Doug's Guidebook for Toronto
Where Can I Get Breakfast?
Places close by that serve up a hearty breakfast or brunch.
Old school diner with wooden booths. Open 24 Hours. 5 minute walk from our place.
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The Lakeview Restaurant
1132 Dundas Street WestOld school diner with wooden booths. Open 24 Hours. 5 minute walk from our place.
Great space; very popular and therefore lineups at brunch hours. https://www.blogto.com/restaurants/savinggrace/
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Saving Grace
907 Dundas St WGreat space; very popular and therefore lineups at brunch hours. https://www.blogto.com/restaurants/savinggrace/
A lot of our guests recommend this place for breakfast or brunch. Open Tuesday to Sunday at 9 am . Short walk from our place.
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The Federal
1438 Dundas Street WestA lot of our guests recommend this place for breakfast or brunch. Open Tuesday to Sunday at 9 am . Short walk from our place.
Boom Breakfast & Co. College St.
Closest great breakfast place to us; 3 blocks walk.
Starving Artist
Waffle-centric breakfast eatery a block and a half from our place.
Restaurants Within Walking Distance
A selection of restaurants from a variety of food cultures, all within walking distance of our place. Looking for something specific nearby? Ask us; we're in the middle of restaurant heaven.
Good solid restaurant, always busy, good food and nice atmosphere including big patio. http://utopiacafe.ca/home
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Utopia Cafe & Grill
586 College StGood solid restaurant, always busy, good food and nice atmosphere including big patio. http://utopiacafe.ca/home
What can you say about the Dip? It's a Little Italy institution. Sit on the big outdoor patio and watch the world go by. http://cafediplomatico.ca/menu
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Cafe Diplomatico Restaurant & Pizzeria
594 College StWhat can you say about the Dip? It's a Little Italy institution. Sit on the big outdoor patio and watch the world go by. http://cafediplomatico.ca/menu
Superior brick oven pizza. Lively and noisy, so not the place for an intimate conversation! http://pizzerialibretto.com
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Pizzeria Libretto
221 Ossington AveSuperior brick oven pizza. Lively and noisy, so not the place for an intimate conversation! http://pizzerialibretto.com
Lots of great restaurants in a couple of short blocks. Tree covered street and many outdoor patios give it a great atmosphere.
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Baldwin Village
Lots of great restaurants in a couple of short blocks. Tree covered street and many outdoor patios give it a great atmosphere.
Really tasty Malaysian/Singaporean cuisine in a conversation-friendly atmosphere.
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Soos
94 Ossington AveReally tasty Malaysian/Singaporean cuisine in a conversation-friendly atmosphere.
The best Dim Sum in the city, open 10 am til late everyday but Tuesday. Very popular with Toronto's Chinese community and not even slightly touristy. On weekends get there before 11 am to avoid the long lineups!
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Rol San Restaurant
388 Spadina Ave.The best Dim Sum in the city, open 10 am til late everyday but Tuesday. Very popular with Toronto's Chinese community and not even slightly touristy. On weekends get there before 11 am to avoid the long lineups!
A fifteen-minute walk from our place, Koreatown offers all kinds of Korean eateries--hot pot, cook-at-your-table or full service.
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Koreatown
A fifteen-minute walk from our place, Koreatown offers all kinds of Korean eateries--hot pot, cook-at-your-table or full service.
Best restaurant in Little Italy, for our money. Intimate restaurant with a lovely patio, terrific wine list, and an ever-changing menu of great food.
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Sotto Voce Wine & Pasta Bar
595 College StBest restaurant in Little Italy, for our money. Intimate restaurant with a lovely patio, terrific wine list, and an ever-changing menu of great food.
Banjara Bloor
796 Bloor St WGood Indian, very popular. 15 min walk.
Good Greek without having to go all the way over to Greektown. Short walk from our place.
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Mamakas Taverna
80 Ossington AveGood Greek without having to go all the way over to Greektown. Short walk from our place.
La Cubana
392 Roncesvalles AveCuban sandwiches in bright diner atmosphere.
Foxley
207 Ossington AveNice back patio and great Asian Fusion dishes.
Azhar is a restaurant for wood-fired Middle Eastern eats. It comes by way of Gusto 54 Restaurant Group and executive chef Stuart Cameron.
Azhar Kitchen & Bar
Azhar is a restaurant for wood-fired Middle Eastern eats. It comes by way of Gusto 54 Restaurant Group and executive chef Stuart Cameron.
Meat, meat, meat well-prepared and well-served. Mid to higher prices, but really worth it.
Vos Restaurante Argentino
847 College StMeat, meat, meat well-prepared and well-served. Mid to higher prices, but really worth it.
Toronto's one and only authentic Okinawan ramen restaurant. Tasty ramen with silky broth.
Tondou Ramen
596 College StToronto's one and only authentic Okinawan ramen restaurant. Tasty ramen with silky broth.
Nice little nouveau-Italian place with great staff, a terrific Fig Crostini appetizer and a menu you don't get in a traditional place. Pleasant outdoor patio in the summer months.
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Sotto Voce Wine & Pasta Bar
595 College StNice little nouveau-Italian place with great staff, a terrific Fig Crostini appetizer and a menu you don't get in a traditional place. Pleasant outdoor patio in the summer months.
Shopping
Dufferin Mall
900 Dufferin StEverything you need in a mall. Close by.
Big supermarket for everything you want or need. Open 8 am til late every day. Maybe don't buy your fruit here; there are independent fruit grocers just a half-block further with great stuff at lower prices.
Metro
Big supermarket for everything you want or need. Open 8 am til late every day. Maybe don't buy your fruit here; there are independent fruit grocers just a half-block further with great stuff at lower prices.
Walgreens, Boots, Shoppers Drug Mart. Same Thing. Big in-store pharmacy, beauty and health products and a post office tucked away in the back. They also sell tokens and passes for buses, streetcars and subways.
Shoppers Drug Mart
Walgreens, Boots, Shoppers Drug Mart. Same Thing. Big in-store pharmacy, beauty and health products and a post office tucked away in the back. They also sell tokens and passes for buses, streetcars and subways.
Ice Cream
Second-best ice cream and gelato bar on College St (Dolce is #1). Big Chill has a bigger selection! http://www.thebigchill.ca/
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The Big Chill
566 College StSecond-best ice cream and gelato bar on College St (Dolce is #1). Big Chill has a bigger selection! http://www.thebigchill.ca/
This place has lineups in the middle of winter; that's how good their home made ice cream is thought to be!
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Bang Bang Ice Cream & Bakery
93A Ossington AveThis place has lineups in the middle of winter; that's how good their home made ice cream is thought to be!
Sightseeing
Originally a Jewish market, then a Chinese one, Kensington Market today is a hipster's paradise with a wide variety of small restaurants, food markets, vintage clothiers, and a great bohemian vibe.
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Kensington Market
Originally a Jewish market, then a Chinese one, Kensington Market today is a hipster's paradise with a wide variety of small restaurants, food markets, vintage clothiers, and a great bohemian vibe.
Centred along Spadina Ave and Dundas Street, this is one of North America's most authentic and vibrant Chinatowns. Food markets, street vendors, bargain shopping and every kind of Chinese restaurant: 24-hour Dim Sum, Shanghai, Hunan, Szechuan, Cantonese, noodles, dumplings, you name it. fun to walk through, not to be missed for the food.
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Chinatown
292 Spadina Ave.Centred along Spadina Ave and Dundas Street, this is one of North America's most authentic and vibrant Chinatowns. Food markets, street vendors, bargain shopping and every kind of Chinese restaurant: 24-hour Dim Sum, Shanghai, Hunan, Szechuan, Cantonese, noodles, dumplings, you name it. fun to walk through, not to be missed for the food.
Fantastic park in the middle of the city. In the summer, you can sit on a blanket and enjoy a private picnic surrounded by thousands of Torontonians from the neighbourhood. Drum circles on some Sunday nights; open air cinema on the hillside, many artistic events throughout the year as well as flea markets, farmers' markets and more.
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Trinity - Bellwoods
Fantastic park in the middle of the city. In the summer, you can sit on a blanket and enjoy a private picnic surrounded by thousands of Torontonians from the neighbourhood. Drum circles on some Sunday nights; open air cinema on the hillside, many artistic events throughout the year as well as flea markets, farmers' markets and more.
Take a ferry across the inner harbour to the islands, where you can walk the boardwalk along Lake Ontario, catch a lunch at one of the lovely outdoor cafes and see the historic neighbourhood that narrowly escaped the wrecker's ball a decade or so back. Turn around for the incredible view of the city's skyline, including the iconic CN Tower. There's also Centrepoint Amusement Park with rides and animals for the kids!
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Toronto Islands
Take a ferry across the inner harbour to the islands, where you can walk the boardwalk along Lake Ontario, catch a lunch at one of the lovely outdoor cafes and see the historic neighbourhood that narrowly escaped the wrecker's ball a decade or so back. Turn around for the incredible view of the city's skyline, including the iconic CN Tower. There's also Centrepoint Amusement Park with rides and animals for the kids!
St Lawrence Market has been in operation since the very first days of Toronto in the early 1800s and remains a great place to shop for food to take home and cook, or to eat on the spot. The neighbourhood around the Market is full of the oldest architecture in the city and the wonderful, whimsical Berczy Park right behind Toronto's version of the Flatiron Building, knows as the Gooderham and Worts building.
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Αγορά Αγίου Λαυρεντίου
93 Front St ESt Lawrence Market has been in operation since the very first days of Toronto in the early 1800s and remains a great place to shop for food to take home and cook, or to eat on the spot. The neighbourhood around the Market is full of the oldest architecture in the city and the wonderful, whimsical Berczy Park right behind Toronto's version of the Flatiron Building, knows as the Gooderham and Worts building.
This is an old distillery occupying several square blocks that has been preserved in its entirety and converted into shops, restaurants and night spots. It's a bit touristy, but even Torontonians flock to the place in the evening.
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Distillery Historic District
55 Mill StThis is an old distillery occupying several square blocks that has been preserved in its entirety and converted into shops, restaurants and night spots. It's a bit touristy, but even Torontonians flock to the place in the evening.
Queen St West, or West Queen West as it's known locally, is Toronto's premier walking street, full of small shops and boutiques, coffee shops and restaurants. It's not a tourist street; it's where Torontonians go to shop and play and live. You could devote an entire visit to just walking Queen Street, from Parkdale in the west, through the shopping district right through downtown. Further east, the neighbourhood of Leslieville offers great restaurants and a friendly vibe. Queen St continues even further east, eventually ending up in the iconic Beach neighbourhood, where the city meets the lake and where each year the Beach Jazz Festival, well jazzes up the scene.
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Queen Street West
Queen Street WestQueen St West, or West Queen West as it's known locally, is Toronto's premier walking street, full of small shops and boutiques, coffee shops and restaurants. It's not a tourist street; it's where Torontonians go to shop and play and live. You could devote an entire visit to just walking Queen Street, from Parkdale in the west, through the shopping district right through downtown. Further east, the neighbourhood of Leslieville offers great restaurants and a friendly vibe. Queen St continues even further east, eventually ending up in the iconic Beach neighbourhood, where the city meets the lake and where each year the Beach Jazz Festival, well jazzes up the scene.
Cabbagetown is one of Toronto's original neighbourhoods. It fell into disrepair from the 1930s to the 1960s, when it experience a renaissance that is unparalleled in Canada. With charming houses and cottages lovingly restored, the neighbourhood is now one of the most upscale in the downtown core but retains its old school appeal. A must for fans of architecture and historical renewal.
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Cabbagetown
Cabbagetown is one of Toronto's original neighbourhoods. It fell into disrepair from the 1930s to the 1960s, when it experience a renaissance that is unparalleled in Canada. With charming houses and cottages lovingly restored, the neighbourhood is now one of the most upscale in the downtown core but retains its old school appeal. A must for fans of architecture and historical renewal.
A great sailing adventure around Toronto harbour and out into Lake Ontario. Winds not guaranteed, but the boats, the crew and the skyline views are all fantastic.
Gone Sailing Adventures
415 Queens Quay WA great sailing adventure around Toronto harbour and out into Lake Ontario. Winds not guaranteed, but the boats, the crew and the skyline views are all fantastic.
Parks & Nature
Hire a bike at one of the dozens of stands in the city and take a bike ride west along the Lake Ontario shore. A half-hour along, just before you get to Humber Bay Shores Park, take a turn north and follow paved bike trails along the Humber River through marshy wilderness and emerge into a park system lined with waterfalls that used to power the many grist, woolen and other mills that lined the Humber River. If you're ambitious, you can end your journey at the Lambton Inn, a perfectly preserved 19th century hotel that used to host visitors to the community around the mills.
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Humber Bay Park
36 Park Lawn RdHire a bike at one of the dozens of stands in the city and take a bike ride west along the Lake Ontario shore. A half-hour along, just before you get to Humber Bay Shores Park, take a turn north and follow paved bike trails along the Humber River through marshy wilderness and emerge into a park system lined with waterfalls that used to power the many grist, woolen and other mills that lined the Humber River. If you're ambitious, you can end your journey at the Lambton Inn, a perfectly preserved 19th century hotel that used to host visitors to the community around the mills.
You an actually get lost in this park. Toronto's biggest; many small trails, a cafe at the centre, a small zoo and fabulous cherry blossoms in the spring.
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Χάι Παρκ
1873 Bloor St WYou an actually get lost in this park. Toronto's biggest; many small trails, a cafe at the centre, a small zoo and fabulous cherry blossoms in the spring.
Toronto's poor waterfront has been abused over the years as a contaminated, railway-infested industrial site. But that's all changed now. Bike trails, walking trails, picnic areas, parks, beaches, swimming pools, pubs, shopping--it's all there now and tons of people are there during the good weather especially. Hire a bike and ride along the waterfront from the Beach district in the east to the spacious parklands in the west. Great views of the city skyline all along the way.
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Martin Goodman Trail
Toronto's poor waterfront has been abused over the years as a contaminated, railway-infested industrial site. But that's all changed now. Bike trails, walking trails, picnic areas, parks, beaches, swimming pools, pubs, shopping--it's all there now and tons of people are there during the good weather especially. Hire a bike and ride along the waterfront from the Beach district in the east to the spacious parklands in the west. Great views of the city skyline all along the way.
Arts & Culture
If you are looking to see a movie, but don't want to see the same old same old, the Hot Docs cinema is one of the few in the world exclusively devoted to screening documentaries from around the world. An eclectic roster of films screen daily and in late April and early May, the Hot Docs Documentary Festival screens documentaries at several large cinemas and small theatres across the downtown core and beyond. Ask us how to get tickets.
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Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
506 Bloor St WIf you are looking to see a movie, but don't want to see the same old same old, the Hot Docs cinema is one of the few in the world exclusively devoted to screening documentaries from around the world. An eclectic roster of films screen daily and in late April and early May, the Hot Docs Documentary Festival screens documentaries at several large cinemas and small theatres across the downtown core and beyond. Ask us how to get tickets.
With a stunning collection of Islamic Art from around the world and its own beautiful, peaceful architecture and grounds, the Aga Khan Museum is an absolutely wonderful way to spend an afternoon.
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Μουσείο Άγκα Χαν
77 Wynford DrWith a stunning collection of Islamic Art from around the world and its own beautiful, peaceful architecture and grounds, the Aga Khan Museum is an absolutely wonderful way to spend an afternoon.
The museum to see in Toronto. Extensive collections of cultural artifacts from around the world and across millenia. The dinosaur skeletons alone are worth the price of admission.
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Βασιλικό Μουσείο της Οντάριο
100 Queens ParkThe museum to see in Toronto. Extensive collections of cultural artifacts from around the world and across millenia. The dinosaur skeletons alone are worth the price of admission.
Extensive collection of art from around the world and across the centuries, including an accomplished collection of Inuit and other Aboriginal art, a big Henry Moore Sculpture Garden and much more. Always special exhibits on that are well worth seeing.
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Πινακοθήκη της Οντάριο
317 Dundas St WExtensive collection of art from around the world and across the centuries, including an accomplished collection of Inuit and other Aboriginal art, a big Henry Moore Sculpture Garden and much more. Always special exhibits on that are well worth seeing.
Small cinemas like this one are a dying breed. The Royal shows second run, foreign films and special presentations year-round. A neighbourhood gem.
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The Royal Cinema
608 College StSmall cinemas like this one are a dying breed. The Royal shows second run, foreign films and special presentations year-round. A neighbourhood gem.
Μουσείο Παπουτσιών Μπάτα
327 Bloor St WShoes that will amaze you, no kidding.
Gardiner Museum
111 Queens ParkYou wouldn't think ceramics could be so interesting.
What happens when graffiti artists take over the back alleys of a downtown neighbourhood.
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Graffiti Alley
Graffiti AlleyWhat happens when graffiti artists take over the back alleys of a downtown neighbourhood.