Guidebook for Toronto
Food Scene
Delicious, creative and highly nutritious meat-free food! Lots of exciting options to fuel a busy day.
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Fresh on Spadina
5031 Spadina Ave.Delicious, creative and highly nutritious meat-free food! Lots of exciting options to fuel a busy day.
To-Ne Sushi
414 Queen St WRight downstairs, great sushi so close by!
Seriously good stripped down French fare. Great wine, everything is tasty as hell.
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Jules Bistro
147 Spadina Ave.Seriously good stripped down French fare. Great wine, everything is tasty as hell.
Over 150 beers, 50/60 on tap, great food. Great live entertainment Friday and Saturday.
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Bier Markt
600 King St WOver 150 beers, 50/60 on tap, great food. Great live entertainment Friday and Saturday.
Another landmark establishment, Peter Pan boasts tasty meals and an intimate and comfortable atmosphere.
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Peter Pan Bistro
373 Queen St WAnother landmark establishment, Peter Pan boasts tasty meals and an intimate and comfortable atmosphere.
The closest coffee shop! Also a tasty, tasty macaron bakery! It's right across the street and the coffee is so good! Get a box of macarons before you head home!
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Butter Avenue
477 Queen St WThe closest coffee shop! Also a tasty, tasty macaron bakery! It's right across the street and the coffee is so good! Get a box of macarons before you head home!
This place has seating and it's very cozy but a little further away, not far though. Delicious coffee!
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Early Bird Coffee & Kitchen
613 Queen St WThis place has seating and it's very cozy but a little further away, not far though. Delicious coffee!
Drinks & Nightlife
Same bar as the one on King Street but bigger and has a much nicer patio in the summer. So many beers!
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Bier Markt
600 King St WSame bar as the one on King Street but bigger and has a much nicer patio in the summer. So many beers!
My absolute favourite place in the city and it's right downstairs! A staple in the neighborhood for many, many years, and a gathering hub for folk, rock, country, bluegrass, rockabilly, singer/songwriters, jazz and big bands, the Cameron House has fantastic music every night in the front room for free or PWYC and more live music, comedy, and other stylings for a cover in the back.
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Cameron House
408 Queen St WMy absolute favourite place in the city and it's right downstairs! A staple in the neighborhood for many, many years, and a gathering hub for folk, rock, country, bluegrass, rockabilly, singer/songwriters, jazz and big bands, the Cameron House has fantastic music every night in the front room for free or PWYC and more live music, comedy, and other stylings for a cover in the back.
Charming & trendy little bar, great place to start the night or wind it down.
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Rush Lane & Co.
563 Queen St WCharming & trendy little bar, great place to start the night or wind it down.
Another radical music venue! Small and worth it! Hidden upstairs but a total Toronto gem.
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The Orbit Room
580 College StAnother radical music venue! Small and worth it! Hidden upstairs but a total Toronto gem.
Located in the ever exciting Kensington Market, Ronnie's is your new favourite local dive bar with a killer patio in the summer. Be prepared for loud music, apologetically boisterous bar staff, shared picnic tables and mismatched furniture.
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Ronnie's Local 069
69 Nassau StLocated in the ever exciting Kensington Market, Ronnie's is your new favourite local dive bar with a killer patio in the summer. Be prepared for loud music, apologetically boisterous bar staff, shared picnic tables and mismatched furniture.
Parks & Nature
Where all the action happens in the summer! Grab a ball and a picnic basket and make a day of it, make some new friends! Lots of events in good weather months too.
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Trinity Bellwoods Park
790 Queen St WWhere all the action happens in the summer! Grab a ball and a picnic basket and make a day of it, make some new friends! Lots of events in good weather months too.
There's parks, biking trails, beaches, sailing & yacht clubs, a little children's amusement park on Centre Island, all kinds of goodies!
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Toronto Islands
There's parks, biking trails, beaches, sailing & yacht clubs, a little children's amusement park on Centre Island, all kinds of goodies!
Arts & Culture
A classic and now with the Friday Night Live events, you can check out the art with a drink in hand, accompanied by live music and the chance try some local food.
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I-Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens ParkA classic and now with the Friday Night Live events, you can check out the art with a drink in hand, accompanied by live music and the chance try some local food.
Another great museum located very near by, always different exhibits and one night a week there's free admission.
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Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St WAnother great museum located very near by, always different exhibits and one night a week there's free admission.
A great little district, there's restaurants, art galleries, events, a brewery, a play house home to Soulpepper Theatre, seasonal activity and all kinds of fun activities.
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Distillery Historic District
55 Mill StA great little district, there's restaurants, art galleries, events, a brewery, a play house home to Soulpepper Theatre, seasonal activity and all kinds of fun activities.
Shopping
SO CLASSIC! This place is wild, find amazing vintage clothes and wild costumes, you literally never know what you will find and I have have found some KILLER dresses here.
Exile
60 Kensington AveSO CLASSIC! This place is wild, find amazing vintage clothes and wild costumes, you literally never know what you will find and I have have found some KILLER dresses here.
Essentials
LCBO
49 Spadina Ave.Because booze.
LCBO
49 Spadina Ave.Slightly further walk.
The biggest grocery store ever holy cow! All the options, in abundance.
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Loblaws
585 Queen St WThe biggest grocery store ever holy cow! All the options, in abundance.
Wonderful local Chinese grocery store. Most of the Western basics, lots of fruits, veggies and interesting meat options, spices and sauces and such, a range of other options. AND OMG THE PRICES!! Some Western things you can't find there because it's obviously aimed at creating Asian dishes but if you want to save money and do something new, this is your place!
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Kai Wei Supermarket
253 Spadina Ave.Wonderful local Chinese grocery store. Most of the Western basics, lots of fruits, veggies and interesting meat options, spices and sauces and such, a range of other options. AND OMG THE PRICES!! Some Western things you can't find there because it's obviously aimed at creating Asian dishes but if you want to save money and do something new, this is your place!
Dollarama
590 King St WDollar store because sometimes we need cheap things.