1 More on the closure of the Quinpool Road Second Cup from the Herald’s Remo Zaccagna; it appears property owner Christina Kioussis is owed over $40,000 in unpaid rent from the last year-and-a-half. Zaccagna also digs up an unfair labour board grievance filed late last year that claims franchise owner Kathy Attis never paid the […]
Second Cup
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Mid Point Cafe set for Spring Garden
The finely ground beans had barely settled at the former Second Cup (5425 Spring Garden Road) before we got word that the prime real estate had been scooped up by another coffee shop. Can Hicyilmaz, owner of the Cup’s neighbouring hookah bar Ottoman Cafe (5411 Spring Garden Road), had the space in the back of […]
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Best Hot Chocolate
Gold Winner Just Us! Coffeehouse Silver Winner Second Cup Bronze Winner Two If By Sea Cafe Looking for an alternative to coffee or tea? Just Us! offers three varieties of hot chocolate to satisfy the chocoholic masses: milk chocolate, dark chocolate and spicy Mexican. These delectable drinks are flavoured by fair-trade, organically-grown chocolate and made […]
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Best Wifi Spot
Gold Winner The Wired Monk Silver Winner Uncommon Grounds Bronze Winner Second Cup (Spring Garden Road) The Wired Monk is a great little spot to hang for a few hours…the tasty treats, the art on the walls, the little metal tables that ought be impossibly rocky but are surprisingly sturdy and, of course, the wireless. […]
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Best Wifi Spot
Interesting spot, The Wired Monk, now winner for two consecutive years of Best WiFi Spot. It’s success in this category has a lot to do with the quality of the atmosphere, quiet and nonintrusive, the quality of the baked goods, fresh, and the quality of the coffee, flavourful. Not to mention location, the student-friendly south […]
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Best Wifi Spot
There are a lot of reasons why a coffeehouse such as The Wired Monk would win Best Wifi spot. Consider location, windows facing both Hollis and Morris Streets. Consider loungability, sipping your cup of java for extended periods while you fingers enable browsers, write dissertations, answer emails. Consider atmosphere, a friendly staff, organic slow-roasted coffee, […]
