Conscious Cass
Sustainability Edition
Sustainable and low-toxic living tips over coffee, plus a raffle for giveaway bundles from our sponsors.
A hidden gem café or two that you probably didn't know existed
Toronto Café Walk
Slow down, have some coffee or tea, and meet your people.
Toronto Café Walk is a cozy social series where a small group of founders, solopreneurs and creatives explore hand-picked cafés across the city and meet each other in a way that feels human.
260+People have joined since May 2026
20+Hidden gem cafés visited
~10People per walk, so it stays intimate
The Walk
Cafés hiding in plain sight.
Toronto has incredible cafés, and some of the best ones you'd never stumble into on your own. Each walk, I take a small group to a hidden gem I've been wanting to share, then maybe a second spot if the group is feeling it.
No agenda, no awkward intros. Just good drinks, good company and a slower start to the day.
How the morning goes
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Gather
We meet at a set spot and walk to our first café together.
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Settle in
Grab a drink or a pastry, find a table, chat at your own pace.
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Wander on
If the group feels like it, we stroll to a second spot.
The Who
For people who create or build alone.
Founders, solopreneurs and creatives who spend a lot of time working solo and want real connection without the networking-event energy. New to Toronto? Very welcome. Just like a good flat white? Also welcome.
What you'll walk away with
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Your next favourite spot to work, meet clients or just think
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A small group of like-minded people in a genuinely relaxed setting
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A few new connections you actually want to keep in touch with
The story
Why I started the Toronto Café Walks
Hello I'm Michelle! A former B2B SaaS marketer turned Intuitive Business Strategist, and a connector, creator and curator at heart. But most people know me as the "café girl" in Toronto :) I curated and shared the Toronto Café Guide back in January 2026 which went a little viral on LinkedIn.
In late April 2026, my friends told me they were doing wellness events for Toronto Tech Week which got me thinking what can I contribute to the community that's not a 20-page slide deck workshop. Since I didn't have the capacity to create something like that. So I thought a café walk would be a nice extension of my curated café guide!
Also, because around the same time, most of my healthcare practitioners told me I should walk more since I work from home most of the time. I also was eager to share with others all the hidden gem cafés I personally loved around the city. It's also my way to support local small businesses who could use the extra boost in the current economic climate that we are in.
The walks are also hinging on the simple belief that the right environment changes how you think, who you meet, and how you show up for a community. This is my way of bringing people into spaces worth knowing about and into each other's orbits.
Community
Toronto Café Walk in action
A few moments from past walks.
Collaborations
Walks made with other communities and creators
My bigger vision for this event series is to create a modern village and part of it is to cross-pollinate through collaborating with others so new people can meet each other and resources can flow between everyone.
Cappis
Financial District Edition
A coworking community for builders of all kinds. We mingled over coffee, then took a photo walk toward the harbourfront.
Startup Dinner Club
Lunch Edition
A relaxed lunch with founders, investors and creatives, then a short stroll to a hidden gem café to keep the conversation going.
Gabbeh Studio
Chinatown Edition
A hands-on art activity making paper goods with hand-carved stamps, then a hidden gem café to mingle.
Scadding Court Community Centre
Kensington Market Edition
A tour of the centre's greenhouses and entrepreneur container spaces, a peek at Market 707, then a hidden gem café.
Slow Networking with Introverted Entrepreneurs
Slow Down & Connect
Meditation, journaling and intuitive drawing in the park, then guided conversation at a hidden café with Jessie and Mei.
The Partners
Brands that have joined the walks
On certain walks, attendees leave with something lovely that they can take home. Thank you to the brands who have supported the series.
Greenhouse Juice
Soma Bone Broth
Chin Tea Studio
Suzu Matcha
Genuine Tea
FLOJO
Collage Beauty- Your brand here
Want your brand on the next walk?
This event series gathers a small, engaged circle of founders, creatives, and wellness-minded people in Toronto. I love building longer-term partnerships with aligned brands and I'm drawn to thoughtfully made, genuinely good-for-you brands that's also good for our planet.
In their words
Kind words from past attendees
Toronto Café Guide · Live
Prefer to explore on your own time?
The Toronto Café Guide is a living database of 200+ cafés across Toronto, Scarborough, Richmond Hill and Markham: places I've personally worked from, plus ones still on my to-visit list. No sponsorships. Just honest shares from a solopreneur who frequents a lot of cafés.
