Guidebook for Toronto

Marielle
Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

Great tacos! All the food is homemade and you can't go wrong. Great if you're a fan of bourbon as well!
292 locals recommend
Grand Electric Parkdale
1330 Queen St W
292 locals recommend
Great tacos! All the food is homemade and you can't go wrong. Great if you're a fan of bourbon as well!
Unreal flat-whites!
86 locals recommend
Cherry Bomb Coffee
79 Roncesvalles Ave
86 locals recommend
Unreal flat-whites!
Same owners of Grand Electric so expect amazing food! It's BBQ style and ALWAYS busy.
102 locals recommend
Electric Mud BBQ
5 Brock Ave
102 locals recommend
Same owners of Grand Electric so expect amazing food! It's BBQ style and ALWAYS busy.
Great coffee in a cool young hub.
65 locals recommend
Balzac's Liberty Village
43 Hanna Ave
65 locals recommend
Great coffee in a cool young hub.
Sports bar! It's a great place for pub-style food and catching up with friends.
107 locals recommend
Local Liberty Village
171 E Liberty St
107 locals recommend
Sports bar! It's a great place for pub-style food and catching up with friends.
Japanese-style snacks & drinks are served at this bare-bones izakaya with flea market decor.
63 locals recommend
Hanmoto
2 Lakeview Ave
63 locals recommend
Japanese-style snacks & drinks are served at this bare-bones izakaya with flea market decor.
Located in the heart of Kensington a great place for Peruvian empanadas!
14 locals recommend
Jumbo Empanadas
245 Augusta Ave
14 locals recommend
Located in the heart of Kensington a great place for Peruvian empanadas!
The best chocolatier in the city!
104 locals recommend
Soma Chocolate Maker
32 Tank House Lane
104 locals recommend
The best chocolatier in the city!
This is an iconic brew-pub restaurant in the distillery.
84 locals recommend
Mill St. Brew Pub & The Beer Hall
21 Tank House Lane
84 locals recommend
This is an iconic brew-pub restaurant in the distillery.
My go-to coffee spot in the Kensington!
267 locals recommend
Jimmy's Coffee
107 Portland St
267 locals recommend
My go-to coffee spot in the Kensington!
Comfy, polished spot serving traditional Thai fare, including seafood, noodles & numerous curries.
19 locals recommend
Nimman Thai Cuisine
2451 Lake Shore Blvd W
19 locals recommend
Comfy, polished spot serving traditional Thai fare, including seafood, noodles & numerous curries.
Amazing thai food at all three locations. Really can't go wrong!
60 locals recommend
sukhoTHAI
460 Front St E
60 locals recommend
Amazing thai food at all three locations. Really can't go wrong!
Delicious home-made ramen!
136 locals recommend
KINTON RAMEN
668 Bloor St W
136 locals recommend
Delicious home-made ramen!
Spanish-influenced, creative plates & craft beers in a cozy space with an old-world vibe.
232 locals recommend
Bar Isabel
797 College St
232 locals recommend
Spanish-influenced, creative plates & craft beers in a cozy space with an old-world vibe.
Upbeat, rustic-modern snack bar serving dishes like fried chicken, plus beer, wine & drinks.
44 locals recommend
Bar Fancy
1070 Queen St W
44 locals recommend
Upbeat, rustic-modern snack bar serving dishes like fried chicken, plus beer, wine & drinks.
Bi-level, teal-&-gold Asian brasserie & snack bar with French-inspired Chinese fare & dim sum.
46 locals recommend
DaiLo
503 College St
46 locals recommend
Bi-level, teal-&-gold Asian brasserie & snack bar with French-inspired Chinese fare & dim sum.
Cozy, exposed-brick setting with inventive French small plates & signature cocktails.
65 locals recommend
Chantecler Restaurant | Boucherie
1318 Queen St W
65 locals recommend
Cozy, exposed-brick setting with inventive French small plates & signature cocktails.
Retro-style spot with tropical accents serving innovative Polynesian dishes & tiki cocktails.
49 locals recommend
Miss Thing's
1279 Queen Street West
49 locals recommend
Retro-style spot with tropical accents serving innovative Polynesian dishes & tiki cocktails.
This is your MUST go-to poutine stop. Arguably the best in Toronto!
63 locals recommend
Poutini’s House of Poutine
1112 Queen St W
63 locals recommend
This is your MUST go-to poutine stop. Arguably the best in Toronto!
The best tacos in Toronto - but expect a line. They are always selling out!
115 locals recommend
Seven Lives
72 Kensington Ave
115 locals recommend
The best tacos in Toronto - but expect a line. They are always selling out!
Half bar half restaurant. Korean BBQ themed small restaurant that is perfect for dates and shared plates.
87 locals recommend
ODDSEOUL
90 Ossington Ave
87 locals recommend
Half bar half restaurant. Korean BBQ themed small restaurant that is perfect for dates and shared plates.
A board game cafe that serves lattes while you play.
77 locals recommend
Snakes & Lattes Annex
600 Bloor St W
77 locals recommend
A board game cafe that serves lattes while you play.
You must try the mushroom linguini or Kale salad.
395 locals recommend
Gusto 101
101 Portland St
395 locals recommend
You must try the mushroom linguini or Kale salad.

Drinks & Nightlife

It's an eclectic dive bar that has video games and amazing cocktails. Don't be surprised if the bartender begins using fire or an ice mould!
14 locals recommend
Rush Lane & Co.
563 Queen St W
14 locals recommend
It's an eclectic dive bar that has video games and amazing cocktails. Don't be surprised if the bartender begins using fire or an ice mould!
A cool sports-bar esque on the top of a building downtown Toronto. The views are really something to behold.
40 locals recommend
The Porch
250 Adelaide St W
40 locals recommend
A cool sports-bar esque on the top of a building downtown Toronto. The views are really something to behold.
The open roof patio makes a beautiful scene for drinks in the city.
538 locals recommend
The Drake Hotel
1150 Queen St W
538 locals recommend
The open roof patio makes a beautiful scene for drinks in the city.
A Vegas and Miami-inspired pool bar open during the days on the weekend. You're enchanted by the gorgeous Toronto skyline.
82 locals recommend
Cabana Poolbar
11 Polson St
82 locals recommend
A Vegas and Miami-inspired pool bar open during the days on the weekend. You're enchanted by the gorgeous Toronto skyline.
Upmarket brasserie with 150+ brands of beer, plus dancing & a Belgian menu of seasonal fare.
238 locals recommend
Bier Markt
600 King St W
238 locals recommend
Upmarket brasserie with 150+ brands of beer, plus dancing & a Belgian menu of seasonal fare.

Parks & Nature

This park is great because it has a Zoo within it! It's huge, absolutely gorgeous, and connects our side of town to Bloor W Village which is filled with Korean food.
1205 locals recommend
High Park
1873 Bloor St W
1205 locals recommend
This park is great because it has a Zoo within it! It's huge, absolutely gorgeous, and connects our side of town to Bloor W Village which is filled with Korean food.
It's hard to come across beaches in Toronto. Sunnyside is great for tanning and even a picnic in the sun with views of the whole city.
128 locals recommend
Sunnyside Beach
128 locals recommend
It's hard to come across beaches in Toronto. Sunnyside is great for tanning and even a picnic in the sun with views of the whole city.
Harbourfront is all along this stretch. Gorgeous way to check out the city! I recommend renting a bike and riding along.
512 locals recommend
Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay W
512 locals recommend
Harbourfront is all along this stretch. Gorgeous way to check out the city! I recommend renting a bike and riding along.
One of the busiest parks in Toronto!
590 locals recommend
Trinity - Bellwoods
590 locals recommend
One of the busiest parks in Toronto!

Sightseeing

This is one of the young hubs that is definitely worth seeing. There is a ton going on here!
140 locals recommend
Liberty Village
140 locals recommend
This is one of the young hubs that is definitely worth seeing. There is a ton going on here!
The Distillery District is located east of downtown, and has cafés, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage industrial style buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery.
1704 locals recommend
Distillery Historic District
55 Mill St
1704 locals recommend
The Distillery District is located east of downtown, and has cafés, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage industrial style buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery.
The last Sunday of every month and every weekend Kensington is FULL of people wandering through the street markets. It's really something you have to see!
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
1698 locals recommend
The last Sunday of every month and every weekend Kensington is FULL of people wandering through the street markets. It's really something you have to see!
Spacious market with 100+ vendors, bakers, butchers & artisans, with produce & antiques on weekends.
1398 locals recommend
St. Lawrence Market
93 Front St E
1398 locals recommend
Spacious market with 100+ vendors, bakers, butchers & artisans, with produce & antiques on weekends.
This stretch of Spadina has any asian market, restaurant, and bakery you could ever want.
740 locals recommend
Chinatown
292 Spadina Ave.
740 locals recommend
This stretch of Spadina has any asian market, restaurant, and bakery you could ever want.

Entertainment & Activities

The Steam Whistle Brewery tour is great if you're looking for History and a couple drinks!
334 locals recommend
Steam Whistle Brewing
255 Bremner Blvd
334 locals recommend
The Steam Whistle Brewery tour is great if you're looking for History and a couple drinks!
It's a cool place to pet the rays and have sharks swim above.
2071 locals recommend
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
288 Bremner Blvd
2071 locals recommend
It's a cool place to pet the rays and have sharks swim above.
Experience axe throwing in leagues, walk-ins and private events such as parties and team building.
24 locals recommend
BATL - The Backyard Axe Throwing League
33 Villiers St
24 locals recommend
Experience axe throwing in leagues, walk-ins and private events such as parties and team building.

Arts & Culture

Occasionally they host events on the first Thursday of the month or yoga class!
2262 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St W
2262 locals recommend
Occasionally they host events on the first Thursday of the month or yoga class!
The Royal Ontario Museum is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America, the largest in Canada.
2332 locals recommend
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Park
2332 locals recommend
The Royal Ontario Museum is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America, the largest in Canada.
Located downtown in the city's entertainment district, it is home to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.
312 locals recommend
Roy Thomson Hall
60 Simcoe St
312 locals recommend
Located downtown in the city's entertainment district, it is home to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.