Lost Aviator Coffee Company

The two people behind Lost Aviator Coffee Company are career airline pilots, and the coffee is named like a flight log: Co-Pilot, North Star, Constellation, Red Eye to Rome. Lost Aviator is a Guelph roaster with two cafés, and it roasts its own beans on site, so the aviation theme runs deeper than the décor — it lives in the names on the bags as much as the vintage hardware on the walls. A visit bends to whatever the morning needs. It might be a latte on the way through the south end, a nitro cold brew in summer, a butter tart at the counter, or a bag of beans carried home to keep the cafe going in your own kitchen.

The cafe side starts with the Co-Pilot Latte, the drink the menu reaches for first when you want something poured rather than bagged. From there the lineup is a roaster's: Constellation is the signature medium roast and the easiest way to read the house style, North Star the darker, smoother counterpart, Red Eye to Rome the espresso blend, Aurora the light roast, and Mile High the decaf for anyone who wants the cup without the altitude. Clipper to Rio and Young Aces round out the shelf. The puns are deliberate — Red Eye to Rome is an espresso blend and an overnight flight at once. Drinks run from drip and Americano to nitro cold brew, and the pastry case keeps things simple: an apple hand pie, a butter tart, a chocolate-chip or ginger cookie to go with the coffee.