueberry scone I took home and heated. It was dry and stale. The box of meringues I also took home. I was excited to enjoy these. The entire box was stale! These are supposed to be to be luscious and chewy. The minute I bit into then they crumbled and broke all over the counter. Not chewy. Stale. What a waste of money. The cappuccino was 5/10 because it wasn't hot enough. I will never step in that place again.

We had a Sea Salt Coffee, Ube Latte, and a couple of sandwiches. The coffee and sandwiches were…read moredelicious, but the powder in the Ube Latte wouldn't mix into the milk and stayed clumped at the bottom of the cup. Line moved quickly and our drinks came out in less than 5 minutes. The seating area was neat, very industrial concrete with a relaxing vibe.

THE BIG: Asian pastry/coffee/tea shop right off of frederick street. It seems small from the front,…read morebut it stretches all the way back with seating. Street parking available. THE BLACK AND WHITE: I didn't have any coffee and was about to catch my flight in a couple of hours. I didn't want the generic tim hortons or balzac's coffee and fortunately Neo Coffee Bar popped up. What intrigued me was the asian coffee bar experience. I think it just refers to the matcha inspired baked goods, which were delicious in their own way. I got a large coffee and a matcha cream puff to boot. The coffee was standard good however the cream puff was REALLY good. Cream was light and airy with a hint of matcha and the puff pastry wasn't stale. THE FINAL BAMBOO: Overall for a coffee and a pastry, the out of pocket was around $8. I enjoyed the cream puff alot which would alone make me come back.