Oliver Coffee Bar

Oliver Coffee Bar A micro cafe for micro moments.
852 Pape Avenue Unit 3 East York
(Entrance on Fulton Street)

09/18/2026

Sure this is what we get up for. Fresh wee double, straight into the glass, no notes needed.

Come on over 852 Pape Ave.

09/12/2026

papote is back and we’re very excited.

come next saturday morning (19th) and fill your box with some of the best french pastries in the city… flaky, buttery, exactly what a saturday should smell like.

we love these mornings. small batch, made with real care, by people who live right in this neighbourhood.
support small. support local. that’s kind of the whole point of oliver.

saturday, september 19
9am – 12pm
852 pape avenue, east york

come on over. ☕

People sometimes ask why I opened a coffee bar, and the honest answer has very little to do with coffee.My grandfather c...
09/03/2026

People sometimes ask why I opened a coffee bar, and the honest answer has very little to do with coffee.

My grandfather could spot whoever’d gone quiet in a room and turn to them: “You’re too quiet… what do you think?” Then he’d wait for the answer.

My mother’s whole philosophy fit in one line: the foundation of hospitality is to be hospitable. No script, no grand gesture… just an open door.

My sister made sure the room was ready before the first person ever arrived.

I spent 25 years learning coffee behind other people’s counters. What I actually learned was theirs: how a room, run right, can turn a stranger into part of your life.

oliver is what happens when you try to build that for people who weren’t lucky enough to be born into it.

Thankful to be a CSB100 Storyteller Award Nominee. ☕️🍀

08/19/2026

Before there was a room, there were people who taught me how to hold one.

My grandfather never let anyone go quiet at the edge of a conversation. Mid-story, he’d stop and turn to whoever hadn’t spoken yet: “You’re too quiet. What do you think?” Then he’d wait for the answer.

My mother made the room work without ever seeming to try. I asked her the trick once. She said, “The foundation of hospitality is to be hospitable.” That was the whole answer.

And sure my sister was the one who turned an idea into an actual room full of people, chairs moving, nobody quite sure when it started.

And my best friend made space for me to be entirely myself, long before I understood how much that would matter.

25 years behind other people’s counters later, I built oliver around all of it… the craic, the noticing, the staying a little longer than you meant to.

852 Pape Ave, East York.

Honoured to be nominated for the Storyteller Award. The Canada Small Business 100

08/19/2026

There’s a particular kind of morning that doesn’t need improving.

‘Tis an espresso in a wee glass.
Sun [almost] through the window.
Someone reading and other one chatting…. And someone doing absolutely nothing.

Sure there’s no productivity hack and no five-step morning routine.

Just a few people sharing a room before the day properly begins…. And y’kno we could probably do with more of that.

08/08/2026

new hours at oliver.

a little more structure…. a little more time to reset… yet still plenty of time for coffee, conversation, and a bit of craic.

we’re now closed on mondays, then back behind the bar from tuesday morning.

tuesday — friday · 7:30–5
saturday · 9–5
sunday · 9–3
monday · closed

same wee coffee bar. same good espresso. same invitation to stay a little longer.

see ye at oliver.

08/07/2026

iced matcha….. a quieter kind of energy.

smooth, earthy, cold and just enough of a reset for the middle of the day.

keep it classic…. or add a wee bit of strawberry or mango when you’re feeling less quiet.

either way, stay a while.

08/06/2026

palermo.
still learning.

having a week off just now reminded me of this moment in palermo.

sitting on the other side of the counter. an espresso… nowhere i needed to be for a minute.

i’ve always been curious about what makes a coffee bar feel good. the coffee matters, obviously. but so does the welcome. the room. the people. the permission to sit a wee bit longer than you intended.

when you spend most of your days behind the counter, it’s easy to forget how important it is to occasionally step away from it.

to sit. to notice. to experience someone else’s coffee bar.

having some time away reminded me of that… and of how much inspiration you pick up when you give yourself the space to actually notice.

there’s always something to bring home with you. an idea. a feeling….a different way of looking at what you already do.

because even after years behind the counter, i’m still learning.

08/06/2026

we’re back…. ☕️

feeling well rested… and very thankful for a little time away to reset.

but sure, the machine is back on, the espresso is pulling, and it feels good to be behind the bar again.

come on round.
have something good.
stay for the craic.

see ye at oliver.

coffee • craic • community

07/06/2026

the first pour.

sure before the first hello and before the first laugh.
right before the room fills with conversation… it all starts here.

a few grams of coffee, a wee bit of patience, and the hope that what happens after the cup matters just as much as what’s inside it.

that’s what we’ve always been trying to build at oliver.

coffee. craic. community.

come stay a wee bit longer.

06/09/2026

Not every coffee needs a purpose. Some are for catching up…. some for slowing down…. or simply a wee excuse to stay a little longer.

The best conversations rarely begin with anything important. They begin with, “sure, have ye got time for one more?”

oliver.
coffee • craic • community.

pride has always belonged in places where people can be themselves.the conversations that start quietly… the friendships...
06/07/2026

pride has always belonged in places where people can be themselves.

the conversations that start quietly… the friendships that grow over time. the courage it takes to show up as who you are, and the comfort of knowing you don’t have to explain yourself.

we’ve always believed coffee is only part of the story.

what matters are the people around the table; the laughter by the window, the ideas shared between strangers, and the feeling that for a wee while, you’ve found somewhere you belong.

this month, and every month, we’re proud to be a small part of a community built on authenticity, resilience, love, and connection.

a bit of craic and a whole lot of pride.

🏳️‍🌈

come as you are. stay as long as ye want.

coffeeandcraic

If love is a spectrum and coffee is a spectrum, then baby… you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.At oliver, we’ve n...
06/06/2026

If love is a spectrum and coffee is a spectrum, then baby… you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.

At oliver, we’ve never been interested in creating a place where everyone is the same…. We’re interested in creating a place where everyone belongs.

The author writing a first draft.
The neighbour reading quietly by the window.
The couple on a first date.
The friends solving the world’s problems over a second coffee.
The person still figuring things out.

Especially that last one.

Pride is a celebration. It is also a reminder that not everyone is able to live openly, safely, or fully as themselves.

So whether you’re loud or quiet, out or not yet out, questioning, certain, celebrating, grieving, or simply looking for a place to sit for a while…

you’re welcome here.

take up space.
sip slowly.

you’re safe here. 🌈☕

oliver.
coffee • craic • community.

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3-852 Pape Avenue
Toronto, ON
M4K3T6

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5pm
Friday 7:30am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm
Sunday 8am - 5pm

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