Good Earth has opened its second coffeehouse in Toronto.

The new coffee shop is located at 686 Bay Street in the city’s financial district. An official opening was held Thursday. The event included live music, free brewed coffee all day and food tastings.

Zee and Rabeeah Biwani own and operate the coffee shop under a franchise agreement with Calgary-based Good Earth.

The chain provides authentic coffeehouses with 60 locations throughout Alberta, B.,C., Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. The first Good Earth Coffeehouse opened in Calgary in 1991.

The chain was founded by Nan Eskenazi and Michael Going. The second Toronto came after Good Earth has engaged Marcus & Millichap in 2023 to expand the the company’s footprint across Canada.

Good Earth is actively pursuing spaces around 1,500 square feet, but the company is also open to leasing smaller locations in such diverse settings as kiosks, street-front milieus, multi-use buildings and shopping centres.

Ryan McLaughlin, a vice-president of retail based in Marcus & Millichap’s Toronto office, is leading the search.