Guidebook for Toronto

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Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

Great pastries! Recommend to arrive before 10am before things start to run out
24 locals recommend
Clafouti
915 Queen Street West
24 locals recommend
Great pastries! Recommend to arrive before 10am before things start to run out
Best french pastry in the city. Croissants to die for. Freshly baked pastries all through the day. Opens at 8am.
183 locals recommend
Nadège Patisserie
780 Queen St W
183 locals recommend
Best french pastry in the city. Croissants to die for. Freshly baked pastries all through the day. Opens at 8am.
Fun, hip Italian restaurant. Great patio. Great vegetable selections too.
395 locals recommend
Gusto 101
101 Portland St
395 locals recommend
Fun, hip Italian restaurant. Great patio. Great vegetable selections too.
Great bread. Amazing selection for vegetarians.
60 locals recommend
Woodlot
293 Palmerston Ave
60 locals recommend
Great bread. Amazing selection for vegetarians.
One of our favourite brunch spots. Very busy. Tight space. Fun.
112 locals recommend
Saving Grace
907 Dundas St W
112 locals recommend
One of our favourite brunch spots. Very busy. Tight space. Fun.
Great coffee!
188 locals recommend
Dark Horse Espresso Bar
215 Spadina Ave.
188 locals recommend
Great coffee!
One of the best Italian restaurants in the city. Great interior design, hip, new and exciting Italian food.
153 locals recommend
Buca
604 King St W
153 locals recommend
One of the best Italian restaurants in the city. Great interior design, hip, new and exciting Italian food.
Best spot to grab a coffee or lemonade around the park.
80 locals recommend
White Squirrel Coffee Shop
907 Queen St W
80 locals recommend
Best spot to grab a coffee or lemonade around the park.
A popular burger place in the city! Fresh ground beef, soft bun, simple toppings, griddled to perfection.
463 Queen St W
463 Queen Street West
A popular burger place in the city! Fresh ground beef, soft bun, simple toppings, griddled to perfection.
Vietnamese sub sandwiches (including the five-spice pork belly banh mi, one of the city’s top 20 sammies), steamed baos and tacos. Delicious sandwich under $5.
147 locals recommend
Banh Mi Boys
392 Queen St W
147 locals recommend
Vietnamese sub sandwiches (including the five-spice pork belly banh mi, one of the city’s top 20 sammies), steamed baos and tacos. Delicious sandwich under $5.
Italian bakery features top quality Italian pastries. Their amaretti (almond cookies) are our favourite.
78 locals recommend
Forno Cultura
609 King St W
78 locals recommend
Italian bakery features top quality Italian pastries. Their amaretti (almond cookies) are our favourite.
A classic in the neighbourhood. Great Italian food that is family friendly too. Best back patio in the city. Their bakery, Sud Forno, just a few stores east, has amazing gelato.
445 locals recommend
Terroni
720 Queen St W
445 locals recommend
A classic in the neighbourhood. Great Italian food that is family friendly too. Best back patio in the city. Their bakery, Sud Forno, just a few stores east, has amazing gelato.
A destination! Many travel far to come here for their coffee. They have another location in Kensington Market that has a great patio too.
267 locals recommend
Jimmy's Coffee
107 Portland St
267 locals recommend
A destination! Many travel far to come here for their coffee. They have another location in Kensington Market that has a great patio too.
Spanish tapas and beautiful decor. Kid friendly too. Our favourite brunch spot.
204 locals recommend
King Street West
King Street West
204 locals recommend
Spanish tapas and beautiful decor. Kid friendly too. Our favourite brunch spot.
Great gelato and chocolates. Simple as that.
104 locals recommend
Soma Chocolate Maker
32 Tank House Lane
104 locals recommend
Great gelato and chocolates. Simple as that.
Best pizza in the city and best takeout place for us. Call ahead to order and pizza will be ready in 10 minutes. Just a few minutes walk away. Try the pizza with prosciutto and fresh arugula.
Lo Zingaro Ristorante Pizzeria
Best pizza in the city and best takeout place for us. Call ahead to order and pizza will be ready in 10 minutes. Just a few minutes walk away. Try the pizza with prosciutto and fresh arugula.
Another great pizzeria. Sells pizza by the slice too.
91 locals recommend
North of Brooklyn Pizzeria
650 Queen St W
91 locals recommend
Another great pizzeria. Sells pizza by the slice too.
Our favourite restaurant in the city. Nose to tail dining, not for the faint-hearted.
51 locals recommend
Cocktail Bar
923 Dundas Street West
51 locals recommend
Our favourite restaurant in the city. Nose to tail dining, not for the faint-hearted.
Amazing fusion restaurant. Always busy.
80 locals recommend
Foxley
207 Ossington Ave
80 locals recommend
Amazing fusion restaurant. Always busy.
Great ramen. Chicken broth based. Love their chicken wings. 2nd floor.
930 Queen St W
930 Queen Street West
Great ramen. Chicken broth based. Love their chicken wings. 2nd floor.
Best ramen in the city.
37 locals recommend
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka
91 Dundas St E
37 locals recommend
Best ramen in the city.
Best Thai food in the city.
6 locals recommend
225 Church St
225 Church Street
6 locals recommend
Best Thai food in the city.
2nd best ramen in the city.
45 locals recommend
Sansotei Ramen
179 Dundas St W
45 locals recommend
2nd best ramen in the city.
Check out their cold ramen!
136 locals recommend
KINTON RAMEN
668 Bloor St W
136 locals recommend
Check out their cold ramen!
Great seafood restaurant. Yummy lobster roll. Great back patio. Wine by the oz.
538 Queen St W
538 Queen Street West
Great seafood restaurant. Yummy lobster roll. Great back patio. Wine by the oz.
Stop for a gelato! Great sandwiches too. Favourite includes hazelnut and pistachio.
716 Queen St W
716 Queen Street West
Stop for a gelato! Great sandwiches too. Favourite includes hazelnut and pistachio.
Great croissants and cookies. Amazing pastries from Rahier, another top bakery in the city.
65 locals recommend
Le Gourmand
152 Spadina Ave.
65 locals recommend
Great croissants and cookies. Amazing pastries from Rahier, another top bakery in the city.
Great ramen in the neighborhood
402 Queen St W
402 Queen Street West
Great ramen in the neighborhood

Shopping

Beautiful kid store. Great selection of garments, books, toys, etc.
6 locals recommend
Kol Kid
674 Queen St W
6 locals recommend
Beautiful kid store. Great selection of garments, books, toys, etc.

Everything Else

Great indie bookstore
44 locals recommend
Type Books
883 Queen St W
44 locals recommend
Great indie bookstore

Drinks & Nightlife

Best cocktail in the city. Even just the classics.
51 locals recommend
Cocktail Bar
923 Dundas Street West
51 locals recommend
Best cocktail in the city. Even just the classics.
Great craft beers.
373 locals recommend
Bellwoods Brewery
124 Ossington Ave
373 locals recommend
Great craft beers.
Best Japanese izakaya (bar food) in the city. Fun atmosphere.
75 locals recommend
KINKA IZAKAYA ANNEX
559 Bloor Street West
75 locals recommend
Best Japanese izakaya (bar food) in the city. Fun atmosphere.

Essentials

Great butcher. Organic and local.
18 locals recommend
The Healthy Butcher
565 Queen St W
18 locals recommend
Great butcher. Organic and local.
Great butcher. Most of our meat comes from here. Amazing sandwiches and great french fries.
39 locals recommend
Sanagan's Meat Locker
176 Baldwin St
39 locals recommend
Great butcher. Most of our meat comes from here. Amazing sandwiches and great french fries.
Closest wine store and has great wine selection.
957 locals recommend
LCBO
49 Spadina Ave.
957 locals recommend
Closest wine store and has great wine selection.

Arts & Culture

Amazing architecture. Best play area in the city. Ask front desk about the play area.
2262 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St W
2262 locals recommend
Amazing architecture. Best play area in the city. Ask front desk about the play area.
Dinosaurs....
2332 locals recommend
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Park
2332 locals recommend
Dinosaurs....
Amazing play space.
426 locals recommend
Ontario Science Centre
770 Don Mills Rd.
426 locals recommend
Amazing play space.

Sightseeing

The pandas are here! Bring bathing suits for the kids. Amazing water park. Go on weekdays to avoid crowd.
346 locals recommend
Toronto Zoo
2000 Meadowvale Rd
346 locals recommend
The pandas are here! Bring bathing suits for the kids. Amazing water park. Go on weekdays to avoid crowd.
Check out their Pedestrian Sundays on June 30! Music, street food, fun!
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
1698 locals recommend
Check out their Pedestrian Sundays on June 30! Music, street food, fun!