Mystic muffin photos

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Mystic Muffin is your old friend. It's your high school sweetheart. It's your worn-out sweater in the left drawer of your childhood closet. Mystic Muffin is a second home, and in three years, there may no longer be a mat for you to knock off your boots, pull up a chair and order your favourite apple cake. What we can always count on is the past — the 27 years of good food and good service the Mystic Muffin has given to Toronto.

Mystic muffin photos

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It's your high school sweetheart.

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For almost 30 years, Elias Makhoul kept customers coming back with his falafels, apple cake and dry sense of humour. Thanks to its charismatic owner Elias who has built a loyal following in the last decades. He's writing about the importance of these lunch spots and what we lose as more places downtown are moving to mobile ordering platforms. He is famous for his hummus plates, falafels and the apple cake. Since working from home, I have missed seeking out independent lunch places, the kind of shops where you build a rapport with the owners and spend a little extra time chatting with someone outside of your work bubble. Nearly 15 years ago when my career as a food writer started as an intern at Toronto Life magazine, I was taken to the nearby Mystic Muffin on my first day and was introduced to its owner, Elias Makhoul.

Mystic muffin photos

Mystic Muffin is your old friend. It's your high school sweetheart. It's your worn-out sweater in the left drawer of your childhood closet. Mystic Muffin is a second home, and in three years, there may no longer be a mat for you to knock off your boots, pull up a chair and order your favourite apple cake. What we can always count on is the past — the 27 years of good food and good service the Mystic Muffin has given to Toronto. On the corner of Jarvis and Richmond streets, Mystic Muffin is old school, both in service and style. When you walk in, the owner Elias Makhoul yells, "Hello," at you from behind the counter. He'll ask about your day and listen and if you don't have money to foot the bill, he'll tell you to pay next time, even if you haven't paid from the time before. Mystic Muffin owner Elias Makhoul with his son in at his store in Toronto. One Saturday a couple came in, the woman paused at the door and took a second look at the afternoon crowd huddled in clumps around the tables, leaning, talking and sipping.

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Daniel F. See all 42 photos. Casey L. Planning a trip to Toronto? A slice of the world-famous apple cake at Mystic Muffin in Toronto. Places people like to go after Mystic Muffin. So, to compete, he started adding to what now has become a sprawling list of specials and combos stretched along with the chalkboard behind his till and onto the walls of his shop. Don't go for the Apple Cake! Richard E. Mystic Muffin is your old friend.

By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Over all those years and through all those customers, this small counter-style restaurant has evolved from a simple breakfast joint into a community staple for affordable lunch combos and famous apple cake. With the help of his wife Annie, Elias makes everything from scratch in his small kitchen in the back of the store.

The Mystic Muffin is cozy. She's from Microsoft, she wants to buy me out! We use the latest and greatest technology available to provide the best possible web experience. Joey W. A slice of the world-famous apple cake at Mystic Muffin in Toronto. On the corner of Jarvis and Richmond streets, Mystic Muffin is old school, both in service and style. Hugo E. They laughed, handed over their change and left with a coffee and a smile. Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings to continue. Mystic Muffin is your old friend. Elias moved to Toronto from Lebanon when he was Max B. Steffy M.