Guidebook for Toronto

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Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

No matter what you eat you'll leave feeling great! Super wonderful vegan recipes
48 locals recommend
Planta Yorkville
1221 Bay St.
48 locals recommend
No matter what you eat you'll leave feeling great! Super wonderful vegan recipes
BEST TACOS IN THE CITY. (yes I work there, but I mean it)
38 locals recommend
Campechano Taquería
504 Adelaide St W
38 locals recommend
BEST TACOS IN THE CITY. (yes I work there, but I mean it)
Super close to home. Offers pour-over so if you have a little bit of extra time, it's worth the trip. Will treat your coffee the right way and you'll be able to tell the difference when you drink up!
20 locals recommend
The Office Pub
141 Spadina Ave.
20 locals recommend
Super close to home. Offers pour-over so if you have a little bit of extra time, it's worth the trip. Will treat your coffee the right way and you'll be able to tell the difference when you drink up!
Offers GF and vegan options for desserts! Always made fresh and is super tasty, considering they have to work without gluten and milk!
18 locals recommend
Almond Butterfly Harbord Gluten Free Cafe & Bakeshop
100 Harbord St
18 locals recommend
Offers GF and vegan options for desserts! Always made fresh and is super tasty, considering they have to work without gluten and milk!
Great pizza. Can't think of any better!
20 locals recommend
Maker Pizza
59 Cameron St
20 locals recommend
Great pizza. Can't think of any better!

Drinks & Nightlife

Always offers cheap rail/beer after ten pm. Offers a late night snack menu.
100 locals recommend
Insomnia
563 Bloor St W
100 locals recommend
Always offers cheap rail/beer after ten pm. Offers a late night snack menu.
Classic pub. Rooftop heated and enclosed patio. Always a chill crowd and the prices are ALRIGHT!
113 locals recommend
Hemingway's Restaurant
142 Cumberland St
113 locals recommend
Classic pub. Rooftop heated and enclosed patio. Always a chill crowd and the prices are ALRIGHT!
Bar that hosts a bunch of their own brews on tap. Always has a new feature beer. Great bar snacks and super cozy atmosphere.
374 locals recommend
Bellwoods Brewery
124 Ossington Ave
374 locals recommend
Bar that hosts a bunch of their own brews on tap. Always has a new feature beer. Great bar snacks and super cozy atmosphere.
TAPAS. super great tapas and drink menu.
87 locals recommend
ODDSEOUL
90 Ossington Ave
87 locals recommend
TAPAS. super great tapas and drink menu.

Parks & Nature

Biggest park in the city. Go get lost! A little zoo is here too! :)
1205 locals recommend
High Park
1873 Bloor St W
1205 locals recommend
Biggest park in the city. Go get lost! A little zoo is here too! :)

Entertainment & Activities

Skating in the winter, and checking out the lake in the summer. There is a beaver tails stand near here... and that's enticing no matter what season it is!
512 locals recommend
Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay W
512 locals recommend
Skating in the winter, and checking out the lake in the summer. There is a beaver tails stand near here... and that's enticing no matter what season it is!
Features four auto-belay walls. Open late. Cafe right next door!
28 locals recommend
Basecamp Climbing
677 Bloor St W
28 locals recommend
Features four auto-belay walls. Open late. Cafe right next door!

Sightseeing

The only sake distillery that I know of! Go try Ontario sake, and have a look at one of Toronto's oldest neighbourhoods. There's also a Balzac's cafe here with great coffee.
1704 locals recommend
Distillery Historic District
55 Mill St
1704 locals recommend
The only sake distillery that I know of! Go try Ontario sake, and have a look at one of Toronto's oldest neighbourhoods. There's also a Balzac's cafe here with great coffee.

Shopping

While the area doesn't hold all the options of the mall, the stores are way less crowded, so if Zara and Sephora will appease you, this is IT!
651 locals recommend
Yorkville
651 locals recommend
While the area doesn't hold all the options of the mall, the stores are way less crowded, so if Zara and Sephora will appease you, this is IT!
Fresh bread/baked goods daily. No preservatives.
36 locals recommend
COBS Bread Bakery
370 Bloor St W
36 locals recommend
Fresh bread/baked goods daily. No preservatives.
Closed on Mondays. In an older neighbourhood of Toronto created by Jane Jacobs. Very interesting to see the different income levels within one functioning space.
1398 locals recommend
St. Lawrence Market
93 Front St E
1398 locals recommend
Closed on Mondays. In an older neighbourhood of Toronto created by Jane Jacobs. Very interesting to see the different income levels within one functioning space.

Essentials

Smaller store, smaller selection. Conveniently located. Busy between 5-7 pm.
43 locals recommend
Bloor Street Market
55 Bloor St W
43 locals recommend
Smaller store, smaller selection. Conveniently located. Busy between 5-7 pm.
Prices are higher here for almost everything, but it's great if you're looking for super specific and rare fruits/vegetables/vegan options.
204 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
1860 Bayview Ave
204 locals recommend
Prices are higher here for almost everything, but it's great if you're looking for super specific and rare fruits/vegetables/vegan options.
Convenient. Has everything (groceries too) including a Canada Post.
180 locals recommend
Shoppers Drug Mart
710 Mt Pleasant Rd
180 locals recommend
Convenient. Has everything (groceries too) including a Canada Post.