Guidebook for Toronto

Douglas
Guidebook for Toronto

Essentials

Great saturday market
85 locals recommend
Wychwood Barns Park
76 Wychwood Ave
85 locals recommend
Great saturday market
Great bread and baked on-site pastries.
23 locals recommend
Gerrard St. Bakery
635 Gerrard St E
23 locals recommend
Great bread and baked on-site pastries.
Loblaws Leslie Street

Food Scene

Great cocktails and atmosphere
39 locals recommend
Goods and Provisions
1124 Queen St E
39 locals recommend
Great cocktails and atmosphere
A Toronto institution - thier specialty is a really solid traditional burger. We have also heard that the steaks are very good.
56 locals recommend
Allen's
143 Danforth Ave
56 locals recommend
A Toronto institution - thier specialty is a really solid traditional burger. We have also heard that the steaks are very good.
Great shopping and atmosphere in the complex of industrial Heritage buildings that once made up a whiskey factory.
1704 locals recommend
Distillery Historic District
55 Mill St
1704 locals recommend
Great shopping and atmosphere in the complex of industrial Heritage buildings that once made up a whiskey factory.
Great Tacos
292 locals recommend
Grand Electric Parkdale
1330 Queen St W
292 locals recommend
Great Tacos
True french patisserie... Decadent.
144 locals recommend
Bonjour Brioche
812 Queen St E
144 locals recommend
True french patisserie... Decadent.
Great coffee, friendly staff and a great patio with a view of the Don Valley with the city popping up from beyond the densely tree'd valley
159 locals recommend
Rooster Coffee House
479 Broadview Ave
159 locals recommend
Great coffee, friendly staff and a great patio with a view of the Don Valley with the city popping up from beyond the densely tree'd valley
Nightly 4 course prix fixe menu with local and seasonal ingredients with boisterous singing waiters. The menu changes every day & is not published so it not be best for those with allergies
66 locals recommend
Ruby Watchco
730 Queen St E
66 locals recommend
Nightly 4 course prix fixe menu with local and seasonal ingredients with boisterous singing waiters. The menu changes every day & is not published so it not be best for those with allergies
Staunchly unpretentious, this traditional French country restaurant (don't ask for ketchup with your frites!), does not disappoint.
31 locals recommend
Batifole
744 Gerrard St E
31 locals recommend
Staunchly unpretentious, this traditional French country restaurant (don't ask for ketchup with your frites!), does not disappoint.
Izakaya Bar
24 locals recommend
Kingyo
51B Winchester St
24 locals recommend
Izakaya Bar
Good Ramen
136 locals recommend
KINTON RAMEN
668 Bloor St W
136 locals recommend
Good Ramen
Good, reasonably priced middle eastern food.
86 locals recommend
Tabule Middle Eastern Cuisine
810 Queen Street East
86 locals recommend
Good, reasonably priced middle eastern food.
Colourful, basic eatery with a large covered patio serving halal Pakistani & North Indian cuisine.
100 locals recommend
Lahore Tikka House
1365 Gerrard St E
100 locals recommend
Colourful, basic eatery with a large covered patio serving halal Pakistani & North Indian cuisine.
Reasonable prices, nice friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere. Doug recommends the Do Bien Xao Rau Cai..
49 locals recommend
Hanoi 3 Seasons
1135 Queen St E
49 locals recommend
Reasonable prices, nice friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere. Doug recommends the Do Bien Xao Rau Cai..
Amazing family run Egyptian brunch place. the line for brunch starts at open (8am) on the weekends
108 locals recommend
Maha's
226 Greenwood Ave
108 locals recommend
Amazing family run Egyptian brunch place. the line for brunch starts at open (8am) on the weekends

Sightseeing

Bird watching, views of the lake and downtown and great hiking/ strolling/ cycling/ running trails.
106 locals recommend
Tommy Thompson Park
1 Leslie St
106 locals recommend
Bird watching, views of the lake and downtown and great hiking/ strolling/ cycling/ running trails.
A Toronto icon!
3509 locals recommend
CN Tower
290 Bremner Blvd
3509 locals recommend
A Toronto icon!
Large great city park - we recommend biking there along the lakeshore trails
1205 locals recommend
High Park
1873 Bloor St W
1205 locals recommend
Large great city park - we recommend biking there along the lakeshore trails
Toronto's Times-square
399 locals recommend
Yonge-Dundas Square
1 Dundas St E
399 locals recommend
Toronto's Times-square
Perfect place for a sighting of Toronto's infamous Mayor
259 locals recommend
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen St W
259 locals recommend
Perfect place for a sighting of Toronto's infamous Mayor
Every city needs a castle, and Casa Loma is Toronto’s! This ostentatious masterpiece includes marble floors in the stables and room after lavish room
1217 locals recommend
Casa Loma
1 Austin Terrace
1217 locals recommend
Every city needs a castle, and Casa Loma is Toronto’s! This ostentatious masterpiece includes marble floors in the stables and room after lavish room
Defiantly progressive, Toronto's most unique neighbourhood, Kensington retains its charm & diversity through its eclectic mix of shopping: vintage clothing, grocers, produce, cafes & bars.
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
1698 locals recommend
Defiantly progressive, Toronto's most unique neighbourhood, Kensington retains its charm & diversity through its eclectic mix of shopping: vintage clothing, grocers, produce, cafes & bars.
Great little ravine walk < 20 mins
20 locals recommend
Glen Stewart Ravine
Glen Stewart Ravine
20 locals recommend
Great little ravine walk < 20 mins

Everything Else

Queen street east - Leslieville's heart good mix of sleepy and lively walkable strip with lots to offer...
121 locals recommend
Leslieville
121 locals recommend
Queen street east - Leslieville's heart good mix of sleepy and lively walkable strip with lots to offer...
Toronto's popular lake beach - sun, sand, relaxation, volley ball, restaurants, people watching,
424 locals recommend
The Beaches
424 locals recommend
Toronto's popular lake beach - sun, sand, relaxation, volley ball, restaurants, people watching,
Great market and Toronto Landmark
1398 locals recommend
St. Lawrence Market
93 Front St E
1398 locals recommend
Great market and Toronto Landmark
Epicenter of the 2016 PanAm Games
7 locals recommend
Canary District
398 Front St E
7 locals recommend
Epicenter of the 2016 PanAm Games
Good local meats, poultry and basic groceries.
39 locals recommend
Rowe Farms - Leslieville
893 Queen St E
39 locals recommend
Good local meats, poultry and basic groceries.

Arts & Culture

TIFF box office and main cinemas
582 locals recommend
TIFF Bell Lightbox
350 King St W
582 locals recommend
TIFF box office and main cinemas
Architectural Spectacle and interesting exhibits, often programmed for Kids
2332 locals recommend
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Park
2332 locals recommend
Architectural Spectacle and interesting exhibits, often programmed for Kids

Drinks & Nightlife

Awesome cocktails and snaks - see also the Black hoof Cafe and The Rhum Bar
51 locals recommend
Cocktail Bar
923 Dundas Street West
51 locals recommend
Awesome cocktails and snaks - see also the Black hoof Cafe and The Rhum Bar
Great Resto/ Bar - Propaganda posters & Chinese lanterns decorate this laid-back, exposed-brick hangout.
72 locals recommend
The Comrade
758 Queen St E
72 locals recommend
Great Resto/ Bar - Propaganda posters & Chinese lanterns decorate this laid-back, exposed-brick hangout.

Entertainment & Activities

Great Ice-cream! Lots of different flavours
80 locals recommend
Ed's Real Scoop - Leslieville
920 Queen St E
80 locals recommend
Great Ice-cream! Lots of different flavours
Public outdoor pool, Ice skating trails, Baseball diamonds, Playground & dog park
50 locals recommend
Greenwood Park
150 Greenwood Ave
50 locals recommend
Public outdoor pool, Ice skating trails, Baseball diamonds, Playground & dog park