Guidebook for Toronto

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Guidebook for Toronto

Getting Around

Closest subway stop!
86 locals recommend
Lansdowne Ave at Wade Ave station
86 locals recommend
Closest subway stop!
The express train between Pearson and this stop. Close to Dundas West
83 locals recommend
UP Express Bloor Station
1456 Bloor St W
83 locals recommend
The express train between Pearson and this stop. Close to Dundas West
Subway station close to UP express
69 locals recommend
Dundas West station
69 locals recommend
Subway station close to UP express
Closest connection to subway from St Clair streetcar line
73 locals recommend
St Clair West Station
370 St Clair Ave W
73 locals recommend
Closest connection to subway from St Clair streetcar line
Greyhound bus terminal
47 locals recommend
Greyhound Canada Transportation Centre
30 Lake Shore Boulevard West
47 locals recommend
Greyhound bus terminal
Subway station close to Greyhound terminal
26 locals recommend
St Patrick Station
26 locals recommend
Subway station close to Greyhound terminal
City airport, available if flying via Porter
269 locals recommend
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
2 Eireann Quay
269 locals recommend
City airport, available if flying via Porter
If arriving by Porter/Billy Bishop: Hop on streetcar going north to connect to subway system at Bathurst station
Fleet St at Bathurst St West Side station
If arriving by Porter/Billy Bishop: Hop on streetcar going north to connect to subway system at Bathurst station
165 locals recommend
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
947 Dovercourt Rd
165 locals recommend
16 locals recommend
Budget Car Rental
2401 Dundas St W
16 locals recommend
Ferries to and from Toronto islands
52 locals recommend
Jack Layton Ferry Terminal station
9 Queens Quay W
52 locals recommend
Ferries to and from Toronto islands
Great bike/run/walking path that will take you all the way down to Dundas without traffic. Bonus: smells like chocolate most of the time.
9 locals recommend
Western Toronto Railpath
Western Toronto Railpath
9 locals recommend
Great bike/run/walking path that will take you all the way down to Dundas without traffic. Bonus: smells like chocolate most of the time.

Entertainment & Activities

Climbing gym
17 locals recommend
Boulderz Climbing Centre
16 Dupont St
17 locals recommend
Climbing gym
Where the sports happen!
1459 locals recommend
Rogers Centre
1 Blue Jays Way
1459 locals recommend
Where the sports happen!
2071 locals recommend
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
288 Bremner Blvd
2071 locals recommend
Smaller, more intimate zoo experience in High Park
81 locals recommend
High Park Zoo
81 locals recommend
Smaller, more intimate zoo experience in High Park
Huuuuuge zoo, plan out your day accordingly!
213 locals recommend
Toronto Zoo station
213 locals recommend
Huuuuuge zoo, plan out your day accordingly!

Essentials

There's also a Shoppers Drug Mart here
40 locals recommend
Food Basics
830 Lansdowne Ave
40 locals recommend
There's also a Shoppers Drug Mart here
87 locals recommend
FreshCo
1245 Dupont St
87 locals recommend
Pharmacy/convenience store
109 locals recommend
Rexall
474 Spadina Ave.
109 locals recommend
Pharmacy/convenience store
Bank machine
BMO Bank of Montreal ATM
2155 St Clair Ave W
Bank machine
Bank
11 locals recommend
Scotiabank
1151 Weston Rd
11 locals recommend
Bank
Community centre with gym, running track, swimming pools
16 locals recommend
Joseph J. Piccininni Community Centre
1369 St Clair Ave W
16 locals recommend
Community centre with gym, running track, swimming pools
Not the best gym, but nearby
18 locals recommend
Planet Fitness
180 Queens Plate Dr
18 locals recommend
Not the best gym, but nearby
I don't love the beer sold here, but some do.
127 locals recommend
Beer Store
1200 Dundas St W
127 locals recommend
I don't love the beer sold here, but some do.

Shopping

87 locals recommend
Dollarama
590 King St W
87 locals recommend
Definitely not the city's best mall, but some essentials in here!
47 locals recommend
Galleria Shopping Centre
1245 Dupont St
47 locals recommend
Definitely not the city's best mall, but some essentials in here!
More like a collection of shops, many big box stores can be found here, as well as a Bulk Barn, Winners, etc.
50 locals recommend
Stockyards District
50 locals recommend
More like a collection of shops, many big box stores can be found here, as well as a Bulk Barn, Winners, etc.
Very unique shop, old books, trinkets
24 locals recommend
The Monkey's Paw
1067 Bloor St W
24 locals recommend
Very unique shop, old books, trinkets
Get your thrifting on
28 locals recommend
Value Village
1319 Bloor St W
28 locals recommend
Get your thrifting on
Our closest decent mall!
289 locals recommend
Dufferin Mall
900 Dufferin St
289 locals recommend
Our closest decent mall!
Generally considered the "high end" shopping centre
711 locals recommend
Yorkdale Shopping Centre
3401 Dufferin St
711 locals recommend
Generally considered the "high end" shopping centre
Everything from antiques to local foods, go early on the weekends!
1398 locals recommend
St. Lawrence Market
93 Front St E
1398 locals recommend
Everything from antiques to local foods, go early on the weekends!

Food Scene

Excellent breakfast and fried chicken!
85 locals recommend
The Stockyards Smokehouse & Larder
699 St Clair Ave W
85 locals recommend
Excellent breakfast and fried chicken!
Also good for drinks, great Portuguese fare.
15 locals recommend
Rush Hour
1438a Dufferin St
15 locals recommend
Also good for drinks, great Portuguese fare.
Excellent fresh food, pricier side but worth it. On Sundays after 9pm, everything is 50% off. Reservations recommended.
95 locals recommend
FARMHOUSE tavern
1627 Dupont St
95 locals recommend
Excellent fresh food, pricier side but worth it. On Sundays after 9pm, everything is 50% off. Reservations recommended.
Excellent breakfast, huge space. I recommend the scones!
45 locals recommend
Drake Commissary
128a Sterling Rd
45 locals recommend
Excellent breakfast, huge space. I recommend the scones!
Fine Scottish fare, also an excellent whiskey bar.
39 locals recommend
The Caledonian
856 College St
39 locals recommend
Fine Scottish fare, also an excellent whiskey bar.
French style baked goods
27 locals recommend
Paris Bakery
654 Lansdowne Ave
27 locals recommend
French style baked goods
77 locals recommend
Wallace Espresso
188 Wallace Ave
77 locals recommend
77 locals recommend
Wallace Espresso
188 Wallace Ave
77 locals recommend
Very cute independent cafe
24 locals recommend
The Sovereign Cafe
1359 Davenport Rd
24 locals recommend
Very cute independent cafe
My favourite Toronto roaster! Buy beans to go or have a drink made here. Really good snacks too.
40 locals recommend
Hale Coffee Company
300 Campbell Ave
40 locals recommend
My favourite Toronto roaster! Buy beans to go or have a drink made here. Really good snacks too.
Real good bottled cold brew coffee.
Station Cold Brew Coffee Co.
343 Horner Ave
Real good bottled cold brew coffee.
Known most for its Nutella latte.
25 locals recommend
Cafe Con Leche Espresso Bar
1571 Dupont St
25 locals recommend
Known most for its Nutella latte.
My fave coffee shop further south. Get the brown butter cookie if you want a sweet. Try the sonic in the summer (espresso + tonic) or the hot apple chaider in the winter (apple cider + chai).
14 locals recommend
Cygnet Coffee
1691 Dundas Street West
14 locals recommend
My fave coffee shop further south. Get the brown butter cookie if you want a sweet. Try the sonic in the summer (espresso + tonic) or the hot apple chaider in the winter (apple cider + chai).
85 locals recommend
The Common Espresso Bar
1071 College St
85 locals recommend
Vegan baked goods
27 locals recommend
Through Being Cool Bakery
27 locals recommend
Vegan baked goods
Vegan comfort food.
76 locals recommend
The Hogtown Vegan
1056 Bloor St W
76 locals recommend
Vegan comfort food.
Excellent sandwiches, including an all day breakfast one.
34 locals recommend
Brock Sandwich
1260 Bloor Street West
34 locals recommend
Excellent sandwiches, including an all day breakfast one.
Great and cheap Middle Eastern food,e specially falafel and shwarma
17 locals recommend
Ali Baba's Middle Eastern Cuisine
1283 Bloor St W
17 locals recommend
Great and cheap Middle Eastern food,e specially falafel and shwarma
PATTIES!
19 locals recommend
Caribbean Queen of Patties
1294 Bloor St W
19 locals recommend
PATTIES!
Cute, cozy, busy. Good breakfast.
40 locals recommend
Hello Darling
827 Lansdowne Avenue
40 locals recommend
Cute, cozy, busy. Good breakfast.
If you're in Roncesvalles, eating here is a must for authentic Polish cuisine
49 locals recommend
Cafe Polonez
195 Roncesvalles Ave
49 locals recommend
If you're in Roncesvalles, eating here is a must for authentic Polish cuisine
Some of the city's finest doughnuts, go early!
53 locals recommend
Glory Hole Doughnuts
130 Queen St W
53 locals recommend
Some of the city's finest doughnuts, go early!
Some of Toronto's best pies are made here.
33 locals recommend
Wanda's Pie In The Sky
287 Augusta Ave
33 locals recommend
Some of Toronto's best pies are made here.
Really good burgers here, good drink menu too. Love the ambiance here. Diner vibe, open for breakfast til late everyday!
27 locals recommend
Harry's Charbroiled Dining Lounge
293 Palmerston Avenue
27 locals recommend
Really good burgers here, good drink menu too. Love the ambiance here. Diner vibe, open for breakfast til late everyday!
Fine vegan baking!
23 locals recommend
Bunner's Bake Shop
3054 Dundas St W
23 locals recommend
Fine vegan baking!
Toronto's finest simple TexMex, also have drink specials often and ridiculously cheesy nachos.
131 locals recommend
Sneaky Dee's
431 College St
131 locals recommend
Toronto's finest simple TexMex, also have drink specials often and ridiculously cheesy nachos.
42 locals recommend
Manic Coffee
426 College St
42 locals recommend
Great breakfast, bring cash!
86 locals recommend
Aunties & Uncles
74 Lippincott St
86 locals recommend
Great breakfast, bring cash!
Toronto's finest doner, in my opinion. Make sure to press the buttons in the washrooms!
19 locals recommend
Otto’s Berlin Döner
256 Augusta Ave
19 locals recommend
Toronto's finest doner, in my opinion. Make sure to press the buttons in the washrooms!
Simple diner breakfast spot
8 locals recommend
Sunnyside Grill Toronto
1218 St Clair Ave W
8 locals recommend
Simple diner breakfast spot
Pricey, worth it. You need a reservation usually. Excellent Spanish food.
232 locals recommend
Bar Isabel
797 College St
232 locals recommend
Pricey, worth it. You need a reservation usually. Excellent Spanish food.
On the pricier end, but worth it. Some of the best Spanish food I've ever had.
18 locals recommend
Branca
1727 Dundas Street West
18 locals recommend
On the pricier end, but worth it. Some of the best Spanish food I've ever had.
Cute patio, good drink selection.
49 locals recommend
Wallflower
1665 Dundas St W
49 locals recommend
Cute patio, good drink selection.
Bakery and cafe, and don't forget, GELATO.
39 locals recommend
La Paloma Gelateria & Cafe
1357 St Clair Ave W
39 locals recommend
Bakery and cafe, and don't forget, GELATO.
Also a bar! Family-friendly too
152 locals recommend
The Emerson Restaurant
1279 Bloor St W
152 locals recommend
Also a bar! Family-friendly too
Cheap n easy breakfast and lunch
77 locals recommend
Boom Breakfast & Co
1036 St Clair Ave W
77 locals recommend
Cheap n easy breakfast and lunch
Excellent Italian style pizza
37 locals recommend
Marcello's Pizzeria
1163 St Clair Ave W
37 locals recommend
Excellent Italian style pizza
Fun checkered tables, Italian.
The Big Ragu
1338 Lansdowne Ave
Fun checkered tables, Italian.
Authentic Brazilian!
26 locals recommend
Rio 40 Restaurant
1256 St Clair Ave W
26 locals recommend
Authentic Brazilian!
Another cozy Italian restaurant, bit pricier but nice.
7 locals recommend
La Bruschetta
1317 St Clair Ave W
7 locals recommend
Another cozy Italian restaurant, bit pricier but nice.
Cozy, casual Italian restaurant.
Agio
1351 St Clair Ave W
Cozy, casual Italian restaurant.
Breads, cheese, cold cuts. Authentic Italian coffee, pastries and gelato.
35 locals recommend
Tre Mari Bakery
1311 St Clair Ave W
35 locals recommend
Breads, cheese, cold cuts. Authentic Italian coffee, pastries and gelato.
Neopolitan style pizza & pies
23 locals recommend
Pizza e Pazzi - Best pizza Toronto
1182 St Clair Ave W
23 locals recommend
Neopolitan style pizza & pies
67 locals recommend
Cafe Neon
241 Wallace Ave
67 locals recommend
Ice cream
21 locals recommend
The Lansdowne Cone
555 Dundas Street East
21 locals recommend
Ice cream
36 locals recommend
Crema Coffee Company
3079 Dundas St W
36 locals recommend
Another Toronto roaster
51 locals recommend
Propeller Coffee Co.
50 Wade Avenue
51 locals recommend
Another Toronto roaster
Organic chocolate and ice cream. Need I say more?
23 locals recommend
Delight Organic Fair Trade Chocolate
3040 Dundas St W
23 locals recommend
Organic chocolate and ice cream. Need I say more?
Best chocolate in the city.
104 locals recommend
Soma Chocolate Maker
32 Tank House Lane
104 locals recommend
Best chocolate in the city.
Super good brunch and breakfast, go early because it's popular! Lots of great takeaway baked goods and prepared meals too.
78 locals recommend
Emma's Country Kitchen
810 St Clair Ave W
78 locals recommend
Super good brunch and breakfast, go early because it's popular! Lots of great takeaway baked goods and prepared meals too.
Really good thin slice pizza, plus drinks.
43 locals recommend
Superpoint
184 Ossington Ave
43 locals recommend
Really good thin slice pizza, plus drinks.
Excellent pizza. Usually busy.
384 locals recommend
Pizzeria Libretto
221 Ossington Ave
384 locals recommend
Excellent pizza. Usually busy.
Really good bakery + ice cream sandwiches that are out of this world.
113 locals recommend
Bakerbots Baking
1242 Delaware Ave
113 locals recommend
Really good bakery + ice cream sandwiches that are out of this world.
Really amazing, cute, cozy Cuban restaurant.
37 locals recommend
Julie's Cuban Restaurant
202 Dovercourt Rd
37 locals recommend
Really amazing, cute, cozy Cuban restaurant.
Some of the city's best BBQ.
102 locals recommend
Electric Mud BBQ
5 Brock Ave
102 locals recommend
Some of the city's best BBQ.
Saturday farmers market is open year round, 8am-1pm, indoor
85 locals recommend
Wychwood Barns Park
76 Wychwood Ave
85 locals recommend
Saturday farmers market is open year round, 8am-1pm, indoor
Some of the best brunch, lunch and dinner in the city. Go early if on the weekend or for brunch.
130 locals recommend
The Federal
1438 Dundas Street West
130 locals recommend
Some of the best brunch, lunch and dinner in the city. Go early if on the weekend or for brunch.
Open only in the morning/afternoons, this is amazing Persian breakfast/lunch.
54 locals recommend
Takht-e Tavoos Restaurant
1120 College St
54 locals recommend
Open only in the morning/afternoons, this is amazing Persian breakfast/lunch.
Great coffee, opened by Aussies. Good brunch too!
38 locals recommend
Baddies
679 Lansdowne Ave
38 locals recommend
Great coffee, opened by Aussies. Good brunch too!
One of my fave Italian/pizza places in the city if you're exploring Roncesvalles.
69 locals recommend
Pizzeria Defina
321 Roncesvalles Ave
69 locals recommend
One of my fave Italian/pizza places in the city if you're exploring Roncesvalles.

Arts & Culture

Generally cool events happening the first Thursday night of every month; FREE on Wednesdays between 6pm and 9pm
2262 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St W
2262 locals recommend
Generally cool events happening the first Thursday night of every month; FREE on Wednesdays between 6pm and 9pm
2332 locals recommend
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Park
2332 locals recommend
A must for hockey fans
466 locals recommend
Hockey Hall of Fame
30 Yonge St
466 locals recommend
A must for hockey fans

Sightseeing

3509 locals recommend
CN Tower
290 Bremner Blvd
3509 locals recommend
An old neighbourhood, great Christmas market in December, Mill St brewery.
1704 locals recommend
Distillery Historic District
55 Mill St
1704 locals recommend
An old neighbourhood, great Christmas market in December, Mill St brewery.
Hub of shopping and food
723 locals recommend
Queen Street West
Queen Street West
723 locals recommend
Hub of shopping and food
Family-friendly, many dogs, great food
135 locals recommend
Roncesvalles Village
147 Roncesvalles Ave
135 locals recommend
Family-friendly, many dogs, great food
Amusement park, island life, water
323 locals recommend
Centre Island
323 locals recommend
Amusement park, island life, water
Pedestrian Sundays in the summer. great eats and bars here, plus some of the best vintage shopping in the city.
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
1698 locals recommend
Pedestrian Sundays in the summer. great eats and bars here, plus some of the best vintage shopping in the city.
Best Chinese food and shopping can be found here
740 locals recommend
Chinatown
292 Spadina Ave.
740 locals recommend
Best Chinese food and shopping can be found here