[nightstreak]

It finally happened, my employer has asked us to come into work 5 days a week. The loophole: we don't have to come in for 8 hours. We can work the morning to take our in person meetings, then work from anywhere after lunch. All that to say that my morning routine of going to my favourite bakery near my home is going to be upended. I like to buy fresh baked bread every morning, sometimes I get some muffins.

I work in the financial district and walk by Sud Forno every day. Their baked goods look great but I may go broke buying bread there every morning. I've always thought that Union Station could really use a proper bakery — the smell of bread would soothe stressed travellers and it would be a great place to pick up something before going home. St. Lawrence Market is a stretch but I could swing over there for lunch before returning home.

I thought I'd leverage the urban toronto out & about connoisseurs in this sub-forum for some ideas. Any hidden gems in the PATH or in some downtown nook I might've missed?

 

[Towered]

What about cozy cafes in the financial core? I can't think of a single one to grace with my tights.

 

[ARB]

Circles and Squares announced they are opening a location in the TD Centre at Bay & King. Not sure of the official date though.

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[nightstreak]

How could I have missed Eataly? Not your typical mom and pop bakery but it'll do.

And just found out about Bready. Less of a bakery, more of a cafe but it sells bread.

 

[a2z]

A new addition in the PATH appears to be Asters Patisserie (under Brookfield Place) - but it doesn't seem like they serve bread or even croissants, just French desserts.

The Flower Cake Cafe is nice (also aesthetically too), but you would probably consider it adjacent to the financial district rather than within it (a little west of Queen & University).
Nearby it, Merveilleux de Fred, is pretty decent by chain standards (same with Saint-Germain at Eaton).

One of the other closest non-chain bakeries to the core would be Le Genie; I returned and tried the $9 hazelnut croissant today, and it does not have an exciting price-performance ratio...

I guess Union does have Hazukido?

 

[nightstreak]

I got some bread from Sud Forno. Surprisingly affordable for the financial district. Ten bucks for a freshly baked loaf of bread that'll last me a couple of days, maybe 3, is pretty reasonable considering I'll spend $8 on a latte at Starbucks (I know, I know...) that'll be gone in 10 minutes.

 

[Jonny5]

I guess Union does have Hazukido?

They have an outpost in First Canadian Place too, opposite the Longo's.