Guidebook for Toronto

Aaron
Guidebook for Toronto

Drinks & Nightlife

Go for brunch :)
126 locals recommend
Bar Buca
2 Portland St
126 locals recommend
Go for brunch :)
Solid Italian!
153 locals recommend
Buca
604 King St W
153 locals recommend
Solid Italian!
416 Snack Bar is the place. Awesome tapas and drinks. Really small spot, but great food and atmosphere. $$$
164 locals recommend
416 Snack Bar
181 Bathurst St
164 locals recommend
416 Snack Bar is the place. Awesome tapas and drinks. Really small spot, but great food and atmosphere. $$$
This used to be a generic rock club, but now it houses some underground electronic acts, and has an underground level with more underground than underground electronic acts.
15 locals recommend
Tattoo Queen West
239 Queen St W
15 locals recommend
This used to be a generic rock club, but now it houses some underground electronic acts, and has an underground level with more underground than underground electronic acts.
This place is the absolute best. I'd go here every day if I were you. The best beers and awesome food! Amazing! A+++ $$
373 locals recommend
Bellwoods Brewery
124 Ossington Ave
373 locals recommend
This place is the absolute best. I'd go here every day if I were you. The best beers and awesome food! Amazing! A+++ $$
Great bar with arcades and North of Brooklyn Pizza in the back.
154 locals recommend
Get Well
1181 Dundas Street West
154 locals recommend
Great bar with arcades and North of Brooklyn Pizza in the back.
One of my favourite spots in the area for a beer. You can probably tell by now that I love craft beer ;)
121 locals recommend
Bar Hop
391 King St W
121 locals recommend
One of my favourite spots in the area for a beer. You can probably tell by now that I love craft beer ;)

Everything Else

Awesome and just steps away!
740 locals recommend
Chinatown
292 Spadina Ave.
740 locals recommend
Awesome and just steps away!
Fantastic gallery designed by Frank Gehry.
2262 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St W
2262 locals recommend
Fantastic gallery designed by Frank Gehry.
This is where you buy booze :)
957 locals recommend
LCBO
49 Spadina Ave.
957 locals recommend
This is where you buy booze :)

Arts & Culture

Another great theatre!
243 locals recommend
Princess of Wales Theatre
300 King St W
243 locals recommend
Another great theatre!
Awesome theatre venue
147 locals recommend
Royal Alexandra Theatre
260 King St W
147 locals recommend
Awesome theatre venue
Amazing concert venue. Killer acoustics!Edit
122 locals recommend
Massey Hall
178 Victoria St
122 locals recommend
Amazing concert venue. Killer acoustics!Edit
The name speaks for itself. Some classic shows happened here.
133 locals recommend
Horseshoe Tavern
370 Queen St W
133 locals recommend
The name speaks for itself. Some classic shows happened here.
The best movie theatre in the city and home of the Toronto International Film Festival. They always play classics too.
582 locals recommend
TIFF Bell Lightbox
350 King St W
582 locals recommend
The best movie theatre in the city and home of the Toronto International Film Festival. They always play classics too.

Food Scene

Restaurant owned by Drake and Susur Lee
55 locals recommend
Fring's
455 King Street West
55 locals recommend
Restaurant owned by Drake and Susur Lee
Awesome Asian and French fusion cuisine by renowned chef, Susur Lee.
230 locals recommend
Lee
497 King St W
230 locals recommend
Awesome Asian and French fusion cuisine by renowned chef, Susur Lee.
Get the house special! One of my favourite sandwiches in the city. Although the original on Dundas wins
53 locals recommend
Porchetta & Co
825 Dundas St W
53 locals recommend
Get the house special! One of my favourite sandwiches in the city. Although the original on Dundas wins
Get the house special! One of my favourite sandwiches in the city
53 locals recommend
Porchetta & Co
825 Dundas St W
53 locals recommend
Get the house special! One of my favourite sandwiches in the city
One of my favourite pizzas in the city. Get the duck confit $$
384 locals recommend
Pizzeria Libretto
221 Ossington Ave
384 locals recommend
One of my favourite pizzas in the city. Get the duck confit $$
Awesome Asian fusion restaurant. Quiet, but the food is worth it. $$
10 locals recommend
Bazara Asian Cuisine
188 Ossington Ave
10 locals recommend
Awesome Asian fusion restaurant. Quiet, but the food is worth it. $$
This is the best Italian spot I've been to. The wines are also equally exceptional. $$$
104 locals recommend
Enoteca Sociale
1288 Dundas St W
104 locals recommend
This is the best Italian spot I've been to. The wines are also equally exceptional. $$$
This is my local coffee joint, equipped with a likeable British barista and dogs always hangin' out in the front.
267 locals recommend
Jimmy's Coffee
107 Portland St
267 locals recommend
This is my local coffee joint, equipped with a likeable British barista and dogs always hangin' out in the front.
Solid spot for breakfast and at night there's this amazing must-have octopus dish. $$
119 locals recommend
Portland Variety
587 King St W
119 locals recommend
Solid spot for breakfast and at night there's this amazing must-have octopus dish. $$
WVRST is a fantastic spot to enjoy some local craft beer as well as some German sausages and beers. German beers come in giant glasses for an extra good time! $$
198 locals recommend
WVRST
609 King St W
198 locals recommend
WVRST is a fantastic spot to enjoy some local craft beer as well as some German sausages and beers. German beers come in giant glasses for an extra good time! $$
Solid taco spot with a killer salsa bar with tons of free sauces. Great spot, quick and cheap. $
142 locals recommend
Wilbur Mexicana
552 King St W
142 locals recommend
Solid taco spot with a killer salsa bar with tons of free sauces. Great spot, quick and cheap. $
Awesome French restaurant!! Sit at the bar for a more exciting time! $$$Edit
43 locals recommend
La Palette
492 Queen St W
43 locals recommend
Awesome French restaurant!! Sit at the bar for a more exciting time! $$$Edit
Quite possibly one of the greatest burgers on the planet. Make sure you go there and order the Vatican. Okay, if that's too crazy for you get a double cheeseburger; it's fantastic! $$
154 locals recommend
The Burger's Priest
463 Queen St W
154 locals recommend
Quite possibly one of the greatest burgers on the planet. Make sure you go there and order the Vatican. Okay, if that's too crazy for you get a double cheeseburger; it's fantastic! $$
This is a solid spot for a fancier than normal Bahn Mi. It's damn delicious and only $8 for a bahn mi and a pop. $
147 locals recommend
Banh Mi Boys
392 Queen St W
147 locals recommend
This is a solid spot for a fancier than normal Bahn Mi. It's damn delicious and only $8 for a bahn mi and a pop. $
Fantastic Italian lunch spot! Always get a rice ball. $
34 locals recommend
Fusaro's Italian Kitchen
147 Spadina Ave.
34 locals recommend
Fantastic Italian lunch spot! Always get a rice ball. $
This place is awesome! Get the wasabi one! Actually they're all good. $
Moo Frites
178 Baldwin St
This place is awesome! Get the wasabi one! Actually they're all good. $
This is an amazing French Caribbean sandwich shop. The staff are awesome, the drinks are deelish and the sandwiches are top notch. Grab an Oxford and a spot in the back patio and thank me later :) $
Le Ti Colibri
276 Augusta Ave
This is an amazing French Caribbean sandwich shop. The staff are awesome, the drinks are deelish and the sandwiches are top notch. Grab an Oxford and a spot in the back patio and thank me later :) $
Solid BBQ and bourbon joint. Really cool banged up rustic vibe, delicious fattening food and a great drink menu. $$
102 locals recommend
Electric Mud BBQ
5 Brock Ave
102 locals recommend
Solid BBQ and bourbon joint. Really cool banged up rustic vibe, delicious fattening food and a great drink menu. $$
The best Thai in the city. It's all amazing. The owner, Jeff, is a super nice guy too and always chill and likely stoned. Get the mango sticky rice for dessert. $$
266 locals recommend
PAI
18 Duncan St
266 locals recommend
The best Thai in the city. It's all amazing. The owner, Jeff, is a super nice guy too and always chill and likely stoned. Get the mango sticky rice for dessert. $$
Awesome restaurant with lots of meat dishes. Highly recommend. $$$
84 locals recommend
Weslodge Saloon
480 King St W
84 locals recommend
Awesome restaurant with lots of meat dishes. Highly recommend. $$$
Get the soup and wrap combo. You can't go wrong with any wrap or soup here. $
67 locals recommend
RaviSoups
322 Adelaide St W
67 locals recommend
Get the soup and wrap combo. You can't go wrong with any wrap or soup here. $
A hidden gem deep within the entrance to a King West condo. Get the bacon-wrapped figs. Drool
120 locals recommend
Patria
478 King St W
120 locals recommend
A hidden gem deep within the entrance to a King West condo. Get the bacon-wrapped figs. Drool

Shopping

Awesome chocolates for all you fancy chocolate people. I like the salt one.
104 locals recommend
Soma Chocolate Maker
32 Tank House Lane
104 locals recommend
Awesome chocolates for all you fancy chocolate people. I like the salt one.
This is where you buy booze :)
957 locals recommend
LCBO
49 Spadina Ave.
957 locals recommend
This is where you buy booze :)

Sightseeing

An amazing area to explore; grab some tacos at Seven Lives, awesome cheeses at Global Cheese, Dutch style fries at Moo Frites, and a pint over at Ronnie's and you're good to go. Actually, there's more
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
1698 locals recommend
An amazing area to explore; grab some tacos at Seven Lives, awesome cheeses at Global Cheese, Dutch style fries at Moo Frites, and a pint over at Ronnie's and you're good to go. Actually, there's more
Stop at the LCBO, grab some drinks and snacks and spend the day at Trinity Bellwoods basking in the sun amongst Toronto's hipsters, cute dogs and people practising tight rope.
743 locals recommend
Trinity Bellwoods Park
790 Queen St W
743 locals recommend
Stop at the LCBO, grab some drinks and snacks and spend the day at Trinity Bellwoods basking in the sun amongst Toronto's hipsters, cute dogs and people practising tight rope.

Essentials

I go here once a week to stock up on my weekend indulgence... cheese. Do yourself a favour and get the d'Affinois.
22 locals recommend
Global Cheese Shoppe
76 Kensington Ave
22 locals recommend
I go here once a week to stock up on my weekend indulgence... cheese. Do yourself a favour and get the d'Affinois.