Emmer

What Reddit says

A Harbord Street bakery praised for its sourdough, croissants and pistachio croissant. Redditors often list it among the city's best bakeries. Popular items tend to sell out by mid-afternoon on weekends.

Paraphrased from the comments below.

What to order

• 9.4
  Croissants#8 for croissants in Toronto
  Worth trying
• 7.7
  Bread#24 for bread in Toronto
  Worth trying
• 7.2
  Pastries12 Redditors
  Worth trying
• Breakfast Sandwich3 Redditors
• Sandwiches3 Redditors
• Cake2 Redditors
• Cookies2 Redditors
• Fries2 Redditors

In their words

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

• “Emmer does excellent bread as well, but their croissants and other pastries are also worth going for.”

• “very well made, incredibly delicious and satisfying”

• “Emmer often sells out of their interesting stuff by 2 pm or 3 pm on a Saturday or Sunday.”

• “Emmer’s twice baked croissants are more about the flakey texture than spongy/creamy-ness that many other croissants in the city are guilty of.”

• “When I do get a pistachio croissant from Emmer, I achieve $8 worth of enjoyment out of it.”

• “chai oat milk, drink is just okay tbh”

• “Not overhyped. Was worth it to me, never had such a great pistachio croissant and I’ve tried many across the city.”

• “Every bite coated my mouth in butter.”

• “Grab a butter croissant from Emmer. I’ve been around the world and lived in France for 9 years, but nothing comes close”

• “Their patty melt, tuna melt, croque monsieur and roast beef sandwich are among the best versions of these I’ve had in Toronto.”

• “Emmer on Harbord has good sourdough and fancy croissants.”

• “so many others far superior (Ba Noi, Emmer, and Barbershop immediately come to mind)”