Approved Cafés, Bakeries & Coffee-Serving Establishments — Canada's Artisan Third-Wave Standard

This list features independent cafés, coffee shops, bakeries, and convenience stores that serve coffee meeting CBI's freshness and quality standards. Whether it's a full-service café or a corner shop offering well-prepared espresso, these businesses demonstrate a commitment to craft, training, and customer experience.

Approval is based on factors like staff education, bean freshness, equipment quality, and service. We do not accept payments or sponsorships — just high standards and honest coffee.

Interested in becoming CBI Approved? → Review the standards and submit your application here

British Columbia

• Lumine
• Land Cafe & Studio
• Sanctuary Cafe

Alberta

• Alforno Bakery and Cafe
• Tollers Bistro
• G.O.A.T Coffee Co.

Saskatchewan

• Pique — Saskatoon

Manitoba

• Mondays Cafe

Ontario

• Bynd Coffee Bar
• Louie Coffee
• Hailed Coffee
• Toto Cafe
• Enduro Espresso
• High Notes Coffee + Vinyl
• Poppies Bagel Company
• Bonnechere Bakery & Bistro
• The Early Refill

Quebec

• Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe
• Hibou Café
• Ciao Amore Café

Nova Scotia

• Margaret's Cafe — Peggy's Cove

International — United States

• Arden's Rowayton — Rowayton, Connecticut
• Flint and Stone — New York

Become a CBI Approved Café

If your café, bakery, or coffee-serving establishment meets our artisan third-wave standard, we invite you to apply. Approval is based on staff education, bean freshness, equipment quality, and service — not payments or sponsorships. Review the standards and apply here.