I live downtown, so they are all very close to me. I just get very lazy sometimes, and I'm taking care of kids and pets. So...priorities!
There is even a place called Arlington 5 in Centretown, and Little Victories in the Glebe (just outside of Centretown). Both of these are small one off shops.
Happy Goat (8ish? locations) are an independant chain that is starting to spread around the city. Also, they have 1 in Kelowna, BC in a Staples!
BridgeHead (20 locations) was an independant chain, but got bought by Aegis Brands (owner of Second Cup), but I still consider them "local".
Then there's Tim's, Starbucks and McDonalds. I'm sure there are many more small coffee shops, but I'm just a regular 1 cup a day drinker.
Oh wow, thanks for the run down Hadn't heard of any of them, but now I'm more interested in visiting for sure. Also seems like you have some good transit projects underway.
I'm in Vancouver, lots of specialty shops here, and some that are more low key. If I just want coffee, I have a decent home setup, so that's my usual, but I spend a lot of time working out of JJBean.
There is even a place called Arlington 5 in Centretown, and Little Victories in the Glebe (just outside of Centretown). Both of these are small one off shops.
Happy Goat (8ish? locations) are an independant chain that is starting to spread around the city. Also, they have 1 in Kelowna, BC in a Staples! BridgeHead (20 locations) was an independant chain, but got bought by Aegis Brands (owner of Second Cup), but I still consider them "local".
Then there's Tim's, Starbucks and McDonalds. I'm sure there are many more small coffee shops, but I'm just a regular 1 cup a day drinker.