This midtown café is eccentric as well as socially conscious. The beans come from a local supplier: Velvet Sunrise, which only use Fair Trade certified coffee beans. Roasting close to home (in Stouffville) means The Mad Bean’s coffee is always fresh. Velvet Sunrise has created special blends just for The Mad Bean, including Steampunk Espresso (medium roast), Liquid Night (dark roast) and MadHouse (medium roast).
Voted the best Indie coffee shop in 2015, The Mad Bean is a crowd favourite for its fair trade, organic coffee and oh-so fresh bagels. The café displays the work of two artists each month, and allows musicians the chance to play for free. Enjoy an Americano and soak in the creative atmosphere of this cozy spot, where bookshelves line the walls and chandeliers juxtapose the wood-clad coffee bar and exposed brick, providing the perfect rustic-chic vibes.