Guidebook for Toronto
Essentials
Large grocery store very close to the unit. They are open 7 am until 11 pm every day of the week.
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Loblaws
585 Queen St WLarge grocery store very close to the unit. They are open 7 am until 11 pm every day of the week.
Food Scene
Tiny little cafe with great staff and fantastic coffee. They have a few small tables and wifi if you want to work and no loud music.
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La Merceria, www.lamerceria.ca
Tiny little cafe with great staff and fantastic coffee. They have a few small tables and wifi if you want to work and no loud music.
This is our favourite stop for good vegan/vegetarian comfort food. We recommend the burritos and the "chicken" drumsticks.
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Sadie's Diner And Juice Bar
This is our favourite stop for good vegan/vegetarian comfort food. We recommend the burritos and the "chicken" drumsticks.
A sports bar that's across the street and offers plenty of screens for every game. They've got quick and tasty food and a large selection of beers.
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The Football Factory
164 Bathurst StA sports bar that's across the street and offers plenty of screens for every game. They've got quick and tasty food and a large selection of beers.
Fast take-out restaurant with Indian style roti. Meat eaters rave about their butter chicken but we tend to get the Channa with mixed vegetables. Call ahead and it's ready when you get there.
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Gandhi Indian Cuisine
554 Queen St WFast take-out restaurant with Indian style roti. Meat eaters rave about their butter chicken but we tend to get the Channa with mixed vegetables. Call ahead and it's ready when you get there.
Poutine is french fries with gravy and cheese curds, something you may not have heard of before. It started in Quebec but available in all of Canada. Smoke's offers the original and also new toppings.
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Smoke's Poutinerie
203 Dundas St EPoutine is french fries with gravy and cheese curds, something you may not have heard of before. It started in Quebec but available in all of Canada. Smoke's offers the original and also new toppings.
Everything Else
Closest store that sells beer, although it's about to make way for a new condo. It's not the cleanest but the staff is friendly and their selection is varied.
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Beer Store
1200 Dundas St WClosest store that sells beer, although it's about to make way for a new condo. It's not the cleanest but the staff is friendly and their selection is varied.
Closest place to get wine. They only sell local wines or wines mixed with local wines and they have ongoing free wine tastings.
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Wine Rack
746 King St WClosest place to get wine. They only sell local wines or wines mixed with local wines and they have ongoing free wine tastings.
The closest post office is at the second floor of Shoppers Drug Mart. It's also a drug store for over-the-counter medicines.
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Shoppers Drug Mart
388 King St WThe closest post office is at the second floor of Shoppers Drug Mart. It's also a drug store for over-the-counter medicines.
A new well equipped fitness club. If you're Canadian and have a membership it should work here as well. If you're not a member you can enjoy a 3 day free trial @ www.goodlifefitness.com/trial/
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GoodLife Fitness Toronto Richmond and Bathurst
555 Richmond St WA new well equipped fitness club. If you're Canadian and have a membership it should work here as well. If you're not a member you can enjoy a 3 day free trial @ www.goodlifefitness.com/trial/
If you need to get cash from an ATM this is the closest one. Don't worry too much about it though as they're never far away in the downtown area.
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RBC Royal Bank
6 Fort York BlvdIf you need to get cash from an ATM this is the closest one. Don't worry too much about it though as they're never far away in the downtown area.
Sightseeing
Be sure to stroll down Rush Lane. It's covered in ever changing graffiti between Portland St and Spadina Ave.
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Rush Lane
Rush LaneBe sure to stroll down Rush Lane. It's covered in ever changing graffiti between Portland St and Spadina Ave.