The Binary Café was an internet cafe which was located upstairs at 502 Yonge Street in Toronto, Ontario from approximately June 1994 through December 1994.^[1] It is significant in that it was Canada's first internet cafe.^[2][3] It was run by Steve Bernhardson and staffed by a handful of employees/volunteers.

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The full name of the establishment was actually The Binary Café and Hexadecimal Emporium, a name which reflected the two main components of the space—serving food and drinks, and selling cyberpunk-related books, magazines, and zines.^{[citation needed]}

Internet access was available through two x86 computers, which shared a single telephone line for their PPP connection.