Guidebook for Toronto

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Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

Friendly staff at this Portuguese bakery willingly guide newbies through the selection of cakes, pastries and sandwiches on offer. Traditional egg tarts and milk tarts are real crowd-pleasers here. 1245 Dupont St., beside the rear entrance to the Galleria Mall.
Happy Bakery & Pastries
1245 Dupont St
Friendly staff at this Portuguese bakery willingly guide newbies through the selection of cakes, pastries and sandwiches on offer. Traditional egg tarts and milk tarts are real crowd-pleasers here. 1245 Dupont St., beside the rear entrance to the Galleria Mall.
Flame-grilled meats & gourmet wood fired pizzas served in an expansive space with contemporary decor. Delish!
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Defina Wood Fired
1485 Dupont St
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Flame-grilled meats & gourmet wood fired pizzas served in an expansive space with contemporary decor. Delish!
Local watering hole with pubs eats.
39 lokalinvånare rekommenderar
Boo Radley's
1482 Dupont St
39 lokalinvånare rekommenderar
Local watering hole with pubs eats.
https://www.dufferingrovemarket.ca/
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Dufferin Grove Farmer's Market
875 Dufferin Street
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https://www.dufferingrovemarket.ca/
From the opening of the first café in Stratford, Ontario in 1996, Balzac’s cafés have been built for the diverse people and communities they serve. By celebrating the history and culture that defines each distinct location, each café has carved out a unique personality as a central gathering place for locals to converse, share, ruminate and create. Balzac’s has grown to 14 locations across Ontario, proving that providing a place for people to drink excellent coffee in the authentic French tradition has an appeal that is everlasting.
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Balzac's Powerhouse
29 Powerhouse St
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From the opening of the first café in Stratford, Ontario in 1996, Balzac’s cafés have been built for the diverse people and communities they serve. By celebrating the history and culture that defines each distinct location, each café has carved out a unique personality as a central gathering place for locals to converse, share, ruminate and create. Balzac’s has grown to 14 locations across Ontario, proving that providing a place for people to drink excellent coffee in the authentic French tradition has an appeal that is everlasting.
The Ace is a family-friendly restaurant located on Roncesvalles Ave in Toronto. Housed in a 1950s diner, The Ace serves dinner 7 nights, lunch on weekdays, brunch on the weekends & great drinks every night.
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The Ace
231A Roncesvalles Ave
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The Ace is a family-friendly restaurant located on Roncesvalles Ave in Toronto. Housed in a 1950s diner, The Ace serves dinner 7 nights, lunch on weekdays, brunch on the weekends & great drinks every night.

Essentials

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Food Basics
830 Lansdowne Ave
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FreshCo
1245 Dupont St
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515 lokalinvånare rekommenderar
Shoppers Drug Mart
388 King St W
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Dina's Coin Laundry Inc.
650 Lansdowne Ave
Sun Dry Cleaning and Professional Alterations
673 Lansdowne Ave
Family Dry Cleaners
2415 Dundas St W
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TD Canada Trust Branch and ATM
15 York St
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TD Canada Trust Branch and ATM
15 York St
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CIBC Branch with ATM
235 Ossington Ave
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Scotiabank
1616 Dundas St W
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BMO Bank of Montreal
26 Fort York Blvd
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RBC Royal Bank
6 Fort York Blvd
60 lokalinvånare rekommenderar

Drinks & Nightlife

Laid-back joint with many local brews on tap, plus New York–style pizza & free vintage arcade games.
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The Greater Good
229 Geary Ave
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Laid-back joint with many local brews on tap, plus New York–style pizza & free vintage arcade games.
They brew traditional and creative beers that capture the spirit and history of Toronto and the good people who make the city what it is. And you can bring your own food and dog!
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Henderson Brewing co
128A Sterling Rd
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They brew traditional and creative beers that capture the spirit and history of Toronto and the good people who make the city what it is. And you can bring your own food and dog!
Chill spot with Canadian fare & craft beers, adjoined to intimate performance space for live music.
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Burdock Brewery
1184 Bloor St W
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Chill spot with Canadian fare & craft beers, adjoined to intimate performance space for live music.
Toronto social club and music venue.
Mercury Social Club
226 Geary Ave
Toronto social club and music venue.
165 lokalinvånare rekommenderar
The 3 Speed
1163 Bloor St W
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Everything Else

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Dollarama
590 King St W
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Timely cell phone and computer repairs. Highly recommend.
City Cloud Cell Phone & Computer Repair
1382 St Clair Ave W
Timely cell phone and computer repairs. Highly recommend.

Parks & Nature

Easily accessed from Davenport and Lansdowne this is a 12.6 hectare park. This park features an lit artificial turf soccer field, a lit multipurpose sports field and track, a ball diamond, four tennis courts, basketball court, volley ball court, a dog off-leash area, a children's playground, a wading pool and many walking paths.
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Earlscourt Park
Lansdowne Avenue
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Easily accessed from Davenport and Lansdowne this is a 12.6 hectare park. This park features an lit artificial turf soccer field, a lit multipurpose sports field and track, a ball diamond, four tennis courts, basketball court, volley ball court, a dog off-leash area, a children's playground, a wading pool and many walking paths.
A 1.3 hectare park near Lansdowne Avenue and Dupont Street featuring three sports fields, a basketball court, wading pool and a children's playground.
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Campbell Park
225 Campbell Ave
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A 1.3 hectare park near Lansdowne Avenue and Dupont Street featuring three sports fields, a basketball court, wading pool and a children's playground.
High Park is a municipal park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It spans 161 hectares, and is a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. One third of the park remains in a natural state, with a rare oak savannah ecology.
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High Park
1873 Bloor St W
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High Park is a municipal park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It spans 161 hectares, and is a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. One third of the park remains in a natural state, with a rare oak savannah ecology.
A 2.7 hectare park on Dufferin Street south of Dupont Street features two outdoor artificial ice rinks, a BMX (Bicycle motocross) bike area, three bocce courses, a multipurpose sports field and a children's playground. There is a double pad ice rink with changing facilities. The playground equipment includes swings and a jungle gym accessible from the street.
6 lokalinvånare rekommenderar
Wallace Emerson Park
1260 Dufferin St
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A 2.7 hectare park on Dufferin Street south of Dupont Street features two outdoor artificial ice rinks, a BMX (Bicycle motocross) bike area, three bocce courses, a multipurpose sports field and a children's playground. There is a double pad ice rink with changing facilities. The playground equipment includes swings and a jungle gym accessible from the street.

Getting Around

Ventures Car and Truck Rentals
1260 Dupont St
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car
947 Dovercourt Rd
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Zipcar
370 Queens Quay W
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Bike Share Toronto
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This subway spot is not accommodating of accessible needs. Best alternative is Dufferin Station.
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Lansdowne Ave at Wade Ave station
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This subway spot is not accommodating of accessible needs. Best alternative is Dufferin Station.

Sightseeing

Little stretch of grimy back-alley south of Queen St between Spadina and Portland Sts. Sometimes referred to by its adjoining alley Rush Lane, Graffiti Alley is more than a series of murals, mesmerizing as they are: it represents a watershed moment in Toronto's relationship with legalized street art.
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Graffiti Alley
Graffiti Alley
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Little stretch of grimy back-alley south of Queen St between Spadina and Portland Sts. Sometimes referred to by its adjoining alley Rush Lane, Graffiti Alley is more than a series of murals, mesmerizing as they are: it represents a watershed moment in Toronto's relationship with legalized street art.