Guidebook for Toronto

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Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

Tasty focus on fresh ingredients. Good for vegetarians or vegans (& meat eaters too). Great brunch spot.
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Lola's Kitchen
634 Church Street
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Tasty focus on fresh ingredients. Good for vegetarians or vegans (& meat eaters too). Great brunch spot.
Best Brewpub near the village. Good food and nice microbrew selection. Smallish patio.
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Stout Irish Pub
221 Carlton St
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Best Brewpub near the village. Good food and nice microbrew selection. Smallish patio.
Decently tasty, simple, and cheap Thai.
Papaya Restaurant
545 Yonge St
Decently tasty, simple, and cheap Thai.
The non-Starbucks option in the head. Good coffee and fancy tea with very friendly service.
Golden Mint Coffee & Tea Co
439 Yonge St
The non-Starbucks option in the head. Good coffee and fancy tea with very friendly service.
My favorite restaurant in Toronto. Beautiful pastas with a great wine selection. Bit pricey. Reservations highly recommended.
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Enoteca Sociale
1288 Dundas St W
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My favorite restaurant in Toronto. Beautiful pastas with a great wine selection. Bit pricey. Reservations highly recommended.
Don't let the silly name fool you...this place is delicious fine dining with no-frills. $25 prix fixe dinner.
Eat Fresh be Healthy
185 Dundas St W
Don't let the silly name fool you...this place is delicious fine dining with no-frills. $25 prix fixe dinner.
Restaurant where you eat completely in the dark with food served by blind waitstaff. Bit gimicky, but could be fun.
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Onoir
620 Church St
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Restaurant where you eat completely in the dark with food served by blind waitstaff. Bit gimicky, but could be fun.

Drinks & Nightlife

The start of the Toronto microbrew scene. Good selection on tap, nice patio. Often rude service, but I still come. $5 pints on Mondays.
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Bar Volo
582 Church Street
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The start of the Toronto microbrew scene. Good selection on tap, nice patio. Often rude service, but I still come. $5 pints on Mondays.
The iconic gay bar where Queer as Folk was set.
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Woody's
467 Church St
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The iconic gay bar where Queer as Folk was set.
Solid cocktail program. Haven't tried the food. Just remember cocktails in Canada are expensive everywhere.
Osteria dei Ganzi
504 Jarvis St
Solid cocktail program. Haven't tried the food. Just remember cocktails in Canada are expensive everywhere.

Essentials

The go-to grocery store in the former hockey arena. Worth seeing even if you don't want food. Pricey & high quality.
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Loblaws
585 Queen St W
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The go-to grocery store in the former hockey arena. Worth seeing even if you don't want food. Pricey & high quality.
One place to buy booze of all sorts.
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LCBO
2300 Yonge St
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One place to buy booze of all sorts.
Sells Ontario Wines...not always the best, but it stays open until 11 PM.
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Wine Rack
746 King St W
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Sells Ontario Wines...not always the best, but it stays open until 11 PM.
Private monopoly that sells beer. Great for the more mass-market beers.
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Beer Store
1200 Dundas St W
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Private monopoly that sells beer. Great for the more mass-market beers.

Everything Else

Where to get the subway for the Yonge-University-Spadina Line
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Wellesley Station
16 Wellesley St E
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Where to get the subway for the Yonge-University-Spadina Line
Toronto's version of Times Square, albeit a bit scaled down.
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Dundas Square
Dundas Square
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Toronto's version of Times Square, albeit a bit scaled down.
The Ontario provincial parliament is housed in this beautiful sandstone building. Nice park to the north as well.
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Legislative Assembly of Ontario
111 Wellesley St W
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The Ontario provincial parliament is housed in this beautiful sandstone building. Nice park to the north as well.
This is the closest walk-in clinic if you have an urgent (non-emergency) medical situation. For emergencies, dial 911
Primacy - Carlton & Church Medical & Walk-In Clinic
60 Carlton St
This is the closest walk-in clinic if you have an urgent (non-emergency) medical situation. For emergencies, dial 911

Sightseeing

A real hidden gem. Beautiful flower and plant conservatory. Kid-friendly.
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Allan Gardens
160 Gerrard St E
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A real hidden gem. Beautiful flower and plant conservatory. Kid-friendly.
Dinosaurs and natural history in a crazy-looking building. It's a little pricey, so keep your eye out for deals.
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Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Park
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Dinosaurs and natural history in a crazy-looking building. It's a little pricey, so keep your eye out for deals.
Great collection of Canadian art and art from around the world. It's free on Wednesday evenings.
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Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St W
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Great collection of Canadian art and art from around the world. It's free on Wednesday evenings.
An urban farm in a beautiful park. How crazy is that? It's a beautiful walk here straight down Wellesley. You go past fantastic mansions.
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Riverdale Farm
201 Winchester St
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An urban farm in a beautiful park. How crazy is that? It's a beautiful walk here straight down Wellesley. You go past fantastic mansions.
The university of Toronto and where I work. Beautiful campus to walk around and explore.
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Universiteit van Toronto
27 King's College Cir
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The university of Toronto and where I work. Beautiful campus to walk around and explore.

Entertainment & Activities

Beautiful kid-friendly playground with lots of water features.
Cawthra Square
Cawthra Square
Beautiful kid-friendly playground with lots of water features.

Shopping

Who knew a dollar store could be this good? If you forgot anything at home and want to replace it cheap, this is the first place to look!
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Dollarama
6061 Young St
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Who knew a dollar store could be this good? If you forgot anything at home and want to replace it cheap, this is the first place to look!
The über shopping mall of downtown Toronto.
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CF Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge St
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The über shopping mall of downtown Toronto.
This is THE upscale shopping district in Toronto. Also lots of upscale restaurants and boutiques. Bring the credit card!
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Yorkville
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This is THE upscale shopping district in Toronto. Also lots of upscale restaurants and boutiques. Bring the credit card!