Guidebook for Toronto

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Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

Quirky cafe with really good coffee, excellent staff, and an amazing patio from spring to fall. Turns into a wine + tapas bar at night.
91 locals recommend
i deal coffee
162 Ossington Ave
91 locals recommend
Quirky cafe with really good coffee, excellent staff, and an amazing patio from spring to fall. Turns into a wine + tapas bar at night.
Best Americano around, with a take-out window on the street. Get a coffee to go, and take it to the park to watch the dogs play in the "dog bowl".
80 locals recommend
White Squirrel Coffee Shop
907 Queen St W
80 locals recommend
Best Americano around, with a take-out window on the street. Get a coffee to go, and take it to the park to watch the dogs play in the "dog bowl".
Great place to grab a coffee to go on your way to Kensington Market or the downtown core.
50 locals recommend
Ella's Uncle
916 Dundas St W
50 locals recommend
Great place to grab a coffee to go on your way to Kensington Market or the downtown core.
Vegan & vegetarian restaurant that's so good, you won't even miss the meat.
7 locals recommend
E.L.Ruddy
1371 Dundas St W
7 locals recommend
Vegan & vegetarian restaurant that's so good, you won't even miss the meat.
Really good Neopolitan style pizza.
384 locals recommend
Pizzeria Libretto
221 Ossington Ave
384 locals recommend
Really good Neopolitan style pizza.
Maybe the best bowl of noodles in the city. Order the spicy Tan Tan if they haven't run out.
45 locals recommend
Sansotei Ramen
179 Dundas St W
45 locals recommend
Maybe the best bowl of noodles in the city. Order the spicy Tan Tan if they haven't run out.
Excellent Ethiopian food.
29 locals recommend
Lalibela Restaurant - Bloor St
869 Bloor St W
29 locals recommend
Excellent Ethiopian food.
Great beer selection, even better burgers. Good place to catch the game as well.
44 locals recommend
Tallboys - Craft Beer House
838 Bloor St W
44 locals recommend
Great beer selection, even better burgers. Good place to catch the game as well.
Solid diner breakfast at reasonable prices. Gets busy on weekend mornings.
21 locals recommend
Frankie's Diner
994 Queen Street West
21 locals recommend
Solid diner breakfast at reasonable prices. Gets busy on weekend mornings.
Intimate wine bar which also sells good meats and cheese.
35 locals recommend
Cote De Boeuf
130 Ossington Ave
35 locals recommend
Intimate wine bar which also sells good meats and cheese.
They serve a legit bowl of pho.
58 locals recommend
Pho Tien Thanh
57 Ossington Ave
58 locals recommend
They serve a legit bowl of pho.
Amazing Tibetan soup dumplings, and incredibly cheap!
17 locals recommend
Loga's Corner
216 Close Ave
17 locals recommend
Amazing Tibetan soup dumplings, and incredibly cheap!
Fantastic Chinese dumplings - served in, or you can buy some to take home.
36 locals recommend
Dumpling House Restaurant
328 Spadina Ave.
36 locals recommend
Fantastic Chinese dumplings - served in, or you can buy some to take home.
Solid bowl of ramen. Try the spicy garlic, but be careful not to close-talk after.
136 locals recommend
KINTON RAMEN
668 Bloor St W
136 locals recommend
Solid bowl of ramen. Try the spicy garlic, but be careful not to close-talk after.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bottle shop open until 11pm daily. The bar has excellent beer, great patio, solid menu. Fills up quickly. Get there early, or go on Sundays/Mondays.
373 locals recommend
Bellwoods Brewery
124 Ossington Ave
373 locals recommend
Bottle shop open until 11pm daily. The bar has excellent beer, great patio, solid menu. Fills up quickly. Get there early, or go on Sundays/Mondays.
One of the best dive bars in the city, with a wonderful back patio.
24 locals recommend
The Done Right Inn
861 Queen St W
24 locals recommend
One of the best dive bars in the city, with a wonderful back patio.
Cozy, tiny dive bar with a real neighbourhood feel. Live music Saturdays.
93 locals recommend
Communist's Daughter
1149 Dundas St W
93 locals recommend
Cozy, tiny dive bar with a real neighbourhood feel. Live music Saturdays.
Live bluegrass, blues, and indie rock, and a family-style bluegrass brunch on the weekends. Good beer & whisky selection.
351 locals recommend
The Lakeview Restaurant
1132 Dundas Street West
351 locals recommend
Live bluegrass, blues, and indie rock, and a family-style bluegrass brunch on the weekends. Good beer & whisky selection.
Excellent whisky selection, frequent live music, and theme nights (cards, games, etc) and a good menu.
24 locals recommend
The Emmet Ray
924 College St
24 locals recommend
Excellent whisky selection, frequent live music, and theme nights (cards, games, etc) and a good menu.
One of the best whisky collections in the city, and a nice back patio. You can find Last Straw Distillery moonshine on the menu!
39 locals recommend
The Caledonian
856 College St
39 locals recommend
One of the best whisky collections in the city, and a nice back patio. You can find Last Straw Distillery moonshine on the menu!
Intimate venue with live DJs playing underground electronic music every night of the week.
6 locals recommend
Bass Line
865 Bloor St W
6 locals recommend
Intimate venue with live DJs playing underground electronic music every night of the week.
If you're not sure where else to go, the Cameron House is always a good choice. Good live music every night of the week.
88 locals recommend
Cameron House
408 Queen St W
88 locals recommend
If you're not sure where else to go, the Cameron House is always a good choice. Good live music every night of the week.
The perfect date place. Excellent small plates, great beer & wine selection (with lots of Ontario products).
164 locals recommend
416 Snack Bar
181 Bathurst St
164 locals recommend
The perfect date place. Excellent small plates, great beer & wine selection (with lots of Ontario products).
Good sports bar to catch the game, good beer selection, and unique menu of snack foods.
25 locals recommend
The Dock Ellis
1280 Dundas St W
25 locals recommend
Good sports bar to catch the game, good beer selection, and unique menu of snack foods.

Sightseeing

Unofficial street-art gallery in a back alley behind Queen Street West.
63 locals recommend
Graffiti Alley
Graffiti Alley
63 locals recommend
Unofficial street-art gallery in a back alley behind Queen Street West.
The perfect place to stock up to cook a great meal. Get some sourdough bread at Blackbird Bakery, vegetables from Augusta Fruit Market, cheese and olives from Global Cheese, seafood from Hooked, and meat at Sanagan's. Cap off your trip with a drink at Thirsty & Miserable, or Ronnies Local 069.
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
1698 locals recommend
The perfect place to stock up to cook a great meal. Get some sourdough bread at Blackbird Bakery, vegetables from Augusta Fruit Market, cheese and olives from Global Cheese, seafood from Hooked, and meat at Sanagan's. Cap off your trip with a drink at Thirsty & Miserable, or Ronnies Local 069.

Parks & Nature

Take a water taxi there ($10/person, but skip the wait for the ferry), and free city ferry back. The south side of the island has a really peaceful beach to spend a summer afternoon on.
1035 locals recommend
Toronto Islands
1035 locals recommend
Take a water taxi there ($10/person, but skip the wait for the ferry), and free city ferry back. The south side of the island has a really peaceful beach to spend a summer afternoon on.

Essentials

Cheap place to stock.
339 locals recommend
FreshCo
22 Northcote Ave
339 locals recommend
Cheap place to stock.

Everything Else

Excellent yoga studio, with perhaps the best instructors around.
6 locals recommend
Mula Yoga
80 Mitchell Ave
6 locals recommend
Excellent yoga studio, with perhaps the best instructors around.
Swimming pool, gym, gymnasium, ping-pong tables. Day passes are only $7.
14 locals recommend
Trinity Community Recreation Centre
155 Crawford St
14 locals recommend
Swimming pool, gym, gymnasium, ping-pong tables. Day passes are only $7.

Shopping

One of the best book stores around. Dog friendly.
33 locals recommend
BMV
Spadina Avenue
33 locals recommend
One of the best book stores around. Dog friendly.