Starbucks

Great location with friendly staff. Nice sized indoor patio (in the lobby of a building).
I’m not a coffee drinker but love their Chai Tea Latte.
Clean (spotless actually) with plenty of standing room.

I love the patios! I came across this Starbucks while I was waiting for a friend. This is really a neat little spot, they have this really nice patio up at the front. Perfect for summer!

I love this Starbucks! Right on Yonge but not packed with people. The service was really friendly, and there was no line when I was there.
Just comparing this to other Starbucks. The atmosphere was nice for a Starbucks in an office building, and I love how they tucked tables in every nook and cranny. I felt relatively isolated from the rest of the tables and it was great for studying. Also right next to an outlet.

I think I’ve found my perfect studying starbucks.
I have not experienced the legendary line since I have only come here on weekends, but as far as I can tell, it’s pretty empty when people aren’t trying to stay awake at work. Tables outside, tables inside near the windows… perfect for pretending to study.
And a special shoutout to the barista. This Monday, I came in the morning to get some studying in before my lunch date. Hung around for two hours or so before leaving for lunch. Afterwards, I sought to continue my fake studying, but I couldn’t find anywhere else that was open and study-​friendly… so I made my way back to this one, worrying the whole way that the barista would judge me for appearing at a starbucks twice within a three hour time span.
Nope. I came slinking shamefully through the door and he just said «you’re back!» so cheerily I think he was excited to recognise me.
Carried away in the moment of relief that he didn’t think I was a crazyperson, I proceeded to order the exact same drink I had ordered in the morning.

Huge line when I walked in… and magically disappeared after I went to wash my hands. These guys are fast! Had two coffees and ground espresso in a skinny minute. Lovely, pleasant service.

The liiiiine… always! HOW! There is always a line outside the doors, it’s super crazy. Not enough space to move, the layout is a little weird, you get absolutely no privacy if you want to sit down — the line up literally hovers over you as you sit. If you face the window with you laptop — everyone is behind you reading your emails. I saw a Q1 financial forecast the other day, great if you wanna engage in insider trading — not so great if you’re the one with the forecast!
Other than that, the staff are meh — not too nice, not too bad = pretty neutral. Coffee is coffee and starbucks is coffee, overpriced and fancy but delicious nontheless :)

This store is located on the corner of Adelaide and John. It’s local right above a food court and uses a small piece of real estate very efficiently to allow a lot of people to come in at once and leave with their beverage in their hand pronto.
Even though the store is built for through traffic, there are still a few tables so sit at, If you plan on bringing your laptop, their WiFi is adequate for general browsing but a bit choppy for VOIP (Skype or Lync calls). There is only one plug that I could locate by the window facing West (John St). WiFi at coffee shops is my pet peeve and the only reason I’m not giving this store another star.
Kudos to them, they don’t play music too loud (something so many store are guilty of). And even thought they don’t have a lot of tables to offer, usually you can find one waiting for you when you come in.

Tim Hortons seem to be The King in the East, but I still need my starbucks. The lines weren’t too bad when I went for my breakfast and tea around 10:00AM.
Quick and easy.

Busy starbucks with long lines — they come to ask if you are getting a bar drink. Not feeling great, so had a tea. Great location for those working downtown.

Great location located at the concourse level of 120 Adelaide Street. Friendly baristas make the long lines bearable as coffee lovers line up for their morning fix. The places tends to be busy from 6:00am — 9:30am, and once again from 2:00pm — 3:00pm. Space is really small, therefore having a drink or lunch here is really not an option.