Guidebook for Toronto
Drinks & Nightlife
Cute bar, Monday night vinyl night. Gets packed quickly.
93 abantu bendawo batusa
Communist's Daughter
1149 Dundas St WCute bar, Monday night vinyl night. Gets packed quickly.
Montauk Bar
765 Dundas St WCheap cocktails, but atmosphere can be a gamble
Sweaty Betty's
13 Ossington AveNice patio, drinks not so cheap though
Get Well
1181 Dundas Street WestLocal fav
Geraldine
1564 Queen Street Westsolid food and fancy drinks
Archive
909 Dundas St Wnice wine bar, food plates are small
Black Dice Cafe
1574 Dundas St Wsolid drinks
Unlovable The
Great spot for late night drinks
They do coffee and food too, but is a fun queer friendly environment
38 abantu bendawo batusa
Beaver Cafe
1192 Queen St WThey do coffee and food too, but is a fun queer friendly environment
Henhouse
1532 Dundas St WQueer friendly drinking!
A friend of mine opened this place this year - amazing drinks!
56 abantu bendawo batusa
Civil Liberties
878 Bloor St WA friend of mine opened this place this year - amazing drinks!
Shopping
FreshCo
22 Northcote AveLarge-ish grocery store close by
Penny Arcade Vintage
1177 Dundas St Wcheap vintage finds
Bang Bang Ice Cream & Bakery
93A Ossington Aveamazing ice cream sammies
Soundscapes
572 College Stgood place to buy tickets for shows
Rotate This
186 Ossington Avegood place to get tickets/check show listings
Drake General Store
1151 Queen St Wgood for souvenirs
Food Scene
Who doesn't love $2 Americano's. Pastries are delicious
85 abantu bendawo batusa
The Common Espresso Bar
1071 College StWho doesn't love $2 Americano's. Pastries are delicious
Cold Tea
1186 Queen Street WestOne of Toronto's "hipper" bars, they have dumplings too
Mother's Dumplings
421 Spadina Ave.Go here if you want dumplings. Better with more people
Fresh on Crawford
894 Queen Street WestIf you want something healthy
Pho Rùa Vàng Golden Turtle Restaurant
125 Ossington AveCheap and delicious pho
The Lakeview Restaurant
1132 Dundas Street WestNot the best food, but open 24/7. Killer milkshakes
Foxley
207 Ossington AveDelicious fusion food
Chantecler Restaurant | Boucherie
1318 Queen St Wfusion food, a little pricier but good
Luna Cafe
181 Dovercourt Rdmy favourite brunch
The Federal
1438 Dundas Street Westgood and it's so close
i deal coffee
162 Ossington AveGood coffee
Yours Truly Live
229 Ossington Avefancy dinner, super good cocktails
Nazareth
969 Bloor Street Westcheap and delicious Ethiopian food
Awesome small coffee place, look for the white and black tiles, can be easy to miss
17 abantu bendawo batusa
Sam James Coffee Bar OZ
1000 Queen Street WestAwesome small coffee place, look for the white and black tiles, can be easy to miss
La Cubana
392 Roncesvalles Avecuban lunch and brunch
Pizzeria Libretto
221 Ossington Aveawesome lunch special
Ursa Resturant
good food and cocktails
Rose and Sons
176 Dupont Stgreat brunch and lunch
Mitzi's Cafe
100 Sorauren Avenuereally good brunch
Saving Grace
907 Dundas St Wbrunch!
The Good Son
1096 Queen St Wambiance is meh, but the italian food is decent
Julie's Cuban Restaurant
202 Dovercourt Rdcuban tapas!
Live Organic Food Bar
264 Dupont Storganic raw vegan food
This End Up
1454 Dundas Street Westgood lunches, reasonable
Atlantic Restaurant
1597 Dundas Street WestThey do pay-what-you-can and barter meals!
Everything Else
Beautiful park if you are looking for a short run or somewhere to read a book. Farmer's market on Tuesday's from 3 to 7
590 abantu bendawo batusa
Trinity - Bellwoods
Beautiful park if you are looking for a short run or somewhere to read a book. Farmer's market on Tuesday's from 3 to 7
Great park for pretending you aren't in the city, feed some ducks or visit the small zoo.
1205 abantu bendawo batusa
High Park
1873 Bloor St WGreat park for pretending you aren't in the city, feed some ducks or visit the small zoo.
LCBO Toronto-Central
All things drink related
Beer Store
1200 Dundas St WAll things beer related. It's like costco for beer
Largest Art Gallery in Toronto. Frank Ghery building
2262 abantu bendawo batusa
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St WLargest Art Gallery in Toronto. Frank Ghery building
The Monkey's Paw
1067 Bloor St WAwesome second hand book store
College Street
College StreetBeautiful small bookstore, great selection
Great neighbourhood, good groceries and general people watching
1698 abantu bendawo batusa
Kensington Market
Great neighbourhood, good groceries and general people watching
Type Books
883 Queen St WGreat for art books and magazines
One of the only smaller breweries, they have an offsales shop that is open till 11 pm
373 abantu bendawo batusa
Bellwoods Brewery
124 Ossington AveOne of the only smaller breweries, they have an offsales shop that is open till 11 pm
MKG127
1445 Dundas St WContemporary Canadian art
Iziko lezobuciko ze-Contemporary Art Toronto Canada
158 Sterling RdFree gallery close by
Crafted By Te Aro
good coffee
Jonathan+Olivia
4293 Mountain Squareclothes!
gravitypope Toronto
1010 Queen St Wdreamy shoes
I Miss You Vintage Inc.
63 Ossington Avecute vintage shop
One of Toronto's oldest artist run centres
44 abantu bendawo batusa
Mercer Union, a centre for contemporary art
1286 Bloor St WOne of Toronto's oldest artist run centres
Daniel Faria Gallery
188 St Helens Avecontemporary art
Clint Roenisch Gallery
190 St Helens Avecontemporary art
Studio Blue Yoga & Fitness
1457 Dundas St Wyoga, $40 unlimited month pass
Octopus Garden Holistic Yoga Centre
967 College Styoga and vegan restuarant
West End YMCA
931 College Stsuper nice YMCA
I-Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Parkawesome dinosaurs
TIFF Bell Lightbox
350 King St Wgreat place to catch a movie
highly recommended, the ferry ride is only $7, pack a picnic and head to hanlan's point, you will forget you're in the city
1035 abantu bendawo batusa
Toronto Islands
highly recommended, the ferry ride is only $7, pack a picnic and head to hanlan's point, you will forget you're in the city
Scarborough Crescent Park
61 Undercliff Drbeautiful park
West End Food Co-op
1229 Queen Street Westif you're into food co-ops and organic food
Essence of Life Organics
48 Kensington Avesolid organic food store
Courage My Love
14 Kensington Aveclassic toronto second hand clothes
The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery
231 Queens Quay Wlarger contemporary art gallery
beautiful old food market. classic is peameal bacon on a bun
1398 abantu bendawo batusa
Isitolo se-St. Lawrence
93 Front St Ebeautiful old food market. classic is peameal bacon on a bun
Likely General
389 Roncesvalles Avecute store, lots of design things made in toronto
vegan bake shop. you will think you've died and gone to heaven
23 abantu bendawo batusa
Bunner's Bake Shop
3054 Dundas St Wvegan bake shop. you will think you've died and gone to heaven