The Good Neighbour Espresso Bar – 238 Annette St
Life Between Buildings is a classic text by Jan Gehl on the importance of designing urban public space, the book details how how creating and adorning public space (privately owed or publicly owned) can make living in a urban setting a lot more happy and fun. [1]
The patio at The Good Neighbour does just that, changing a corner that has been the same for at least 4 decades, walking or driving south down Quebec Ave, is completely changed to a much more welcoming corner and it even livens up the street immediately to the north of the patio.
…and of course the banquette seat along the east wall of the building deserves an award for best outdoor seating the area.
[1] [link to 1st chapter at the Parsons School of design]
General info
Coffee & Tea
and more
Hours
Mon-Fri 7 am – 6 pm
Sat-Sun 8 am – 66pm
It’s also great because the Good Neighbour patio stops the constant graffiti that was on the side of that building.
3 of the 4 corners of that Quebec block have coffee shop patios (Crema, Starbucks & Good Neighbour).