Guidebook for Toronto
Shopping
CF Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge StEurope Bound King St.
383 King Street WestShopping Time!
H&M
429 Queen St WGap
375 Queen St WbabyGap
220 Yonge StAmerican Eagle Outfitters
218 Yonge StForever 21
220 Yonge StBanana Republic Womens
218 Yonge StThe best and biggest market in Toronto! Indoor market with many bakers, butchers & artisans. Lots of fresh produce, meat & fish on weekends. North / Farmer's Market: Sat 5am to 3pm. South Market: Tu - Th - 8am to 6pm, Fri - 8am to 7pm, Sat - 5am to 5pm. Antiques Market: Sun - dawn - 5pm. Here you can buy specialty meat, cheese, and confectionery products for your own cooking or enjoy a prepared meal at the many food stands selling grilled fish, Montreal peameal sandwiches, crepes, and many other goodies.
1398 locals recommend
St. Lawrence Market
93 Front St EThe best and biggest market in Toronto! Indoor market with many bakers, butchers & artisans. Lots of fresh produce, meat & fish on weekends. North / Farmer's Market: Sat 5am to 3pm. South Market: Tu - Th - 8am to 6pm, Fri - 8am to 7pm, Sat - 5am to 5pm. Antiques Market: Sun - dawn - 5pm. Here you can buy specialty meat, cheese, and confectionery products for your own cooking or enjoy a prepared meal at the many food stands selling grilled fish, Montreal peameal sandwiches, crepes, and many other goodies.
Sightseeing
CN Tower
290 Bremner BlvdYou can see the eclectric, earthy side of Toronto here with fresh fruit and veggie markets, funky shops, no shortage of clothing, trinkets and incense from India, Africa, Nepal and more. Music record shops, vintage clothing shops, great mexican and latin restaurants, and tons of bars to choose from. You can also catch great live music, bars with a dance floor, and awesome art installations on the street. They have pedestrian sundays where no cars are allowed to drive there, so you can zigzag across the streets from one store to another and not be worried about getting hit by a car! You can certainly catch DJ's spinning here, or live music!
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
You can see the eclectric, earthy side of Toronto here with fresh fruit and veggie markets, funky shops, no shortage of clothing, trinkets and incense from India, Africa, Nepal and more. Music record shops, vintage clothing shops, great mexican and latin restaurants, and tons of bars to choose from. You can also catch great live music, bars with a dance floor, and awesome art installations on the street. They have pedestrian sundays where no cars are allowed to drive there, so you can zigzag across the streets from one store to another and not be worried about getting hit by a car! You can certainly catch DJ's spinning here, or live music!
Yonge Street is the longest Street in the world! Many of the Toronto's most famous shopping and entertainment spots are located along it. The Hudson's Bay and Eaton Centre at Yonge and Queen (take the westbound Streetcar at Queen and Jones) there are movie theatres at Dundas Square, and enough stores in and around the Eaton Centre to keep anyone busy for hours.
308 locals recommend
Dundas Square
Dundas SquareYonge Street is the longest Street in the world! Many of the Toronto's most famous shopping and entertainment spots are located along it. The Hudson's Bay and Eaton Centre at Yonge and Queen (take the westbound Streetcar at Queen and Jones) there are movie theatres at Dundas Square, and enough stores in and around the Eaton Centre to keep anyone busy for hours.
The Distillery District is a commercial and residential district in Toronto. Located east of downtown, it contains numerous cafés, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery. The 13 acres (5.3 ha) district comprises more than forty heritage buildings and ten streets, and is the largest collection of Victorian-era industrial architecture in North America. The district was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1988. It is a really cool area with small shops and restos. All pedestrian walk ways. Feels like the piazza of a small western european town when you walk around the area.
1704 locals recommend
Distillery Historic District
55 Mill StThe Distillery District is a commercial and residential district in Toronto. Located east of downtown, it contains numerous cafés, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery. The 13 acres (5.3 ha) district comprises more than forty heritage buildings and ten streets, and is the largest collection of Victorian-era industrial architecture in North America. The district was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1988. It is a really cool area with small shops and restos. All pedestrian walk ways. Feels like the piazza of a small western european town when you walk around the area.
Entertainment & Activities
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
288 Bremner BlvdCineCycle
129 Spadina Ave.CineCycle
Hot Docs
111 Spadina Ave.TIFF Bell Lightbox
350 King St WNecessary Angel Theatre
401 Richmond St WPrincess of Wales Theatre
300 King St WCBC Museum
250 Front St WThe Marilyn Denis Show Studio
299 Queen St WRogers Centre
1 Blue Jays WayRoy Thomson Hall
60 Simcoe StFood Scene
Starbucks
1909 Yonge StAroma Espresso Bar
430 King St WCalii Love
367 King St WWahlburgers Toronto
46 Blue Jays WayWayne Gretzky's Toronto
99 Blue Jays WayYard Bird at Pizza Rustica
37 Blue Jays WayCora
277 Wellington St WA&W
361 Broadview AvenueLCBO
49 Spadina Ave.Alcohol, Ice Wine, Red Wine, White Wine, Hard Liquor
The Belly Buster Submarines
389 King St WThe Belly Buster Submarines
Senses Bakery and Restaurant
328 Wellington St WMarquis Lounge and Bistro
92 Peter StEssentials
Shoppers Drug Mart
388 King St WNoah's Natural Foods
430 King St WNatural Foods
RBC Royal Bank
6 Fort York BlvdParks & Nature
Clarence Square
25 Clarence SquareGrange Park
Little Norway Park
659 Queens Quay WLarry Sefton Park
500 Bay St.Margaret Fairley Park
100 Brunswick AveThe Toronto Inukshuk Park
789 Lake Shore Blvd WSally Bird Park
194 Brunswick AveChristie Pits Park
750 Bloor St WLawren Harris Park
145 Rosedale Valley RdMy favourite get-away in the city. An enormous green space, full of trees, many squirrels , a big pond, a tiny zoo featuring beautiful llamas, lots of walking trails and fresh air. Go on a hike! Very safe during the day. (It's a bit too dark and isolated at night to explore. Don't do that.) There is a great cafe in the middle of the park with good food and coffee, open early. If you take the subway to High Park Stn and follow the signs from Bloor St, you will find the cafe. The zoo is near the cafe down Deer Pen Rd. Look for Grenadier Pond. It's splendid. It's true, beavers live in it!! See if you can find the trees with their teethmarks in them!! I was so surprised. Lol!
1205 locals recommend
High Park
1873 Bloor St WMy favourite get-away in the city. An enormous green space, full of trees, many squirrels , a big pond, a tiny zoo featuring beautiful llamas, lots of walking trails and fresh air. Go on a hike! Very safe during the day. (It's a bit too dark and isolated at night to explore. Don't do that.) There is a great cafe in the middle of the park with good food and coffee, open early. If you take the subway to High Park Stn and follow the signs from Bloor St, you will find the cafe. The zoo is near the cafe down Deer Pen Rd. Look for Grenadier Pond. It's splendid. It's true, beavers live in it!! See if you can find the trees with their teethmarks in them!! I was so surprised. Lol!
We lived on a street bordering this park for a few years and fell in love with the parks' vibrancy and multi-purposes. The area is pretty darn cool too! Start by walking around the park, kick a ball around or have a picnic on the green grass, watch people balance on slack lines, hit a ball in the tennis courts or take a skate in the winter on the ice rink. The Trinity Bellwoods Community Centre has an indoor swimming pool (and toddler pool), ping pong tables, indoor walking track, and a gym that has pickup sports and kids play at times. The outdoor play structures are fun, as is the wading pool (although not much shade at high noon). Nearby Lucky Penny is great for a meal/snack after.
743 locals recommend
Trinity Bellwoods Park
790 Queen St WWe lived on a street bordering this park for a few years and fell in love with the parks' vibrancy and multi-purposes. The area is pretty darn cool too! Start by walking around the park, kick a ball around or have a picnic on the green grass, watch people balance on slack lines, hit a ball in the tennis courts or take a skate in the winter on the ice rink. The Trinity Bellwoods Community Centre has an indoor swimming pool (and toddler pool), ping pong tables, indoor walking track, and a gym that has pickup sports and kids play at times. The outdoor play structures are fun, as is the wading pool (although not much shade at high noon). Nearby Lucky Penny is great for a meal/snack after.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar Hop Brewco
137 Peter StGarlic doughnuts which were amazing
Cure
401 King St WBang Sue Bar
11 Charlotte StLuckee
328 Wellington St WUG3 Live
77 Peter StreetVictor Restaurant
30 Mercer StOdd Thomas
31 Mercer Street259 Host
259 Wellington St W