Toronto 101

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Toronto 101

FAVOURITE RESTAURANTS

We love to eat more than anything else, here are some options near our house and around the city.
Authentic, tasty and clean premises.
6 locals recommend
Pho Lang Van
958 St Clair Ave W
6 locals recommend
Authentic, tasty and clean premises.
If you want the real deal, this is the place to go.
45 locals recommend
Sansotei Ramen
179 Dundas St W
45 locals recommend
If you want the real deal, this is the place to go.
They have multiple locations, but this is our favourite. During the week they have a $19 lunch pre-fixe - salad, pizza, gelato. Best deal in the city, and more importantly, delicious pizza.
384 locals recommend
Pizzeria Libretto
221 Ossington Ave
384 locals recommend
They have multiple locations, but this is our favourite. During the week they have a $19 lunch pre-fixe - salad, pizza, gelato. Best deal in the city, and more importantly, delicious pizza.
Walking around downtown, this is a great spot for quick, tasty Vietnamese street food.
147 locals recommend
Banh Mi Boys
392 Queen St W
147 locals recommend
Walking around downtown, this is a great spot for quick, tasty Vietnamese street food.
If you're vegan, and don't mind spending a bit extra, this will hit the spot.
33 locals recommend
Planta Queen
180 Queen St W
33 locals recommend
If you're vegan, and don't mind spending a bit extra, this will hit the spot.
Special occasion to celebrate? Youll never go wrong with Scaramouche. And you'll get great city views at night.
30 locals recommend
Scaramouche Restaurant & Pasta Bar and Grill
1 Benvenuto Pl
30 locals recommend
Special occasion to celebrate? Youll never go wrong with Scaramouche. And you'll get great city views at night.
When you're in Kensington, because you HAVE to visit Kensington, get a poke bowl. If you get a REGULAR size you can ask for 2 different scoops of fish and get to taste more.
6 locals recommend
North Poke
179 Baldwin St
6 locals recommend
When you're in Kensington, because you HAVE to visit Kensington, get a poke bowl. If you get a REGULAR size you can ask for 2 different scoops of fish and get to taste more.
For a fresh and NOT mass produced burrito, Wilbur is your place. They also have $9 margaritas on tap!
142 locals recommend
Wilbur Mexicana
552 King St W
142 locals recommend
For a fresh and NOT mass produced burrito, Wilbur is your place. They also have $9 margaritas on tap!
If you find yourself at Union Station on your way out of the city, Amano is very reasonably priced and offers authentic Italian dishes.
Amano Pasta
65 Front Street West
If you find yourself at Union Station on your way out of the city, Amano is very reasonably priced and offers authentic Italian dishes.
In need of BBQ...think no further.
54 locals recommend
Carbon Bar
99 Queen St E
54 locals recommend
In need of BBQ...think no further.
Get a quick breakfast sandwich. Get some lunch. Get some baked goods to take home. Caledonia Bakery & Pastry is inexpensive, fresh and JUST down the street from us.
6 locals recommend
Caledonia Bakery & Pastry
1492 St Clair Ave W
6 locals recommend
Get a quick breakfast sandwich. Get some lunch. Get some baked goods to take home. Caledonia Bakery & Pastry is inexpensive, fresh and JUST down the street from us.

HOSPITALS/CLINICS

In case of an emergency, here are the closest facilities.
I gave birth to both our kids there, it is a great hospital which I highly recommend in case of any emergency.
55 locals recommend
Mount Sinai Hospital
600 University Ave
55 locals recommend
I gave birth to both our kids there, it is a great hospital which I highly recommend in case of any emergency.
Walk in clinic, open 7 days a week.
Westside Medical Clinic-Walk In/Urgent Care
2404 Eglinton Ave W
Walk in clinic, open 7 days a week.
If you need a hospital specifically for your kids, Sick Kids on University is the place to go.
13 locals recommend
Sick Kids (The Hospital for Sick Children)
555 University Avenue
13 locals recommend
If you need a hospital specifically for your kids, Sick Kids on University is the place to go.

THINGS TO DO

Here are some of our favourite spots in the city.
Make sure to head to the Island, it's a great escape from the city. Take a quick ferry from downtown: https://www.torontoisland.com/ferry.php
1035 locals recommend
Toronto Islands
1035 locals recommend
Make sure to head to the Island, it's a great escape from the city. Take a quick ferry from downtown: https://www.torontoisland.com/ferry.php
Check out the most hipster neighbourhood in Toronto. Opt of a food walking tour or explore the area yourself. Some highlights include: 1. Blackbird bakery for the best baguette in the city 2. Sanagans for local, cruelty free meat 3. Jimmy's for delicious coffee 4. Coral Sea Fish for all your seafood needs 5. Fresco Fish and Chips for their Po Boy 6. Seven Lives for Tacos
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
1698 locals recommend
Check out the most hipster neighbourhood in Toronto. Opt of a food walking tour or explore the area yourself. Some highlights include: 1. Blackbird bakery for the best baguette in the city 2. Sanagans for local, cruelty free meat 3. Jimmy's for delicious coffee 4. Coral Sea Fish for all your seafood needs 5. Fresco Fish and Chips for their Po Boy 6. Seven Lives for Tacos
Great during a rainy day, especially with kids.
2332 locals recommend
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Park
2332 locals recommend
Great during a rainy day, especially with kids.
Chichi neighbourhood with lots of high end shopping but also beautiful architecture if you explore the streets around it.
651 locals recommend
Yorkville
651 locals recommend
Chichi neighbourhood with lots of high end shopping but also beautiful architecture if you explore the streets around it.
For all your shopping needs, this is the mall for you!
711 locals recommend
Yorkdale Shopping Centre
3401 Dufferin St
711 locals recommend
For all your shopping needs, this is the mall for you!
The biggest park in Toronto with a zoo and a huge park for kids.
1205 locals recommend
High Park
1873 Bloor St W
1205 locals recommend
The biggest park in Toronto with a zoo and a huge park for kids.
HUGE pool located right by the water front.
34 locals recommend
Sunnyside - Gus Ryder Outdoor Pool
1755 Lake Shore Blvd W
34 locals recommend
HUGE pool located right by the water front.

GROCERY STORES

A variety of stores to fit all your shopping needs.
Don't waste your money at Loblaw or Metro, the Freshco near our house on Dupont sells the exact same items at a fraction of the cost. Don't be fooled by the run down interior, it is your best value grocery stop.
87 locals recommend
FreshCo
1245 Dupont St
87 locals recommend
Don't waste your money at Loblaw or Metro, the Freshco near our house on Dupont sells the exact same items at a fraction of the cost. Don't be fooled by the run down interior, it is your best value grocery stop.
We get our product, meat and fish here every week. Meat- Sanagans Fish - Coral Sea Fish Produce - next to Rasta Pasta on Kensington Street
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
1698 locals recommend
We get our product, meat and fish here every week. Meat- Sanagans Fish - Coral Sea Fish Produce - next to Rasta Pasta on Kensington Street
If you're a foodie, this is a must stop. A highly curated shop of the finest foods you can imagine.
32 locals recommend
Cheese Boutique
45 Ripley Ave
32 locals recommend
If you're a foodie, this is a must stop. A highly curated shop of the finest foods you can imagine.
The mecca for Italian groceries.
11 locals recommend
Lady York Foods
2939 Dufferin St
11 locals recommend
The mecca for Italian groceries.