Guidebook for Toronto
Food Scene
The best Indian food I've had outside of India! It's all great, but the Stuffed Paneer is incredible!
39 locals recommend
Pukka
778 St Clair Ave WThe best Indian food I've had outside of India! It's all great, but the Stuffed Paneer is incredible!
Consistently rated one of the best smokehouses in Canada.
85 locals recommend
The Stockyards Smokehouse & Larder
699 St Clair Ave WConsistently rated one of the best smokehouses in Canada.
Emma's Country Kitchen
810 St Clair Ave WKnown for their biscuits!
A great brunch spot with live jazz for Sunday Brunch - great food and a great atmosphere!
45 locals recommend
DeSotos Eatery
1079 St Clair Ave WA great brunch spot with live jazz for Sunday Brunch - great food and a great atmosphere!
Fantastic coffee shop with on-site roasting and an Ethiopian owner with a deep passion for coffee! I recommend the pour-over!
Mofer coffee
1040 St Clair Ave WFantastic coffee shop with on-site roasting and an Ethiopian owner with a deep passion for coffee! I recommend the pour-over!
A little gelato pop-up with some fun and funky handmade flavours, as well as more traditional treats.
20 locals recommend
Bar Ape Gelato
283 Rushton RdA little gelato pop-up with some fun and funky handmade flavours, as well as more traditional treats.
Tre Mari Bakery
1311 St Clair Ave WA classic Italian grocery store/hot table with great cannolis!
Itacate
998 Saint Clair Avenue WestIf you're serious about tacos, you should be serious about this place.
One of the best Middle Eastern restaurants in the country. Grab some pints from Blood Brothers and make a picnic of it!
48 locals recommend
Parallel
217 Geary AveOne of the best Middle Eastern restaurants in the country. Grab some pints from Blood Brothers and make a picnic of it!
This is our go-to spot for coffee; the baristas make great coffee and are really friendly
77 locals recommend
Wallace Espresso
188 Wallace AveThis is our go-to spot for coffee; the baristas make great coffee and are really friendly
Formerly a "secret" Toronto restaurant, this place makes fresh pasta daily and always attracts a line, but is worth the wait!
17 locals recommend
Famiglia Baldassarre
122 Geary AveFormerly a "secret" Toronto restaurant, this place makes fresh pasta daily and always attracts a line, but is worth the wait!
Drinks & Nightlife
A classic dive bar with good beer and the bartender spins vinyl from their personal collections - a great spot for an intimate drink or a cold beer with a pal (and the food is not bad either!)
30 locals recommend
The Gem Bar & Grill
1159 Davenport RdA classic dive bar with good beer and the bartender spins vinyl from their personal collections - a great spot for an intimate drink or a cold beer with a pal (and the food is not bad either!)
Hands down my favourite beer in Toronto - they have a great patio on trendy Ossington Ave. - all the beer is fantastic, the food is great and they also have a bottle shop to take something you like home!
373 locals recommend
Bellwoods Brewery
124 Ossington AveHands down my favourite beer in Toronto - they have a great patio on trendy Ossington Ave. - all the beer is fantastic, the food is great and they also have a bottle shop to take something you like home!
Part of the up-and-coming Geary strip, Bandit makes some great brews and is across the street from a small park. Grab some food at Parallel and make a picnic of it!
64 locals recommend
Blood Brothers Brewery Tap Room
165 Geary AvePart of the up-and-coming Geary strip, Bandit makes some great brews and is across the street from a small park. Grab some food at Parallel and make a picnic of it!
A new brewery that just opened just a few steps away - a laidback spot for tasty brews and some good Beer Hall style snacks. The totopos and eggplant dip is excellent!
True History Brewing
1154 Saint Clair Avenue WestA new brewery that just opened just a few steps away - a laidback spot for tasty brews and some good Beer Hall style snacks. The totopos and eggplant dip is excellent!
Parks & Nature
Trinity Bellwoods is a great spot to hang out on a sunny day - Toronto's unofficial largest patio, people casually have afternoon drinks (Bellwoods Brewery is park-adjacent) and soak up the rays on the grass.
590 locals recommend
Trinity - Bellwoods
Trinity Bellwoods is a great spot to hang out on a sunny day - Toronto's unofficial largest patio, people casually have afternoon drinks (Bellwoods Brewery is park-adjacent) and soak up the rays on the grass.
Essentials
Cheap and close, this is a grocery store that lives up to its name....
64 locals recommend
Luciano's No Frills
243 Alberta AveCheap and close, this is a grocery store that lives up to its name....
A Full service grocery store with everything you could need - now selling beer and wine, and with an LCBO attached.
1112 locals recommend
Loblaws
585 Queen St WA Full service grocery store with everything you could need - now selling beer and wine, and with an LCBO attached.
Close-by spot for either traditional DIY laundry in a bright and clean laundromat, or affordable Wash and Fold services, typically with same-day turnaround time.
Yummi Café Laundromat
956 St Clair Ave WClose-by spot for either traditional DIY laundry in a bright and clean laundromat, or affordable Wash and Fold services, typically with same-day turnaround time.
Sightseeing
The coolest, hippest little enclave in the city with a multitude of neat shops and restaurants, cafes and bars.
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
The coolest, hippest little enclave in the city with a multitude of neat shops and restaurants, cafes and bars.
Getting Around
St Clair West Station
370 St Clair Ave WThe closest subway station.
Shopping
Saturday's there's a large Farmer's market at this decomissioned TTC railyard.
85 locals recommend
Wychwood Barns Park
76 Wychwood AveSaturday's there's a large Farmer's market at this decomissioned TTC railyard.