While the reasons to avoid corporate coffee shops are abundantly clear to any aficionado, there is now a new enticement to explore Toronto’s coffee scene: the Indie Coffee Passport. For $20, the passport allows the bearer to indulge in one free coffee or tea (up to $5 on the menu) at 24 indie coffee shops throughout the city. For the mathematically disinclined, that’s $120 worth of coffee or tea for $20, plus a little legwork to traverse the city. The passport can be purchased on-line here or at some of the participating coffee shops. While some big names are conspicuously absent from the list (Sam James, Dark Horse and Lit, to name a few), the choices should allow for some interesting experimentation. Participating locations, after the jump.
• Bisogno Espresso • Cafe 260 • Cafe Novo • Crema Coffee • Green Beanery • Green Grind • Ground Level Café • I Deal Coffee • Linuxcaffe • Manic Coffee • Merchants of Green Coffee • Moonbean Coffee • Quaff Café • Red Rocket Coffee • Te Aro Roasted • Crafted by Te Aro • The One in the Only Café • T.A.N. Coffee • The Rooster Coffee House • The Mascot • F’Coffee • The Tampered Press
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