Sijia’s guidebook
Food scene
All the restaurants, bars, and coffee shops that are within 10 mins walking from our place.
A great American/Korean bodega, with great smash burgers and curly fries but also Korean banchan and meals. Also lots of nice Asian snacks. It's also minutes from our place!
7 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Pepper's Restaurant & Bar
189 Wallace AveA great American/Korean bodega, with great smash burgers and curly fries but also Korean banchan and meals. Also lots of nice Asian snacks. It's also minutes from our place!
Great spot for sandwiches! The breakfast sandwiches are great, as well as the roastbeef and shrimp sandwich.
13 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Donna’s
827 Lansdowne AveGreat spot for sandwiches! The breakfast sandwiches are great, as well as the roastbeef and shrimp sandwich.
Super fun and cosy American-style Italian place. Huge plates of pasta! Serious comfort food.
86 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Sugo
1281 Bloor St WSuper fun and cosy American-style Italian place. Huge plates of pasta! Serious comfort food.
A cosy spot with a nice vibe and a 90s R&B sound track. Really tasty korean fusion food, the chop cheese and chicken wings are amazing!
20 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Seoul Shakers
1241 Bloor St WA cosy spot with a nice vibe and a 90s R&B sound track. Really tasty korean fusion food, the chop cheese and chicken wings are amazing!
Really great Mexican food! The fish tacos are amazing!
19 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Latin World
1229 Bloor St WReally great Mexican food! The fish tacos are amazing!
Amazing affordable and tasty takeout Caribbean chicken place. Get the jerk chicken meal and a patty!
18 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Jerk King
522 Bloor St WAmazing affordable and tasty takeout Caribbean chicken place. Get the jerk chicken meal and a patty!
A great brewery with tasty beers, a great patio, and tasty food. it also has a great atmosphere inside. A bit pricier, but great for a date night or to treat yourself.
149 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Burdock Brewery
1184 Bloor St WA great brewery with tasty beers, a great patio, and tasty food. it also has a great atmosphere inside. A bit pricier, but great for a date night or to treat yourself.
A favourite brewery super close to us that specializes in sour beers, try any of the shapeshifters! It has a nice little patio that catches some of the last afternoon rays.
41 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Halo Brewery
247 Wallace AveA favourite brewery super close to us that specializes in sour beers, try any of the shapeshifters! It has a nice little patio that catches some of the last afternoon rays.
The closest coffee shop to us. Great coffee and really great pastries from Black Bird, get the cinnamon roll!
77 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Wallace Espresso
188 Wallace AveThe closest coffee shop to us. Great coffee and really great pastries from Black Bird, get the cinnamon roll!
A coffee roaster in a cool bright industrial space. Great coffee and pastries, and a nice place to do some work on the big tables.
51 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Propeller Coffee Co.
50 Wade AvenueA coffee roaster in a cool bright industrial space. Great coffee and pastries, and a nice place to do some work on the big tables.
The 3 Speed
1163 Bloor St WA nice bar with a wonderful patio!
Asian style ice cream shop with amazing flavours, the passionfruit ice cream is a favourite.
6 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Ruru Baked
659 Lansdowne AveAsian style ice cream shop with amazing flavours, the passionfruit ice cream is a favourite.
Komi Banh Mi Bar
1100 Bloor Street WestSuper tasty Vietnamese bahn mi sandwiches, they're all good, you can't go wrong.
Sightseeing
Just a great park to hang out in and people watch. There's always a lot going on.
208 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Dufferin Grove Park
875 Dufferin StJust a great park to hang out in and people watch. There's always a lot going on.
A huge park in the middle of the city with lots of nice hiking trails, a lake, and even a little zoo with llamas and emus. Great if you want a break from city stuff.
1205 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
High Park
1873 Bloor St WA huge park in the middle of the city with lots of nice hiking trails, a lake, and even a little zoo with llamas and emus. Great if you want a break from city stuff.
A museum with a little bit of everything, art, world culture, and natural history, some very impressive dinosaur fossils. Really great if you have kids, but also just fun to visit for anyone, especially if it's raining. It's just a few stops away on the subway.
2332 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
I-Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens ParkA museum with a little bit of everything, art, world culture, and natural history, some very impressive dinosaur fossils. Really great if you have kids, but also just fun to visit for anyone, especially if it's raining. It's just a few stops away on the subway.