Guidebook for Toronto

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Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

Voted best restaurant in Canada multiple times. Amazing multi-hour, multi-course food experience.
51 locals recommend
Edulis Restaurant
169 Niagara St
51 locals recommend
Voted best restaurant in Canada multiple times. Amazing multi-hour, multi-course food experience.
Chain pub but solid food and nice patio.
25 locals recommend
Foggy Dew Irish Pub
803 King St W
25 locals recommend
Chain pub but solid food and nice patio.
Good Thai, and two steps away.
8 locals recommend
Anchan Thai Kitchen
934 King St W
8 locals recommend
Good Thai, and two steps away.
This is the weirdest little greasy spoon in Toronto: it's a true diner in a variety store. The owners are super nice and if you're down with dive breakfasts, this is the place.
12 locals recommend
UFO Restaurant
241 Niagara St
12 locals recommend
This is the weirdest little greasy spoon in Toronto: it's a true diner in a variety store. The owners are super nice and if you're down with dive breakfasts, this is the place.
Great family-owned coffee shop. Nothing to look at but really good simple food too.
7 locals recommend
Wagamama Pastries & Cafe
766 King St W
7 locals recommend
Great family-owned coffee shop. Nothing to look at but really good simple food too.
Local, nose-to-tail, eat-the-weird-bits goodness. Chef is friends with Anthony Bourdain, and space used to be Susur Lee's years ago.
152 locals recommend
The Emerson Restaurant
1279 Bloor St W
152 locals recommend
Local, nose-to-tail, eat-the-weird-bits goodness. Chef is friends with Anthony Bourdain, and space used to be Susur Lee's years ago.
Spectacular bakery - the macaroons are amazing and the space is really pretty.
183 locals recommend
Nadège Patisserie
780 Queen St W
183 locals recommend
Spectacular bakery - the macaroons are amazing and the space is really pretty.
Another great coffee joint - plus Greg's Ice Cream.
80 locals recommend
White Squirrel Coffee Shop
907 Queen St W
80 locals recommend
Another great coffee joint - plus Greg's Ice Cream.
The original Terroni - some of the best simple Italian you'll ever eat. Get the hot peppers - they're amazing and you can take some home.
445 locals recommend
Terroni
720 Queen St W
445 locals recommend
The original Terroni - some of the best simple Italian you'll ever eat. Get the hot peppers - they're amazing and you can take some home.
Great Hakka Chinese food - Chinese cooking, Indian spices. Right in the middle of Chinatown which is worth a visit.
Canton Chilli
418 Spadina Ave.
Great Hakka Chinese food - Chinese cooking, Indian spices. Right in the middle of Chinatown which is worth a visit.
Really amazing Persian food.
16 locals recommend
Banu
777 Queen St W
16 locals recommend
Really amazing Persian food.
The best burger you will ever eat.
154 locals recommend
The Burger's Priest
463 Queen St W
154 locals recommend
The best burger you will ever eat.
Great, great sandwich.
53 locals recommend
Porchetta & Co
825 Dundas St W
53 locals recommend
Great, great sandwich.
Best spring rolls in the city.
9 locals recommend
Pho Xe Lua
254 Spadina Ave.
9 locals recommend
Best spring rolls in the city.
24 hour diner. Expensive but good option at 3am.
105 locals recommend
Thompson Diner
550 Wellington St W
105 locals recommend
24 hour diner. Expensive but good option at 3am.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great little neighbourhood watering hole - good brunch / lunch. Erin (the owner) is great to talk to as well.
47 locals recommend
Old York Bar & Grill
167 Niagara St
47 locals recommend
Great little neighbourhood watering hole - good brunch / lunch. Erin (the owner) is great to talk to as well.
My local. They're cash-only, they give you takeout menus when you 'order' food, and the patio is ramshackle and so really pretty on a warm summer night. Plus you can bring your dog (don't tell anyone)
24 locals recommend
The Done Right Inn
861 Queen St W
24 locals recommend
My local. They're cash-only, they give you takeout menus when you 'order' food, and the patio is ramshackle and so really pretty on a warm summer night. Plus you can bring your dog (don't tell anyone)
Great bar, amazing rooftop pool.
129 locals recommend
Thompson Toronto
550 Wellington St W
129 locals recommend
Great bar, amazing rooftop pool.
The skybor is a great place to grab a drink and enjoy the city. In the heart of Queen West.
538 locals recommend
The Drake Hotel
1150 Queen St W
538 locals recommend
The skybor is a great place to grab a drink and enjoy the city. In the heart of Queen West.
Really great indie hotel and bar.
194 locals recommend
Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St W
194 locals recommend
Really great indie hotel and bar.
Make their own beer, so good.
373 locals recommend
Bellwoods Brewery
124 Ossington Ave
373 locals recommend
Make their own beer, so good.

Shopping

Excellent indie bookstore.
44 locals recommend
Type Books
883 Queen St W
44 locals recommend
Excellent indie bookstore.
Drug store with a bit of groceries. Good for quick grabs.
154 locals recommend
Shoppers Drug Mart
620 Keele St
154 locals recommend
Drug store with a bit of groceries. Good for quick grabs.
Great menswear store.
11 locals recommend
Gotstyle
21 Trinity St
11 locals recommend
Great menswear store.
Another great random place in Toronto. All your cooking needs in one place! Also in the middle of Chinatown.
Tap Phong Trading
360 Spadina Ave.
Another great random place in Toronto. All your cooking needs in one place! Also in the middle of Chinatown.
Everything here. Robots? Check! TTC tokens? Check! Random whatever? Check!
B & J Trading
376 Spadina Ave.
Everything here. Robots? Check! TTC tokens? Check! Random whatever? Check!
Random bric-a-brac and cards.
8 locals recommend
Valhalla Cards And Gifts Inc
791 Queen St W
8 locals recommend
Random bric-a-brac and cards.

Sightseeing

If you're around in September, the CNE is Canada's great Fall Fair. There's usually some odd event going on at the convention centre as well.
188 locals recommend
Canadian National Exhibition
210 Princes' Blvd
188 locals recommend
If you're around in September, the CNE is Canada's great Fall Fair. There's usually some odd event going on at the convention centre as well.
Historic area with great old buildings, restaurants, and events.
1704 locals recommend
Distillery Historic District
55 Mill St
1704 locals recommend
Historic area with great old buildings, restaurants, and events.
Great waterfront area - amazing art gallery (PowerPlant), restaurants, little beach.
512 locals recommend
Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay W
512 locals recommend
Great waterfront area - amazing art gallery (PowerPlant), restaurants, little beach.
Get on the ferry at Harborfront and go check out the island. Great bike ride - if you need bikes you can rent from one of the local pickups.
1035 locals recommend
Toronto Islands
1035 locals recommend
Get on the ferry at Harborfront and go check out the island. Great bike ride - if you need bikes you can rent from one of the local pickups.
Historical fort, fun tourist spot. Great visitor's centre.
54 locals recommend
Fort York
54 locals recommend
Historical fort, fun tourist spot. Great visitor's centre.
The big touristy Toronto stop - actually kind of cool.
3509 locals recommend
CN Tower
290 Bremner Blvd
3509 locals recommend
The big touristy Toronto stop - actually kind of cool.
Really great aquarium. The jellyfish are pretty.
2071 locals recommend
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
288 Bremner Blvd
2071 locals recommend
Really great aquarium. The jellyfish are pretty.
One of Toronto's most eclectic and interesting neighbourhoods. Hippie and fun. Last Sunday of the month is pedestrian day, no cars.
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
1698 locals recommend
One of Toronto's most eclectic and interesting neighbourhoods. Hippie and fun. Last Sunday of the month is pedestrian day, no cars.
Fun neighbourhood with lots going on.
296 locals recommend
Little Italy
296 locals recommend
Fun neighbourhood with lots going on.
Another charming city neighbourhood.
135 locals recommend
Roncesvalles Village
147 Roncesvalles Ave
135 locals recommend
Another charming city neighbourhood.

Everything Else

Hot yoga.
34 locals recommend
SAANA Yoga King West
577 Wellington St W
34 locals recommend
Hot yoga.
Yoga.
6 locals recommend
Mula Yoga
80 Mitchell Ave
6 locals recommend
Yoga.
Pilates
Core Studio Pilates
553 Queen St W
Pilates
Local walk-in clinic.
14 locals recommend
GSH Medical- Liberty Village & Pharmacy
901 King St W
14 locals recommend
Local walk-in clinic.
Rent bikes and cruise around the city for a day.
40 locals recommend
Bixi Rental Station
40 locals recommend
Rent bikes and cruise around the city for a day.
Local GO Transit station. Regional train service.
47 locals recommend
Exhibition Station GO Rail
47 locals recommend
Local GO Transit station. Regional train service.
Local streetcar stop if you're heading downtown for a Jays / Leafs game, to the CN Tower etc.
12 locals recommend
Second Cup
905 King St W
12 locals recommend
Local streetcar stop if you're heading downtown for a Jays / Leafs game, to the CN Tower etc.
Reasonable liquor store.
957 locals recommend
LCBO
49 Spadina Ave.
957 locals recommend
Reasonable liquor store.
Small wine and cider store. Local products. Open late.
139 locals recommend
Wine Rack
746 King St W
139 locals recommend
Small wine and cider store. Local products. Open late.
Buy beer.
127 locals recommend
Beer Store
1200 Dundas St W
127 locals recommend
Buy beer.

Essentials

Big grocery store about 5 mins away.
1112 locals recommend
Loblaws
585 Queen St W
1112 locals recommend
Big grocery store about 5 mins away.
Good little grocery store, two blocks away.
1022 King St W
1022 King Street West
Good little grocery store, two blocks away.

Arts & Culture

Hockey and other events. Suffer through a Leafs game and the mass delusion.
600 locals recommend
Scotiabank Arena
40 Bay St.
600 locals recommend
Hockey and other events. Suffer through a Leafs game and the mass delusion.
Toronto FC home location. Good soccer / beer / summer outdoors.
240 locals recommend
BMO Field
170 Princes' Blvd
240 locals recommend
Toronto FC home location. Good soccer / beer / summer outdoors.
Local brewery in an old train warehouse. At the foot of the CN Tower. Go for a tour.
334 locals recommend
Steam Whistle Brewing
255 Bremner Blvd
334 locals recommend
Local brewery in an old train warehouse. At the foot of the CN Tower. Go for a tour.