Food scene
Quite possibly the best restaurant in Canada, and one of the best restaurants in the world, getting a table can be quite difficult. You have to snag a spot 3 months in advance and they go quick
66 locals recommend
Alo
163 Spadina Ave.Quite possibly the best restaurant in Canada, and one of the best restaurants in the world, getting a table can be quite difficult. You have to snag a spot 3 months in advance and they go quick
This Bar is intimate bar with amazing food. Make sure to come before 6 pm to beat the crowd! Expect long lineups on weekends. But it's not impossible to get a table
121 locals recommend
Bar Hop
391 King St WThis Bar is intimate bar with amazing food. Make sure to come before 6 pm to beat the crowd! Expect long lineups on weekends. But it's not impossible to get a table
Celebrity Chef Susur Lee's flagship restaurant. Located in the heart of the Entertainment District and very affordable in this restaurant class. Elegant bar space lined with velvet banquettes, or the chic, buzzing Western dining room with exposed brick and beams.
229 locals recommend
Lee
497 King St WCelebrity Chef Susur Lee's flagship restaurant. Located in the heart of the Entertainment District and very affordable in this restaurant class. Elegant bar space lined with velvet banquettes, or the chic, buzzing Western dining room with exposed brick and beams.
Best Thai restaurant in Toronto, hands down! Highly recommend if you're in the mood for flavour bomb. Excellent Thai food and ambiance. Very busy - better to make reservations in advance!
266 locals recommend
PAI
18 Duncan StBest Thai restaurant in Toronto, hands down! Highly recommend if you're in the mood for flavour bomb. Excellent Thai food and ambiance. Very busy - better to make reservations in advance!
Very popular smokehouse with delicious food, generally very good service. Can get very busy - reservations required. Good for brunch. Lively local spot for traditional BBQ brisket, ribs, wings, "the Barque Benedict" : cornbread, two poached eggs, smoked brisket and bbq hollandaise.
133 locals recommend
Barque Smokehouse
299 Roncesvalles AveVery popular smokehouse with delicious food, generally very good service. Can get very busy - reservations required. Good for brunch. Lively local spot for traditional BBQ brisket, ribs, wings, "the Barque Benedict" : cornbread, two poached eggs, smoked brisket and bbq hollandaise.
If you crave Mexican food, this is the go to spot! Baja fish taco, Steak and Chicken Quesadillas...and a lot more! Price is $$. Best to arrive early for dinner as it can get crowded.
291 locals recommend
Grand Electric Parkdale
1330 Queen St WIf you crave Mexican food, this is the go to spot! Baja fish taco, Steak and Chicken Quesadillas...and a lot more! Price is $$. Best to arrive early for dinner as it can get crowded.
Wonderfully decorated African mahogany , Raval gives you the authentic Basque, and Northern Spains traditional Tapas, and Pintxos. A typical light meal bar hopping in Spain. They are bread with a wide array of tasties on a skewer or toothpick attached to the bread. Great place for a convivial gathering with friends. Very popular with the locals.
235 locals recommend
Bar Raval
505 College StWonderfully decorated African mahogany , Raval gives you the authentic Basque, and Northern Spains traditional Tapas, and Pintxos. A typical light meal bar hopping in Spain. They are bread with a wide array of tasties on a skewer or toothpick attached to the bread. Great place for a convivial gathering with friends. Very popular with the locals.
Production space for the Terroni and Sud Forno empire - grab a drink and snack inside or on their cute little patio or stock up on imported Italian goods - including their curated wines. Make sure to grab some fresh made pasta and homemade sauce and delicious pastries to take home.
11 locals recommend
Terroni Sud Forno Produzione e Spaccio
22 Sackville StProduction space for the Terroni and Sud Forno empire - grab a drink and snack inside or on their cute little patio or stock up on imported Italian goods - including their curated wines. Make sure to grab some fresh made pasta and homemade sauce and delicious pastries to take home.
Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu
691 Bloor St WMymy Chicken
7 Spring Garden AveSushi Moto
4901 Yonge StMeNami
5469 Yonge StSightseeing
Standing at 553 m (1,815 ft), the CN Tower (290 Bremner Blvd.) is the tallest free-standing structure in the western hemisphere and one of Toronto’s most popular attractions for tourists and locals of all ages alike. While nothing compares to seeing it IRL, you can still get a peek at the view from the top with their CN Tower Earth Cam. Find fun activities to do at home and get the whole family excited for a visit in person.
3507 locals recommend
CN Tower
290 Bremner BlvdStanding at 553 m (1,815 ft), the CN Tower (290 Bremner Blvd.) is the tallest free-standing structure in the western hemisphere and one of Toronto’s most popular attractions for tourists and locals of all ages alike. While nothing compares to seeing it IRL, you can still get a peek at the view from the top with their CN Tower Earth Cam. Find fun activities to do at home and get the whole family excited for a visit in person.
A museum first and foremost, but the building itself is also interesting. Designed by the famous Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind, the building is tremendously photogenic from the outside and inside. Art, culture and nature. Known as "the ROM" by local Torontonians. It is one of the largest museums in North America and the largest in Canada.
2332 locals recommend
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens ParkA museum first and foremost, but the building itself is also interesting. Designed by the famous Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind, the building is tremendously photogenic from the outside and inside. Art, culture and nature. Known as "the ROM" by local Torontonians. It is one of the largest museums in North America and the largest in Canada.
The Art Gallery of Ontario is an art museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The museum is located in the Grange Park neighborhood of downtown Toronto, on Dundas Street West between McCaul and Beverley streets just east of Chinatown. Hit the third floor for coffee or vino. With a collection of more than 90000 works of art, the Art Gallery of Ontario is among the most distinguished art museums in North America.
2262 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St WThe Art Gallery of Ontario is an art museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The museum is located in the Grange Park neighborhood of downtown Toronto, on Dundas Street West between McCaul and Beverley streets just east of Chinatown. Hit the third floor for coffee or vino. With a collection of more than 90000 works of art, the Art Gallery of Ontario is among the most distinguished art museums in North America.
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is home to 16,000 animals, 100 interactive displays and three touch exhibits featuring sharks, stingrays, and horseshoe crabs. The Aquarium is also home to North America's longest underwater viewing tunnel!
2070 locals recommend
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
288 Bremner BlvdRipley's Aquarium of Canada is home to 16,000 animals, 100 interactive displays and three touch exhibits featuring sharks, stingrays, and horseshoe crabs. The Aquarium is also home to North America's longest underwater viewing tunnel!
Get a taste of flavorful nature at Canada’s gorgeous and varied High Park. The 399 acres of land offer visitors a unique experience only nature could provide. Trails, ponds, animals, and tennis are only a handful of the activities that await you in High Park.
1205 locals recommend
High Park
1873 Bloor St WGet a taste of flavorful nature at Canada’s gorgeous and varied High Park. The 399 acres of land offer visitors a unique experience only nature could provide. Trails, ponds, animals, and tennis are only a handful of the activities that await you in High Park.
Entertainment & Activities
If you're a football (soccer) fan, you can go to BMO Field to see the Toronto FC play. The stadium is fully out door with a only a little cover so bring umbrella's if the forecast calls for rain.
240 locals recommend
BMO Field
170 Princes' BlvdIf you're a football (soccer) fan, you can go to BMO Field to see the Toronto FC play. The stadium is fully out door with a only a little cover so bring umbrella's if the forecast calls for rain.
Scotiabank Arena, formerly known as Air Canada Centre, is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in the South Core district of Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association and the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League
600 locals recommend
Scotiabank Arena
40 Bay St.Scotiabank Arena, formerly known as Air Canada Centre, is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in the South Core district of Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association and the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League
Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose retractable roof stadium in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated just southwest of the CN Tower (3 minute walk) near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989 on the former Railway Lands, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. Formally known as the “Sky Dome”
1458 locals recommend
Rogers Centre
1 Blue Jays WayRogers Centre is a multi-purpose retractable roof stadium in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated just southwest of the CN Tower (3 minute walk) near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989 on the former Railway Lands, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. Formally known as the “Sky Dome”
The Distillery was restored and developed into a pedestrian-only cultural “Victorian Industrial chic village”, opening in May 2003 as Toronto’s new centre for Art, Culture and Entertainment. Pigcat and I strolled along the brick lined promenades and European piazza-style squares in what the Globe and Mail calls “a picture postcard draw”.
1703 locals recommend
Distillery Historic District
55 Mill StThe Distillery was restored and developed into a pedestrian-only cultural “Victorian Industrial chic village”, opening in May 2003 as Toronto’s new centre for Art, Culture and Entertainment. Pigcat and I strolled along the brick lined promenades and European piazza-style squares in what the Globe and Mail calls “a picture postcard draw”.
Shopping
National Geographic named St. Lawrence market the world's best food market in April 2012. The Market really consists of two buildings. The North Market hosts weekly farmer's markets and antique markets. The South Market hosts restaurants and a variety of areas to shop for food.
1398 locals recommend
St. Lawrence Market
93 Front St ENational Geographic named St. Lawrence market the world's best food market in April 2012. The Market really consists of two buildings. The North Market hosts weekly farmer's markets and antique markets. The South Market hosts restaurants and a variety of areas to shop for food.
The Eaton Centre and Yonge Dundas Square is Toronto's equivalent of New York City's Times Square. This is the go-to mall downtown with flag ship stores Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, H&M, Hudson's Bay. The Japanese retailer Muji is just across the street. You can spend the whole day here.
2460 locals recommend
CF Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge StThe Eaton Centre and Yonge Dundas Square is Toronto's equivalent of New York City's Times Square. This is the go-to mall downtown with flag ship stores Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, H&M, Hudson's Bay. The Japanese retailer Muji is just across the street. You can spend the whole day here.
For more than 50 years, Yorkdale has built a reputation for being Toronto’s ultimate shopping destination. Today, spanning 2-million square feet and 270 stores – which include the country’s largest collection of designer labels and luxury brands, the finest in home decor, and the best in tech – it is The Centre of Style. Recognized for its exclusive lineup of first-in-Canada global prestige brands, it offers visitors everything they can imagine and anything in the world they could wish for.
711 locals recommend
Yorkdale Shopping Centre
3401 Dufferin StFor more than 50 years, Yorkdale has built a reputation for being Toronto’s ultimate shopping destination. Today, spanning 2-million square feet and 270 stores – which include the country’s largest collection of designer labels and luxury brands, the finest in home decor, and the best in tech – it is The Centre of Style. Recognized for its exclusive lineup of first-in-Canada global prestige brands, it offers visitors everything they can imagine and anything in the world they could wish for.