Cafe Paradise

What Reddit says

Bloor and Dovercourt café and bakery once praised for its bread and a well-liked Benny. Opinions are mixed, with complaints about high prices and at least one bad visit. Some comments refer to a separate Paradise shawarma place.

Paraphrased from the comments below.

What to order

• 8.1
  Shawarma4 Redditors
  Worth trying
• 7.2
  Bread4 Redditors
  Worth trying
• Pastries2 Redditors
• Brunch1 Redditor
• Burgers1 Redditor
• Coffee1 Redditor
• Eggs Benedict1 Redditor
• Fries1 Redditor

In their words

Short excerpts, each linked to the full comment on Reddit.

• “I enjoyed their version of a Benny, which I honestly had a hard time finishing.”

• “Cafe Paradise on Bloor used to have some of the best bread in the city”

• “the burger at Paradise Cafe (bloor/dovercourt) is quite good and served with very crispy crinkle cut fries”

• “I had a disastrous time there but glad you enjoyed it”

• “amazing restaurants/bars/breweries between Bathurst and Lansdowne on Bloor. Plus going up to Geary (Baldassarre, Blood Bros, Paradise, etc)”

• “I'm getting PTSD from this place. Went on a bumble date one time and a crackhead disturbed our peace, was a weird time.”

• “I've never had a bad experience, good food and good service.”

• “$5 for a demi baguette is crazy”

• “I love these recommendations but nothing at paradise is healthy”

• “lovely french pastries. they import french butter and you can taste it. the coffee is great too”

• “those are spots I’d pick in that stretch”

• “Paradise shawarma, Sumaqs, Aleppos are all good”