Three Hearts

Three Hearts sits on Martin Luther King Jr Way, the spine of Hilltop, and deliberately refuses a single category: the owners describe it as a bakery meets coffee shop meets brunch spot, which in practice means pastry and coffee early, a full brunch and lunch menu through the middle of the day, and a short list of beer, wine and cocktails alongside. It is run by two families, and the room functions as a daytime neighbourhood anchor rather than an evening destination. For a visitor working through Hilltop on foot it is the most useful single stop on the street, because it covers coffee and a full meal in one address and sits within easy walking distance of the T Line's Hilltop stations. Whole cakes and larger pastry orders are handled as pre-orders with several days' notice rather than over the counter.

Verified details

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What to know

• The kitchen is a daytime operation, closing at 3pm every day.
• Pre-orders must be placed at least 72 hours ahead of the pickup time.

Editor's tips

• Treat it as the start of a Hilltop walk — the T Line runs along Martin Luther King Jr Way, so you can arrive without a car.
• Anything larger than a counter order — cakes, pastry platters — has to be pre-ordered well in advance.