#1,545 in Toronto. 16 Redditors across 25 mentions, Nov 2023 to Sep 2026.
What Reddit says
Redditors recommend it for very good coffee and simple baked goods, with no kitchen. It is mentioned as a solid downtown pick alongside other independent cafés, and the Queen West and Davisville locations both come up.
Paraphrased from the comments below.
What to order
- 7.5Coffee9 RedditorsWorth trying
- Breakfast Sandwich1 Redditor
- Pastries1 Redditor
In their words
Short excerpts, each linked to the full comment on Reddit.
“The Common or Hot Black etc just do very good coffee and simple baked goods (no kitchen!!!) and have somewhat high traffic locations.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Nov 2024Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Hot black coffee - Rooms coffee (Ossington st location)”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Jul 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “A few spots I like, mostly around midtown or downtown: Lunar Cafe, Pilot, Boxcar Social, Hot Black, Black Wolf, Neo Cafe, De Mello.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Honourable mentions: found coffee, hot black coffee, neo coffee, savoir coffee.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Sep 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Hot Black Coffee for my morning latte and egg and cheese toast EVERY morning.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Aug 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Further downtown but hot black has great coffee and may be able to direct you.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Library, granation, hot black, propellor, hatch in Markham.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Sep 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “For coffee, HotBlack or Shy”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, May 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “The Library. Hamer Coffee. Hot Black. Farhenheit. Pilot. Rooms. Carbonic.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Jan 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Hot Black on Queen Street. Lovely back patio”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Sep 2024Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “and Hot Black is hit or miss”
Mixedr/FoodToronto, May 2024Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Library, Hot Black, Forno Cultura, Neo, Terminal 3”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Sep 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab)
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