Toronto

Scotia Plaza

In the lobby at 40 King West, right in the heart of the Financial District. Freshly roasted coffee on the way up to your desk, or between meetings.

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Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West
Toronto, ON  M5H 3Y2
(905) 842-0887
Monday 7am – 6pm
Tuesday 7am – 6pm
Wednesday 7am – 6pm
Thursday 7am – 6pm
Friday 7am – 6pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Order ahead for pickup

A seat in the middle of the Financial District

We are right in the lobby, so you do not have to go looking. If you are coming off the subway or in from King Street, we are on the way.

There is seating out in the plaza in front of us. You can sit down with a coffee for twenty minutes while you have a quick meeting, or get some work done.

The coffee is Colombian, bought direct from the growers, and roasted at our own roastery in Oakville every weekday, so it arrives here fresh.

The Vereda Central café in the Scotia Plaza lobby, with its illuminated sign above the counter and the concourse walkway alongside.
The café in the Scotia Plaza lobby at 40 King Street West. Mobile pick-up is signed at the right-hand end of the counter.

Finding us

Where
In the Scotia Plaza lobby at 40 King Street West.
Good for
Commuters, and a quick catch-up between meetings.
From King Station
Follow the signs for 4 King St W / 100 Yonge St / Scotia Plaza Dynamic Funds Tower, exit A3. Come out at A3 and the entrance is right there in Scotia Plaza.
Seating
Plaza seating in front of the café.
Order ahead
Through our online store, or on Ritual.

No grinder at home? Tell us how you brew.

We sell beans whole, always. Grinding costs aroma and freshness, so we don't do it until you're standing there.

When you buy a bag, tell us how you brew at home and we'll grind to match. Espresso machine, moka pot, drip, pour over, French press. They all need a different grind, and supermarket pre-ground coffee is set to one middle setting that suits drip and nothing else.

If your coffee at home has never tasted as good as it does here, this is almost always why. It's the first thing we ask about.

The counter at Scotia Plaza, with two grinders holding whole beans, a pastry case, the menu board and a mural of Colombia behind.
The grinders on the counter, holding whole beans. Tell us how you brew and we grind to match while you wait.

Where the coffee comes from

In the mountains outside Bogotá, family-owned coffee farms are connected by footpaths known locally as veredas. We work directly with the growers on those farms, with no brokers and no middlemen, which means we can pay them properly and take first pick of each harvest.

We've built relationships with more than 80 farmers across Colombia. Every bag carries the farmer's name, the farm's name and where it is.

All of it is roasted at our Kerr Village roastery in Oakville, every weekday, including the coffee served here.

Between those veredas and your cup, there's us. We're the Central in Vereda Central.

Three shelves of Vereda Central coffee bags — Tangara, Papagayo and Black Condor — beside a chalkboard reading take home a bag of Colombia's finest coffee.
Tangara, Papagayo and Black Condor on the retail shelf. Every label carries its roast date, so you can see how fresh the coffee is before you buy it.

Common questions

How do I get there from King Station?

Follow the signs for 4 King Street West, 100 Yonge Street, Scotia Plaza Dynamic Funds Tower, exit A3. Take exit A3 and the entrance is in Scotia Plaza.

Can I order ahead?

Yes, two ways. Order through our own online store and collect at the counter, or find us on Ritual.

Where is Vereda Central in Scotia Plaza?

In the lobby at 40 King Street West, in Toronto's Financial District.

Can I sit down with a coffee here?

Yes. There is seating in the plaza in front of the café, which works well for a quick meeting or half an hour of work.

Is this coffee roasted in Toronto?

It is roasted in Oakville, at our Kerr Village roastery, every weekday. All six of our cafés are supplied from there.

Can you grind beans for me here?

Yes, free, matched to how you brew at home.