retty much unknown to those outside the Kensington Market neighbourhood, as well as many newcomers to it, I Deal Coffee takes caffeine pretty seriously. This is James Fournier’s coffee shrine, where coffee beans are carefully selected and roasted, pumping out a more traditional, “old style” bakery or roasterie of the past.

Fortier really does know his coffee-related stuff; he brings in fresh batches of coffee each month from Central America, Africa and Asia. He then roasts those beans daily, for those who want their Guatemalan Huehuetenango organic, bird friendly, co-operatively farmed coffee roasted to a dark French and poured in an eighteen second double shot espresso.

I Deal Coffee uses a system where they grade each of their coffee’s for its sustainability factor using four categories they feel contribute to an ideal world. These are; environmentally, socially, politically and economically. Ask about the “Around the World,” a rich, full bodied blend, with a pinch of El Salvador at a lighter roast.
- R.L.