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2026-06-23
HOORAY HOORAY we’re open in North London 🐴
📍 86 Fanshawe Park Road East
Open Hours ⏰
Tuesday 10am-4pm
Wednesday - Sunday 9am-4pm
We’ll be bringing you all of Dark Horse house, coffee blends you know and love, seasonal beverages, ceremonial grade matcha and tons of baked fresh in-house daily pastries and sandwiches for yourk daily routine ♥️ 🥪 ☕️
We can wait to meet you!! 🖤🖤
2026-06-19
Come find your place ❤️🖤
Did you catch the latest Toronto cafe opening announcement?!👀
Check out the last posts in the map for full deets 🙌 🗺️
We eagerly await welcoming you into the new Dark Horse cafe spaces 🫂 🐎
Get ready for a full on Dark Horse Summer SOON 👀 🌞
2026-06-19
EHEM ***TAP TAP***🎙️ will the third new Dark Horse cafe opening please stand up!! 🐴 ☕️ 🖤
WELCOME TO COLLEGE & DOVERCOURT 📍
Located at the corner of College and Dovercourt, in Toronto, Dark Horse is taking shape inside this architectural gem — we are so excited to take over this coffee focused space and become part of your daily Toronto commute & the community 🖤
As we move towards celebrating 20 years in the making for Dark Horse Espresso, we are excited to share the expansion of our Toronto cafe’s footprint on this major intersection 🍁 🥹
College and Dovercourt will also offer you Dark Horse house coffee blends you know and love, like Northern Dancer & 20 Grand Espresso 🐎 and continue to share new seasonal beverages 🧊 ceremonial grade matcha 🍵 and tons of baked fresh in-house daily pastries and sandwiches for your daily routine ♥️
We are so excited to become part of this impeccable neighbourhood, and open these iconic doors of this beautiful Toronto building once more. We hope to do you and the heritage of this incredible building proud 🖤
OPENS SUMMER, AUGUST 2026 🌞 🐎
Get ready for Dark Horse Summer.... SOON 👀
2026-06-18
Come find your place ❤️🖤
Did you catch the latest Toronto cafe opening announcement?!👀
Check out the last posts in the map for full deets 🙌 🗺️
OPENS SUMMER, JULY 2026 🌞 🐎
Get ready for Dark Horse Summer.... SOON 👀
2026-06-18
**TAP TAP** — IS THIS THING ON🎙️ will the second Dark Horse cafe thats opening please stand up!!
WELCOME TO SHERWAY GARDEN INDIGO📍
Located inside the Indigo at the iconic CF Sherway Gardens Mall in Etobicoke, 25 The West Mall
We know many of you have already been asking us when Sherway will be open and we’re so excited to become part of the Indigo space CF Sherway Gardens and welcome you into the new cafe so so soon!! 🖤🫂
Your entrance to the latest Dark Horse Espresso Bar will be right off the north parking lot inside Indigo Sherway Gardens 🅿️
OPENS SUMMER, JULY 2026 🌞 🐎
Get ready for Dark Horse Summer.... S👀N
2026-06-17
Testing testing 🎙️ will the first new Dark Horse opening please stand up!!
WELCOME TO 64 BATHURST 📍
Located at the corner of Bathurst and Wellington, Toronto, located right on the future of the Ontario transit Line 🚇
As we move towards celebrating 20 years in the making for Dark Horse Espresso, we are excited to share the expansion of our Toronto cafe’s footprint on this coming up major intersection. Whether you’re heading to work, picking up the kids, walking home or catching up with pals we’re enthused for you to make this cafe space your own stomping grounds.
64 Bathurst will offer you Dark Horse house, coffee blends you know and love, seasonal beverages, ceremonial grade matcha and tons of baked fresh in-house daily pastries and sandwiches for your daily routine ♥️ 🥪 ☕️
We are so excited to become part of the neighbourhood’s foundation, and welcome you in with it!! 🖤 🙌
OPENS SUMMER 2026 🌞 🐎
Get ready for Dark Horse Summer.... SOON 👀
2026-06-16
Our journey began in a much, much younger Toronto, back in 2006, still a little naive but truly sparked by a fiery passion and desire to open an espresso bar ☕️♥️
We were trying to find our place in Riverside, on the city’s East side. At the time, it was an up-and-coming neighbourhood, just starting to gentrify as cheaper than the trendy west end. There wasn’t much open, aside from some old mom-and-pop shops. It felt a bit like a wild new frontier, a natural beginning of something. It took a full year to find a place. It was as ugly as anything we had seen 😅🤣 with pink, yellow and blue tiles on the walls. A barbershop previously. We gutted the walls and took them down to the brick (horsehair insulation in the walls, behind the lathe and plaster, ironically!) 😉 🐴
It was the messiest job, and it probably took a few years off our lives to remove that stuff with a hammer and chisel. But we built the entire shop on our own, with no outside help. We didn’t have much money or time. We made it as homey and comfortable as we could within our means, and even built the communal table from a scrap-metal bin and some reclaimed floorboards. (P.S. We still have that table at Queen East.) We bought a 2-Group Electra on Kijiji and set up shop with the communal table we built from a scrap-metal bin in the window. Two months later, we opened the doors to the neighbourhood for the first time and spent the next eight months riding our bikes across the city every day at dawn to open up shop.
Not many people thought we could do it, not even ourselves at times, but we did!! 😭🥹🤩
2026-06-16
Do you remember that time…. 🤔
We’ve got a lot of stories from our dark horse journey through the city📍
Follow along with us as we put some of the stories on the map… 👀
We cannot wait for Dark Horse Summer to begin 🐎🗺️
2026-06-16
rumble, rumble...Toronto Born & Sown!
We’re born and brewed in Toronto and have been finding our place in this beautiful city we call home for 20 years and counting. We’re making this summer a “Dark Horse” Summer.
This summer, our Dark Horse journey continues as we plant new roots in 3 iconic Toronto neighbourhoods.
3 new Toronto Cafes,
3 iconic neighbourhoods
1 Dark Horse Summer!
Find your place sooooooooon! 👀
Address
215 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON
M5T2C7
To reach Spadina Avenue in Toronto, take the subway to the Spadina Station or King Station and walk towards Kensington Market. If you're driving, take Gardiner Expressway and exit at Spadina Avenue. There are several parking lots available within walking distance of the area.
Opening Hours
| Monday |
7:30am - 7pm |
| Tuesday |
7:30am - 7pm |
| Wednesday |
7:30am - 7pm |
| Thursday |
7:30am - 7pm |
| Friday |
7:30am - 7pm |
| Saturday |
8am - 8pm |
| Sunday |
8am - 8pm |
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What people say
Dark Horse Espresso Bar on Spadina Avenue is a coffee shop and restaurant that offers a wide range of delicious treats and beverages. With their patio season in full swing, customers can enjoy their usual favourites while soaking up the sun on one of Dark Horse's patios. They also offer popsicles, beers, and tasty snacks to fuel your sunny weekend.
For those looking for something different, Dark Horse Espresso Bar has a variety of no-sugar and no-caffeine flavours that are both delicious and refreshing. They also have Mother's Day cards, gorgeous dried flower arrangements, wine, and specialty chocolates for those in need of a gift for the mother figure in their life.
Their marketplace selection has expanded to include new options such as beer, perfect for enjoying at home or out on your favourite Dark Horse patio. They even have new breakfast cookies that are less sweet but still super delicious gluten-free and vegan options.
For those who prefer to enjoy their coffee at home, Dark Horse Espresso Bar offers bags of retail coffee that they will grind for you in-store if you don't have your own grinder. Plus, purchasing a bag gets you $3 off of a drink in-store.
Lastly, they are excited to be carrying frozen scones and cookies for all your at-home baking needs. With so many great options available at Dark Horse Espresso Bar on Spadina Avenue, it's no wonder why it's such a popular spot among locals and visitors alike!
