Guidebook for Toronto

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Guidebook for Toronto

Drinks & Nightlife

Lively rooftop bar and fun place to socialize. Crowd is 20's to mid-30's, relaxed environment.
113 locals recommend
Hemingway's Restaurant
142 Cumberland St
113 locals recommend
Lively rooftop bar and fun place to socialize. Crowd is 20's to mid-30's, relaxed environment.
The restaurant that does the work for you on a first date. Famous for it's beautiful interior, and hot wines and ciders in the winter, it's a sweet spot. ** Just don't eat there! **
26 locals recommend
Kalendar
546 College St
26 locals recommend
The restaurant that does the work for you on a first date. Famous for it's beautiful interior, and hot wines and ciders in the winter, it's a sweet spot. ** Just don't eat there! **
BUSINESS TRAVELLERS: D-bar in the Four Seasons is a great place to meet like-business-minded individuals who also need to unwind. Being Yorkville, you're bound to run into a producer or athlete.
27 locals recommend
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
60 Yorkville Ave
27 locals recommend
BUSINESS TRAVELLERS: D-bar in the Four Seasons is a great place to meet like-business-minded individuals who also need to unwind. Being Yorkville, you're bound to run into a producer or athlete.

Food Scene

Exceptional food. Beautiful atmosphere. Lovely patio. Great for dates, friends and families. Brunch is a must-try. A true T.O. gem.
46 locals recommend
Wish Restaurant
3 Charles St E
46 locals recommend
Exceptional food. Beautiful atmosphere. Lovely patio. Great for dates, friends and families. Brunch is a must-try. A true T.O. gem.
Great food. Cramped seating inside but a lovely gallery-style patio outside. Simply charming. Great brunch too.
61 locals recommend
Smith
553 Church St
61 locals recommend
Great food. Cramped seating inside but a lovely gallery-style patio outside. Simply charming. Great brunch too.
No seating, but who needs seating when you have great coffee! (Seriously. Great. Coffee.)
24 locals recommend
Zaza espresso bar
162 Cumberland St
24 locals recommend
No seating, but who needs seating when you have great coffee! (Seriously. Great. Coffee.)
Great coffee and friendly staff blend to make this a community hub morning, noon and night.
24 locals recommend
Zaza espresso bar
162 Cumberland St
24 locals recommend
Great coffee and friendly staff blend to make this a community hub morning, noon and night.
If you like a friendly, relaxed place to enjoy wholesome Japanese food prepared in front of you, look no further. Speciality: Japanese pancakes (ah-maz-ing!). *No sushi
13 locals recommend
Okonomi House Restaurant
23 Charles St W
13 locals recommend
If you like a friendly, relaxed place to enjoy wholesome Japanese food prepared in front of you, look no further. Speciality: Japanese pancakes (ah-maz-ing!). *No sushi
Delicious and polished. A little pricy, but a great experience.
93 locals recommend
Sassafraz
100 Cumberland St
93 locals recommend
Delicious and polished. A little pricy, but a great experience.
The best Ethiopian restaurant in Toronto! Even if you don't like Ethiopian food, it's still a must-try.
17 locals recommend
Ethiopian House
4 Irwin Ave
17 locals recommend
The best Ethiopian restaurant in Toronto! Even if you don't like Ethiopian food, it's still a must-try.
Not a diner, this intimate restaurant serves delicious treats like Duck Confit Poutine and has a great selection of Ontario wines. Perfect for dates. Great with friends. Worth the subway ride.
15 locals recommend
The Rosedale Diner
1164 Yonge St
15 locals recommend
Not a diner, this intimate restaurant serves delicious treats like Duck Confit Poutine and has a great selection of Ontario wines. Perfect for dates. Great with friends. Worth the subway ride.
Go, because it will change your relationship with food.... But reserve, cause walking in for a table is next to impossible.
58 locals recommend
Richmond Station
1 Richmond St W
58 locals recommend
Go, because it will change your relationship with food.... But reserve, cause walking in for a table is next to impossible.
Looking for a fun night - found! This cramped, lively, noisy place has the world's best selection of whisky and an American-Mexican menu that will knock your socks off! Arrive early.
292 locals recommend
Grand Electric Parkdale
1330 Queen St W
292 locals recommend
Looking for a fun night - found! This cramped, lively, noisy place has the world's best selection of whisky and an American-Mexican menu that will knock your socks off! Arrive early.
Food you'll dream about and wish you still had the next day. ;)
75 locals recommend
Parts & Labour
1566 Queen St W
75 locals recommend
Food you'll dream about and wish you still had the next day. ;)
A swanky bar/ restaurant serving southern food & inspired drinks with arguably the best fried chicken in T.O. Live music on some nights sets the mood. Pop-up club on other nights kills it. Call ahead!
9 locals recommend
Harlem Restaurant
67 Richmond Street East
9 locals recommend
A swanky bar/ restaurant serving southern food & inspired drinks with arguably the best fried chicken in T.O. Live music on some nights sets the mood. Pop-up club on other nights kills it. Call ahead!
Get ready to dive into some goooood BBQ! Small, crowded & kind of reminds you of an indoor backyard in the Southern States. It's a restaurant you visit when even the cocktail drinkers feel like a beer
102 locals recommend
Electric Mud BBQ
5 Brock Ave
102 locals recommend
Get ready to dive into some goooood BBQ! Small, crowded & kind of reminds you of an indoor backyard in the Southern States. It's a restaurant you visit when even the cocktail drinkers feel like a beer
BUSINESS TRAVELLERS: A great place to network, meet fun people in suites, and grab grub that's above par.
39 locals recommend
Earls Kitchen + Bar
150 King St W
39 locals recommend
BUSINESS TRAVELLERS: A great place to network, meet fun people in suites, and grab grub that's above par.
Do you love Korean or want one heck of an intro? Welcome. The best chicken wings and a great selection of food (except their Bibimbap, sadly). No table cooking, but they're open late (real late).
10 locals recommend
Miss Korea
687 Yonge St
10 locals recommend
Do you love Korean or want one heck of an intro? Welcome. The best chicken wings and a great selection of food (except their Bibimbap, sadly). No table cooking, but they're open late (real late).
I only recommend this place because it's a great 24hr restaurant across the street from my listing. Pricy for what they serve & I only recommend the pastas. But when it's 4AM, it's pure gold.
57 locals recommend
7 West Cafe
7 Charles St W
57 locals recommend
I only recommend this place because it's a great 24hr restaurant across the street from my listing. Pricy for what they serve & I only recommend the pastas. But when it's 4AM, it's pure gold.
Open 24hrs and great round the clock. I love their breakfast, but please try everything. Service is also entertaining. Fan since 2009.
351 locals recommend
The Lakeview Restaurant
1132 Dundas Street West
351 locals recommend
Open 24hrs and great round the clock. I love their breakfast, but please try everything. Service is also entertaining. Fan since 2009.
There are 3 little Lits and I recommend them all. They know good coffee. College Street - Queen Street - Roncesvalles Ave
12 locals recommend
Lit Espresso Bar
810 College Street
12 locals recommend
There are 3 little Lits and I recommend them all. They know good coffee. College Street - Queen Street - Roncesvalles Ave
Bloody good burgers.
25 locals recommend
BQM Burger and Craft Beer Ossington
210 Ossington Ave
25 locals recommend
Bloody good burgers.
Go up for an amazing view of Toronto and have a drink. I wouldn't recommend the food, but they would.
106 locals recommend
The One Eighty
55 Bloor St W
106 locals recommend
Go up for an amazing view of Toronto and have a drink. I wouldn't recommend the food, but they would.
A Korean-American sensation for the foodie soul. You'll devour their interesting, well thought out selection.
87 locals recommend
ODDSEOUL
90 Ossington Ave
87 locals recommend
A Korean-American sensation for the foodie soul. You'll devour their interesting, well thought out selection.
This is pure fun! Mexican food a little magic in a funhouse-style atmosphere.
121 locals recommend
El Catrin Destileria
18 Tank House Lane
121 locals recommend
This is pure fun! Mexican food a little magic in a funhouse-style atmosphere.
This is the rooftop patio + view + awesome food + lively atmosphere + great wine by the ounce you've been waiting for! Okay, you haven't been waiting. But now that you know, don't you want to try it?!
395 locals recommend
Gusto 101
101 Portland St
395 locals recommend
This is the rooftop patio + view + awesome food + lively atmosphere + great wine by the ounce you've been waiting for! Okay, you haven't been waiting. But now that you know, don't you want to try it?!
BUSINESS TRAVELLERS: Located in the posh Trump Hotel Toronto, America is a sophisticated (read: uptight) place to meet the beautiful women & well-dressed men of Bay Street. Warning: turns into a club.
The Restaurant at The Adelaide Hotel
325 Bay St.
BUSINESS TRAVELLERS: Located in the posh Trump Hotel Toronto, America is a sophisticated (read: uptight) place to meet the beautiful women & well-dressed men of Bay Street. Warning: turns into a club.
Food: divine. Service: attentive but a bit snobby. Clientele: business people/ posh/ wealthy hipsters. Atmosphere: Classy fun. Overall: a good time that will leave your belly singing for more.
31 locals recommend
Drake One Fifty
150 York St
31 locals recommend
Food: divine. Service: attentive but a bit snobby. Clientele: business people/ posh/ wealthy hipsters. Atmosphere: Classy fun. Overall: a good time that will leave your belly singing for more.

Arts & Culture

Sexy bar - check. Underground top 40 & house club - check. Amazing rooftop patio - check. Wicked brunch & dinner - check. Great 'hood to get lost in while you work off chicken & waffles - hell ya!
538 locals recommend
The Drake Hotel
1150 Queen St W
538 locals recommend
Sexy bar - check. Underground top 40 & house club - check. Amazing rooftop patio - check. Wicked brunch & dinner - check. Great 'hood to get lost in while you work off chicken & waffles - hell ya!
There's always something fun happening at the ROM. Check their listing page on their website.
2332 locals recommend
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Park
2332 locals recommend
There's always something fun happening at the ROM. Check their listing page on their website.
Whether it's a day trip to make you feel like a smarty pants, or a First Thursday party to knock your pants off, you're sure to enjoy a trip to the AGO.
2262 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St W
2262 locals recommend
Whether it's a day trip to make you feel like a smarty pants, or a First Thursday party to knock your pants off, you're sure to enjoy a trip to the AGO.

Shopping

Walk around, visit cool shops, & enjoy the cobblestone, car-free streets. Breweries abound and art galleries inspire. Enjoy!
1704 locals recommend
Distillery Historic District
55 Mill St
1704 locals recommend
Walk around, visit cool shops, & enjoy the cobblestone, car-free streets. Breweries abound and art galleries inspire. Enjoy!
Take a sunny afternoon stroll in a quaint neighbourhood where everybody knows... each other's names. Oodles of charm & character. Flower shops, cafes, bike shops, local boutiques.
28 locals recommend
Roncesvalles Avenue
Roncesvalles Avenue
28 locals recommend
Take a sunny afternoon stroll in a quaint neighbourhood where everybody knows... each other's names. Oodles of charm & character. Flower shops, cafes, bike shops, local boutiques.
Aspiring Interior Decorators, come one, come all. Lined with furniture stores and a few good eats, it's a nice walk on the way to/from the Distillery District. See "Summerhill" for more of the same.
8 locals recommend
King Street East
King Street East
8 locals recommend
Aspiring Interior Decorators, come one, come all. Lined with furniture stores and a few good eats, it's a nice walk on the way to/from the Distillery District. See "Summerhill" for more of the same.
See swanky furniture in tiny boutiques and enjoy the walk. Visit "King Street East" for more furniture stores.
7 locals recommend
Summerhill
7 locals recommend
See swanky furniture in tiny boutiques and enjoy the walk. Visit "King Street East" for more furniture stores.

Essentials

Voted one of the top 10 neighbourhoods in the world by Vogue, West Queen West is a hipster paradise studded with local boutiques, cafes, vintage furniture/clothing stores, art galleries and whatnots.
66 locals recommend
West Queen West
66 locals recommend
Voted one of the top 10 neighbourhoods in the world by Vogue, West Queen West is a hipster paradise studded with local boutiques, cafes, vintage furniture/clothing stores, art galleries and whatnots.
The BEST cookies in Toronto live here. But shhhhh, don't tell anyone I told you. Recommended: Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Shortbread. (Yeah, I said that)
8 locals recommend
All The Best Fine Foods
1101 Yonge St
8 locals recommend
The BEST cookies in Toronto live here. But shhhhh, don't tell anyone I told you. Recommended: Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Shortbread. (Yeah, I said that)
When you're dying to endure the most expensive grocery shopping trip of your life, it's nearby.
70 locals recommend
Pusateri's Fine Foods
57 Yorkville Ave
70 locals recommend
When you're dying to endure the most expensive grocery shopping trip of your life, it's nearby.
I know you. You're the person who can't live without organic, reduced fat, extra whipped, hand-picked, made today almond butter. No judgement. It's near my listing.
204 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
1860 Bayview Ave
204 locals recommend
I know you. You're the person who can't live without organic, reduced fat, extra whipped, hand-picked, made today almond butter. No judgement. It's near my listing.

Everything Else

Staying at my listing? The Centre has a grocery store, pharmacy, liquor store called LCBO, a large book store, Starbucks (in bookstore), and quick bites.
40 locals recommend
Manulife Centre
55 Bloor St W
40 locals recommend
Staying at my listing? The Centre has a grocery store, pharmacy, liquor store called LCBO, a large book store, Starbucks (in bookstore), and quick bites.
Please stroll through Queen's Park. Touch a tree, feel living history and relax amongst nature.
189 locals recommend
Queen's Park
189 locals recommend
Please stroll through Queen's Park. Touch a tree, feel living history and relax amongst nature.
Oh "Little Vancouver," how your eclectic mix Rastafarians, hippies, punks, travellers and suburban families delights me. Every kind of food, bar, and odd-ball shop is found here. It's great fun!
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
1698 locals recommend
Oh "Little Vancouver," how your eclectic mix Rastafarians, hippies, punks, travellers and suburban families delights me. Every kind of food, bar, and odd-ball shop is found here. It's great fun!

Entertainment & Activities

If you brought your dog, the kids, or just need to get away, this is a really beautiful spot to walk/hike in. Plus, the main centre often has activities happening.
275 locals recommend
Evergreen Brick Works
550 Bayview Ave
275 locals recommend
If you brought your dog, the kids, or just need to get away, this is a really beautiful spot to walk/hike in. Plus, the main centre often has activities happening.
Oh this is treat. Fruit/Veg stands, fresh fish,cheese shops, vintage market outside (weekends), and interesting shops. Stop by the mustard stand. Those guys are a hoot!
1398 locals recommend
St. Lawrence Market
93 Front St E
1398 locals recommend
Oh this is treat. Fruit/Veg stands, fresh fish,cheese shops, vintage market outside (weekends), and interesting shops. Stop by the mustard stand. Those guys are a hoot!