Guidebook for Toronto

Riwa
Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

The best chocolate chip walnut cookie. Great, quick lunch spot.
65 locals recommend
Le Gourmand
152 Spadina Ave.
65 locals recommend
The best chocolate chip walnut cookie. Great, quick lunch spot.
Pizza & Pasta. Pretty good negroni!
Strada 241
241 Spadina Ave.
Pizza & Pasta. Pretty good negroni!
Fish sandwiches galore. Fish tacos daily after 2:30
34 locals recommend
The One That Got Away
581 King St W
34 locals recommend
Fish sandwiches galore. Fish tacos daily after 2:30
solid coffee, hidden back patio.
267 locals recommend
Jimmy's Coffee
107 Portland St
267 locals recommend
solid coffee, hidden back patio.
Great Italian. Standard. Always busy, always delicious.
445 locals recommend
Terroni
720 Queen St W
445 locals recommend
Great Italian. Standard. Always busy, always delicious.
great coffee.
188 locals recommend
Dark Horse Espresso Bar
215 Spadina Ave.
188 locals recommend
great coffee.
Meat-centric and adventurous.
51 locals recommend
Cocktail Bar
923 Dundas Street West
51 locals recommend
Meat-centric and adventurous.
Vegan bowls.
27 locals recommend
Hibiscus
238 Augusta Ave
27 locals recommend
Vegan bowls.
great vegetarian spot for veg heads & meat eaters alike. always busy.
135 locals recommend
Fresh on Spadina
5031 Spadina Ave.
135 locals recommend
great vegetarian spot for veg heads & meat eaters alike. always busy.
Great restaurant & bar.
28 locals recommend
Beaconsfield
1154 Queen Street West
28 locals recommend
Great restaurant & bar.
Tacos. Put your name down, and then go across the street and have drinks while you wait. Bourbon list & checkers inside
292 locals recommend
Grand Electric Parkdale
1330 Queen St W
292 locals recommend
Tacos. Put your name down, and then go across the street and have drinks while you wait. Bourbon list & checkers inside
Tacos!
239 locals recommend
La Carnita
501 College St
239 locals recommend
Tacos!
Great coffee.
50 locals recommend
Ella's Uncle
916 Dundas St W
50 locals recommend
Great coffee.
My favorite brunch. usually a wait (but go have coffee across the street at Ella's)
112 locals recommend
Saving Grace
907 Dundas St W
112 locals recommend
My favorite brunch. usually a wait (but go have coffee across the street at Ella's)
Good restaurant, but I prefer brunch.
80 locals recommend
Marben
488 Wellington St W
80 locals recommend
Good restaurant, but I prefer brunch.
Competes for city's best/most renowned burger.
154 locals recommend
The Burger's Priest
463 Queen St W
154 locals recommend
Competes for city's best/most renowned burger.
Fantastic venezuelan flatbread sandwiches. Wine & beer, lunch or dinner.
20 locals recommend
Arepa Café
490 Queen St W
20 locals recommend
Fantastic venezuelan flatbread sandwiches. Wine & beer, lunch or dinner.
Proper chinese noodles
32 locals recommend
King's Noodle Restaurant
296 Spadina Ave.
32 locals recommend
Proper chinese noodles
Proper chinese dumplings.
36 locals recommend
Dumpling House Restaurant
328 Spadina Ave.
36 locals recommend
Proper chinese dumplings.
brunch or dinner.
58 locals recommend
Rose and Sons
176 Dupont St
58 locals recommend
brunch or dinner.
Solid oyster spot.
74 locals recommend
Oyster Boy
872 Queen St W
74 locals recommend
Solid oyster spot.
Fantastic pizza.
384 locals recommend
Pizzeria Libretto
221 Ossington Ave
384 locals recommend
Fantastic pizza.
Great coffee, patio.
33 locals recommend
Café Pamenar
307 Augusta Ave
33 locals recommend
Great coffee, patio.
Amazing spanish food.
797 College St
797 College Street
Amazing spanish food.
Close by, solid. WIne by the ounce!
395 locals recommend
Gusto 101
101 Portland St
395 locals recommend
Close by, solid. WIne by the ounce!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great cocktail bar for one or two drinks. Nice tiny patio, and good ambience inside.
51 locals recommend
Cocktail Bar
923 Dundas Street West
51 locals recommend
Great cocktail bar for one or two drinks. Nice tiny patio, and good ambience inside.
Drinks, lunch, brunch, dinner, bar.
538 locals recommend
The Drake Hotel
1150 Queen St W
538 locals recommend
Drinks, lunch, brunch, dinner, bar.
Worthwhile having a drink by the water.
205 locals recommend
Amsterdam BrewHouse
245 Queens Quay W
205 locals recommend
Worthwhile having a drink by the water.
Good, chill little bar.
93 locals recommend
Communist's Daughter
1149 Dundas St W
93 locals recommend
Good, chill little bar.
A favorite cozy bar. Good patio in the summer.
49 locals recommend
Wallflower
1665 Dundas St W
49 locals recommend
A favorite cozy bar. Good patio in the summer.
Hidden gem, solid cocktails.
96 locals recommend
Cold Tea
1186 Queen Street West
96 locals recommend
Hidden gem, solid cocktails.
Solid, standard brunch. No scene.
47 locals recommend
Old York Bar & Grill
167 Niagara St
47 locals recommend
Solid, standard brunch. No scene.

Everything Else

Close by, good wine list, massive italian portions. A bit of a scene, but very fun people watching.
131 locals recommend
Cibo Wine Bar King St West
522 King St W
131 locals recommend
Close by, good wine list, massive italian portions. A bit of a scene, but very fun people watching.
Great burger.
Craft Burger
Great burger.
Liquor & Beer.
957 locals recommend
LCBO
49 Spadina Ave.
957 locals recommend
Liquor & Beer.
Liquor & beer.
957 locals recommend
LCBO
49 Spadina Ave.
957 locals recommend
Liquor & beer.
Great delivery or grab a slice. Better yet, grab a box and head to the park.
91 locals recommend
North of Brooklyn Pizzeria
650 Queen St W
91 locals recommend
Great delivery or grab a slice. Better yet, grab a box and head to the park.
Always a good hang (summer & fall)
743 locals recommend
Trinity Bellwoods Park
790 Queen St W
743 locals recommend
Always a good hang (summer & fall)
Small wine bar with a great list.
31 locals recommend
Archive
909 Dundas St W
31 locals recommend
Small wine bar with a great list.
Drinks & Snacks. Good music, gets busy on wed-sat.
164 locals recommend
416 Snack Bar
181 Bathurst St
164 locals recommend
Drinks & Snacks. Good music, gets busy on wed-sat.
Art Gallery of Ontario - usually good exhibits. free on wed between 5-7, but often worth paying to avoid the rush.
2262 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St W
2262 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ontario - usually good exhibits. free on wed between 5-7, but often worth paying to avoid the rush.
Worth a stroll. Last sunday of the month is pedestrian sunday.
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
1698 locals recommend
Worth a stroll. Last sunday of the month is pedestrian sunday.
Worth a stroll. From Spadina to parkdale.
Dufferin St at Queen St West station
Worth a stroll. From Spadina to parkdale.
Streetcar or bike, beautiful park.
1205 locals recommend
High Park
1873 Bloor St W
1205 locals recommend
Streetcar or bike, beautiful park.
Generally good fun for bar hopping/restaurants.
64 locals recommend
Parkdale
64 locals recommend
Generally good fun for bar hopping/restaurants.
Great restaurant.
19 locals recommend
Bestellen
972 College Street
19 locals recommend
Great restaurant.
Between Dundas & Queen there are tons of bars & restaurants.
199 locals recommend
Ossington Avenue
Ossington Avenue
199 locals recommend
Between Dundas & Queen there are tons of bars & restaurants.
Hot yoga.
34 locals recommend
SAANA Yoga King West
577 Wellington St W
34 locals recommend
Hot yoga.
New & vintage.
6 locals recommend
Philistine
928 Queen St W
6 locals recommend
New & vintage.

Essentials

Closest supermarket...massive.
1112 locals recommend
Loblaws
585 Queen St W
1112 locals recommend
Closest supermarket...massive.
Higher-end super market.
92 locals recommend
Fresh & Wild Food Market
69 Spadina Ave.
92 locals recommend
Higher-end super market.

Arts & Culture

worth walking by and seeing what's on.
129 locals recommend
Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada
158 Sterling Rd
129 locals recommend
worth walking by and seeing what's on.
Movies & exhibits.
582 locals recommend
TIFF Bell Lightbox
350 King St W
582 locals recommend
Movies & exhibits.
Usually a couple of good docs on.
Hot Docs
111 Spadina Ave.
Usually a couple of good docs on.

Shopping

Vintage fun.
319 locals recommend
The Dakota Tavern
249 Ossington Ave
319 locals recommend
Vintage fun.
Shoes.
11 locals recommend
heel boy
773 Queen St W
11 locals recommend
Shoes.
Cute clothing shop. Korean imported.
Durumi
630A Queen St W
Cute clothing shop. Korean imported.