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.
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Hemingway's Restaurant
142 Cumberland St
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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! **
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Kalendar
546 College St
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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.
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Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
60 Yorkville Ave
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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.
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Wish Restaurant
3 Charles St E
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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.
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Smith
553 Church St
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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.)
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Zaza espresso bar
162 Cumberland St
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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.
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Zaza espresso bar
162 Cumberland St
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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
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Okonomi House Restaurant
23 Charles St W
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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.
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Sassafraz
100 Cumberland St
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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.
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Ethiopian House
4 Irwin Ave
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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.
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The Rosedale Diner
1164 Yonge St
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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.
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Richmond Station
1 Richmond St W
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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.
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Grand Electric Parkdale
1330 Queen St W
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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. ;)
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Parts & Labour
1566 Queen St W
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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!
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Harlem Restaurant
67 Richmond Street East
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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
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Electric Mud BBQ
5 Brock Ave
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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.
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Earls Kitchen + Bar
150 King St W
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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).
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Miss Korea
687 Yonge St
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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.
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7 West Cafe
7 Charles St W
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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.
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The Lakeview Restaurant
1132 Dundas Street West
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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
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Lit Espresso Bar
810 College Street
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There are 3 little Lits and I recommend them all. They know good coffee. College Street - Queen Street - Roncesvalles Ave
Bloody good burgers.
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BQM Burger and Craft Beer Ossington
210 Ossington Ave
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Bloody good burgers.
Go up for an amazing view of Toronto and have a drink. I wouldn't recommend the food, but they would.
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The One Eighty
55 Bloor St W
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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.
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ODDSEOUL
90 Ossington Ave
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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.
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El Catrin Destileria
18 Tank House Lane
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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?!
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Gusto 101
101 Portland St
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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.
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Drake One Fifty
150 York St
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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!
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The Drake Hotel
1150 Queen St W
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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.
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Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Park
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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.
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Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St W
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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!
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Distillery Historic District
55 Mill St
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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.
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Roncesvalles Avenue
Roncesvalles Avenue
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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.
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King Street East
King Street East
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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.
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Summerhill
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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.
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West Queen West
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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)
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All The Best Fine Foods
1101 Yonge St
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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.
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Pusateri's Fine Foods
57 Yorkville Ave
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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.
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Whole Foods Market
1860 Bayview Ave
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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.
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Manulife Centre
55 Bloor St W
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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.
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Queen's Park
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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!
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Kensington Market
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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.
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Evergreen Brick Works tegelbruk
550 Bayview Ave
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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!
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St. Lawrence Market
93 Front St E
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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!