Coffee, pastry,
brunch all the way
to four-thirty.
A small, independent restaurant-cafe and bodega tucked into the corner of Gerrard and Coxwell. Opened by Nicole Cheung in November 2016 with the simple idea that a good neighbourhood needs a good corner.
The corner, 8:13am
Hours · Open Daily
- Mon 8:00 – 4:30
- Tue 8:00 – 4:30
- Wed 8:00 – 4:30
- Thu 8:00 – 4:30
- Fri 8:00 – 4:30
- Sat 9:00 – 4:00
- Sun 9:00 – 4:00
Kitchen closes thirty minutes before the room. Pastries usually go before two.
From the kitchen
Grilled Rapini Sandwich
Garlicky charred rapini with a soft farm egg on a milk-bun. Light enough to take back to the bodega counter, heavy enough to count as lunch.
House · $14
Press
Step into Bodega Henriette and you will immediately notice the cute little bodega section by the door, stocked with fresh produce and pantry staples. But the real magic is happening in the kitchen.
The Best Toronto Top 10 East End Dining, Dec 2024
Bar · By the glass
- Espresso Old FashionedBarocco coffee, amaro verna, bitters
- House Vermouth SpritzOntario vermouth, fizz
- Pet-Nat by the glassNiagara, rotating
- Filter CoffeePilot Coffee Roasters, Toronto
Owner
I think it really improves quality of life when people get out and talk to each other, so my hope is that places like this will encourage that.
Nicole Cheung · Owner
Find us
1801 Gerrard St E
Toronto, ON M4L 2B5 · Beach Hill
Weekday tables come and go quickly between 11 and 2. Holding back six covers most days.
Reserve a tableA note on the corner
Built around the idea that a neighbourhood needs a corner.
Nicole Cheung also runs Eulalie’s Corner Store a few blocks away. When the lot at Gerrard and Coxwell came up, she said she wasn’t looking to open another room, but the corner was too good to leave to someone else. The bodega side stocks fresh produce, eggs and pantry staples for people walking home from the streetcar. The kitchen does brunch through the afternoon. House-baked pastry, a short list of natural wine, and Pilot coffee on tap. Nine years in.
Regulars
Best brunch in the east end and they remember your name by the third visit. The Espresso Old Fashioned alone is reason enough.
Maya R., Beach Hill resident
Brunch · til 4pm
House-baked pastry
- Brown-butter croissant
- Almond morning bun
- Cardamom knot
- Sourdough loaf
- Chocolate-rye cookie
- Tomato & cheese danish
- Ham & gruyere croissant
- Lemon curd brioche
Baked on Gerrard. Most mornings sell out by two.