Dark City Coffee — Restaurant in Toronto

I’ve been a customer here for 4 years now and their prices are reasonable and their quality is top notch!

If you’re looking for Roasted Seeds (beans) or Green Seeds, this is the “go to” place to get some! (Btw, coffee beans aren’t beans, they’re seeds, the seed of the coffee cherry. The flesh of the coffee cherry is removed and the seeds are “processed” into what we generally call “beans”, but they’re seeds!)

Dark City has a wide variety of seeds, sourced thru distribution, but I think they also source them directly with the coffee plantations as well. If you want to support coffee growers more directly, then buy from here.

The seeds are roasted to order! If you buy from Grocery stores, Costco, whatever, they’ll all post an expiry date on their coffee. Expiry dates are stupid! Why? Well, as a person who buys Green seeds from Dark City and roasts his own coffee, I can tell you that I can tell the difference between “freshly roasted”, like yesterday, and 3 week old coffee seeds. At 3 weeks, you can see that the crema isn’t as visible or doesn’t form as frothy and dissipates quickly. The taste is slightly less pungent (I drink espressos, black) and, like I said, I can begin to taste the difference @ 3 weeks. At 4 weeks, I can tell more and, as a rule, I try to roast enough coffee so that it lasts just over a month. That way, I can limit my roastings to 12 times a year. (Preferably, for taste, I would roast every week, but who drinks that much coffee and who has the time?)

I can say much more but, be assured, at Dark City, you’re getting farmer sourced seeds from Dave that better helps the farmers and you’re getting expert roasters (like Kevin) who take pride in the quality of their work.

Say hi to Julie when you pick up your order! I’ve tried finding another place like Dark City in the Metro Toronto area. I haven’t found one and I’ve looked very hard.

For parking, park across the street, that’s what I do, cause they don’t...

This has been my go to place for coffee beans since pandemic.

I was a daily Starbucks visitor until all the stores were closed when COVID starts. So I bought a C40 grinder and a V60 dripper to start my own coffee journey.

I compared several roaster, downtown/uptown/Markham etc. Dark City is the farthest to my home, but is now my only place to get my beans.

Dark City has very clear menu, plain but clear, so I know what I am buying. I can easily identify which beans I love and stick to it.

All the beans are made on demand at the roast level I want. this is important to me as I may have the same beans roast in different levels to compare the taste difference.

No need to mention the beans are very fresh with great quality. (when I bloom the coffee grounds I always smile).

Last but not least, the price. their package is half pound or a pound. I saw several other roasters using 300g package. even with that package their price are higher than the full pound (454g) package that Dark City is using.

BTW, Dark City has an interesting working time. they take days off on Friday and Saturday. and they finish the day early ( around 2 or 2:30 PM I think). So I usually order on Fri or Sat, they will make it on Sun morning, and I pick up...

I’ve been ordering coffee from them for years. There are not enough reviews of this truly wonderful company. Exceptional selection of superb beans freshly and perfectly roasted to order, appearing on your doorstep by next day (sometimes strangely late the same night). Prices are competitive with or cheaper than lousy stale chain coffee. Customer service is consistently outstanding. I’ve been ordering from Jully for years by email and occasionally phone long before there was an online order portal. She is an absolute pleasure to deal with and when I’ve forgotten to specify the roast or whole bean gets it right anyway cuz she knows her customers! I’ve brought their coffee on request for relatives living in various places known for excellent coffee. But they still want Dark City after having It...