Subtext Coffee Roasters

Subtext Coffee Roasters An uncompromising specialty coffee roaster focusing on deeply flavourful, terroir driven coffees. We compromise on nothing.

No blends to hide lower quality coffee, no dark roast to hide coffee that lacks character. We source for quality and regional representation and roast for balance and to bring out the natural flavour of incredibly expressive, high quality lots. We have a team of coffee professionals seasoned in everything from roasting and brew recipes, to water formulation and cafe design.

Another last call on coffees from another inspiring producer. We’ve been sourcing coffee from Frank Torres for many yea...
05/20/2026

Another last call on coffees from another inspiring producer. We’ve been sourcing coffee from Frank Torres for many years. Already inspired by how his coffees expressed, being able to visit his farm, Finca Indonesia, over the past few years struck us for being stunning and for the innovative, sustainable agriculture employed (turns out those things aren’t mutually exclusive 🌸🌱⛰️).

This year we sourced multiple nano lots of clean experimental processes. Some of the last of these are two Pink Bourbons, one processed as a washed Carbonic Maceration, and the other as a Hydro Honey. Both varietally articulate and expressive✨.

An innovator, community pillar, and incredibly hard worker, it’s hard to not get swept up in his vision for the future.

Honrado de poder representar otro año de tu trabajo 🫡

Only a little bit left from Francy Castillo’s Gesha online and Pink Bourbon at the roastery. We had the pleasure of ret...
05/07/2026

Only a little bit left from Francy Castillo’s Gesha online and Pink Bourbon at the roastery. We had the pleasure of returning to Francy’s farm, Uberrimo, last season. It’s a stunning showcase of organic, diverse agriculture with a multitude of varieties.

An amazing person doing inspiring work in the field and in her community, Francy’s coffees have had a place on our menu for the last 4 years. We’re always looking forward to sharing her work.

For this season, we also worked with Francy and to separate additional coffees from the local market - a project we’re excited to share more about soon.

Well UK, it’s been lovely. North to South, we’ve met so many inspiring coffee folk representing a contemporary wave of ...
04/29/2026

Well UK, it’s been lovely. North to South, we’ve met so many inspiring coffee folk representing a contemporary wave of specialty coffee sensibilities. So thankful for the warm hospitable welcome we’ve received, from London to Sheffield. Leaving with big warm hearts and fondness for you all.

Special thanks to the good folk and for sharing their space and hosting us to share our work and perspective

Join us for a hands-on session where we dive into the basics of brewing filter coffee. We will explore and learn about t...
03/02/2026

Join us for a hands-on session where we dive into the basics of brewing filter coffee. We will explore and learn about the origin of coffee, processing methods, and share insights on how to get the most out of each cup.

You will receive a 250g bag of the coffee we will be working with.

This is an in-person class held at our roastery in Toronto’s Stockyards District—come ready to taste, learn, and brew.

Date: March 28th, 2026
Location: 130 Cawthra Avenue, Unit 104, Toronto, Ontario.
Time: 10am - 12pm

Join us for a session where we dive into our current menu and discuss and explore the varieties, origins and processes t...
02/20/2026

Join us for a session where we dive into our current menu and discuss and explore the varieties, origins and processes that make up the season. 
This is an in-person tasting at our roastery located in the Stockyards area in Toronto’s west end. 

Date: March 14th, 2026
Time: 11am - 12:30pm 
Location:  Subtext Coffee Roasters — 130 Cawthra Ave, unit 104.  M6N3C2 

Please avoid wearing any scents.

As we wrap up our week, we would like to thank everybody for another busy one. We are working on profiling new coffees a...
02/13/2026

As we wrap up our week, we would like to thank everybody for another busy one. We are working on profiling new coffees and excited for the ones that we released recently such as Stephen Nendela’s (Single State, Single Variety) Washed, Honey and Natural from Kenya and the Volcan Azul’s garden box, available on out website.

On another note, we will be OPEN on Monday Family Day! Come by and hang out.

See you all soon!

The Volcan Azul Garden Box…Now available for preorder. 6 Rare and expressive varieties processed with retrained Natural...
01/28/2026

The Volcan Azul Garden Box…

Now available for preorder.

6 Rare and expressive varieties processed with retrained Natural Anaerobic processing to enhance fruit while preserving varietal transparency.

Each box contains 6x 65g jars.

First shipment February 13th.

Join us for a casual session where we dive into a personal collection of multiple Oolong teas and discuss and explore th...
01/26/2026

Join us for a casual session where we dive into a personal collection of multiple Oolong teas and discuss and explore the origins and expressions of each one.

This is an in-person tasting at our roastery located in the Stockyards area in Toronto’s west end.

Date: February 21st, 2026

Time: 11am - 12:30pm

Location: Subtext Coffee Roasters — 130 Cawthra Ave, unit 104. M6N3C2

Please avoid wearing any scents.

The next evolution. More processing info More varieties listed Less headroom Even better barrier 30% post consumer mate...
01/24/2026

The next evolution.

More processing info
More varieties listed
Less headroom
Even better barrier
30% post consumer material paper exterior
More than 75% less plastic
And a realllly nice feel

Subtext: New Bags. Made with .

Dropping this week.

Join us for a session where we dive into our current menu and discuss and explore the varieties, origins and processes t...
01/22/2026

Join us for a session where we dive into our current menu and discuss and explore the varieties, origins and processes that make up the season.

This is an in-person tasting at our roastery located in the Stockyards area in Toronto’s west end.

Date: February 14th, 2026

Time: 11am - 12:30pm

Location: Subtext Coffee Roasters — 130 Cawthra Ave, unit 104. M6N3C2

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130 Cawthra Avenue, Unit 104
Toronto, ON
M6N3C2

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Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

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