Guidebook for Toronto
Drinks & Nightlife
Squirly's Bar & Grill
807 Queen St WHuge back patio, vintage local vibe, no deep fryer!
Watch beer get made while drinking independant local beer. Limited seasonal dishes & a rotating selection of experimental beer in a small brewhouse with patio.
373 locals recommend
Bellwoods Brewery
124 Ossington AveWatch beer get made while drinking independant local beer. Limited seasonal dishes & a rotating selection of experimental beer in a small brewhouse with patio.
Intimate, bohemian bar with ceiling murals & nightly performances from local roots acts on 2 stages.
88 locals recommend
Cameron House
408 Queen St WIntimate, bohemian bar with ceiling murals & nightly performances from local roots acts on 2 stages.
Lisa Marie
638 Queen St WGrossman's Tavern
377 Spadina Ave.Has lots of jazz and New Orleans style bands
Bovine Sex Club
542 Queen St WThe Dog's Bollocks Pub
751 Queen St WTypical Pub
Shopping
Kensington Market is a walkable bohemian neighbourhood that draws artists and tourists to its indie shops, vintage boutiques and arts spaces. The Market is also home to a wide array of specialty grocers, bakeries and cheese shops. Hipsters frequent trendy bars, cafes and international restaurants that range from casual to fine dining. Students and families populate Victorian houses along tree-lined streets.
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
Kensington Market is a walkable bohemian neighbourhood that draws artists and tourists to its indie shops, vintage boutiques and arts spaces. The Market is also home to a wide array of specialty grocers, bakeries and cheese shops. Hipsters frequent trendy bars, cafes and international restaurants that range from casual to fine dining. Students and families populate Victorian houses along tree-lined streets.
CF Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge StChinatown Centre
222 Spadina Ave.Great area for shopping, Chinese food.
Food Scene
Lakeview is one of Toronto’s oldest and most venerated 24-hour diners.
The place owes much of its popularity, lines stretching out the door on late weekend nights, to its location near the intersection of popular bar streets Ossington and Dundas as well as hotspot central park Trinity Bellwoods. That, and daily $4 pints, $14 pitchers, $3 mimosas and $4 caesars
351 locals recommend
The Lakeview Restaurant
1132 Dundas Street WestLakeview is one of Toronto’s oldest and most venerated 24-hour diners.
The place owes much of its popularity, lines stretching out the door on late weekend nights, to its location near the intersection of popular bar streets Ossington and Dundas as well as hotspot central park Trinity Bellwoods. That, and daily $4 pints, $14 pitchers, $3 mimosas and $4 caesars
Rickshaw bar is a popular tapas restaurant that focuses on pan Asian flavors of India. Though small, the ambiance is relaxing with hints of Hindu/ Buddha Bar vibes, dim lights, chic industrial decor and candles everywhere.
Prices are reasonable.
6 locals recommend
Rickshaw Bar
685 Queen St WRickshaw bar is a popular tapas restaurant that focuses on pan Asian flavors of India. Though small, the ambiance is relaxing with hints of Hindu/ Buddha Bar vibes, dim lights, chic industrial decor and candles everywhere.
Prices are reasonable.
If you've never had Filipino food before, Lamesa is the perfect place for your first time.
23 locals recommend
Lamesa Filipino Kitchen
634 St Clair Ave WIf you've never had Filipino food before, Lamesa is the perfect place for your first time.
Terroni
720 Queen St WFancy, tasy, Italian
Fresh on Crawford
894 Queen Street WestVegan restaurant, food is great!
Harlem Underground
745 Queen St WGreat for brunch! Delicious Canadian & Carribean food!
White Squirrel Coffee Shop
907 Queen St WOld School
800 Dundas St WParks & Nature
There is often arts and music fairs here. Tennis courts, gardens, grab a coffee and take a walk through or sit and watch the off leash dog bowl. Spring-Fall there's a famers market.
590 locals recommend
Trinity - Bellwoods
There is often arts and music fairs here. Tennis courts, gardens, grab a coffee and take a walk through or sit and watch the off leash dog bowl. Spring-Fall there's a famers market.
Arts & Culture
The Art Gallery of Ontario is an art museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its collection includes close to 95,000 works spanning the first century to the present day. The gallery has 45,000 square metres of physical space, making it one of the largest galleries 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. Its collection includes close to 95,000 works spanning the first century to the present day. The gallery has 45,000 square metres of physical space, making it one of the largest galleries in North America.
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens ParkGladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St WThe Opera House
735 Queen St EEssentials
Loblaws
585 Queen St WQueen Street Laundry
713 Queen St WEntertainment & Activities
Toronto Islands
Blue Jays Stadium
1 Blue Jays WayCheckout a professional baseball game