Red Circle Coffee Co
When cycling around Kitchener-Waterloo in Southern Ontario, it quickly becomes apparent that there are an awful lot of bicycle and walking trails and bits of bicycle infrastructure which do not actually directly lead to anywhere. This lends locals familiar with the situation to string together a series of bizarre routes which oft times double back on themselves in an effort to avoid automotive traffic. It is worth it to explore and learn what links with what. Thankfully, the Red Circle Coffee Co is ideally situated along one of the busiest trails in the cities and offers a respite and slice of civility away from tortured route planning. Located directly off of the Iron Horse Trail which runs from the southern edge of Waterloo through to about one third of the way through Kitchener where it uncerimoniously dumps riders onto Ottawa Street without even the benefit of a ramp, the Red Circle Coffee Company is an island of civility. The roastery is part of the new Catalyst137 buildin...