It’s 11:30 a.m. on a Wednesday, and Little Italy’s San Simeon is busy as can be. Sure, it’s a lovely summer day, but the café is as filled with typical retired Nonnos sipping espresso, playing cards, and watching whatever sports game is on TV as they are younger clientele.
This new San Simeon evokes a certain Italian style and sophistication, while maintaining and expanding the community edge that so many admire about the neighbourhood’s coffee shops. Conversation mixed with the hum of the espresso machine bounces off the dark wood panel walls and marble flooring, creating a steady, calming clamour that saturates the space. But that’s no coincidence.
Bought by Tino Rossi in July of 2025, San Simeon, once a small Italian bar situated next door to the café’s current space, is now a hub for a diverse Little Italy community on the corner of Rue Dante and Saint-Dominique, where Evangelista Sports once stood.
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