Guidebook for Toronto
Food Scene
Asada Mexican Grill
809 St Clair Ave WGreat Baja-Mexican tacos and burritos!
A great brunch spot with live jazz for Sunday Brunch - great food and a great atmosphere!
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DeSotos Eatery
1079 St Clair Ave WA great brunch spot with live jazz for Sunday Brunch - great food and a great atmosphere!
Authentic Colombian! If you're REALLY hungry, you can try the Bandeja Paisa, a breakfast plate of eggs, chorizo, pork loin, avocado, rice, beans, CHICHARRON and plantain.
Mi Tierra Restaurant
828 St Clair Ave WAuthentic Colombian! If you're REALLY hungry, you can try the Bandeja Paisa, a breakfast plate of eggs, chorizo, pork loin, avocado, rice, beans, CHICHARRON and plantain.
Emma's Country Kitchen
810 St Clair Ave WKnown for their biscuits!
Krave Coffee
781 St Clair Ave WConsistently rated one of the best smokehouses in Canada.
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Stock Yards Village
1980 St Clair Ave WConsistently rated one of the best smokehouses in Canada.
The best Indian food I've had outside of India! It's all great, but the Stuffed Paneer is incredible!
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Pukka
778 St Clair Ave WThe best Indian food I've had outside of India! It's all great, but the Stuffed Paneer is incredible!
Fantastic coffee shop with on-site roasting and an Ethiopian owner with a deep passion for coffee! I recommend the pour-over!
Mofer coffee
1040 St Clair Ave WFantastic coffee shop with on-site roasting and an Ethiopian owner with a deep passion for coffee! I recommend the pour-over!
A little gelato pop-up with some fun and funky handmade flavours, as well as more traditional treats.
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Bar Ape Gelato
283 Rushton RdA little gelato pop-up with some fun and funky handmade flavours, as well as more traditional treats.
Drinks & Nightlife
Hands down my favourite beer in Toronto - they have a great patio on trendy Ossington Ave. - all the beer is fantastic, the food is great and they also have a bottle shop to take something you like home!
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Bellwoods Brewery
124 Ossington AveHands down my favourite beer in Toronto - they have a great patio on trendy Ossington Ave. - all the beer is fantastic, the food is great and they also have a bottle shop to take something you like home!
Open mic nights, live music, trivia - there's always something going on at Dave's. They also have a terrific craft beer selection.
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Dave's... On St. Clair
730 St Clair Ave WOpen mic nights, live music, trivia - there's always something going on at Dave's. They also have a terrific craft beer selection.
A classic dive bar with good beer and the bartender spins vinyl from their personal collections - a great spot for an intimate drink or a cold beer with a pal (and the food is not bad either!
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The Gem Bar & Grill
1159 Davenport RdA classic dive bar with good beer and the bartender spins vinyl from their personal collections - a great spot for an intimate drink or a cold beer with a pal (and the food is not bad either!
Kay Pacha
744 St Clair Ave WGreat spot for cocktails and ceviche!
Sightseeing
The coolest, hippest little enclave in the city with a multitude of neat shops and restaurants, cafes and bars.
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Kensington Market
The coolest, hippest little enclave in the city with a multitude of neat shops and restaurants, cafes and bars.
Parks & Nature
Trinity Bellwoods is a great spot to hang out on a sunny day - Toronto's unofficial largest patio, people casually have afternoon drinks (Bellwoods Brewery is park-adjacent) and soak up the rays on the grass.
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Trinity Bellwoods Park
790 Queen St WTrinity Bellwoods is a great spot to hang out on a sunny day - Toronto's unofficial largest patio, people casually have afternoon drinks (Bellwoods Brewery is park-adjacent) and soak up the rays on the grass.
Shopping
Saturday's there's a large Farmer's market at this decomissioned TTC railyard.
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Wychwood Barns Park
76 Wychwood AveSaturday's there's a large Farmer's market at this decomissioned TTC railyard.
Essentials
A Full service grocery store with everything you could need - now selling beer and wine, and with an LCBO attached.
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Loblaws
585 Queen St WA Full service grocery store with everything you could need - now selling beer and wine, and with an LCBO attached.
Cheap and close, this is a grocery store that lives up to its name....
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Luciano's No Frills
243 Alberta AveCheap and close, this is a grocery store that lives up to its name....
Close-by spot for either traditional DIY laundry in a bright and clean laundromat, or affordable Wash and Fold services, typically with same-day turnaround time.
Yummi Café Laundromat
956 St Clair Ave WClose-by spot for either traditional DIY laundry in a bright and clean laundromat, or affordable Wash and Fold services, typically with same-day turnaround time.
Getting Around
St Clair West Station
370 St Clair Ave WThe closest subway station.