Simit & Chai Co
ئاشخانا قەھۋەخانا, قەھۋە ۋە چايخانا قەھۋەخانا 787 King St W, تورونتو, Ontario, M5V 1N4, كانادا
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Amenities
- Beashairs: Yes
Features
- ھەقسىز Wifi: Yes
- دالا ئولتۇرۇش: Yes
- تېز باغلاڭ: Yes
- ئولتۇرۇش: Yes
- ئېلىش: Yes
- چاقلىق ئورۇندۇقنى زىيارەت قىلغىلى بولىدۇ: Yes
Contact & Hours
787 King St W, Toronto, Ontario M5V 1N4 Canada
Opening Hours
- Sunday: 09:00-18:00
- Monday: 07:30-18:00
- Tuesday: 07:30-18:00
- Wednesday: 07:30-18:00
- Thursday: 07:30-18:00
- Friday: 07:30-18:00
- Saturday: 09:00-18:00
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Reviews (26)
Delicious breakfast and lunch
I absolutely live this place so much that I walk about an hour to get there. Excellent service. Great food and not to mention the super desert. Also they make their own tapanade that is delicious. Jeff was so friendly and kind. I would highly recommend this place. The picture might not look glamorous of my sandwich but it was very tasty.
Excellent food and service
They specialize in Turkish style coffee and bagels. Lots of variety for bagel toppings and our family all loved their meal. Owner in the kitchen makes a difference too.
Missing Ankara now!!
The most perfect Borek I have had this side of the Atlantic and the traditional simit was spectacular! If I lived in Toronto I'd eat here everyday! Cok tessekurler!!
Not Sure Why
Not sure why there is such a hype. The Turkish coffee was just meh and the bagel was okay but nothing fabulous. Will not return.
Fun choice for Brunch!
Really nice environment to enjoy simit and hot tea. They have a huge variety of options and can accommodate almost anyone with the variety of choices. Highly recommend trying the olive paste as well!
Perfect Turkish tea
Not many Turkish places can be found in Toronto. Even fewer with proper Turkish tea. The place is perfect for that, it offers excellent tea, if you like your tea aromatic, strong, black and almost thick. Outside of the busiest hours of lunch, it is a place good to relax while sipping the sacred liquid. The sandwiches, delicious bagels with seeds, in my case sesame, were perfect. When it comes to baklavas, and other sweets, they were OK, but I guess this was not their day, or all the fresher baked goods were already bought. I assume this place is perfect for a lazy breakfast / brunch when not in season. I imagine it has to get busy on weekends. And I arrived when the busy lunch hour was finishing, so, I enjoyed a relaxed afternoon snack there and not disturbed by blasting music conversation with friends. The place offers a small section of Turkish products, coffees and teas and other things. But i have not tried them. Maybe next time.
Very tasty breakfast and cool atmosphere
We loved the original simit and egg with pastirma. Very clean and nicely decorated cafe. Fast and friendly service. We would go back next time we visit Toronto.
Good Vibs
Great little recommendation from our AirB & B host. Turkish coffee shop but serves normal coffee too. Really friendly staff and good relaxed atmosphere. Free WiFi so you can sit and watch the world go by and surf the net at the same time.
Awesome with fantastic service
This is NOT a Starbucks. If you are looking for a run of the mill average coffee shop, then go somewhere else, but if you are looking for a really neat experience and some really tasty pastries then come here and try something new. The pastries all tasted homemade and were quite obviously made with love. The Turkish coffee is an experience rather than just a way to satisfy a caffeine fix, so let them explain the story and enjoy the experience and service. The young girl with the long straight black hair and really nice smile (I wish I caught her name) was a delight. She even made a recommendation to visit Tabulae restaurant while in town. It was so good, ended up going two nights in a row to two different locations. It was delicious. This was such a great stop, you won't be disappointed.
Completely converted
I went there and had a regular coffee and a bagel (simit). The service was super friendly, it felt like having a very good quality coffee in a friends home to be honest, but on King St W. Highly recommend.
Turkish coffee and pastry
The ambience is agreeable, and the service is good. The Turkish coffee is too muddy for my taste -- better is available at Istanbul on Eglinton East -- but the baklava is to die for. if in the area, would go again.
Not worth the hype
I went their with a friend. We shared a smoked salmon bagel and a shakshuka. The bagel was nice but nothing outstanding (also very thin so don't expect to make it a whole meal). The shakshuka was almost bland and nothing like what you get in Morocco or elsewhere (even at other restaurants in Toronto). We finished with tea and espresso (which they had to redo as the first cup was lukewarm but it was still only passable). Date square and baklava were average and probably not made in house. We had to ask for cutlery and napkins, and the server wanted to take our plates away before we had finished eating. Overpriced and not worth the hype. You can get the same very average offerings elsewhere with more pizzazz and more atmosphere.
Bad Turkish coffee, bad service
I went there with a lot of expectations because most people like it. However the customer service was bad, there is no one who smiles back at you. Also, I didn't like the Turkish coffee. They put way to much coffee in it
Tastes like home!
Simit is one of the trickiest pastries to ace from the Turkish cuisine. Everyone deeply loves it but no one can agree where you can eat the best Simit. I reside in Singapore and unfortunately I can only have Simit when I go back home. This was recommend by my Canadian Turkish cousin and I can say that the Simit they serve here is exactly the one I miss and lone for. It was fresh, crispy and tasty. Loved how they served it with Pastırma, tomatoes and cheese with a cup of our strong yet flavourful Turkish tea. Besides Simit they also have Börek, which is savoury pastry made from filo dough and filled with meat or cheese and different types of sweets including Baklava and an excellent Sekerpare (they call it honey sweet). You can finish with a cup of Turkish coffee which is prepared in the right way. This place is conveniently located on the King St West, accessible by public transpiration and parking is available. It has a very minimalistic decoration and gets a lot of light which makes it a fun to take pictures. Give it a try if you are around and believe me you won't regret it and you will keep coming back.
Delicious funky bagels!
As soon as I waked in I got overexcited at how delicious everything looked so I actually tried a bunch of different things. I absolutely loved the quality of the bagel, the dough was so fresh and the sesame seeds didn't fall off. I especially liked the smoked salmon one, it gained a customer for life, the olive paste one was good but not as good. I also loved that they have tiny portions of different deserts so you can buy several and share with others. I tried one of their tiny sandwiches from the fridge, with smoked pastrami and fava bean paste, and that was so yummy that I'll probably reach out for catering options!!! So glad I found this gem through Instagram! Overall it is a bit pricey and the burek was not the greatest but I can't wait to return and try different things!
Excellent
I love the Canadian Turkish twist to this restaurant. The food was amazing and tea was great. Would definitely go here again :)
nice place to get a cup of tea
small tea place with some Turkish style food. most of the the food based on Turkish style donut called simit. they have some pre-set combinations or one can create a new one with multiple fillings. turkish tea is good. prices a little bit high for a place like this
Eat Simit, Rule the World
This shop is opened almost a year ago. A young couple is operating. Simit is Turkish Bagel with sesame. They serve different type of Simit: Plain, Feta, Olives. There are also other type of options like Acma, which is much softer. You can also find desert options like baklava. I visited second time, and noticed, quality of the food they serve is improving. If you are at downtown Toronto, do not miss Simit & Chai Co.
A Simit is a delicious bagel
Popular new spot on King West. The Simit bagels are delicious. They are larger than normal bagels so more of a meal. Great Americanos too!!
Tasty food but pricey
I liked Simit & Chai Co. for two reasons: First, it has a very good ambiance and is located on King Street in Toronto so it's a must visit! Second, the food was really delicious and original; however, I found it a little bit pricey. I visited a couple of times in the past and simit was sold on the street everywhere, and it was around $1.50. I understand Toronto is an expensive city but I don't think the food that I ate was worth the price here.
I need this place in my town!
This cafe was across the street from the condo where we were staying, so we stopped by one morning. The decor is bright and simple, and the staff busy but friendly and helpful. My husband got Turkish coffee and a street simit:, I got one with cream cheese and the best Indian-style chai latte I've had since our local Afghani place closed. I liked the simits so much, I'm going to have to learn how to make them, unless the owners of this place want to open a satellite location in Minnesota.
The best bagels in Toronto!
Very friendly staff, wonderful atmosphere and incredible bagels and coffee. Whether you want to meet for coffee with friends or catch breakfast before work, this is the best place to go. Can't wait to go back!
If you crave simit in Toronto
Simit is often referred to as a Turkish bagel although they are far from being identical. Bagels tend to be fatter and less crunchy than simits. In any event, just as a bagel the simit lends itself to be used as a sandwich. Places that sell tea and simit sandwiches (cold and hot versions) are very popular in turkey and have opened up in New York and London as well. This Toronto version is a relatively small and intimate space. Owners who prepare and serve the food are friendly and accommodating. A backgammon set is available to while your tea and play. Many fillings for simits as well as regular small sandwiches are available. Cheese and tomato is probably the most popular and it is delicious. So is Turkish tea served in tea glasses one finds in Turkey. A great address for breakfast, brunch or lunch.
Best Simit in Toronto
Had simit with feta and tomatoes accompanied by tea. The Simit is the closest I had to the ones sold on the streets of Istanbul. It was fresh and delicious. friendly service.
You have to try the Turkish latte!
Wow so impressed with this café! I visit turkey often and the simits remind me of walking down the streets of Istanbul! Make sure you try them with the cream cheese and olive paste, blew my mind! Also, wow the Turkish latte was exquisite. I never thought of having Turkish coffee in a latte form, try it you will definitely not regret it. Hope this place expands! It's amazing and the customer service is on point!
Bagel turkish the best
If you compare with torontos normal bagels this one is better, if you see this like a bagel, clearly, because isnt but is very similar... I was really satisfied...