Guidebook for Toronto
Food Scene
great, friendly place for breakfast or a beer and beer.
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Frankie's Diner
994 Queen Street Westgreat, friendly place for breakfast or a beer and beer.
BEST Vietnamese in the city!! Really good and summer patio, too.
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Pho Rùa Vàng Golden Turtle Restaurant
125 Ossington AveBEST Vietnamese in the city!! Really good and summer patio, too.
perfect for a cheap meal and you can throw in a pitcher of beer for not much more.
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Java House
537 Queen St Wperfect for a cheap meal and you can throw in a pitcher of beer for not much more.
Spadina Garden Restaurant
116 Dundas St WBest Chinese food, and they deliver.
Gotta love the Queen Mum, and it's been here forever!! The cold spring rolls are the best!!
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Queen Mother Cafe
208 Queen St WGotta love the Queen Mum, and it's been here forever!! The cold spring rolls are the best!!
burritos on the patio or inside next to the funky art-- perf Queen St spot!!
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La Hacienda Restaurant
640 Queen St Wburritos on the patio or inside next to the funky art-- perf Queen St spot!!
Great vegetarian restaurant around the corner from here- super healthy and fab patio, too.
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Fresh on Crawford
894 Queen Street WestGreat vegetarian restaurant around the corner from here- super healthy and fab patio, too.
Half a block away on Queen St... very nice local bar/restaurant that plays great music too!!
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The County General
936 Queen St WHalf a block away on Queen St... very nice local bar/restaurant that plays great music too!!
Amaya Express
108 Ossington Avereallllllllllllllllllllllly good Indian takeout about 5 minutes away!
BEST ROTIS IN THE UNIVERSE!! If you come to Toronto, you MUST get a take out roti here, they are all amazing and enough will be left over for breakfast, too!! Going to get one tonight!!
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Gandhi Indian Cuisine
554 Queen St WBEST ROTIS IN THE UNIVERSE!! If you come to Toronto, you MUST get a take out roti here, they are all amazing and enough will be left over for breakfast, too!! Going to get one tonight!!
Been around forever-- Queen St institution for sure! Good for bar snacks, bands and other artsy events and a fun dinner.
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Rivoli
334 Queen St WBeen around forever-- Queen St institution for sure! Good for bar snacks, bands and other artsy events and a fun dinner.
great indie restaurant/bar in the area-- lots of leopard and fun fur in the décor if you like that kind of thing. I do.
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Squirly's Bar & Grill
807 Queen St Wgreat indie restaurant/bar in the area-- lots of leopard and fun fur in the décor if you like that kind of thing. I do.
a museum all about ceramics might not sound exciting--- but seriously, it is great !! And right across from the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) so go to both at the same time.
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Gardiner Museum
111 Queens Parka museum all about ceramics might not sound exciting--- but seriously, it is great !! And right across from the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) so go to both at the same time.
Drinks & Nightlife
Fun place close by for a drink. Amazing patio in the Summer.
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Sweaty Betty's
13 Ossington AveFun place close by for a drink. Amazing patio in the Summer.
Communist's Daughter
1149 Dundas St WVery cute bar.
Great place to see bands (esp Sunday night) or have Sunday Blue Grass Brunch!!
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The Lakeview Restaurant
1132 Dundas Street WestGreat place to see bands (esp Sunday night) or have Sunday Blue Grass Brunch!!
Cameron House
408 Queen St WGreat place to see bands and have a beer.
fun bar in the area especially if you don't want to be the only one(s) drinkin' at 3 !!
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The Done Right Inn
861 Queen St Wfun bar in the area especially if you don't want to be the only one(s) drinkin' at 3 !!
Bovine Sex Club
542 Queen St WFor all your punk rock bar needs !!
The Drake Underground often has great bands and atmo-- esp Elvis Mondays !!
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The Drake Hotel
1150 Queen St WThe Drake Underground often has great bands and atmo-- esp Elvis Mondays !!
Great local bar for seeing bands that is just a few blocks away in Parkdale.
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Cadillac Lounge
1296 Queen St WGreat local bar for seeing bands that is just a few blocks away in Parkdale.
My favorite Toronto bar!! Amazing velvet paintings- most vintage Paint-by-Numbers! The owners are great, and I love the vegan menu too!!
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Lipstick & Dynamite
992 Queen St WMy favorite Toronto bar!! Amazing velvet paintings- most vintage Paint-by-Numbers! The owners are great, and I love the vegan menu too!!
great place for art shows and karaoke, just down the street on Queen!
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Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St Wgreat place for art shows and karaoke, just down the street on Queen!
Shopping
Amazing store for cool women's clothes-- I ALWAYS want something when I go there!! I sell my line, Peach Berserk, there too!!
Rosie the Rebel
604 Queen St WAmazing store for cool women's clothes-- I ALWAYS want something when I go there!! I sell my line, Peach Berserk, there too!!
Affordable Textiles
531 Queen St Wmy favorite fabric store. tell Haroon that Kingi sent you!!
Interesting clothing/shoe store for men and women. Great designer clothes you don't see anywhere else.
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gravitypope Toronto
1010 Queen St WInteresting clothing/shoe store for men and women. Great designer clothes you don't see anywhere else.
Sightseeing
I-Bata Shoe Museum
327 Bloor St WI LOVE this place!! So many cool shoes!
Bellwoods Park
Bellwoods ParkGorgeous park very close to me.
Gotta visit if you like dinosaur bones, and seriously, who doesn't??
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I-Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens ParkGotta visit if you like dinosaur bones, and seriously, who doesn't??
Arts & Culture
Check out the model boat collection on the lower floor -- AMAZING!!! Really worth a visit here. I have a membership, so I can take you and get you in free.
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Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St WCheck out the model boat collection on the lower floor -- AMAZING!!! Really worth a visit here. I have a membership, so I can take you and get you in free.
Great gallery if you are into modern art-- and why wouldn't you be??
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Iziko lezobuciko ze-Contemporary Art Toronto Canada
158 Sterling RdGreat gallery if you are into modern art-- and why wouldn't you be??
Everything Else
If you like local beer this place is HEAVEN, and just a few minutes away!!
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Bellwoods Brewery
124 Ossington AveIf you like local beer this place is HEAVEN, and just a few minutes away!!