Almond Butterfly

One of my new fave coffee house/​gf bakery! Love love love! The staff was great too, which makes all the difference! Will definitely be back! A lot!

The BEST cupcakes I’ve had that are gluten and dairy free! The espresso chocolate is the best one I’ve tried so far. Would definitely recommend.

I finally came by here to this cute and cozy bake shop! Lovely interior design. The menu was simple and straightforward. The place has very limited seating so I wasn’t able to grab a seat there on a Saturday afternoon. Anyhoo I tried the strawberry buttery scone which was a bit too dry but it tasted OK. Will try the yummy looking cupcakes and brownies next time!

Cute and quaint coffee house. VERY SWEET AND FRIENDLY STAFF. House made syrups and lots of gluten and dairy free options.

Saw this on a BlogTo list for gluten free places in Toronto.
The staff was friendly, which is always important for me when I go to a place I’ve never been before.
Their menu was not overwhelming, simple, and something for everyone.
The sandwich was good, but the cupcake wasn’t anything too special, the icing was a little gritty.
Will definitely be coming back to fulfill my bakery and sweet gluten-​free/​dairy free cravings though!

Hubby and I passed by this cute little gluten-​free bakery en route to dinner, and the black and white façade and attractive signage called my attention and I was persuaded to go inside. By 5 pm there were only a handful of vegan and dairy-​free cupcakes left in the display. Some of the flavours available included Vegan chocolate raspberry, dairy free vanilla lemon, and dairy free maple cupcakes.
There were also a selection of almond flour chocolate chip and pecan cookies, orange muffins made with almond flour, vegan chocolate chip/​chunk and breakfast cookies, peanut butter lava cakes, vegan date squares, and brownies. Everything looked yummy. I was offered a sample of the vegan date square which was deliciously crispy from the oats, coconut and almonds, and buttery tasting without being overly sweet. I think the tapioca flour created a bit of a slightly grainy «aftertexture». Despite this, it was still very good and had I been given this date square in a blind taste test, I would not have guessed it was vegan and gluten free.
Definitely worth visiting this bakery if you are vegan or going gluten free or want tasty treats with less processed forms of sugar.

Absolutely adore the décor of this place, super chic and cozy. Ordered a mocha with almond milk, it was pretty good, wish it had a stronger coffee taste.
Also ordered vegan chocolate espresso cupcake. The cake is extremely moist and fluffy, couldn’t tell it was vegan or gluten free at all!
The date square was incredible, actually not overwhelmingly sweet, unlike what j expected. I had a taste of my friends chocolate chunk cookie, always been obsessed with bunners CCC, but this might be better! Will come back :)

Meh. I wasn’t a fan of the weird textures of the sesame bagel or chocolate cookie cupcake. Perhaps I should leave the gluten-​free baked goods for the celiacs. Extra star for atmosphere and location, though.

I got the almond butterfly cupcake and mom had the chocolate chunk cookie. Irresistibly good! Great bright buzz in the small space; started chatting with Brits at a communal table with a girl reading beside us, seemingly unbothered by our boisterous tone.
Whether you have dietary restrictions or not, I cannot recommend this tiny Harbord Village café & bakery enough! Nice way to spend a bit of time mingling with community dwellers on a lazy day.

I go here on a weekly basis for lunch. I can’t believe everything is gluten free and tastes amazing! I love the eggtastic and walnut apple cheddar bagel. The strawberry milkshake cupcake is off the chainz. And the peanut butter brownie is so freakin’ good. I think I’ve had everything off the menu but these had the best impression on me. Oh and the spicy tea latte with vanilla syrup or hot chocolate is also super delish (all syrups are made in house. Yay!).
The location is great — a few mins from UofT’s central buildings. The staff is super nice :). I hope they can open up other shops around town so we can get more gf goodies.

I came here because my friend Elena works here.
I got the Vegetarian Eggtastic which was delicious. Like the best bagel I have ever had. I couldn’t resist dessert on the way out and grabbed a chocolate chunk cookie. I thought it would be a hard, brittle cookie (because that is usually the case with gluten-​free, etc). But no, it was delicious and moist and warm. Made my day!
I think I might be back here every single week. Maybe every day.

I try and eat pretty healthy but I’m not strict paleo/​gluten-​intolerant, so I’m not particularly drawn to gluten-​free bread and other pseudo gluten items. But, MAN this place is awesome!
I’ve been twice now and plan to go back many more times. The price is great for «gluten-​free» items that usually get marked up huge. Service is also great, everyone is super friendly. It’s a bit small and I have seen it quite busy and crowded so choose wisely about when you go if you plan to eat there. I have had the chocolate chip cookie, the brownie, and bagel with pesto, apple, and cheese; all were to die for! Highly recommend, even if you’re not «normally» into gluten-​free places/​eating.

I came here with the sole purpose of buying the amazing vegan chocolate cupcakes and the paleo lava cake! I was speed walking to ensure that the items I wanted weren’t sold out and luck was on my side!
It’s a tiny little place which can accommodate under ten people at a time if they wanted to devour their treats inside but I took them home instead as they were near capacity!
I ordered the Vegan Chocolate Espresso Cupcake, Vegan Chocolate Vanilla Cupcake, Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter & Paleo Lava Cake to go! The staff was kind enough to inform me that I should put the Paleo Lava Cake inside the microwave for about 15 – 20 seconds before enjoying it! Boy was it Ah-​May-​Zing! It literally was like lava coming out of the cake! I shared it with my Two year old nephew and he gave me a thumbs up! The Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcake was heavenly!!! The peanut butter icing was so smooth and peanut-​ty! The other two cupcakes will be enjoyed by my friends! They’ll give me their feedback! Definitely coming back for more!

I had a vegan cupcake here that was to die for!
it’s small and crowded however, wasn’t a great place to relax with a coffee and get some work done.
vegan options other than the cupcakes seemed limited.

If you knew me, you will know I love all things carbs, especially wheat-​based carbohydrates. I can pinpoint the exact moment when my stomach had a gassy reaction to bread. It was the moment where my heart dropped to the ground and I weep, silently inside. Has the wheat god forsaken me? What will I do if I need a heavy carby pick-​me-​upper? Is this Karma for all the times I targeted cookies on a dessert tray at an event and had more than my fair share? What will fill this empty void of carby goodness?
Then comes Almond Butterfly, with their gluten free homemade fresh baked goods and delicious treats — muffins, biscuits, bagels, cookie, cupcakes. You name it, they’ve got it.
Almond Butterfly’s muffins ($ 3.75 ea) somehow miraculously kept me full for almost a good half day. Probably the best bang for the buck if you look at the number of hours it kept me sated.
Yesterday, I purchased the last lonely-​looking breakfast cookie ($ 2.95) in the display case. The cookie split in half (not that the form of a cookie will ever deter me from inhaling it). The staff had kindly offered 30% off as compensation. It was an extremely sweet gesture for a cookie that will be devoured within seconds of it reaching the palm of my hand.
These are the acts of kindness and acts of deliciousness that keep me coming back to Almond Butterfly!

I have given this café more than once chance given the reviews but every time I have been the service has been exceptionally bad. From what I can tell who the owners are, they are a bit off putting and awkward/​unpleasant to talk to. The place is entirely understaffed and the baked goods are not consistent. I have found some of their products to taste stale and old as if they have been in the fridge or freezer for days.
This dishes have been consistently greasy and mugs dirty.
however, the cupcakes usually look nice but I don’t find they taste great.
to sit in the café and work has been nice but overall the experience definitely did not resonate well with me.

Stopped by to get a treat and a latte on my way home.
The service was really good. I love chatting with baristas in general and they’re not aloof or shy here.
I got the almond butterfly cupcake. I thought it was very good but my husband didn’t enjoy it. I think I should’ve withheld that it was a gluten and dairy free cupcake. The icing was quite lovely and the cake part was PERFECT!
I liked the way my single cupcake was packaged in an upside down plastic cup with a lid. The whole contraption fit snuggly under my coffee cup so I could hold both in one hand as I tried to board a streetcar and pay my fare.

Stopped by for a tea one morning and couldn’t resist the smell. Didn’t even know it was gluten free… I got the rosemary & cheese biscut which was AMAZING.

Came here today to grab lunch and get some studying done; the location is super convenient, a five minute walk from Robarts Library at UofT St. George!
I got the apple cheddar walnut melt (on an open-​face bagel), a latte, and a paleo molten chocolate lava cake. The bagel melt was a great meatless alternative and I thought the way they brought it out on a wooden cutting board was really cute. Latte was good as well but not particularly noteworthy, something you would find at any small coffee shop in Toronto.
What really stands out at this place is their wide selection of various dairy-​free/​vegan baked goods. I only tried the paleo lava cake — which was great, couldn’t even tell that it was paleo from the taste and texture — but I was eyeing the vegan cupcakes the whole time I was there. Definitely worth a second visit. Added bonus: staff was super friendly and accommodating, especially the woman behind the cash register!

Stepped in right before an important exam – a risky move given my tummy – and I made the best decision ever.
I ordered the «G F T» Grilled Turkey Cheddar Pesto Sandwich on a cheddar biscuit (a little extra) and it was divine, sumptuous, crispy, crunchy bliss. I have never had such an amazing GF biscuit. Then came not two but three sugar cookies (chewy perfection), coffee (really good quality) and seltzer water.
Instead of falling into a food coma, I was satiated pre-​exam and will return again soon.
Thank you Almond Butterfly:) Love the food, atmosphere and sweet, friendly staff.

Cute little coffee shop. They have gluten free baked items. Ordered hot chocolate, not too sweet and had enough chocolate taste. And the art on the drinks are super cute!

I love it! We’ve gone twice and stocked up. If you spend $ 50 or $ 60 or more (I forget which one it is, lol) your order is tax free. Their almond & chocolate cupcakes are soooooo good. And their paleo cookies. I WISH we had a place like this back home.

Only had their espresso here and it was very nice. Place is small and cozy. I can see myself just sipping coffee and people watching on a sunny summer day. Would come back to try their pastries.

I was in the area, so I just tried Almond Butterfly because Almond Butterfly is friendly looking and inviting looking. The decoration is trendy and cool. The customers looked organic vegan type single women. I was not a vegan and I tried their apple pie. The apple pie was old and it was just average. Coffee was also just average.

Almond Butterfly makes some of the best gluten-​free baked goods around. And for such a small bakery, the taste, texture and flavor of their pastries is just incredible.
The staff was pleasant and helpful, answering all of my questions. I went with a variety to go: one each of their almond butterfly, peanut butter banana and chocolate cupcakes with an additional pumpkin pie tart thrown in for good measure.
The cupcakes were a bit sweet for my taste, but great none the less. Not too starchy, rich and moist with a perfect balance of cake to frosting. As for the tart, delicious with its creamy center and flakey crust.
I’ll be back to try more.

I visited Almond Butterfly this weekend on my search for a great cupcake place and was pleasantly surprised at how cozy and warm this small café was. There is a huge selection of baked goods that they seem to bring fresh from their ovens? I had a cinnamon chai cupcake and a cup of earl gray.
The cinnamon chai cupcake was kind of strange, on first bite it’s quite pleasant though you definitely taste more cinnamon than chai. The cake itself is quite dense and not as light as I would prefer my cupcakes to be but it was still good. The strangest part of the cupcake was that it seemed to get saltier with every bite, the icing is really salty! I found it a little unpleasant and kind of regretted not getting a chocolate one or a vanilla one. Overall a 3.5÷5 star cupcake, though I will definitely try more of their cupcakes and probably their other baked goods to give a better/​more accurate review.
Their tea was fine, though my main problem with it is the fact that their insulating sleeves on their take away cups dont seem to insulate against the heat at all. I found myself shifting my grip from finger to finger as they would start burning.
Definitely okay as far as everything goes, I’m excited to go back to try their savory baked goods and other cupcakes as well as their coffee but until then only 3 stars can be given based on what was sampled.

I was lost and stressed and just fraught with anxiety when I found this place — and it just turned my day around. Plans cancelled, I opened the door with a sigh, only to be greeted cheerfully and genuinely by the friendly staff. I ordered an iced cappuccino (all their drinks can be put over ice!) and a bagel with cream cheese (as big as my whole stretched hand) that you can tell is made there fresh — in the fact that it crumbles in your mouth and is soft throughout. This is my first time coming to an Almond Butterfly, and the turquoise, wood, and white colour combo is definitely doing them favours — and bringing a good vibe throughout the place as well. Wifi’s strong, barista’s chill, this is everything I needed (and will need).

Found this on Unilocal as it was an eight minute walk from where I was (BMV Bookstore near Spadina Station) because my friend and I wanted to find a café to do some individual reading and have some caffeine intake. Located very near University of Toronto St. George’s campus, Almond Butterfly is an adorable and quaint looking gluten-​free, vegan friendly (and also, with laactose free options) bakery and café. I would tell my lactose-​intolerant or vegan friends to come here without a doubt. The aesthetic appeal is so inviting (to me, at least) with a bright Tiffany blue, hanging lights and posters. My friend ordered the pumpkin spice latte and I ordered an iced Americano coffee (my summer café staple) — both were delicious. Prices bode well for my student budget and the barista was very kind. Unfortunately, the place seems to be understaffed — it must’ve been hard for the barista to take orders, make them and take calls (that kept coming in) on his own. For this reason, service today wasn’t extremely efficient — but he was very genuinely apologetic about it, and my friend and I didn’t mind as we were enjoying the free WiFi… haha, to be honest. The password by the way: glutenfree.
I would come here again if I find myself in the area.

Had an Americano due to an absence of drip coffee (hipster whaaat). Wasn’t anything special. Tasty, but I’d rather drink a timmies dark roast for the price. Friend got an iced tea, which took 5 mins to make. Came out and it wasn’t an iced tea — more of a lukewarm tea. Not the most satisfying thirst quencher on a hot summer day. Servers are friendly and helpful. Wifi is good. Décor is nice. All seating is high top, so it’s especially good if you like a standing desk to work at while you sip your java

Great gluten free cupcake. I had a raspberry lime cupcake and the cream on top is a bit too sweet for me, but the cake part is very well balanced.
Excellent coffee here! I’d a soy-​cappuccino and absolutely love it! The milk is frothed perfectly to give a good separation of the foam and the coffee. Very fluffy! Great work!

Almond Butterfly is my one of my new favorite bakeries for vegan treats!
Get the double chocolate vegan cupcake.
They taste as good as they look!
The cupcake was super moist and chocolatey and the icing was creamy and rich.
The cookie sandwich was also delightful and not too sweet.
I grabbed an amerciano here, but you can have other espresso drinks made with almond milk as well.
There were so many items that I wanted to try!
Vegan chocolate chip cookies, date squares, this list goes on!
The service here was friendly and even though the goodie selection is small, all the items looked awesome.
Sorry Bunner’s, I probably won’t be heading that far west for my vegan treats anymore!

I visited on a Monday morning at around 9am. Originally, I was planning on picking up some sweets for a friend’s birthday, but since they didn’t have fresh cupcakes yet, I picked out two cookies, which were delicious! The hot chocolate I ordered was also wonderfully made!
I know it was a Monday morning, but since the store itself is open, it would have been nice to have cupcakes (not leftover ones from over the weekend, as explained by one of the store-​owners) ready for sale too.
Will definitely be back to try out other drinks and sweets though!

Vegan espresso cupcake. Yum! Very moist and not too sweet.
Chocolate cookie has big chunks of chocolate in it.
Price, reasonable with student discount (10%)
Overall, cute little café, will visit again.

Thanks to fellow Unilocalers, I stopped in to try the gluten free sandwich… WOW! A warm toasted gluten free bagel with pesto, turkey, cheese, tomato and greens… delicious! The bagel isn’t chewy like a gluten bagel, but it certainly didn’t have the fall apart texture of so many gluten free breads. You will not miss the gluten!
The ginger spice cookie was good, the walnut brownie was better, but the Espresso Chocolate Cupcake… incredible! I would never have guessed it was gluten free! The best part was the icing was not too sweet…
I will be back soon for one of their Paleo Moelleux au Chocolat (molten chocolate cake) which they were out of when I was there.
Even if you don’t care about eating gluten free you will enjoy the treats here, but if you don’t eat gluten and miss delicious baked items, Almond Butterfly is the place to go!

I have found my local gluten free bakery (as I dance a snoopy dance)! I read about the bakery as a newly opened café that came up in my Twitter feed and made it my weekend mission to try it out. I had given their competition’s new shop in Kensington market a second chance last week to great disappointment (again) so went into the Almond Butterfly this morning feeling skeptical. My skepticism was unfounded!
I tried the sample of the date square as I perused the case full of goodies and had a «wow! This is incredible» moment. Based on that mouthful, I ordered an orange almond muffin and a raspberry muffin to have with my tea right there in the shop. I then added chocolate chunk cookies, a carrot cupcake with cream cheese frosting, a vanilla coconut cupcake and date bars to take home with me. I’ve managed to sample everything throughout the day and have to say AMAZING.
The cookies were soft and chewy inside with plenty of chocolate and a nice crisp exterior. The cupcakes are fluffy and moist cake. None of the dense, heaviness of other gluten free cupcakes and the frostings sweet and creamy. The date bars are the best tasting I’ve ever had. My favourite muffin was the raspberry. Sweetened with maple syrup and with added flax seed and sweet fresh raspberries, it was a perfect summer second breakfast.
I’m pretty sure I said it at the beginning but I am THRILLED to have a gluten free bakery in town that has products that taste like baked goods should.