Guidebook for Toronto

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Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

Delicious vegan options such as: poutine, fresh juice, wraps, pizza and donuts.
14 locals recommend
Apiecalypse Now!
735 Bloor St W
14 locals recommend
Delicious vegan options such as: poutine, fresh juice, wraps, pizza and donuts.
Amazing Korean food. Lots for little.
74 locals recommend
Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu
691 Bloor St W
74 locals recommend
Amazing Korean food. Lots for little.
Amazing African food for a great price.
12 locals recommend
African Palace
977 Bloor St W
12 locals recommend
Amazing African food for a great price.
Awesome brunch and great wifi.
62 locals recommend
Saving Gigi
859 Bloor St W
62 locals recommend
Awesome brunch and great wifi.
Amazing food at this eclectic cafe. LOVE it here. Really great coffee and wifi.
25 locals recommend
Hub Coffee
983 Dovercourt Rd
25 locals recommend
Amazing food at this eclectic cafe. LOVE it here. Really great coffee and wifi.
Great Poutine.
71 locals recommend
Smoke's Poutinerie
203 Dundas St E
71 locals recommend
Great Poutine.
Great Brunch place.
112 locals recommend
Saving Grace
907 Dundas St W
112 locals recommend
Great Brunch place.
Great brunch in an old style diner where many movies scenes have been shot.
351 locals recommend
The Lakeview Restaurant
1132 Dundas Street West
351 locals recommend
Great brunch in an old style diner where many movies scenes have been shot.
Cafe with great coffee.
28 locals recommend
Field Trip Cafe
3 Westmoreland Ave
28 locals recommend
Cafe with great coffee.
Great coffee.
91 locals recommend
The Common
1028 Bloor St W
91 locals recommend
Great coffee.
Great cafe with wifi. Food is delicious. Everything is shipped in via bicycle. All organic and fair trade.
7 locals recommend
CSI Cafe
720 Bathurst St
7 locals recommend
Great cafe with wifi. Food is delicious. Everything is shipped in via bicycle. All organic and fair trade.
Excellent slightly expensive food and mixed drinks made by an expert mixologist. Great experience. There is also a hidden speak easy in this building. Ask about it.
15 locals recommend
Sidecar
577 College St
15 locals recommend
Excellent slightly expensive food and mixed drinks made by an expert mixologist. Great experience. There is also a hidden speak easy in this building. Ask about it.
Debated to be the best sushi restaurant in the city.
94 locals recommend
Sushi on Bloor
525 Bloor St W
94 locals recommend
Debated to be the best sushi restaurant in the city.
Awesome and huge Burritos.
14 locals recommend
Big Fat Burrito
238 Augusta Ave
14 locals recommend
Awesome and huge Burritos.
Great Tacos
75 locals recommend
Tacos El Asador
689 Bloor St W
75 locals recommend
Great Tacos
Awesome Greek food.
Greek & Co Fresh Eatery
366 Bloor Street West
Awesome Greek food.
Asian & Pan-Latin tastes.
80 locals recommend
Foxley
207 Ossington Ave
80 locals recommend
Asian & Pan-Latin tastes.
Straight-up Vietnamese spot with sizable soups & vermicelli dishes, plus a patio.
119 locals recommend
Pho Rùa Vàng Golden Turtle Restaurant
125 Ossington Ave
119 locals recommend
Straight-up Vietnamese spot with sizable soups & vermicelli dishes, plus a patio.
Super packed brewpub. Huge patio for summer patio fun.
373 locals recommend
Bellwoods Brewery
124 Ossington Ave
373 locals recommend
Super packed brewpub. Huge patio for summer patio fun.
A space that has sat in the area when other restaurants have trended and then petered out.
Alex Rei Dos Leitoes
217 Ossington Ave
A space that has sat in the area when other restaurants have trended and then petered out.
90's meld with Korean influences, boomboxes adorn the walls alongside Korean versions of Rambo and Terminator movie posters. Food: the best of East meets West.
87 locals recommend
ODDSEOUL
90 Ossington Ave
87 locals recommend
90's meld with Korean influences, boomboxes adorn the walls alongside Korean versions of Rambo and Terminator movie posters. Food: the best of East meets West.
Run by a Toronto Native this restaurant is awesome.
128 locals recommend
Union
72 Ossington Ave
128 locals recommend
Run by a Toronto Native this restaurant is awesome.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great live music, theme nights, movie nights etc. A great all around local watering hole.
36 locals recommend
Clinton's Tavern
693 Bloor St W
36 locals recommend
Great live music, theme nights, movie nights etc. A great all around local watering hole.
Local live music. One of the best locations for new live and local bands in the city.
133 locals recommend
Horseshoe Tavern
370 Queen St W
133 locals recommend
Local live music. One of the best locations for new live and local bands in the city.
Great place for pool but also live music.
48 locals recommend
Rivoli
334 Queen St W
48 locals recommend
Great place for pool but also live music.
Another local live music location but also local deejay'd events.
11 locals recommend
Castle Board Game Café
454 Spadina Ave.
11 locals recommend
Another local live music location but also local deejay'd events.
Live music - local.
The Central
603 Markham St
Live music - local.
fun local bar.
67 locals recommend
Sweaty Betty's
13 Ossington Ave
67 locals recommend
fun local bar.
Great bar on the strip.
54 locals recommend
The Ossington
61 Ossington Ave
54 locals recommend
Great bar on the strip.
Known for their amazing Sunday brunch with live jazz. So awesome. Show up early because there is always a huge line up.
351 locals recommend
The Lakeview Restaurant
1132 Dundas Street West
351 locals recommend
Known for their amazing Sunday brunch with live jazz. So awesome. Show up early because there is always a huge line up.
great local bar.
7 locals recommend
Crooked Star
202 Ossington Ave
7 locals recommend
great local bar.
Chef Matt Dean Pettit serves lobster rolls & unique lobster dishes at this maritime-themed spot.
10 locals recommend
Rock Lobster Food Co.
110 Ossington Ave
10 locals recommend
Chef Matt Dean Pettit serves lobster rolls & unique lobster dishes at this maritime-themed spot.

Arts & Culture

Comedy profesh and amateur nights and events.
99 locals recommend
Comedy Bar
945 Bloor St W
99 locals recommend
Comedy profesh and amateur nights and events.
Historical Museum.
2332 locals recommend
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Park
2332 locals recommend
Historical Museum.
Art Gallery of Ontario.
2262 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St W
2262 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ontario.
A guaranteed laugh. This is a comedy club.
156 locals recommend
The Second City Toronto
110 Mercer St
156 locals recommend
A guaranteed laugh. This is a comedy club.
Board games, coffee and beer...oh my.
77 locals recommend
Snakes & Lattes Annex
600 Bloor St W
77 locals recommend
Board games, coffee and beer...oh my.
This park is particularly great in the summer. Free movie nights, wood burning pizza night and many outdoor festivals. Santa clause parade starts here as well.
246 locals recommend
Christie Pits Park
750 Bloor St W
246 locals recommend
This park is particularly great in the summer. Free movie nights, wood burning pizza night and many outdoor festivals. Santa clause parade starts here as well.
Live burlesque and other shows.
The Ballet
227 Ossington Avenue
Live burlesque and other shows.
Performing Arts Theater
43 locals recommend
Lower Ossington Theatre
100 Ossington Ave
43 locals recommend
Performing Arts Theater

Essentials

Recently renovated grocery store with gourmet options. This is the BIG grocery store in the area.
1112 locals recommend
Loblaws
585 Queen St W
1112 locals recommend
Recently renovated grocery store with gourmet options. This is the BIG grocery store in the area.
Asian grocery store. Amazing kimchi here.
49 locals recommend
PAT Central
675 Bloor St W
49 locals recommend
Asian grocery store. Amazing kimchi here.
This is our local 24 hour grocery store. You can come here anytime.
60 locals recommend
Sobeys Dupont
840 Dupont St
60 locals recommend
This is our local 24 hour grocery store. You can come here anytime.
Our local cafe with great wifi.
49 locals recommend
Contra Café
1028 Shaw St
49 locals recommend
Our local cafe with great wifi.
The food is not awesome here but the wifi is good and the coffee and cookies are great. This place is great if you want a place to sit and do some work or connect with fam through you laptop etc.
92 locals recommend
Northwood
815 Bloor St W
92 locals recommend
The food is not awesome here but the wifi is good and the coffee and cookies are great. This place is great if you want a place to sit and do some work or connect with fam through you laptop etc.
local starbucks.
142 locals recommend
Starbucks
1545 Bayview Ave
142 locals recommend
local starbucks.

Everything Else

This is a great mall for deals.
289 locals recommend
Dufferin Mall
900 Dufferin St
289 locals recommend
This is a great mall for deals.
Shopping, Shopping and Shopping. There is a movie theatre here as well.
2460 locals recommend
CF Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge St
2460 locals recommend
Shopping, Shopping and Shopping. There is a movie theatre here as well.
Best place in the city for Jazz music.
109 locals recommend
The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar
194 Queen St W
109 locals recommend
Best place in the city for Jazz music.
Documentaries but also movies that are not generally current releases.
161 locals recommend
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
506 Bloor St W
161 locals recommend
Documentaries but also movies that are not generally current releases.
Huge library with eclectic number of events. Wifi and incubator space.
88 locals recommend
Toronto Public Library - Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge St
88 locals recommend
Huge library with eclectic number of events. Wifi and incubator space.
U of T.
445 locals recommend
University of Toronto
27 King's College Cir
445 locals recommend
U of T.
York U.
49 locals recommend
York University
4700 Keele St
49 locals recommend
York U.
Seneca@York
Seneca@York Campus
70 The Pond Rd
Seneca@York
Humber College.
17 locals recommend
Humber College
2 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr
17 locals recommend
Humber College.
George Brown College.
13 locals recommend
George Brown College St. James Campus
200 King St E
13 locals recommend
George Brown College.
local incubator space and shared work environment. Lots of fun events as well. Very interesting space.
Tejon Digital
720 Bathurst St
local incubator space and shared work environment. Lots of fun events as well. Very interesting space.
Here is where the closest TTC station lives.
70 locals recommend
Christie station
5 Christie St
70 locals recommend
Here is where the closest TTC station lives.
2nd closest public transit station which is linked to the subway system.
66 locals recommend
Ossington Station
66 locals recommend
2nd closest public transit station which is linked to the subway system.
This station is easy to get to by getting a bus on Dupont close to Christie st.
44 locals recommend
Dupont station
263 Dupont St
44 locals recommend
This station is easy to get to by getting a bus on Dupont close to Christie st.
this pool is a life saver in the summer on super hot days.
7 locals recommend
Alex Duff Memorial Pool
779 Crawford Street
7 locals recommend
this pool is a life saver in the summer on super hot days.
Inexpensive fruit and vegi market. Some fruit needs to be eaten right away but prices are really good.
26 locals recommend
Bloor Fruit Market
662 Manning Ave
26 locals recommend
Inexpensive fruit and vegi market. Some fruit needs to be eaten right away but prices are really good.
Wine, Beer and Spirits.
957 locals recommend
LCBO
49 Spadina Ave.
957 locals recommend
Wine, Beer and Spirits.
local wine store.
139 locals recommend
Wine Rack
746 King St W
139 locals recommend
local wine store.
closest Beer store.
82 locals recommend
Beer Store
500 Dupont St
82 locals recommend
closest Beer store.
Wine Store.
Colio Estate Wines
840 Dupont St
Wine Store.
local arts school.
64 locals recommend
OCAD University
100 McCaul St
64 locals recommend
local arts school.
University close to the Eaton Centre.
147 locals recommend
Ryerson University
350 Victoria St
147 locals recommend
University close to the Eaton Centre.
Hospital is located on Queen.
68 locals recommend
St. Michael's Hospital
36 Queen St E
68 locals recommend
Hospital is located on Queen.
Specialty hospital.
25 locals recommend
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Ave
25 locals recommend
Specialty hospital.
Great local park with a police horse stable - great for kids.
38 locals recommend
Sunnybrook Park
1132 Leslie St
38 locals recommend
Great local park with a police horse stable - great for kids.
Specializes in children's health.
43 locals recommend
The Hospital for Sick Children
170 University Ave
43 locals recommend
Specializes in children's health.
Hospital
55 locals recommend
Mount Sinai Hospital
600 University Ave
55 locals recommend
Hospital
lots of interesting events plus incubator spaces that are great for startups.
8 locals recommend
MaRS Discovery District
101 College St
8 locals recommend
lots of interesting events plus incubator spaces that are great for startups.

Sightseeing

Toronto's local castle. It's rumoured that Queen Elizabeth the second stayed here. It is the site of a few movies.
1217 locals recommend
Casa Loma
1 Austin Terrace
1217 locals recommend
Toronto's local castle. It's rumoured that Queen Elizabeth the second stayed here. It is the site of a few movies.
Great Farmers Market every Saturday morning.
44 locals recommend
Artscape Wychwood Barns
601 Christie St
44 locals recommend
Great Farmers Market every Saturday morning.
Great for walking, biking or jogging. A little piece of park land in the city.
1205 locals recommend
High Park
1873 Bloor St W
1205 locals recommend
Great for walking, biking or jogging. A little piece of park land in the city.
Great park in the middle of the city. Beautiful in the spring when the cherry blossoms are blooming.
590 locals recommend
Trinity - Bellwoods
590 locals recommend
Great park in the middle of the city. Beautiful in the spring when the cherry blossoms are blooming.
Awesome cultural area of the city. Live music, local markets, butcher, fresh cheese market, vintage clothing, etc.
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
1698 locals recommend
Awesome cultural area of the city. Live music, local markets, butcher, fresh cheese market, vintage clothing, etc.
Lots of food markets, inexpensive awesome Chinese, Korean and other restaurants.
740 locals recommend
Chinatown
292 Spadina Ave.
740 locals recommend
Lots of food markets, inexpensive awesome Chinese, Korean and other restaurants.
Great area that used to be a bunch of old factories that have now been turned into art spaces and restaurants. Cobble stone lanes and red brick fill the area. The Christmas market is delightful.
1704 locals recommend
Distillery Historic District
55 Mill St
1704 locals recommend
Great area that used to be a bunch of old factories that have now been turned into art spaces and restaurants. Cobble stone lanes and red brick fill the area. The Christmas market is delightful.
A little upper hipster community with upscale restaurants and many add agencies.
140 locals recommend
Liberty Village
140 locals recommend
A little upper hipster community with upscale restaurants and many add agencies.