Round wooden table and dark chairs in front of book-filled wooden cabinets with wire-mesh doors.

St Catharines, Ontario

Coffee and tea.
Light food.
Rooted in community.

An independent cafe in downtown St Catharines, offering coffee, tea, milkshakes and light food.

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  • Dine-in and takeaway
  • Vegan options
  • Free Store donation point
Wooden-framed chalkboards on a pale wall above a dark table and wooden chairs.

Our Story

An independent downtown community cafe with a book-lined, handmade feel.

Fine Grind Cafe is an independent community cafe in downtown St Catharines, Ontario, offering coffee, tea, milkshakes and light food. Books and handmade wooden elements shape the interior. Robert MacNinch is the Owner and Operator, and the cafe serves as a Free Store donation point.

Books, plants and handmade wood set the scene for community.

  • Books, plants and handmade wood details
  • Dine-in and takeaway
  • Vegan options
  • Free Store donation point

Cafe menu

Food & drinks

  • Brewed coffee
  • Americano
  • Cappuccino
  • Latte
  • Mocha
  • Espresso
  • Vietnamese coffee
  • Iced coffee
  • Iced latte
  • Single and double pots
  • Iced tea
  • Specialty iced tea
  • Chai latte
  • Iced chai latte
  • Gourmet hot chocolate
  • Steamers
  • Italian soda
  • Ice cream floats
  • Espresso lemonade
  • Old fashioned and vegan shakes
  • Grilled cheese
  • Vegan grilled cheese
  • Chickpea salad sandwich
  • Nachos
  • Pizza
  • Light snacks
Toasted triangular sandwich halves in an open white takeaway container.
Grilled cheese in a takeaway container.

Gallery

Fine Grind Cafe in pictures

Book-lined seating, a takeaway sandwich, and chalkboard menus above a table and wooden chairs.

  • A round wooden table and dark chairs in front of book-filled wooden cabinets.
  • Toasted triangular sandwich halves in an open white takeaway container with pickle slices and a small cup of red sauce.
  • Framed chalkboard drinks menus above a dark table and wooden chairs.

Ratings

Google rating snapshot: September 2026

  • 4.8
    Google approx. 345 reviews

Reported review praise: coffee · milkshakes · grilled cheese

Location & Contact

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Address

37 James St, St Catharines, ON L2R 5B4, Canada

Contact

+1 905 348 3214finegrindcafe@gmail.comInstagram @fine_grind_cafeFacebook Fine Grind Cafe

Services

  • Dine-in
  • Takeaway
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