Subtext Coffee
Subtext Coffee Roasters is a Toronto-based specialty roastery and cafe focused on transparent, origin-driven coffee. They avoid blends and dark roasts, prioritize producer attribution and sustainability, and run an educational cafe and roastery at 130 Cawthra Ave offering curated espresso and pourover programs, classes, subscriptions, and wholesale.
About Subtext Coffee
Subtext describes a philosophy of equity, stewardship, and sensory experience—prioritizing visible connections to people and places. They emphasize that quality is an acknowledgement of seasonality, micro-regionality, and the labour behind each coffee. They avoid blending, renaming, and dark roasts to preserve origin transparency. Their operational practice includes rigorous measurement and tasting (colour readings, refractometry, moisture/density analysis) and a sourcing approach that values human connection, producer attribution on bags, and partnerships with aligned importers. Their space in Toronto functions as a roastery, cafe, and education venue for public classes and industry seminars.
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