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Posted Feb 28, 2021
The best babka in Toronto comes slathered with a rich chocolate or cinnamon filling and is braided into a loaf before baking. The resulting yeasted bread is nothing short of indulgent and makes for an excellent nibble alongside a weekend morning coffee.
This iconic Jewish sweet bread originated back in Eastern European countries in the 19th century. It is said that leftover scraps from baking challah were used to encase sweet jams and cinnamon fillings. Eventually, emigrants from Europe brought babka over to the United States, where it has only continued to grow in popularity.
Whether you're a die-hard chocolate fan or stand-by cinnamon as the superior flavour, there are plenty of options to choose from in the city. Below is a list of the best babka in Toronto.
Thornhill
7241 Bathurst St
My Zaidy's Bakery
As one of the oldest Jewish bakeries in the city, this Thornhill institution knows how to make a delicious babka.
My Zaidy's Bakery
Thornhill
7241 Bathurst St
As one of the oldest Jewish bakeries in the city, this Thornhill institution knows how to make a delicious babka.
Lev Bakery
A newcomer to the Toronto food scene, this new Toronto pop-up bakes up challah, babka and bread. They're currently on a pause right now as they have been extremely busy since launching but an expansion is on the horizon.
Lev Bakery
A newcomer to the Toronto food scene, this new Toronto pop-up bakes up challah, babka and bread. They're currently on a pause right now as they have been extremely busy since launching but an expansion is on the horizon.
North York
506 Lawrence Ave W
United Bakers Dairy Restaurant
With over 100 years in business, you know this spot has had the time to perfect all their offerings, including their chocolate babka.
United Bakers Dairy Restaurant
North York
506 Lawrence Ave W
With over 100 years in business, you know this spot has had the time to perfect all their offerings, including their chocolate babka.
Yonge and Eglinton
420 Eglinton Ave W
Phipps Bakery Cafe
Bakery
With 35 years of baking under their belt, this Forest Hill bakery offers an expansive menu of baked goods, including chocolate babka.
Phipps Bakery Cafe
Yonge and Eglinton
420 Eglinton Ave W
With 35 years of baking under their belt, this Forest Hill bakery offers an expansive menu of baked goods, including chocolate babka.
Bakery
Kiva's Bagel Bar - St. Clair
This bagel shop on St. Clair West bakes a divine chocolate babka and are open for pickup!
Kiva's Bagel Bar - St. Clair
This bagel shop on St. Clair West bakes a divine chocolate babka and are open for pickup!
North York
3437 Bathurst St
Grodzinski Bakery
This kosher bakery with locations in Toronto and Thornhill sells a chocolate and cinnamon babka.
Grodzinski Bakery
North York
3437 Bathurst St
This kosher bakery with locations in Toronto and Thornhill sells a chocolate and cinnamon babka.
North Toronto
245 Eglinton Ave E
Sweetcultura
This small bakery on Eglinton sells a wide variety of baked goods from this fusion bakery -- including a chocolate babka.
Sweetcultura
North Toronto
245 Eglinton Ave E
This small bakery on Eglinton sells a wide variety of baked goods from this fusion bakery -- including a chocolate babka.
Downtown Toronto
165 University Ave
Cafe Landwer
Israeli
With multiple locations across the city, this brunch, lunch and dinner spot also offers chocolate babka for dessert.
Cafe Landwer
Downtown Toronto
165 University Ave
With multiple locations across the city, this brunch, lunch and dinner spot also offers chocolate babka for dessert.
Israeli
St. Clair West
1030 St Clair Ave W
Lox and Schmear
This small shop on St. Clair West does Montreal-style bagels, sandwiches and a Nutella babka. They even do special limited releases, like their savoury babka of smoked salmon and cream cheese.
Lox and Schmear
St. Clair West
1030 St Clair Ave W
This small shop on St. Clair West does Montreal-style bagels, sandwiches and a Nutella babka. They even do special limited releases, like their savoury babka of smoked salmon and cream cheese.
Entertainment District
130 Spadina Ave
What A Bagel - Spadina
Breakfast & Brunch
You might be coming for the bagels, but this popular shop offers a delicious chocolate babka as well. Find them at multiple locations across the city.
What A Bagel - Spadina
Entertainment District
130 Spadina Ave
You might be coming for the bagels, but this popular shop offers a delicious chocolate babka as well. Find them at multiple locations across the city.
Breakfast & Brunch
Harbord Village
115 Harbord St
Harbord Bakery
This longstanding Jewish bakery in Harbord Village does a chocolate babka that's not to be missed.
Harbord Bakery
Harbord Village
115 Harbord St
This longstanding Jewish bakery in Harbord Village does a chocolate babka that's not to be missed.
Financial District
60 Adelaide St E
XO Bisous
This Downtown bakery bakes up Chocolate Babka Rolls -- what they claim to be the perfect hybrid between a cinnamon bun and babka.
XO Bisous
Financial District
60 Adelaide St E
This Downtown bakery bakes up Chocolate Babka Rolls -- what they claim to be the perfect hybrid between a cinnamon bun and babka.
