Guidebook for Toronto

Marielle
Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

Great tacos! All the food is homemade and you can't go wrong. Great if you're a fan of bourbon as well!
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Grand Electric Parkdale
1330 Queen St W
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Great tacos! All the food is homemade and you can't go wrong. Great if you're a fan of bourbon as well!
Unreal flat-whites!
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Cherry Bomb Coffee
79 Roncesvalles Ave
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Unreal flat-whites!
Same owners of Grand Electric so expect amazing food! It's BBQ style and ALWAYS busy.
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Electric Mud BBQ
5 Brock Ave
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Same owners of Grand Electric so expect amazing food! It's BBQ style and ALWAYS busy.
Great coffee in a cool young hub.
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Balzac's Liberty Village
43 Hanna Ave
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Great coffee in a cool young hub.
Sports bar! It's a great place for pub-style food and catching up with friends.
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Local Liberty Village
171 E Liberty St
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Sports bar! It's a great place for pub-style food and catching up with friends.
Japanese-style snacks & drinks are served at this bare-bones izakaya with flea market decor.
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Hanmoto
2 Lakeview Ave
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Japanese-style snacks & drinks are served at this bare-bones izakaya with flea market decor.
Located in the heart of Kensington a great place for Peruvian empanadas!
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Jumbo Empanadas
245 Augusta Ave
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Located in the heart of Kensington a great place for Peruvian empanadas!
The best chocolatier in the city!
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Soma Chocolate Maker
32 Tank House Lane
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The best chocolatier in the city!
This is an iconic brew-pub restaurant in the distillery.
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Mill St. Brew Pub & The Beer Hall
21 Tank House Lane
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This is an iconic brew-pub restaurant in the distillery.
My go-to coffee spot in the Kensington!
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Jimmy's Coffee
107 Portland St
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My go-to coffee spot in the Kensington!
Comfy, polished spot serving traditional Thai fare, including seafood, noodles & numerous curries.
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Nimman Thai Cuisine
2451 Lake Shore Blvd W
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Comfy, polished spot serving traditional Thai fare, including seafood, noodles & numerous curries.
Amazing thai food at all three locations. Really can't go wrong!
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sukhoTHAI
460 Front St E
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Amazing thai food at all three locations. Really can't go wrong!
Delicious home-made ramen!
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KINTON RAMEN
668 Bloor St W
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Delicious home-made ramen!
Spanish-influenced, creative plates & craft beers in a cozy space with an old-world vibe.
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Bar Isabel
797 College St
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Spanish-influenced, creative plates & craft beers in a cozy space with an old-world vibe.
Upbeat, rustic-modern snack bar serving dishes like fried chicken, plus beer, wine & drinks.
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Bar Fancy
1070 Queen St W
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Upbeat, rustic-modern snack bar serving dishes like fried chicken, plus beer, wine & drinks.
Bi-level, teal-&-gold Asian brasserie & snack bar with French-inspired Chinese fare & dim sum.
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DaiLo
503 College St
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Bi-level, teal-&-gold Asian brasserie & snack bar with French-inspired Chinese fare & dim sum.
Cozy, exposed-brick setting with inventive French small plates & signature cocktails.
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Chantecler Restaurant | Boucherie
1318 Queen St W
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Cozy, exposed-brick setting with inventive French small plates & signature cocktails.
Retro-style spot with tropical accents serving innovative Polynesian dishes & tiki cocktails.
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Miss Thing's
1279 Queen Street West
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Retro-style spot with tropical accents serving innovative Polynesian dishes & tiki cocktails.
This is your MUST go-to poutine stop. Arguably the best in Toronto!
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Poutini’s House of Poutine
1112 Queen St W
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This is your MUST go-to poutine stop. Arguably the best in Toronto!
The best tacos in Toronto - but expect a line. They are always selling out!
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Seven Lives
72 Kensington Ave
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The best tacos in Toronto - but expect a line. They are always selling out!
Half bar half restaurant. Korean BBQ themed small restaurant that is perfect for dates and shared plates.
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ODDSEOUL
90 Ossington Ave
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Half bar half restaurant. Korean BBQ themed small restaurant that is perfect for dates and shared plates.
A board game cafe that serves lattes while you play.
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Snakes & Lattes Annex
600 Bloor St W
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A board game cafe that serves lattes while you play.
You must try the mushroom linguini or Kale salad.
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Gusto 101
101 Portland St
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You must try the mushroom linguini or Kale salad.

Drinks & Nightlife

It's an eclectic dive bar that has video games and amazing cocktails. Don't be surprised if the bartender begins using fire or an ice mould!
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Rush Lane & Co.
563 Queen St W
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It's an eclectic dive bar that has video games and amazing cocktails. Don't be surprised if the bartender begins using fire or an ice mould!
A cool sports-bar esque on the top of a building downtown Toronto. The views are really something to behold.
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The Porch
250 Adelaide St W
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A cool sports-bar esque on the top of a building downtown Toronto. The views are really something to behold.
The open roof patio makes a beautiful scene for drinks in the city.
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The Drake Hotel
1150 Queen St W
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The open roof patio makes a beautiful scene for drinks in the city.
A Vegas and Miami-inspired pool bar open during the days on the weekend. You're enchanted by the gorgeous Toronto skyline.
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Cabana Poolbar
11 Polson St
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A Vegas and Miami-inspired pool bar open during the days on the weekend. You're enchanted by the gorgeous Toronto skyline.
Upmarket brasserie with 150+ brands of beer, plus dancing & a Belgian menu of seasonal fare.
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Bier Markt
600 King St W
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Upmarket brasserie with 150+ brands of beer, plus dancing & a Belgian menu of seasonal fare.

Parks & Nature

This park is great because it has a Zoo within it! It's huge, absolutely gorgeous, and connects our side of town to Bloor W Village which is filled with Korean food.
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High Park
1873 Bloor St W
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This park is great because it has a Zoo within it! It's huge, absolutely gorgeous, and connects our side of town to Bloor W Village which is filled with Korean food.
It's hard to come across beaches in Toronto. Sunnyside is great for tanning and even a picnic in the sun with views of the whole city.
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Sunnyside Beach
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It's hard to come across beaches in Toronto. Sunnyside is great for tanning and even a picnic in the sun with views of the whole city.
Harbourfront is all along this stretch. Gorgeous way to check out the city! I recommend renting a bike and riding along.
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I-Centre ye-Harbourfront
235 Queens Quay W
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Harbourfront is all along this stretch. Gorgeous way to check out the city! I recommend renting a bike and riding along.
One of the busiest parks in Toronto!
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Trinity - Bellwoods
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One of the busiest parks in Toronto!

Sightseeing

This is one of the young hubs that is definitely worth seeing. There is a ton going on here!
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Liberty Village
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This is one of the young hubs that is definitely worth seeing. There is a ton going on here!
The Distillery District is located east of downtown, and has cafés, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage industrial style buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery.
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Distillery Historic District
55 Mill St
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The Distillery District is located east of downtown, and has cafés, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage industrial style buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery.
The last Sunday of every month and every weekend Kensington is FULL of people wandering through the street markets. It's really something you have to see!
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Kensington Market
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The last Sunday of every month and every weekend Kensington is FULL of people wandering through the street markets. It's really something you have to see!
Spacious market with 100+ vendors, bakers, butchers & artisans, with produce & antiques on weekends.
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Imarike ye-St. Lawrence
93 Front St E
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Spacious market with 100+ vendors, bakers, butchers & artisans, with produce & antiques on weekends.
This stretch of Spadina has any asian market, restaurant, and bakery you could ever want.
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Chinatown
292 Spadina Ave.
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This stretch of Spadina has any asian market, restaurant, and bakery you could ever want.

Entertainment & Activities

The Steam Whistle Brewery tour is great if you're looking for History and a couple drinks!
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Steam Whistle Brewing
255 Bremner Blvd
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The Steam Whistle Brewery tour is great if you're looking for History and a couple drinks!
It's a cool place to pet the rays and have sharks swim above.
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I-Aquarium ye-Ripley yase-Canada
288 Bremner Blvd
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It's a cool place to pet the rays and have sharks swim above.
Experience axe throwing in leagues, walk-ins and private events such as parties and team building.
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BATL - The Backyard Axe Throwing League
33 Villiers St
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Experience axe throwing in leagues, walk-ins and private events such as parties and team building.

Arts & Culture

Occasionally they host events on the first Thursday of the month or yoga class!
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Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St W
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Occasionally they host events on the first Thursday of the month or yoga class!
The Royal Ontario Museum is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America, the largest in Canada.
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I-Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Park
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The Royal Ontario Museum is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America, the largest in Canada.
Located downtown in the city's entertainment district, it is home to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.
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Roy Thomson Hall
60 Simcoe St
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Located downtown in the city's entertainment district, it is home to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.