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Subtext Coffee Roasters

Subtext Coffee Roasters

Roaster · Served at 3 shops

Toronto single-origin roastery with a producer's name on every bag.

Alex Castellani, co-owner of Subtext and part of the founding team of the Toronto cafe Boxcar Social, began roasting with his team at the start of 2020. Subtext roasts in a unit on Cawthra Avenue and publishes transparency reports for 2022 to 2024.

Every coffee is single origin, with no dark roasts. Some lots are bought directly and most come through importers, from Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica and Kenya.​⁠​​​⁠⁠​​⁠​​⁠​​⁠​⁠​​⁠⁠​​​⁠​⁠​⁠​​​⁠​​​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​​⁠​

8 origins+5
On the shelf15 coffees

Roasting

Roasts in-house · Sourced from Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Mexico and Peru

Beans

Served At

Flatbush & Ditmas ParkHamlet4.9(475)·Open · Closes 17:00
HarlemSojourner Coffee Co.4.9(228)·Open · Closes 15:00
Bay Ridge & BensonhurstClockface Coffee4.8(270)·Open · Closes 16:00

Details

FounderAlex Castellani
Based inToronto, Canada
Websitesubtext.coffee
Instagram@sbtxt.coffee