Guidebook for Toronto
Drinks & Nightlife
Fabulous, cozy little wine bar with great tapas. Nice place to enjoy a drink in a relaxed atmosphere.
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909 Dundas St WFabulous, cozy little wine bar with great tapas. Nice place to enjoy a drink in a relaxed atmosphere.
Get Well
1181 Dundas Street WestVery popular bar with vintage video games.
Nice little basement bar. Warm and Cozy and a bit weird.
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Unlovable The
Nice little basement bar. Warm and Cozy and a bit weird.
Popular wine bar with a $10 prefix "staff meal" on Sundays.
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Midfield Wine Bar
1434 Dundas St WPopular wine bar with a $10 prefix "staff meal" on Sundays.
Bar Isabel
797 College StAmazing spanish restaurant, same owners as Bar Raval.
Communist's Daughter
1149 Dundas St WSpecial, tiny little hole in the wall bar.
Beaver Cafe
1192 Queen St WQueer friendly spot w dance parties on weekends
Big, old, and beautiful building with a nice bar and Karaoke on Friday nights
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Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St WBig, old, and beautiful building with a nice bar and Karaoke on Friday nights
Kensington watering hole with a very popular patio in the summer
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Ronnie's Local 069
69 Nassau StKensington watering hole with a very popular patio in the summer
Food Scene
Very popular brunch spot. It gets really busy on weekends so make sure to arrive early!
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Saving Grace
907 Dundas St WVery popular brunch spot. It gets really busy on weekends so make sure to arrive early!
Ella's Uncle
916 Dundas St Wnice little coffee shop, mostly takeaway.
Tampered Press
Dundas Street WestGood coffee, very relaxed setting with wifi
Excellent Suser Lee owned, Asian-fusion restaurant. Reservations are encouraged. Half priced wine on Tuesdays!
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Bent
777 Dundas St WExcellent Suser Lee owned, Asian-fusion restaurant. Reservations are encouraged. Half priced wine on Tuesdays!
Famous Neopolitan pizza. Very popular. They have a great lunch special: $15 for salad, pizza and desert.
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Pizzeria Libretto
221 Ossington AveFamous Neopolitan pizza. Very popular. They have a great lunch special: $15 for salad, pizza and desert.
Great little Asian fusion tapas place. Must try the black cod in truffle oil and the short ribs!
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Foxley
207 Ossington AveGreat little Asian fusion tapas place. Must try the black cod in truffle oil and the short ribs!
Local, french-inspired restaurant. Half-priced wine on Mondays.
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Union
72 Ossington AveLocal, french-inspired restaurant. Half-priced wine on Mondays.
Wonderfully authentic Italian restaurant, owned by the same guys as Pizza Libretto.
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Enoteca Sociale
1288 Dundas St WWonderfully authentic Italian restaurant, owned by the same guys as Pizza Libretto.
Hooky's Fish and Chips
486 Queen St WClassic fish and chips!
Clafouti
915 Queen Street Westthe most amazing little french bakery
New, super hyped Spanish Tapas restaurant. Its very busy but worth it if you can get it to see the architecture alone.
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Bar Raval
505 College StNew, super hyped Spanish Tapas restaurant. Its very busy but worth it if you can get it to see the architecture alone.
Mother's Dumplings
421 Spadina Ave.Best chinese dumplings in toronto
Very good chinese food, specializing in noodle soups, congee and BBQ duck
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King's Noodle Restaurant
296 Spadina Ave.Very good chinese food, specializing in noodle soups, congee and BBQ duck
Rasta Pasta
61 Kensington AveBest Jerk chicken in Toronto and super cheap
Seven Lives
72 Kensington AveBest fish tacos in Toronto
Vegetarian Restaurant and Juice bar empire since 1999
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Fresh on Crawford
894 Queen Street WestVegetarian Restaurant and Juice bar empire since 1999
The Lakeview Restaurant
1132 Dundas Street West24 hour diner
They make very good tacos and play loud music. Super popular + fun
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Grand Electric Parkdale
1330 Queen St WThey make very good tacos and play loud music. Super popular + fun
Terroni
720 Queen St WExcellent Italian Restaurant
Essentials
Metro
2155 St Clair Ave WClosest big corporate grocery store
Sanagan's Meat Locker
176 Baldwin StGreat local butcher
Hooked
206 Baldwin StSustainable fish store
Most affordable and well stocked natural food market
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Essence of Life Organics
48 Kensington AveMost affordable and well stocked natural food market
Everything Else
I do most of my grocery shopping here as its much cheaper and better quality than the big grocery stores. Also tons of great food + vintage shops
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Kensington Market
I do most of my grocery shopping here as its much cheaper and better quality than the big grocery stores. Also tons of great food + vintage shops
Super Popular multi-purpose venue with a posh bar
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The Drake Hotel
1150 Queen St WSuper Popular multi-purpose venue with a posh bar
Shopping
Penny Arcade Vintage
1177 Dundas St WMy friend's lovely vintage shop