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Gayley's Café
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- 1424 Dundas St. W. (at Dufferin) • View on map »
- 416-538-3443
This cozy local—exposed brick, soft pastels and sunbeams—hosts hipsters stocking up on large portions of comfort food the morning after the night before. Thick, coriander-infused pea soup delights, but there’s no sign of the promised fresh bread. Of five salads, the caesar arrives crisp, generously dressed and dusted with powdered parmesan. Thirty-two sandwiches come on calabrese, rye, multi-grain, white or homemade pita. The roasted chicken with avocado, sun-dried tomato and alfalfa is succulent, the whole wheat pita warm and soft. Eggs Norwegian disappoints with an untoasted, waterlogged English muffin, accidentally cooked smoked salmon and disconcerting coriander-flavoured hollandaise. Home fries are crispy and spiced with garlic and paprika. A mixed-berry smoothie (sold out on one visit) and cookies and pies stand in for dessert. The kitchen is slow; servers are confused but friendly.
1424 Dundas St. W. (at Dufferin)
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