Guidebook for Toronto
Food Scene
Very popular middle eastern restaurant. The food is reasonable priced and very good.
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Tabule Middle Eastern Cuisine
810 Queen Street EastVery popular middle eastern restaurant. The food is reasonable priced and very good.
Table 17
Very good food, but quite pricey.
Great breakfast and lunch place. They make the best eggs Benedict I've ever had. Cash only.
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Lady Marmalade
265 Broadview AveGreat breakfast and lunch place. They make the best eggs Benedict I've ever had. Cash only.
Joy Bistro
884 Queen Street EastI like both the patios at this restaurant.
That claim to have the best burgers in town, but don't eat here if you have high cholesterol!
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Dangerous Dan's Diner
714 Queen Street EastThat claim to have the best burgers in town, but don't eat here if you have high cholesterol!
Te Aro
983 Queen St ECoffee house with the best coffee in town.
Very good coffee and the place is in an old warehouse building. Nice spot.
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Merchants Of Green Coffee
2 Matilda StVery good coffee and the place is in an old warehouse building. Nice spot.
Majesteas
950 Queen Street EastA tea shop which is quite unusual for this neighbourhood. ( so many coffee shops)
One of the first coffee shops to open in this neighbourhood. Good coffee.
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Rialto Espresso Bar
266 Adelaide St WOne of the first coffee shops to open in this neighbourhood. Good coffee.
A great breakfast and lunch place. People come from all over the city for their croissants! Closed on Mondays.
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Bonjour Brioche
812 Queen St EA great breakfast and lunch place. People come from all over the city for their croissants! Closed on Mondays.
Mad Dog Cafe
817 Gerrard St ENice little coffee shop.
They say it's the best French restaurant in Chinatown ( the only one!)
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Batifole
744 Gerrard St EThey say it's the best French restaurant in Chinatown ( the only one!)
Hanoi 3 Seasons
1135 Queen St EGood Vietnamese restaurant.
Thai To Go
Pretty good Thai food.
A new restaurant. It has become very popular. Very reasonable and decent food.
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The County General Riverside
798 Queen Street EastA new restaurant. It has become very popular. Very reasonable and decent food.
Ruby Watchco
730 Queen St EThis popular restaurant has a set menu and price.
Petite & Sweet
Home made cakes.
Take out Vegetarian food with a small eating area. Very good food.
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Pulp Kitchen
Take out Vegetarian food with a small eating area. Very good food.
Everything Else
Lively bar and restaurant with a decent and reasonable menu.
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Prohibition Gastrohouse - Queen East
696 Queen St ELively bar and restaurant with a decent and reasonable menu.
A food store selling lots of organic produce. Good meat and vegetables but quite expensive.
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Rowe Farms - Leslieville
893 Queen St EA food store selling lots of organic produce. Good meat and vegetables but quite expensive.
The biggest drug store in the area, part of a chain with a variety of items and stays open late.
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Shoppers Drug Mart
388 King St WThe biggest drug store in the area, part of a chain with a variety of items and stays open late.
Large second hand store selling clothing, books and household items.
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Value Village
1319 Bloor St WLarge second hand store selling clothing, books and household items.
Great little bakery. I really like their moroccan flatbread.
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Brick Street Bakery
255 Logan AveGreat little bakery. I really like their moroccan flatbread.
St John's Bakery
153 Broadview AveBest scones and ginger cookies in town!
Loblaws
585 Queen St WThis is the closest supermarket.
The Comrade
758 Queen St EVery nice cocktail bar.
Second hand funky clothing. They have just opened this much bigger store.
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Common Sort - Riverside
760 Queen St ESecond hand funky clothing. They have just opened this much bigger store.
A recreation centre with a large Olympic pool open to the public and free!
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Queen Street East
Queen Street EastA recreation centre with a large Olympic pool open to the public and free!
Here & Now Clothing Co
770 Queen St EInteresting clothing shop with good prices.
Rashers
948 Queen St EI haven't been here, but people say it's good. Serves mostly pork.
Skin+Bones
980 Queen Street EastNew country bar and restaurant that is supposed to be good.
macFAB Fabrics
1552 Bayview AveAll kinds of fabric, buttons, ribbons and other notions.
A great place to buy olive oil and all things olive. Very helpful staff and you can always sample the oil before you buy.
Olive & Olives
779 Queen St EA great place to buy olive oil and all things olive. Very helpful staff and you can always sample the oil before you buy.
AMBIANCE CHOCOLAT
683 Mt Pleasant RdGreat chocolate!
The Healthy Whey
740 Queen Street EastHealth store carrying organic food, vitamins etc.
Quite a new butcher, which I haven't tried yet but the meat looks great!
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Butchers of Distinction
738 Queen St EQuite a new butcher, which I haven't tried yet but the meat looks great!
Broadview Bakery & Deli
728 Queen St EHome made sandwiches, bread and cakes it has a small eating area.
An amazing corner variety store that has just about everything you need. A bit more expensive than the supermarket, but extremely handy to have in the neighbourhood.
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Riverside Market
720 Queen St EAn amazing corner variety store that has just about everything you need. A bit more expensive than the supermarket, but extremely handy to have in the neighbourhood.
Desmond & Beatrice Bakeshop
388 Carlaw AveAnother cupcake shop. So many in this area!
Bergstrom Originals
215 Queen St WOriginal Canadian designer women's clothing store.
Shopping
I'm so addicted to the ice cream here. Burnt marshmallow is fantastic!
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Ed's Real Scoop - Leslieville
920 Queen St EI'm so addicted to the ice cream here. Burnt marshmallow is fantastic!
Hooked Inc.
888 Queen St EExcellent fresh fish.
They have a wide variety of cheeses, but they are rather expensive.
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Leslieville Cheese Market Inc
891 Queen St EThey have a wide variety of cheeses, but they are rather expensive.
Drinks & Nightlife
An Sibin Pub
709 Queen St EGreat Irish pub always lively.
The Roy Public House
894 Queen St EEnglish pub with decent pub food.
Fairly new bar and restaurant, it has had some good reviews.
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Boots & Bourbon Saloon
725 Queen Street EastFairly new bar and restaurant, it has had some good reviews.
Hi-Lo
753 Queen St EA new bar, I haven't tried yet.