Guidebook for Toronto
Food Scene
Grinder has excellent coffee and baked goods - only 5 min walk from the house - east on Main.
43 Main St
43 Main StreetGrinder has excellent coffee and baked goods - only 5 min walk from the house - east on Main.
The Growler pub is also 5 min walk from the house - great pub fare and friendly people.
676 Kingston Rd
676 Kingston RoadThe Growler pub is also 5 min walk from the house - great pub fare and friendly people.
Over 150 years of history with this indoor market. Saturday mornings are the best time but it's open every day except Monday til 6pm.
1398 locals recommend
St. Lawrence Market
93 Front St EOver 150 years of history with this indoor market. Saturday mornings are the best time but it's open every day except Monday til 6pm.
Sightseeing
CN Tower is the tallest freestanding structure in the Western hemisphere. The view is spectacular.
3509 locals recommend
CN Tower
290 Bremner BlvdCN Tower is the tallest freestanding structure in the Western hemisphere. The view is spectacular.
Parks & Nature
The beaches on Queen street have dozens of quaint shops and restaurants as well as the boardwalk along Lake Ontario.
424 locals recommend
The Beaches
The beaches on Queen street have dozens of quaint shops and restaurants as well as the boardwalk along Lake Ontario.
Shopping
Its been a shopping mecca since the 1970s and easily accessible by TTC.
2460 locals recommend
CF Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge StIts been a shopping mecca since the 1970s and easily accessible by TTC.
Getting Around
The 506 streetcar heading east picks up out front and drops you four minutes later at the Main /Danforth subway station.
29 locals recommend
Main Street station
The 506 streetcar heading east picks up out front and drops you four minutes later at the Main /Danforth subway station.
Arts & Culture
It's a castle/home built by a rich industrialist with spectacular views and a walk through what life was like in the early 1900s in Toronto.
1217 locals recommend
Casa Loma
1 Austin TerraceIt's a castle/home built by a rich industrialist with spectacular views and a walk through what life was like in the early 1900s in Toronto.
Things worth seeing close to the Loft
The loft is located in the upper beaches. It’s a 15 minute walk to the lake to the south with dining and shops. The 506 streetcar out front means you are only minutes from the culture and activity of the city centre.
A few minutes West on the 506 streetcar is Little India (great place for some authentic Indian Food ( try Lahore Tikka House) A few minutes North (506 streetcar to Main station and 3 minutes West on the Danforth subway line is Greektown - (exit Pape station) (Try Athens Pastries for Spinach pie and Mezes for dining - or Christinas - they often have a belly dancer).
Want to get right downtown to the club district? 506 streetcar east to Main station and Danforth subway line to Spadina station - then streetcar south to King for restaurants and clubs. You may also like the Ossington Street club district. And the Gay Village clubs/restaurants are located between Church and Jarvis south of Bloor.
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Lahore Tikka House
1365 Gerrard St EVery authentic experience and the Indian food is delicious.
Always a party atmosphere and they often have belly dancers to add to the authenticity.
13 locals recommend
Christina's
492 Danforth AveAlways a party atmosphere and they often have belly dancers to add to the authenticity.
Good food and a great place for brunch.. 2 minutes from the lake. They have doors that swing wide open to give an open air experience along with the patio.
27 locals recommend
The Beacher Cafe
2162 Queen St EGood food and a great place for brunch.. 2 minutes from the lake. They have doors that swing wide open to give an open air experience along with the patio.