The Sidekick

Super wonderful atmosphere! Love their coffee and teas. One of my favourites is definitely the vegan donuts (from Tori’s Bakeshop) and the scones!

The regular coffee is actually good in my opinion. I come here just for the coffee sometimes. Wife’s mochas are hit or miss depending on who makes them but when they’re on they’re good. Staff are nice.

Clean, quiet and orderly. Refreshing that you don’t have to pay extra for alternative milk. Small selection of vegan baked goods from Tori’s Bakeshop are available so you don’t have to trek to the far east end. Admittedly I’m not a comic book fan, so the concept is lost on me.

First time in the shop and will not be the last, not to many places make me feel at home so it’s nice to find a place like it

Très chouette endroit. Les cafés et pâtisseries (aussi végétaliennes) sont excellents et à un prix raisonnable.

Guys, guuuuuys, guys!!! I can’t tell you how happy I was that this place opened up. Every morning I secretly hope I miss my streetcar so I can go in for a latte and every time I go in there’s a new awesome thing on the shelves (Jane Hats! Buttons! All the comics ever!). And everyone is awesome! EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! This place is awesome. May I miss many streetcars.

I visited The Sidekick quite recently for the first time with a friend, exploring Leslieville, and I was quite pleased. This is an enjoyable new space indeed, with plenty of the latest comic books and graphic novels for sale across a spacious room from a good menu of coffees and snacks, with plenty of comfortable seating in a family-​friendly environment for people to hang.

What a great little place! Good coffee (8/​10, but I’m a coffee nut) and great people. Have only been in business 3 months and I wish them many more.

My hubby and I are coffee fanatics and love to trying them all out. When we heard a new café had opened up close to us we had to go and pay a visit.
Great coffee and the baked goodies looked delicious (even though we didn’t buy any) and the ambience was very chill. I would highly recommend this café!

On my first visit here I knew I’d be back again soon. The concept alone is a combination of my favourite things, coffee and comix, so just hearing about it got my attention. Being here is something else entirely; the shop is spacious and beautifully decorated, the comic and graphic novel selection is modest but extremely well curated, and other novelties like action figures and Jayne Cobb hats are waiting to be taken home! I purchased a couple graphic novels and several single issues on this first visit, plus a cold brew coffee which was absolutely delicious and refreshing! A nice touch is a small selection of board games you can play in house!
Probably the biggest draw of this place is that the entrance is wheelchair accessible! The Silver Snail downtown is much closer to me but my boyfriend and I have to take our business elsewhere (and believe me, absurd amounts of our income goes toward coffee and comix books!!). The Sidekick is the winner on this front and we will be spending our well earned dollars here in the future!
If you are a comix/​coffee fan, you must visit this adorable Leslieville gem! The service, merch, and atmosphere will not disappoint!

It was my first time there this weekend, and wow, this place is super chill. Huge windows gives it a super spacious feel, racks of comic books and swag on one side of the café, and hella amazing coffee, why did it take so long for TO to have something like this?

Wonderful addition to the neighbourhood, combination of two great things: Coffee and Comics.

Just discovered this Queen Street East/​Leslieville gem. There are too few decent comic shops in the east end of toronto and now The Sidekick has stepped up to counter that lack. Combine a kickass comic shop with a great coffee shop and you get Nerdvana!
Located conveniently at Queen Street East and Greenwood Ave, the eclectic shop is not cluttered and there is plenty of table space for reading and sipping, and the coffee is top notch too.
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Great new spot at Queen & Greenwood! Chris, the owner/​barista has combined her two passions — comics and coffee. I can only comment on the caffeinated side of the business… she knows her espresso! Using Cut beans, supplied and roasted by Sam James, and a borrowed espresso machine (hers is still at customs), she turned out an excellent cortado. Coming from working at at least 2 other local coffee shops, Chris knows what she’s doing.
The space is comfortable and gorgeous, and the goodies delicious. Having only been open for a couple of weeks, this place is really well thought out and put together. The comics are neatly displayed on custom racks.
I’ll be back.