Guidebook for Toronto
Food Scene
Open 24-hours and one of Toronto's oldest restaurants, this diner has a great vintage feel and a huge menu including all-day breakfast!
351 locals recommend
The Lakeview Restaurant
1132 Dundas Street WestOpen 24-hours and one of Toronto's oldest restaurants, this diner has a great vintage feel and a huge menu including all-day breakfast!
The coffee is delicious and they have lots of yummy treats. There's also a lovely area to sit outside under some shady trees.
91 locals recommend
i deal coffee
162 Ossington AveThe coffee is delicious and they have lots of yummy treats. There's also a lovely area to sit outside under some shady trees.
Oyster Boy
872 Queen St WDelicious oysters and great beer!
The Burger's Priest
463 Queen St WClassic American-style cheeseburgers, milkshakes and fries.
Pennies
127 Strachan AveGreat selection of craft beers and sliders on a sunny patio.
To-Ne Sushi
414 Queen St WGreat sushi!
Get some fish & chips to eat in Trinity Bellwoods park, right opposite.
22 locals recommend
Hooky's Fish and Chips
486 Queen St WGet some fish & chips to eat in Trinity Bellwoods park, right opposite.
Pizza Nova
1954 Danforth AveOur local pizzeria (takeout or delivery)
Pizzeria Libretto
221 Ossington AveThe best Neapolitan-style pizza in the city.
Chipotle Mexican Grill
123 Front St WGreat burritos!
Selected as one of The Huffington Post's Top new restaurants in Toronto. Great Filipino cuisine!
23 locals recommend
Lamesa Filipino Kitchen
634 St Clair Ave WSelected as one of The Huffington Post's Top new restaurants in Toronto. Great Filipino cuisine!
Le Gourmand
152 Spadina Ave.Good coffee, great chocolate chip cookies.
Jack Astor's Bar & Grill
144 Front St WCheap (for downtown) lunch/dinner and fast service.
Little Italy
Great restaurants and bars
Little Portugal
Where hip Ossington meets old Europe
Liberty Village
Hip neighbourhood with craft beer, restaurants and bars.
Ossington Avenue
Ossington AvenueHip neighbourhood with restaurants, bars and good coffee.
Parkdale
Quieter version of Queen West, with some unique bars and restaurants
The Junction
Hip neighbourhood with some good restaurants, bars and breweries
Bannock
401 Bay St.Canadian Fine Dining
Canoe
66 Wellington St WFine dining with a great view of the city
Fancy Franks Gourmet
453 Queen St WGourmet hot dog and poutine spot.
Vietnamese sandwich place with a range of fillings. Also does Kimchi fries! Good value, filling food.
147 locals recommend
Banh Mi Boys
392 Queen St WVietnamese sandwich place with a range of fillings. Also does Kimchi fries! Good value, filling food.
Niche Coffee & Tea
626 Queen St WGood Italian coffee and lunch/brunch.
RaviSoups
322 Adelaide St WGourmet soup in a cafe-like space.
Great Mexican food, including a very filling breakfast burrito!
26 locals recommend
Milagro Cantina - Queen West
783 Queen St WGreat Mexican food, including a very filling breakfast burrito!
El Gordo Fine Foods
214 Augusta AveCafe serving empanadas, churros, tacos and Mexican soft drinks.
Come And Get It
676 Queen Street WestSmall menu of Canadian-inspired dishes. Good value!
Quirky meat-based restaurant with home-made donuts. Serves brunch on weekends.
152 locals recommend
The Emerson Restaurant
1279 Bloor St WQuirky meat-based restaurant with home-made donuts. Serves brunch on weekends.
Great locally-sourced menu with many sharing plates. A little more expensive than average for the area, but worth it for special occasions.
22 locals recommend
Boralia
Great locally-sourced menu with many sharing plates. A little more expensive than average for the area, but worth it for special occasions.
Hip restauarnt that sources its menu from local Ontario farms. Also a good spot to stop for a drink.
128 locals recommend
Union
72 Ossington AveHip restauarnt that sources its menu from local Ontario farms. Also a good spot to stop for a drink.
Chefs who make all their pizzas from scratch, with fresh ingredients. Take the subway to Donlands station, order and eat next door at The Only Cafe - Toronto's finest craft beer spot.
Big House Pizza
962 Danforth AveChefs who make all their pizzas from scratch, with fresh ingredients. Take the subway to Donlands station, order and eat next door at The Only Cafe - Toronto's finest craft beer spot.
Mother's Dumplings
421 Spadina Ave.Famous dim sum!
Extensive sausage-themed menu and plenty of craft beers on tap. Good for groups, lunch and dinner.
13 locals recommend
Lou Dawgs on King
589 King Street WestExtensive sausage-themed menu and plenty of craft beers on tap. Good for groups, lunch and dinner.
Jewish-Canadian deli meals, including family-style dinners and brunch. good comfort food; street side patio in the summer.
20 locals recommend
Caplansky's Delicatessen
Jewish-Canadian deli meals, including family-style dinners and brunch. good comfort food; street side patio in the summer.
Sightseeing
This huge downtown park has lots of trees, paths, benches, and places to play. There are often markets or people playing music.
743 locals recommend
Trinity Bellwoods Park
790 Queen St WThis huge downtown park has lots of trees, paths, benches, and places to play. There are often markets or people playing music.
Fort York National Historic Site
250 Fort York BlvdHistoric military camp and citadel.
The Beaches
Take a streetcar out to the Beach for the day.
Toronto's bohemian heart has some great bars, shops, and cafes.
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
Toronto's bohemian heart has some great bars, shops, and cafes.
Canada's hockey hub - the Stanley Cup lives here most of the time!
466 locals recommend
Hockey Hall of Fame
30 Yonge StCanada's hockey hub - the Stanley Cup lives here most of the time!
Toronto's take on Time Square. Restaurants, stores, and entertainment nearby.
399 locals recommend
Yonge-Dundas Square
1 Dundas St EToronto's take on Time Square. Restaurants, stores, and entertainment nearby.
Centre Island
Car-free island in Lake Ontario, accessible by ferry.
Niagara Falls
Spectacular waterfall, plus museums, waxworks and casinos
Bay Street
Bay StreetHome of Canada's stock market and a popular Hollywood filming location.
Ryerson University
350 Victoria StLarge university north of downtown
Queen's Park
Home of the Ontario government
High Park
1873 Bloor St WBeautiful park and woodlands
Nathan Phillips Square
100 Queen St WCity Hall, concert venue, skating in winter
Cherry Beach Off Leash Dog Park
1 Cherry StClosest beach to downtown
Koreatown
Korean cultural hub
Aga Khan Museum
77 Wynford DrToronto's newest museum!
Stanley Park
890 King St WQuiet park with shade, baseball diamond, and kids playpark
Museums, bars, restaurants and parks, plus access to Toronto Island via ferry.
52 locals recommend
Harbourfront Centre
Museums, bars, restaurants and parks, plus access to Toronto Island via ferry.
Harbourfront
283 Queens Quay WRent a canoe/kayak and paddle Lake Ontario. Great views of the city!
Canada's first national Park within the city limits.
16 locals recommend
Rouge Valley Conservation Centre
1749 Meadowvale RdCanada's first national Park within the city limits.
Textile Museum of Canada
55 Centre AveHistorical and contemporary displays.
Drinks & Nightlife
This local brewery has a great selection of beer, a huge outdoor patio, and a great snack menu. Best of all, there's also a bottle shop so you can take some home!
373 locals recommend
Bellwoods Brewery
124 Ossington AveThis local brewery has a great selection of beer, a huge outdoor patio, and a great snack menu. Best of all, there's also a bottle shop so you can take some home!
This bar has great live music - check to see which shows are on when you're in town. They also do a great bluegrass brunch on Saturdays and Sundays with live music and unlimited brunch food!
351 locals recommend
The Lakeview Restaurant
1132 Dundas Street WestThis bar has great live music - check to see which shows are on when you're in town. They also do a great bluegrass brunch on Saturdays and Sundays with live music and unlimited brunch food!
Get Well
1181 Dundas Street WestCraft beer brewpub with free-to-play retro arcade games!
The Garrison
1197 Dundas St WLocal craft beer and live bands
The Painted Lady
218 Ossington AveLocal bar with nightly burlesque performances
Horseshoe Tavern
370 Queen St WThe legendary live music venue and bar.
Bar Hop
391 King St WLively spot with a huge range of craft beers
Cadillac Lounge
1296 Queen St WHuge space with live music, cheap beers.
Quiet pub which serves craft beers and has a small, leafy back patio.
24 locals recommend
The Done Right Inn
861 Queen St WQuiet pub which serves craft beers and has a small, leafy back patio.
Rush Lane
Rush LaneQueen West cocktail bar and lounge. Serves a pretty good Manhattan.
One of Toronto's oldest pubs. Good, simple Canadian bar experience, with big-screen TV's and patio.
65 locals recommend
Wheat Sheaf Tavern
667 King St WOne of Toronto's oldest pubs. Good, simple Canadian bar experience, with big-screen TV's and patio.
Often imitated, never duplicated; this is Toronto's true dive bar! Cheap beers & Tex-Mex inspired food; homemade desserts &famous nacho plates. A little loud in the evenings, a little grimy always.
131 locals recommend
Sneaky Dee's
431 College StOften imitated, never duplicated; this is Toronto's true dive bar! Cheap beers & Tex-Mex inspired food; homemade desserts &famous nacho plates. A little loud in the evenings, a little grimy always.
Shopping
The line up for this ice cream sandwich bar is always huge, but it's well worth it! The selection and flavours are amazing!
171 locals recommend
Bang Bang Ice Cream & Bakery
93A Ossington AveThe line up for this ice cream sandwich bar is always huge, but it's well worth it! The selection and flavours are amazing!
This store, located right next to Bang Bang Ice Cream, has great Canadian merchandise - it's an excellent place to shop for local gifts!
7 locals recommend
Crywolf
This store, located right next to Bang Bang Ice Cream, has great Canadian merchandise - it's an excellent place to shop for local gifts!
This store has all the pharmacy/toiletry/food essentials you might need and is a two minute walk away. It's open until 10 every night except Sundays!
154 locals recommend
Shoppers Drug Mart
620 Keele StThis store has all the pharmacy/toiletry/food essentials you might need and is a two minute walk away. It's open until 10 every night except Sundays!
Amazing selection of vinyl, knowledgable staff, and concert ticket sales.
14 locals recommend
Rotate This
186 Ossington AveAmazing selection of vinyl, knowledgable staff, and concert ticket sales.
Yorkville
Shopping and restaurants
The PATH - City Hall
The PATH - City HallUnderground shopping centre
Queen Street West
Queen Street WestVoted #3 coolest neighbourhood in the world!
Independent music store with a huge selection of genres. Also sells show tickets for less than Ticketmaster does!
10 locals recommend
Soundscapes
572 College StIndependent music store with a huge selection of genres. Also sells show tickets for less than Ticketmaster does!
Everything Else
Esso
150 Dupont StOur local gas station and Tim Hortons combined.
Coca-Cola Coliseum
45 Manitoba DrCheap hockey games from October to May
Rogers Centre
1 Blue Jays WaySee the Blue Jays baseball team!
Chinatown
292 Spadina Ave.Restaurants, culture, and markets.
Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market
241-257 Shaw StWeekly farmers market.
Get a free trial membership at any Goodlife Gym while you're in Toronto. Some have pools, squash courts, and saunas; some are open 24/7.
17 locals recommend
GoodLife Fitness Toronto Richmond and Bathurst
555 Richmond St WGet a free trial membership at any Goodlife Gym while you're in Toronto. Some have pools, squash courts, and saunas; some are open 24/7.
803 Richmond St W
803 Richmond Street WestCity of Toronto parking lot. Zipcars and Car2Go available for pickup.
Union Station
55 Front St WRail and bus transit hub
Mount Sinai Hospital
600 University AveTeaching hospital
222 Bremner Blvd
Huge exhibition hall
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview AveTeaching hospital
Bridgepoint Active Healthcare
1 Bridgepoint DrCancer care and research hospital
Toronto Pearson International Airport
6301 Silver Dart DrToronto's international airport
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
2 Eireann QuayToronto's downtown airport
Exhibition Station GO Rail
This is the nearest GO Transit station to our place.
This is the nearest non-emergency walk-in clinic
14 locals recommend
GSH Medical- Liberty Village & Pharmacy
901 King St WThis is the nearest non-emergency walk-in clinic
St. Michael's Hospital
36 Queen St EThis is the nearest hospital with an Emergency Room.
Ossington Station
Nearest Toronto Transit subway station
Pearl Harbor Gift Shop
24 Kensington AveBlogTO's 2015 pick for best Tattoo Artist shop in Toronto.
Laundry Concierge
47 Charles St WDry cleaning with drop-off lockers, pick-up and delivery by arrangement.
Toronto Police Service 52 Division
255 Dundas St WNearest Police Station
Essentials
Independent City Market
1022 King St WClosest spot for groceries; open until 10pm
Full-service butcher which also sells cheese, cured meats, and other items.
18 locals recommend
The Healthy Butcher
565 Queen St WFull-service butcher which also sells cheese, cured meats, and other items.
Blackbird Baking Co.
172 Baldwin StSmall bakery with great breads.
Huge covered market selling local meat, vegetables and seafood.
1398 locals recommend
St. Lawrence Market
93 Front St EHuge covered market selling local meat, vegetables and seafood.
Arts & Culture
Roy Thomson Hall
60 Simcoe StGreat classical music venue
Historic Toronto concert venue which has hosted, Rush, Neil Young and many others.
122 locals recommend
Massey Hall
178 Victoria StHistoric Toronto concert venue which has hosted, Rush, Neil Young and many others.
Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club Toronto
224 Richmond St WReally good comedy club.
The Second City Toronto
110 Mercer StStand-up and comedy show performances.
Air Canada Centre station
40 Bay St.Home of the Toronto Maple Leafs!
Graffiti Alley
Graffiti AlleyBeautiful spray-painted murals just off Queen Street West.
Downtown multiplex theatre with comfortable seats, bar, and city views.
358 locals recommend
Scotiabank Theatre
259 Richmond St WDowntown multiplex theatre with comfortable seats, bar, and city views.
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St WGreat permanent displays and regular exhibitions.
Full size T-Rex skeleton, Batcave, and much more history and culture!
2332 locals recommend
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens ParkFull size T-Rex skeleton, Batcave, and much more history and culture!
Bata Shoe Museum
327 Bloor St WIf you like shoes, you'll like this....
Canadian Opera Company
145 Queen St WHome of the Canadian Opera Company
Exhibition halls and home to The Ex summer festival.
188 locals recommend
Canadian National Exhibition
210 Princes' BlvdExhibition halls and home to The Ex summer festival.
Home of the Queens Plate and many other horse racing activities
26 locals recommend
Woodbine Racetrack
555 Rexdale BlvdHome of the Queens Plate and many other horse racing activities
Budweiser Stage
909 Lake Shore Blvd WOpen air concert venue
Great music and theatre venue
133 locals recommend
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (soon to be Meridian Hall)
1 Front St EGreat music and theatre venue
Ed Mirvish Theatre
244 Victoria StHistoric Toronto theatre
Princess of Wales Theatre
300 King St WBroadway and other theatre shows
CN Tower
290 Bremner BlvdBest view in the city, plus a revolving restaurant.
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
288 Bremner BlvdBrand new, huge aquarium full of exotic fish.
Toronto Zoo
2000 Meadowvale RdGiant pandas and other animals
BMO Field
170 Princes' BlvdHome of Toronto FC soccer club, and soon the Toronto Argonauts CFL.
University of Toronto
27 King's College CirToronto's largest University
Toronto Botanical Garden
777 Lawrence Ave ETropical plants.
Mattamy Athletic Centre
50 Carlton StOriginal home of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Canada's Wonderland Stop # 4288
1 Canada's Wonderland DriveHuge theme park
Roundhouse Park
255 Bremner BlvdHome of Steamwhistle brewing - free beer and guided tours!
Great Lakes Brewery
30 Queen Elizabeth BlvdAward winning brewery
Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games
25 Dockside DriveHome of the Toronto 2015 games
OCAD University
100 McCaul StSchool of art and gallery
TIFF
350 King St WCanada's most prestigious film festival
Hot Docs
111 Spadina Ave.Arthouse and documentary film festival
Downsview Park
70 Canuck AveRoller derby and other events, including Pan Am.
Former brickworks converted to Farmer's market and event space
275 locals recommend
Evergreen Brick Works
550 Bayview AveFormer brickworks converted to Farmer's market and event space
Entertainment District
The PATH - SkywalkToronto's club district
Toronto Raptors Basketball Club
50 Bay St.Let's Go Raptors!
Aviva Centre
1 Shoreham DrHome of Toronto's Rogers Cup Tennis tournament.
Ontario Science Centre
770 Don Mills Rd.Hands-on science and technology experience.