Chabichou

Very nice and cozy place! Not cheap but I’d say it’s worth it:) Most of the stuff speaks french and super friendly!
P. S. My only negative was the the waitress (not french, never seen her there before) who seemed pretty annoyed while taking my order and made me the world smallest cup of latte:/

A little piece of French heaven on Harbord!
The crème brûlée is insane. The chocolate mouse, wow! The canales yummy. Tirimasu, perfect.
Their French onion soup is delicious, and I often crave their shepherd’s pie.
Their homemade lemonade is amazingly refreshing.
They have an assortment of jambon, cheese, jams, and tea. Great great little place

Love Chabichou. Yummy baguettes, amazing cheese selection. If I could live on cheese and bread alone I would live at Chabichou. Lovely staff too. I can’t say enough how great this shop /​Café is!

What a lovely place! I stopped in for some coffee and a quiet place to read. The staff was so friendly and warm. The dessert and drink was delicious. I wish they had WiFi, but other than that I loved everything. If I’m ever in the area again I’ll certainly stop in. Highly recommend it!

Easily one of my favorite restaurants in Toronto.
The baguettes are amazing, and there are noticeable differences between theirs and store bought. They offer a wide variety of French dishes such as Chicken Basquaise which is just awesome! They also offer the Coarse sandwich which has fresh prescuitto, pesto, mozzarella and some other good things on a baguette. When ever I walk in, I am always greeted politely and served quickly.
They also offer a wide variety of cheeses and scrumptious desserts such as croissants and crème brûlée.

This is one of my favorite places in Toronto. I come here once a week for the huge selection of cheeses, amazing ambience and great service. The cheese plate is incredible, as is the croque madam and croque Monsieur. I’ve tried just about everything on the menu and I’ve never been disappointed.
Great brunch spot for friends, family or a date. Patio is great in the summer as well. Kind of want to keep this place secret but I suppose I can let the world know about it.

What a fabulous little gem in this unsuspecting neighborhood!
What was originally supposed to be a quick chat with a friend turned into salads and bottomless cups of coffee and pastries
The Salad Niçoise was massively perfect, and the salad Bayonne (french prosciutto) was decadently satisfying. Their cheese selection blows some of the other specialty cheese shops (Leslieville, Alex Farm, the Boutique) away.
However, the most enjoyable part about this shop/​café/​resto/​bistro is its unabashed French aesthetic. From the rumbling refrigerator, to the narrow sitting area, to the generous boeuf bourguignon (for just $ 10!), to the requisite croquembouche on the counter, to the adorable young and spritely girls that tend the shop with top buns, everything transported me back to a simple town shop in France.
For a bonus treat, ask for cannelés and they will be fed straight into your hands — no plate, no need.

Chabichou is a one stop shop for the perfect party or picnic essentials (sans wine unfortunately). The staff are very helpful and knowledgeable. They make a killer Americano as well.

I liked this quaint little place. I tried their veggie quiche and a latte. Both were good and I enjoyed sitting outside with a friend on their front patio. Perfect for a windy, cloudy and slightly chilly autumn day in Toronto ;)

This is one of my favourite spots in the neighbourhood to pick up baguette and lovely cheeses.
It is not cheap, but you are not going to find a nice French store with a large selection of options that is inexpensive.
This place is worth it. Enjoy.

This place is a gem!!! Amazing selection of quality cheeses, meats and other goodies. The staff are French and very knowledgeable about their products.
I put together a delicious party platter based on their recommendations. The food was a huge hit with my guests! The only (tiny) drawback was their limited selection of gluten-​free crackers, but no biggie.
Probably the best part is the prices are SO reasonable compared to other cheese shops I have been to.
Heard their croissants are great too.
Certainly not a ‘shabby shoe’. :-) Will definitely return again and again!

Why haven’t I gone here before? I live nearby and finally ventured in today. I had a lovely latte and a buttery, flakey pain au chocolat. The staff are lovely and helpful. I was able to try and had a great conversation about some lovely sheep cheeses (which I ended up purchasing) as well, I had a Croque Madamoiselle. Cheesy and toasty and tasty, lovely grilled melted gooey cheese on top, cheese slices, chevre and walnuts inside. Had a great fruity tea (lots of berries, purple box, hibiscus, rosehip etc). Picked up the baguette (made by Ace, baked on the premises), and the AMAZING homemade butter. I am slathering it on the baguette as I write this. Lots of terrific recommendations from the friendly staff. I had to keep reminding myself that I can come back next time to try the lemon tart and blackberry macaron, as well as some of the specials. While I was there, the chef came in and dropped off the eclairs and crème brûlée that he makes offsite. Also am planning on trying out the pastry that has hazelnut cream in it. Very satisfied with my purchases and my afternoon. I’ll be back!

Grocery: pretty narrow array, which is typical of the «specialty foods» category of business — a category I don’t like in general. This, however, is a small price to pay for good quality canned fish (no really, this is so hard to find elsewhere), the well-​stocked cheese fridge, fresh bread, and homemade crackers. ³⁄₅
Café: this is the best part. Croissants/​pains au chocolat are flaky, soft, and buttery; the cookies (marzipan-​y dough with chocolate chips and golden raisins) are so good that I’m already trying to cobble together a simulacrum recipe in my mind, and the drip coffee is, without hyperbolizing, the best I’ve had in Toronto. Prices are decent. Service is friendly. ⁵⁄₅

A hidden gem. I haven’t even eaten there yet (and probably won’t as I am vegan), but the selection of French cheeses are nice, it’s a REAL French guy who serves (and owns?) the shop, and they have the most amazing olive oil as well as Crème de Marrons L’Ardeche, which is EXTREMELY hard to find here in Toronto.
They even serve macarons, but as a macaron snob, I don’t think anyone can live up to Pierre Herme.
I’ll definitely come back.

Petite boutique et café sympathique française et francophone située sur Harbord. Vous y trouverez de la Rosette de Lyon, des filets de maquereau petit navire, du vinaigre aux herbes de Provence et un excellent choix de fromages. N’ayant profité encore de leur terrasse, je né peux vous en dire plus sauf qu’elle semble bien exposée le matin ! Hâte d’y retourner pour goûter aux quelques pâtisseries.

The baguettes are to die for, but the lattes really need some work…
Services is great!

I’ve been going here weekly for lunch and consistently liking it. The service is good and the food is very nice. Sometimes the soup is a bit disappointing (could use more body or something), but I like the grilled cheese. The vegetarian quiche is the best thing I’ve had there — really good.

I love this place! I generally pick up a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch (they let you choose your own bread, cheese, and extras for a very reasonable price), but they’ve also got some delicious quiche, soup, and other sandwiches as well as a variety of cookies and croissants.
While waiting for your food, you can linger on the patio in good weather or browse the array of cheeses and gourmet fare that includes jams, sauces, teas, and spices.
I have to admit, I’m not the biggest fan of the coffee here, but they do have a good selection of other bevvies to choose from which almost makes up for it.
Also of note: you will most likely be served by one or more attractive french men… I don’t think the rest of my review is biased by this fact, but it’s possible.
Tip: Try the brie with pear on rye if you go for the grilled cheese.

Good selection of cheese, but nothing you couldn’t get a bit south in a kensington cheese shop. They do have all kinds of interesting products in there. Like all kinds of jams and fig compote. They also sell various soups in jars, like french onion, fish soup, and tomato sauce.
I ordered the quiche and soup combo along with an americano. Coffee was pretty good. Quiche was ok, but the soup was a winner. It was a curried roasted vegetable soup. Had a really nice kick to it. I think they rotate out their options so it will probably be something different next time.
Prices are also pretty reasonable. The sandwich/​quiche + soup combo runs you about $ 8.
Overall, a nice neighbourhood joint I will come back to. They have a sister shop just down the street called Tati. Looks like a promising brunch place. I’ll have to try it sometime.

Everyone was French. It was great! Just like I expected. If you weren’t from France, you were pretending. You don’t need to speak French to shop here but it certainly helps to indulge the fantasy, as well as interact with the staff, some of whom are still learning Anglais. I personally found it charming, though it led me to butcher THEIR language instead.
I always struggle to review cheese shops because I frankly find them all to be the same. It just seems like a pretty simple thing to pull off: stock good cheese, store them properly, portion them off by request. And then there’s sandwiches, jams, stuff like that. I don’t mean to demean their hard work: it’s a business, so it’s never going to be easy. But the fundamental dynamic doesn’t seem to vary from shop to shop. As a result, I tend to pick favourites based on service, price, and neighbourhood (in this case: good, fair, far from mine). If you live in the south Annex, I think you’ll enjoy this place.
One thing they have that isn’t everywhere is Beurre Échiré, a $ 15 butter from Deux-​Sèvres. As flavourful as a cheese itself, it’s meant to be spread solo on good bread, which they also happen to sell. I suspect the French connections behind the counter are capable of importing further craziness. We will see.
I tend to consider cheeses a luxury good, and thus don’t reserve much of my budget for them. But if you’re brimming with wealth, I’m sure there’s plenty here to exchange your fortune for. Send me recordings of you savouring them, so I can be like you one day.

Yummmmmm.
With some time to kill before dinner reservations at Tati, I saw this place while parking the car. I was immediately drawn in by the chalkboard with 10 or so new cheese additions to the impressive display they already had.
With some help, we picked out 3 – 4 chunks for dinner the following evening, including Bocké — a semi-​soft cheese with a beer-​washed rind. One of the others was an Italian that the guy behind the counter had been trying to get hold of for two years and I’ve already forgotten the name — the size of a muffin stump and $ 20. Let us call it that. Some nice ham from Bayonne and we were off to find some paté, bread and olives.
The two young gentlemen from Paris and Versailles (and the names have already left my memory) that served us were fantastic. Very helpful as we spoke about some favourite fromages that they didn’t have but would try to procure and my plans to re-​visit France soon.
The menu also lists about a half-​dozen variations of Croque Monsieurs that left me drooling. Not to mention the reasonable price for le sandwich parfait.
Will return. With an appetite.