Guidebook for Toronto

Sarah
Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

Cheap + cheerful Indian roti! Embarrassingly, the guy @ the counter knows my order by heart.
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Mother India
1456 Queen St W
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Cheap + cheerful Indian roti! Embarrassingly, the guy @ the counter knows my order by heart.
The huevos divorciados are muchos buenos. This place gets busy in the late morning, so definitely go early ... which should be easy, given that it's directly across the street from my place.
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Easy Restaurant
1645 Queen St W
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The huevos divorciados are muchos buenos. This place gets busy in the late morning, so definitely go early ... which should be easy, given that it's directly across the street from my place.
My favourite local coffee shop + bakery!
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Seventh Sister Bakery
53 Roncesvalles Avenue
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My favourite local coffee shop + bakery!
Bar/restaurant created from a well-preserved Chinese restaurant. It's dimly lit and lovely. Brunch is reasonably priced and extremely good.
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The Ace
231A Roncesvalles Ave
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Bar/restaurant created from a well-preserved Chinese restaurant. It's dimly lit and lovely. Brunch is reasonably priced and extremely good.
Great Korean in Koreatown. There are other outposts of this mini-chain around the city, too.
Ka-Chi
Great Korean in Koreatown. There are other outposts of this mini-chain around the city, too.
Chilean empanadas in a cheap + cheerful spot!
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Jumbo Empanadas
245 Augusta Ave
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Chilean empanadas in a cheap + cheerful spot!
A Toronto institution. Not-so-authentic (in a good way, not a terrible way) Mexican dive-y restaurant.
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La Hacienda Restaurant
640 Queen St W
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A Toronto institution. Not-so-authentic (in a good way, not a terrible way) Mexican dive-y restaurant.
The food isn't particularly spectacular, but it's a hidden neighbourhood gem. Dark, cozy, and wonderful.
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Old York Bar & Grill
167 Niagara St
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The food isn't particularly spectacular, but it's a hidden neighbourhood gem. Dark, cozy, and wonderful.
Pretty much the dictionary definition of cheap + cheerful. Toronto's cheap sushi phenomenon is out of control: 5.99 lunch specials, etc.
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Simon Sushi
3399 Lake Shore Blvd W
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Pretty much the dictionary definition of cheap + cheerful. Toronto's cheap sushi phenomenon is out of control: 5.99 lunch specials, etc.
This place is ridiculous: overcrowded, college-y, and cheap. Their maki sets are hilariously big. Generally referred to as NewGen.
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New Generation Sushi
486 Bloor St W
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This place is ridiculous: overcrowded, college-y, and cheap. Their maki sets are hilariously big. Generally referred to as NewGen.
Breakfast diner in Leslieville. Cute and cheap, but line-up-y.
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Ok Ok Diner
1128 Queen St E
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Breakfast diner in Leslieville. Cute and cheap, but line-up-y.

Drinks & Nightlife

The best dive bar ever ... complete with lion fish aquarium. Note: this is a dive bar, not a "dive bar."
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The Mezz
1546 Queen St W
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The best dive bar ever ... complete with lion fish aquarium. Note: this is a dive bar, not a "dive bar."
New cute bar. It's chill + they have truffle-flavoured popcorn + good beer on tap.
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The Yukon
1592 Queen Street West
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New cute bar. It's chill + they have truffle-flavoured popcorn + good beer on tap.
Board game cafe! Good americanos! And a LOT of games.
Seventeen Eighteen
1718 Queen St W
Board game cafe! Good americanos! And a LOT of games.
AMAZING beer selection + summer patio.
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The Rhino
1249 Queen St W
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AMAZING beer selection + summer patio.
I have an unhealthy obsession w their mac + cheese. Good beer selection, too, and one of Toronto's best summer patios.
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Victory Cafe
440 Bloor St W
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I have an unhealthy obsession w their mac + cheese. Good beer selection, too, and one of Toronto's best summer patios.
Dark, lovely bar in the west end.
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The 3 Speed
1163 Bloor St W
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Dark, lovely bar in the west end.
Dark + lovely bar. A Dundas/Ossington original.
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Communist's Daughter
1149 Dundas St W
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Dark + lovely bar. A Dundas/Ossington original.
Yet another dark and lovely one. Across from Trinity Bellwoods, which is a bonus.
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Squirly's Bar & Grill
807 Queen St W
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Yet another dark and lovely one. Across from Trinity Bellwoods, which is a bonus.

Essentials

Best + friendliest greengrocer!
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Roncesvalles Village
147 Roncesvalles Ave
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Best + friendliest greengrocer!
Local cheeeeese shop. The roaring forties blue cheese is the stuff dreams are made of.
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Thin Blue Line Cheese
93 Roncesvalles Ave
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Local cheeeeese shop. The roaring forties blue cheese is the stuff dreams are made of.
All things Polish + delicious!
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Benna's Bakery & Deli
135 Roncesvalles Ave
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All things Polish + delicious!

Shopping

Cute clothes!
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Frock
97 Roncesvalles Ave
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Cute clothes!
... this has relocated to the former Goodwill farther south on the W side of the street. Great vintage stuff!
Mrs. Huizenga
28 Roncesvalles Ave
... this has relocated to the former Goodwill farther south on the W side of the street. Great vintage stuff!
Wonderbar vintage store!
Stella Luna
1627 Queen St W
Wonderbar vintage store!
ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, and movies, too.
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The Film Buff (Closed)
73 Roncesvalles Ave
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ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, and movies, too.

Sightseeing

Free summer swimming!
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Sunnyside - Gus Ryder Outdoor Pool
1755 Lake Shore Blvd W
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Free summer swimming!
The beach/waterfront is easily accessible from the pedestrian bridge over the Gardiner—it starts @ the corner of Queen, King, and Roncesvalles.
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Sunnyside Boardwalk
Sunnyside Boardwalk
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The beach/waterfront is easily accessible from the pedestrian bridge over the Gardiner—it starts @ the corner of Queen, King, and Roncesvalles.

Arts & Culture

One of Toronto's two big non-commercial contemporary galleries. A quick, good visit.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada
158 Sterling Rd
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One of Toronto's two big non-commercial contemporary galleries. A quick, good visit.
Toronto's best contemporary space, I think.
Power Plant-Contemporary Art Gallery at Harbourfront Centre (The)
Toronto's best contemporary space, I think.
Mostly conceptual stuff ... one of Toronto's better spaces, for sure.
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Mercer Union, a centre for contemporary art
1286 Bloor St W
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Mostly conceptual stuff ... one of Toronto's better spaces, for sure.

Everything Else

Another of the Queen West dives. Wonderful.
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The Done Right Inn
861 Queen St W
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Another of the Queen West dives. Wonderful.
My favourite local convenience store. I'm on a first-name basis w the owner. He knows all about my predilection for Vanilla Coke.
First Convenience Store
My favourite local convenience store. I'm on a first-name basis w the owner. He knows all about my predilection for Vanilla Coke.