Guidebook for Toronto

Mandie & Isaac
Mandie & Isaac
Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

Best Portuguese bakery in the neighbourhood with amazing coffee and it is cheap!
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Doce Minho Pastry And Bakery
2189 Dufferin St
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Best Portuguese bakery in the neighbourhood with amazing coffee and it is cheap!
Really good Brazilian resto. Quality food and the inside atmosphere is really nice. If you can get a seat on the patio on a sunny day for brunch/lunch/dinner it is well worth it.
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Rio 40 Restaurant
1256 St Clair Ave W
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Really good Brazilian resto. Quality food and the inside atmosphere is really nice. If you can get a seat on the patio on a sunny day for brunch/lunch/dinner it is well worth it.
Classic Canadian coffee shop with coffee/tea/iced capps and quick breakfast/lunch and dinner meals.
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Tim Hortons
120 Fort York Blvd
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Classic Canadian coffee shop with coffee/tea/iced capps and quick breakfast/lunch and dinner meals.
Great for dinner. Pizza and Pasta are tasty!
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Pizza e Pazzi - Best pizza Toronto
1182 St Clair Ave W
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Great for dinner. Pizza and Pasta are tasty!
New Italian restaurant in the neigbourhood. The seafood pizza is really good!
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CANO Restaurant
1108 St Clair Ave W
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New Italian restaurant in the neigbourhood. The seafood pizza is really good!
Another amazing Italian restaurant. But definitely check the website about making reservations if you can. There's always a line around dinner time.
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Marcello's Pizzeria
1163 St Clair Ave W
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Another amazing Italian restaurant. But definitely check the website about making reservations if you can. There's always a line around dinner time.
Good italian food. Great atmosphere!
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Nodo Hillcrest
794 St Clair Ave W
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Good italian food. Great atmosphere!
Check their website to see if they are open. Amazing gelato! You might see them putting along downtown selling their gelato bars from their Italian ape truck! Note: their store on st Clair ave West is usually closed during the fall/winter months though they have pop-ups every now and then. They advertise on their instagram account @bar_ape
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Bar Ape Gelato
283 Rushton Rd
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Check their website to see if they are open. Amazing gelato! You might see them putting along downtown selling their gelato bars from their Italian ape truck! Note: their store on st Clair ave West is usually closed during the fall/winter months though they have pop-ups every now and then. They advertise on their instagram account @bar_ape
Quick fast food fried chicken!
Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen
2561 Saint Clair Avenue West
Quick fast food fried chicken!
Iconic gelato spot in Corso Italia!
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La Paloma Gelateria & Cafe
1357 St Clair Ave W
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Iconic gelato spot in Corso Italia!
high quality sushi spot in the neighbourhood
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Shunoko
3220 St Clair Ave W
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high quality sushi spot in the neighbourhood
there are other higher quality sushi places just across the street but this place has great value for your money and is always packed when we pass by!
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Sushi California
1238 St Clair Ave W
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there are other higher quality sushi places just across the street but this place has great value for your money and is always packed when we pass by!
if you like McDonalds you will be happy that thi place is close by. get you coffee, big Macs and fries here. Note this place is more of an express location so they do not make some other specialty stuff as a normal sized McDonald's.
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McDonald's
356 Yonge St
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if you like McDonalds you will be happy that thi place is close by. get you coffee, big Macs and fries here. Note this place is more of an express location so they do not make some other specialty stuff as a normal sized McDonald's.
visiting this place is like walking into a modern Italian market. Pastries, hot foods, meat, cheese and bread. You can't go wrong with this place
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Tre Mari Bakery
1311 St Clair Ave W
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visiting this place is like walking into a modern Italian market. Pastries, hot foods, meat, cheese and bread. You can't go wrong with this place

Drinks & Nightlife

They have a big bar / (summer) patio / and if you're lucky have live music during the weekend nights. They usually book rock/Blues/soul/alt rock type of bands. Just take the 29 Dufferin bus south and get off at Queen St West and its only a 1-2 minute walk.
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Cadillac Lounge
1296 Queen St W
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They have a big bar / (summer) patio / and if you're lucky have live music during the weekend nights. They usually book rock/Blues/soul/alt rock type of bands. Just take the 29 Dufferin bus south and get off at Queen St West and its only a 1-2 minute walk.
For those that want to dance and like soca/dancehall/90s hip-hop and &RnB and rap. Definitely more of a multi-cultural scene here and the age group ranges from young professionals to those wanting to shake it on the dance floor. It is a small place but has a patio at the back. You're going here to dance though, first and foremost.
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The Parkdale Drink
1292 Queen St W
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For those that want to dance and like soca/dancehall/90s hip-hop and &RnB and rap. Definitely more of a multi-cultural scene here and the age group ranges from young professionals to those wanting to shake it on the dance floor. It is a small place but has a patio at the back. You're going here to dance though, first and foremost.
This is an established area with a lot of restaurants, bars, and nightlife. Great place for lunch or dinner and if you want some drinks and/or go party this is a great neighbourhood to visit.
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Little Italy
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This is an established area with a lot of restaurants, bars, and nightlife. Great place for lunch or dinner and if you want some drinks and/or go party this is a great neighbourhood to visit.
If you like to salsa dance this is the spot. Check their website to see what events are happening while you are here!
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Lula Lounge
1585 Dundas St W
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If you like to salsa dance this is the spot. Check their website to see what events are happening while you are here!
From Dundas St to Queen St on Ossington Ave are several bars, restaurants, coffee spots and other retail shops that are open in the morning (coffee/retail shops) until late at night (restos and bars). Very trendy area.
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Ossington Avenue
Ossington Avenue
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From Dundas St to Queen St on Ossington Ave are several bars, restaurants, coffee spots and other retail shops that are open in the morning (coffee/retail shops) until late at night (restos and bars). Very trendy area.

Parks & Nature

An amazing city park where everyone goes on a sunny day to play sports (tennis/soccer/baseball), picnic, hang out and relax. From hipsters to families to people just want to go for a walk, it is a great place to stroll through and enjoy the scenery.
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Parque Trinity Bellwoods
790 Queen St W
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An amazing city park where everyone goes on a sunny day to play sports (tennis/soccer/baseball), picnic, hang out and relax. From hipsters to families to people just want to go for a walk, it is a great place to stroll through and enjoy the scenery.
Large park with a PWYC (Pay what you can) zoo where you can take your children to see cool animals during Spring/Summer/Fall. It is not nearly as big as the Toronto Zoo but free is free! Also this park is internationally known for the blooming of its Cherry Blossom trees each spring (around April).
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High Park Subway Station
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Large park with a PWYC (Pay what you can) zoo where you can take your children to see cool animals during Spring/Summer/Fall. It is not nearly as big as the Toronto Zoo but free is free! Also this park is internationally known for the blooming of its Cherry Blossom trees each spring (around April).

Shopping

It is a local shopping mall that has a Gap Outlet store, No Frills (grocery store), Wal-Mart, H&M, Winners, LCBO, Dollarama, Foot Locker, Champs, Starbucks, David's Tea, Tim Hortons, Boston Pizza and other stores. There is parking but it does get busy during the day and on weekends too.
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Dufferin Mall
900 Dufferin St
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It is a local shopping mall that has a Gap Outlet store, No Frills (grocery store), Wal-Mart, H&M, Winners, LCBO, Dollarama, Foot Locker, Champs, Starbucks, David's Tea, Tim Hortons, Boston Pizza and other stores. There is parking but it does get busy during the day and on weekends too.
It is the fourth largest shopping mall in Canada. Has very high end stores (Apple, Holt Renfrew, Tesla Motors, etc) and a Cineplex movie theatre (Silvercity Yorkdale). Only a 10-20 minute drive from our place or 30min bus ride (29A dufferin north).
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Yorkdale Shopping Centre
3401 Dufferin St
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It is the fourth largest shopping mall in Canada. Has very high end stores (Apple, Holt Renfrew, Tesla Motors, etc) and a Cineplex movie theatre (Silvercity Yorkdale). Only a 10-20 minute drive from our place or 30min bus ride (29A dufferin north).
Most well known mall in Toronto. It is in the heart of downtown. It has almost everything you would want. Right at Dundas (north side of the mall) or Queen (south side of the mall) TTC subway stations.
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CF Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge St
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Most well known mall in Toronto. It is in the heart of downtown. It has almost everything you would want. Right at Dundas (north side of the mall) or Queen (south side of the mall) TTC subway stations.

Sightseeing

Casa Loma (Spanish for Hill House) is a Gothic Revival style house and garden in midtown Toronto, that is now a museum and landmark. Casa Loma was constructed from 1911 to 1914. Due to its unique architectural character in Toronto, Casa Loma has been a popular filming location for movies and television. Casa Loma is a popular venue to hold weddings and they have escape room games, and live music nights. Check the website for more info. www.casaloma.org
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Casa Loma
1 Austin Terrace
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Casa Loma (Spanish for Hill House) is a Gothic Revival style house and garden in midtown Toronto, that is now a museum and landmark. Casa Loma was constructed from 1911 to 1914. Due to its unique architectural character in Toronto, Casa Loma has been a popular filming location for movies and television. Casa Loma is a popular venue to hold weddings and they have escape room games, and live music nights. Check the website for more info. www.casaloma.org
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.
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Distillery Historic District
55 Mill St
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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.
Tallest free standing structure in Canada!
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CN Tower
290 Bremner Blvd
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Tallest free standing structure in Canada!
Fish, mammals, cool aquatic views!
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Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
288 Bremner Blvd
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Fish, mammals, cool aquatic views!
Cool view of the city from the Island. There's alot of nature and park lands. Great for renting a bike and having a picnic with friends and/or family during the summer months. You will have to purchase a ferry ticket(s) online on the city of toronto website. This will save you from waiting in a long lineup to purchase a ferry ticket in person by the gates. If you have an e-ticket just by pass the lineup when you arrive and show your ticket right at the gate. This will save you so much time!
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Centre Island
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Cool view of the city from the Island. There's alot of nature and park lands. Great for renting a bike and having a picnic with friends and/or family during the summer months. You will have to purchase a ferry ticket(s) online on the city of toronto website. This will save you from waiting in a long lineup to purchase a ferry ticket in person by the gates. If you have an e-ticket just by pass the lineup when you arrive and show your ticket right at the gate. This will save you so much time!

Getting Around

Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway stop) access to the down town core
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Dufferin station
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Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway stop) access to the down town core
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway stop) access to the down town core
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St Clair West Station
370 St Clair Ave W
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Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway stop) access to the down town core

Arts & Culture

It is an art museum in Toronto. Its collection includes more than 80,000 works spanning the first century to the present day. The gallery has 45,000 square metres (480,000 sq ft) of physical space, making it one of the largest galleries in North America. Significant collections include the largest collection of Canadian art, an expansive body of works from the Renaissance and the Baroque eras, European art, African and Oceanic art, and a modern and contemporary collection.
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Galería de Arte de Ontario
317 Dundas St W
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It is an art museum in Toronto. Its collection includes more than 80,000 works spanning the first century to the present day. The gallery has 45,000 square metres (480,000 sq ft) of physical space, making it one of the largest galleries in North America. Significant collections include the largest collection of Canadian art, an expansive body of works from the Renaissance and the Baroque eras, European art, African and Oceanic art, and a modern and contemporary collection.
It is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto. It is one of the largest museums in North America, the largest in Canada, and attracts over one million visitors every year,
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Museo Real de Ontario
100 Queens Park
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It is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto. It is one of the largest museums in North America, the largest in Canada, and attracts over one million visitors every year,