The Coffee Studio

I've been coming since they first opened and it is the most wholesome place on Barton. They are now open for eating in, definitely recommend sitting at the community table and getting to know your neighbour. Purchase $1 buttons if you can, with an encampment next door at Woodland Park they can use each and every single one to feed the unhoused and underserved! Amazing! I absolutely love the atmosphere and the delicious food. They have a great selection of sandwiches, salads, and a scrumptious brunch menu on Sat mornings. Yummy cafe style drinks and baked goods too. Everything is affordable and they have a unique system involving buttons to feed those who can't afford a warm home cooked meal. Wonderful place. :)

Brunch is on! We had THE BEST sandwiches! 5* “Yummiest grilled cheese” (bacon, caramelised onions, apple butter with white cheddar) and “Chipotle breakfast sandwich” (arugula, bacon, cheddar, egg, with chipotle mayo). Bacon was optional in both of those sandwiches. Coffee 5* was delicious, brewing beans from Detour. We ordered americanos and enjoyed them thoroughly. Dine-in has resumed (but still serving in takeout containers). Accessible space: There’s lots of room to move people and mobility aids around between tables, or to sit at the big table in the middle. Add a donation for the pay-it-forward (jar of buttons as tokens for guests who are short on money). You can also make a button donation online.

The food is good, they have healthy options for good prices, and the button jar to pay it forward is cute but also a great way for people to help out anonymously. There's an all gender bathroom and it's wheelchair accessible. The building is gorgeous, and the decor is all different, but it goes together. Kind of like all the people that gather there.

We come here all the time. The area and people can be a little strange sometimes but the cause is truly amazing. They have all kinds of charity events and I think it may even be run by a Christian group as a kind of charity itself! Communities and neighbors helping one another. We feel lighthearted when we come here. I hear the staff are all volunteers.... and the food is SO GOOD and consistent. You'll be shocked at how great the prices are and feel wonderful leaving. They have a button system where you can buy a button that helps someone in need pay for their meal. In the picture: potato&leek soup, salad on special/ seasonal, jalapeno grilled cheese, buffalo chickpea wrap.