Hamdan’s guidebook
Entertainment
Chain of indoor trampoline parks featuring freestyle bouncing, dodgeball, fitness programs and more.
21 locals recommend
Sky Zone Trampoline Park
3636 Hawkestone RdChain of indoor trampoline parks featuring freestyle bouncing, dodgeball, fitness programs and more.
Modern multiplex cinema chain screening the latest Hollywood films, plus new independent releases.
58 locals recommend
Cineplex Cinemas Mississauga
309 Rathburn Rd WModern multiplex cinema chain screening the latest Hollywood films, plus new independent releases.
Huge complex with 200+ video games, rides & simulators, plus mini-golf, go-karts & more outdoors.
63 locals recommend
Playdium Amusement Centre
99 Rathburn Rd WHuge complex with 200+ video games, rides & simulators, plus mini-golf, go-karts & more outdoors.
Necessities
Eco-minded chain with natural & organic grocery items, housewares & other products (most sell wine).
204 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
1860 Bayview AveEco-minded chain with natural & organic grocery items, housewares & other products (most sell wine).
Shopping
It is the largest shopping centre in Ontario and the second largest shopping centre in Canada.
395 locals recommend
Square One Shopping Centre
100 City Centre DrIt is the largest shopping centre in Ontario and the second largest shopping centre in Canada.
Fitness
Large fitness facility that you can often get a free pass for first time visitors.
12 locals recommend
Mississauga YMCA
325 Burnhamthorpe Rd WLarge fitness facility that you can often get a free pass for first time visitors.
Lakeview Golf Course has been open since 1907 and is one of the finest courses in Ontario. It features an 18-hole championship course that has twice hosted the Canada Open.
Lakeview Golf Course
1190 Dixie RdLakeview Golf Course has been open since 1907 and is one of the finest courses in Ontario. It features an 18-hole championship course that has twice hosted the Canada Open.
Parks & Nature
One of Mississauga’s most iconic outdoor destinations, Erindale Park is actually the city’s largest (89.88 hectares) park and one very commonly used for group picnics, hiking, jogging, cycling, cross-country skiing, bird watching and wedding photography. The park, located on Dundas, offers vast kilometres of trails along the Credit River, a playground for children and a ton of forested areas.
41 locals recommend
Erindale Park
Erindale ParkOne of Mississauga’s most iconic outdoor destinations, Erindale Park is actually the city’s largest (89.88 hectares) park and one very commonly used for group picnics, hiking, jogging, cycling, cross-country skiing, bird watching and wedding photography. The park, located on Dundas, offers vast kilometres of trails along the Credit River, a playground for children and a ton of forested areas.
This conservation area, located on Old Derry Road, offers visitors sheltered areas, picnic spaces, fishing, barbecues and nature trails. If you’re interested in hiking and sightseeing, you can access the Glassford Trail, the Credit River, cultural heritage sites and birdwatching hotspots.
20 locals recommend
Meadowvale Conservation Area
1081 Old Derry RdThis conservation area, located on Old Derry Road, offers visitors sheltered areas, picnic spaces, fishing, barbecues and nature trails. If you’re interested in hiking and sightseeing, you can access the Glassford Trail, the Credit River, cultural heritage sites and birdwatching hotspots.
Jack Darling Memorial Park is a sprawling waterfront park with bona fide beaches that can accommodate up to 1,000 people. The spacious outdoor region also offers picnic areas, barbecues, a playground, washrooms, a spray pad, two tennis courts, a toboggan hill and a leash-free zone.
47 locals recommend
Jack Darling Memorial Park
1180 Lakeshore Rd WJack Darling Memorial Park is a sprawling waterfront park with bona fide beaches that can accommodate up to 1,000 people. The spacious outdoor region also offers picnic areas, barbecues, a playground, washrooms, a spray pad, two tennis courts, a toboggan hill and a leash-free zone.
Food scene
Whether you’re an expat or a newbie to the wonders of a steaming bowl of laksa lemak, Lion City offers one of the best in the city, served amidst a flurry of batik prints and historic maps.
Lion City Restaurant
1177 Central Pkwy WWhether you’re an expat or a newbie to the wonders of a steaming bowl of laksa lemak, Lion City offers one of the best in the city, served amidst a flurry of batik prints and historic maps.
A cheerful European-style cafe and local favorite for 25 years, Apricot Tree has grown from a small store into a thriving business after buying out a neighboring Starbucks.
The Apricot Tree Cafe
1900 Dundas St WA cheerful European-style cafe and local favorite for 25 years, Apricot Tree has grown from a small store into a thriving business after buying out a neighboring Starbucks.
Warm service and a room full of regulars give this long-standing landmark the breezy feel of a Mediterranean taverna with Port Credit’s bustling waterfront scene outside its doors.
18 locals recommend
Colossus Greek Taverna
221 Lakeshore Rd EWarm service and a room full of regulars give this long-standing landmark the breezy feel of a Mediterranean taverna with Port Credit’s bustling waterfront scene outside its doors.
The joint is as tiny as the pizzas are large—only a few seats are up for grabs in this deep-dish pizza place smack in the middle of a strip mall. Call to check opening hours because the doors close as soon as the dough runs out.
Mickey's Pizza
1900 Lakeshore Rd WThe joint is as tiny as the pizzas are large—only a few seats are up for grabs in this deep-dish pizza place smack in the middle of a strip mall. Call to check opening hours because the doors close as soon as the dough runs out.
Chef/owner Massimo Capra—a fixture on both the local restaurant scene and national television as a judge on Food Network’s Chopped Canada—returned to his Mississauga roots in 2017, opening an upscale Italian restaurant that’s as quirky as his extravagantly pointed moustache.
8 locals recommend
Capra's Kitchen
1834 Lakeshore Rd WChef/owner Massimo Capra—a fixture on both the local restaurant scene and national television as a judge on Food Network’s Chopped Canada—returned to his Mississauga roots in 2017, opening an upscale Italian restaurant that’s as quirky as his extravagantly pointed moustache.
The setting is more factory than fine dining, but with a couple of Mississauga’s best samosas in front of you, that won’t matter.
A-One Catering
7875 Tranmere DrThe setting is more factory than fine dining, but with a couple of Mississauga’s best samosas in front of you, that won’t matter.
Sightseeing
The Adamson Estate is actually located in Port Credit. It was built as a private home and farmland in 1809, but today it is open to the public.The main building on the estate is a lovely Flemish architecture house. There is also an ancient barn onsite. A great feature of the property are its eastern white pine trees, which have been on the estate since it was built.
Adamson Estate
850 Enola AveThe Adamson Estate is actually located in Port Credit. It was built as a private home and farmland in 1809, but today it is open to the public.The main building on the estate is a lovely Flemish architecture house. There is also an ancient barn onsite. A great feature of the property are its eastern white pine trees, which have been on the estate since it was built.