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Ada L.

Ratelier located in a lane way parallel to Queen St. W near Crawford St. is a space for creation. With a curated gallery (upstairs), a space that holds immersive fragrance workshops, and a specialty coffee bar, the concept of the space is to pause, explore, and connect with one's senses with others. The studio is hidden where you won't know where to find it unless you know. I've been seeing this space on Instagram for a month or so now and was excited that their coffee bar was finally open (they were holding fragrance workshops prior to their coffee bar opening!). I stopped by Ratelier on a Saturday morning around 9am (they open at 8am on the weekends and 7:30am on the weekdays). The place already had a few customers sitting upstairs while more customers stopped by as soon as I was placing my order. I decided to grab coffee beans as well from Ethica Coffee Roasters and it took staff quite a while to find the price of the beans (they weren't listed on the bag of beans or shelf). I also ordered a cortado which was made at a reasonable time (it was a long cortado). They also have some pastries for sale as well that are placed neatly in a display case. Heading upstairs there are only about seating for 6-8 people (3 tables), while downstairs there is seating for about 12-15 people. Since they hold fragrance workshops in the space as well there was a small corner on the main floor for all their materials needed for their workshops. The upstairs portion also doubles as a curated art gallery - when I went there were beautiful black and white photographs displayed on the walls. I enjoyed my coffee (which was made well), soaking in the space and aesthetics of the place. The music was relaxing and calm. They have a big screen where they were playing videos about specialty coffee and what it is/why it is different from mass produced coffee. It was nice to learn more about specialty coffee, as transparency in the coffee world is becoming more and more important. During my stay here there were quite a number of customers who came in. The staff were friendly and efficient, not super warm though. Either way my coffee was made well. Overall, a nice relaxing space to grab a coffee and/or view their art gallery. You can also inquire about their fragrance workshops as well which are held at specific times and days. Since seating is limited, it is likely not an ideal space for you to do work at (there is no wifi). It definitely is becoming more and more popular so drop by to experience the space during non-peak times. A worthwhile place to check out if you are in the Trinity Bellwoods area!

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