Natalie’s guidebook
Nature
Toronto's largest park. It's a great place to go for a walk, bring a dog, or relax in nature!
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High Park
1873 Bloor St WToronto's largest park. It's a great place to go for a walk, bring a dog, or relax in nature!
Not as big as high park, can get there by taking the Dundas streetcar (East). A cool hangout for hippies, hipsters and families. Much more busy than High Park. Fun place to hang out.
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Trinity Bellwoods Park
790 Queen St WNot as big as high park, can get there by taking the Dundas streetcar (East). A cool hangout for hippies, hipsters and families. Much more busy than High Park. Fun place to hang out.
Food scene
A collection of my favourite restaurants in the city - lots of local suggestions, but also some closer to Bathurst and Ossington areas :)
Barque Smokehouse
299 Roncesvalles AveGreat BBQ restaurant just down the street!
La Cubana
392 Roncesvalles AveLocal Cuban Sandwich Joint
Pizzeria Defina
321 Roncesvalles AveGreat Italian Pizza on Roncesvalles
The Ace
231A Roncesvalles AveEclectic Diner Style restaurant with better than regular diner food.
Local Brewery right across the street - has a big outdoor patio.
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Bandit Brewery
2125 Dundas St WLocal Brewery right across the street - has a big outdoor patio.
Very small, very yummy Italian Restaurant with great wine and lots of smaller snack-style dishes.
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Local Kitchen & Wine Bar
1710 Queen St WVery small, very yummy Italian Restaurant with great wine and lots of smaller snack-style dishes.
Great Restaurant / Brewery that has a live music venue attached. Not too far.
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Burdock Brewery
1184 Bloor St WGreat Restaurant / Brewery that has a live music venue attached. Not too far.
Sugo
1281 Bloor St WLow key old school Italian restaurant. Not too far.
FARMHOUSE tavern
1627 Dupont StGood brunch. Not too far.
The BEST Greek in the city. Hands-down. Upscale. The dips are TO DIE FOR.
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Mamakas Taverna
80 Ossington AveThe BEST Greek in the city. Hands-down. Upscale. The dips are TO DIE FOR.
Cafe by Mamakas. You can buy the dips and pita to go here :)
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Agora Greek Market & Cafe
921 Queen St WCafe by Mamakas. You can buy the dips and pita to go here :)
Bar Isabel
797 College StUpscale Spanish restaurant with great cocktails and cool vibe.
Isabel's sister restaurant with only tapas + great cocktails. Cool vibe. Mostly standing tables.
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Bar Raval
505 College StIsabel's sister restaurant with only tapas + great cocktails. Cool vibe. Mostly standing tables.
Great Cocktails and Snacks - all food served with no cutlery (because they are small snacks you eat with your hands).
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416 Snack Bar
181 Bathurst StGreat Cocktails and Snacks - all food served with no cutlery (because they are small snacks you eat with your hands).
Farm to table restaurant with seasonal menu. Delicious, understated. Great for brunch, lunch, dinner. My favourite steak tartare in the city!
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Union
72 Ossington AveFarm to table restaurant with seasonal menu. Delicious, understated. Great for brunch, lunch, dinner. My favourite steak tartare in the city!
Paris Paris
1161 Dundas St WGreat food with natural wines and a nice vibe.
VERY good, high-end Italian food. Not cheap, but a great place to splurge on Italian.
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Buca Osteria & Bar
VERY good, high-end Italian food. Not cheap, but a great place to splurge on Italian.
INCREDIBLE burgers, chicken fingers, and Italian sandwiches. Not exactly close but accessible by subway. I dream about the Cabano Burger.
Cabano's Comfort Food
75 St Nicholas StINCREDIBLE burgers, chicken fingers, and Italian sandwiches. Not exactly close but accessible by subway. I dream about the Cabano Burger.
Giulietta
972 College StVery good upscale Italian food. Wow! It's delicious.
Delicious upscale Mexican. Things cooked over a wood fire. Smoky inside.
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Quetzal
419 College StDelicious upscale Mexican. Things cooked over a wood fire. Smoky inside.
Neighborhoods
Kensington is a very unique neighbourhood filled with eclectic shops, restaurants and patios. Over the weekend in the summer the streets are closed to cars to that only pedestrians can walk around. There are tiny restaurants serving very affordable dishes from a wide range of ethnicities and small shops that have been around for decades. Not too many places like it in the world!
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Kensington Market
Kensington is a very unique neighbourhood filled with eclectic shops, restaurants and patios. Over the weekend in the summer the streets are closed to cars to that only pedestrians can walk around. There are tiny restaurants serving very affordable dishes from a wide range of ethnicities and small shops that have been around for decades. Not too many places like it in the world!