Guidebook for Toronto

Emma
Guidebook for Toronto

Getting Around

Closest subway stop!
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Lansdowne Ave at Wade Ave station
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Closest subway stop!
The express train between Pearson and this stop. Close to Dundas West
83 locals raden deze aan
UP Express Bloor Station
1456 Bloor St W
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The express train between Pearson and this stop. Close to Dundas West
Subway station close to UP express
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Dundas West station
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Subway station close to UP express
Closest connection to subway from St Clair streetcar line
73 locals raden deze aan
St Clair West Station
370 St Clair Ave W
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Closest connection to subway from St Clair streetcar line
Greyhound bus terminal
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Greyhound Canada Transportation Centre
30 Lake Shore Boulevard West
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Greyhound bus terminal
Subway station close to Greyhound terminal
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St Patrick Station
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Subway station close to Greyhound terminal
City airport, available if flying via Porter
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Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
2 Eireann Quay
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City airport, available if flying via Porter
If arriving by Porter/Billy Bishop: Hop on streetcar going north to connect to subway system at Bathurst station
Fleet St at Bathurst St West Side station
If arriving by Porter/Billy Bishop: Hop on streetcar going north to connect to subway system at Bathurst station
165 locals raden deze aan
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
947 Dovercourt Rd
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Budget Car Rental
2401 Dundas St W
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Ferries to and from Toronto islands
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Jack Layton Ferry Terminal station
9 Queens Quay W
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Ferries to and from Toronto islands
Great bike/run/walking path that will take you all the way down to Dundas without traffic. Bonus: smells like chocolate most of the time.
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Western Toronto Railpath
Western Toronto Railpath
9 locals raden deze aan
Great bike/run/walking path that will take you all the way down to Dundas without traffic. Bonus: smells like chocolate most of the time.

Entertainment & Activities

Climbing gym
17 locals raden deze aan
Boulderz Climbing Centre
16 Dupont St
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Climbing gym
Where the sports happen!
1459 locals raden deze aan
Rogers Centre
1 Blue Jays Way
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Where the sports happen!
2071 locals raden deze aan
Ripley's Aquarium van Canada
288 Bremner Blvd
2071 locals raden deze aan
Smaller, more intimate zoo experience in High Park
81 locals raden deze aan
High Park Zoo
81 locals raden deze aan
Smaller, more intimate zoo experience in High Park
Huuuuuge zoo, plan out your day accordingly!
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Toronto Zoo station
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Huuuuuge zoo, plan out your day accordingly!

Essentials

There's also a Shoppers Drug Mart here
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Food Basics
830 Lansdowne Ave
40 locals raden deze aan
There's also a Shoppers Drug Mart here
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FreshCo
1245 Dupont St
87 locals raden deze aan
Pharmacy/convenience store
109 locals raden deze aan
Rexall
474 Spadina Ave.
109 locals raden deze aan
Pharmacy/convenience store
Bank machine
BMO Bank of Montreal ATM
2155 St Clair Ave W
Bank machine
Bank
11 locals raden deze aan
Scotiabank
1151 Weston Rd
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Bank
Community centre with gym, running track, swimming pools
16 locals raden deze aan
Joseph J. Piccininni Community Centre
1369 St Clair Ave W
16 locals raden deze aan
Community centre with gym, running track, swimming pools
Not the best gym, but nearby
18 locals raden deze aan
Planet Fitness
180 Queens Plate Dr
18 locals raden deze aan
Not the best gym, but nearby
I don't love the beer sold here, but some do.
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Beer Store
1200 Dundas St W
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I don't love the beer sold here, but some do.

Shopping

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Dollarama
590 King St W
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Definitely not the city's best mall, but some essentials in here!
47 locals raden deze aan
Galleria Shopping Centre
1245 Dupont St
47 locals raden deze aan
Definitely not the city's best mall, but some essentials in here!
More like a collection of shops, many big box stores can be found here, as well as a Bulk Barn, Winners, etc.
50 locals raden deze aan
Stockyards District
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More like a collection of shops, many big box stores can be found here, as well as a Bulk Barn, Winners, etc.
Very unique shop, old books, trinkets
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The Monkey's Paw
1067 Bloor St W
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Very unique shop, old books, trinkets
Get your thrifting on
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Value Village
1319 Bloor St W
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Get your thrifting on
Our closest decent mall!
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Dufferin Mall
900 Dufferin St
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Our closest decent mall!
Generally considered the "high end" shopping centre
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Yorkdale Shopping Centre
3401 Dufferin St
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Generally considered the "high end" shopping centre
Everything from antiques to local foods, go early on the weekends!
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St. Lawrence Market
93 Front St E
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Everything from antiques to local foods, go early on the weekends!

Food Scene

Excellent breakfast and fried chicken!
85 locals raden deze aan
The Stockyards Smokehouse & Larder
699 St Clair Ave W
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Excellent breakfast and fried chicken!
Also good for drinks, great Portuguese fare.
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Rush Hour
1438a Dufferin St
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Also good for drinks, great Portuguese fare.
Excellent fresh food, pricier side but worth it. On Sundays after 9pm, everything is 50% off. Reservations recommended.
95 locals raden deze aan
FARMHOUSE tavern
1627 Dupont St
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Excellent fresh food, pricier side but worth it. On Sundays after 9pm, everything is 50% off. Reservations recommended.
Excellent breakfast, huge space. I recommend the scones!
45 locals raden deze aan
Drake Commissary
128a Sterling Rd
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Excellent breakfast, huge space. I recommend the scones!
Fine Scottish fare, also an excellent whiskey bar.
39 locals raden deze aan
The Caledonian
856 College St
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Fine Scottish fare, also an excellent whiskey bar.
French style baked goods
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Paris Bakery
654 Lansdowne Ave
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French style baked goods
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Wallace Espresso
188 Wallace Ave
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Wallace Espresso
188 Wallace Ave
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Very cute independent cafe
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The Sovereign Cafe
1359 Davenport Rd
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Very cute independent cafe
My favourite Toronto roaster! Buy beans to go or have a drink made here. Really good snacks too.
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Hale Coffee Company
300 Campbell Ave
40 locals raden deze aan
My favourite Toronto roaster! Buy beans to go or have a drink made here. Really good snacks too.
Real good bottled cold brew coffee.
Station Cold Brew Coffee Co.
343 Horner Ave
Real good bottled cold brew coffee.
Known most for its Nutella latte.
25 locals raden deze aan
Cafe Con Leche Espresso Bar
1571 Dupont St
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Known most for its Nutella latte.
My fave coffee shop further south. Get the brown butter cookie if you want a sweet. Try the sonic in the summer (espresso + tonic) or the hot apple chaider in the winter (apple cider + chai).
14 locals raden deze aan
Cygnet Coffee
1691 Dundas Street West
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My fave coffee shop further south. Get the brown butter cookie if you want a sweet. Try the sonic in the summer (espresso + tonic) or the hot apple chaider in the winter (apple cider + chai).
85 locals raden deze aan
The Common Espresso Bar
1071 College St
85 locals raden deze aan
Vegan baked goods
27 locals raden deze aan
Through Being Cool Bakery
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Vegan baked goods
Vegan comfort food.
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The Hogtown Vegan
1056 Bloor St W
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Vegan comfort food.
Excellent sandwiches, including an all day breakfast one.
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Brock Sandwich
1260 Bloor Street West
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Excellent sandwiches, including an all day breakfast one.
Great and cheap Middle Eastern food,e specially falafel and shwarma
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Ali Baba's Middle Eastern Cuisine
1283 Bloor St W
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Great and cheap Middle Eastern food,e specially falafel and shwarma
PATTIES!
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Caribbean Queen of Patties
1294 Bloor St W
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PATTIES!
Cute, cozy, busy. Good breakfast.
40 locals raden deze aan
Hello Darling
827 Lansdowne Avenue
40 locals raden deze aan
Cute, cozy, busy. Good breakfast.
If you're in Roncesvalles, eating here is a must for authentic Polish cuisine
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Cafe Polonez
195 Roncesvalles Ave
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If you're in Roncesvalles, eating here is a must for authentic Polish cuisine
Some of the city's finest doughnuts, go early!
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Glory Hole Doughnuts
130 Queen St W
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Some of the city's finest doughnuts, go early!
Some of Toronto's best pies are made here.
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Wanda's Pie In The Sky
287 Augusta Ave
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Some of Toronto's best pies are made here.
Really good burgers here, good drink menu too. Love the ambiance here. Diner vibe, open for breakfast til late everyday!
27 locals raden deze aan
Harry's Charbroiled Dining Lounge
293 Palmerston Avenue
27 locals raden deze aan
Really good burgers here, good drink menu too. Love the ambiance here. Diner vibe, open for breakfast til late everyday!
Fine vegan baking!
23 locals raden deze aan
Bunner's Bake Shop
3054 Dundas St W
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Fine vegan baking!
Toronto's finest simple TexMex, also have drink specials often and ridiculously cheesy nachos.
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Sneaky Dee's
431 College St
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Toronto's finest simple TexMex, also have drink specials often and ridiculously cheesy nachos.
42 locals raden deze aan
Manic Coffee
426 College St
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Great breakfast, bring cash!
86 locals raden deze aan
Aunties & Uncles
74 Lippincott St
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Great breakfast, bring cash!
Toronto's finest doner, in my opinion. Make sure to press the buttons in the washrooms!
19 locals raden deze aan
Otto’s Berlin Döner
256 Augusta Ave
19 locals raden deze aan
Toronto's finest doner, in my opinion. Make sure to press the buttons in the washrooms!
Simple diner breakfast spot
8 locals raden deze aan
Sunnyside Grill Toronto
1218 St Clair Ave W
8 locals raden deze aan
Simple diner breakfast spot
Pricey, worth it. You need a reservation usually. Excellent Spanish food.
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Bar Isabel
797 College St
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Pricey, worth it. You need a reservation usually. Excellent Spanish food.
On the pricier end, but worth it. Some of the best Spanish food I've ever had.
18 locals raden deze aan
Branca
1727 Dundas Street West
18 locals raden deze aan
On the pricier end, but worth it. Some of the best Spanish food I've ever had.
Cute patio, good drink selection.
49 locals raden deze aan
Wallflower
1665 Dundas St W
49 locals raden deze aan
Cute patio, good drink selection.
Bakery and cafe, and don't forget, GELATO.
39 locals raden deze aan
La Paloma Gelateria & Cafe
1357 St Clair Ave W
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Bakery and cafe, and don't forget, GELATO.
Also a bar! Family-friendly too
152 locals raden deze aan
The Emerson Restaurant
1279 Bloor St W
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Also a bar! Family-friendly too
Cheap n easy breakfast and lunch
77 locals raden deze aan
Boom Breakfast & Co
1036 St Clair Ave W
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Cheap n easy breakfast and lunch
Excellent Italian style pizza
37 locals raden deze aan
Marcello's Pizzeria
1163 St Clair Ave W
37 locals raden deze aan
Excellent Italian style pizza
Fun checkered tables, Italian.
The Big Ragu
1338 Lansdowne Ave
Fun checkered tables, Italian.
Authentic Brazilian!
26 locals raden deze aan
Rio 40 Restaurant
1256 St Clair Ave W
26 locals raden deze aan
Authentic Brazilian!
Another cozy Italian restaurant, bit pricier but nice.
7 locals raden deze aan
La Bruschetta
1317 St Clair Ave W
7 locals raden deze aan
Another cozy Italian restaurant, bit pricier but nice.
Cozy, casual Italian restaurant.
Agio
1351 St Clair Ave W
Cozy, casual Italian restaurant.
Breads, cheese, cold cuts. Authentic Italian coffee, pastries and gelato.
35 locals raden deze aan
Tre Mari Bakery
1311 St Clair Ave W
35 locals raden deze aan
Breads, cheese, cold cuts. Authentic Italian coffee, pastries and gelato.
Neopolitan style pizza & pies
23 locals raden deze aan
Pizza e Pazzi - Best pizza Toronto
1182 St Clair Ave W
23 locals raden deze aan
Neopolitan style pizza & pies
67 locals raden deze aan
Cafe Neon
241 Wallace Ave
67 locals raden deze aan
Ice cream
21 locals raden deze aan
The Lansdowne Cone
555 Dundas Street East
21 locals raden deze aan
Ice cream
36 locals raden deze aan
Crema Coffee Company
3079 Dundas St W
36 locals raden deze aan
Another Toronto roaster
51 locals raden deze aan
Propeller Coffee Co.
50 Wade Avenue
51 locals raden deze aan
Another Toronto roaster
Organic chocolate and ice cream. Need I say more?
23 locals raden deze aan
Delight Organic Fair Trade Chocolate
3040 Dundas St W
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Organic chocolate and ice cream. Need I say more?
Best chocolate in the city.
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Soma Chocolate Maker
32 Tank House Lane
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Best chocolate in the city.
Super good brunch and breakfast, go early because it's popular! Lots of great takeaway baked goods and prepared meals too.
78 locals raden deze aan
Emma's Country Kitchen
810 St Clair Ave W
78 locals raden deze aan
Super good brunch and breakfast, go early because it's popular! Lots of great takeaway baked goods and prepared meals too.
Really good thin slice pizza, plus drinks.
43 locals raden deze aan
Superpoint
184 Ossington Ave
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Really good thin slice pizza, plus drinks.
Excellent pizza. Usually busy.
384 locals raden deze aan
Pizzeria Libretto
221 Ossington Ave
384 locals raden deze aan
Excellent pizza. Usually busy.
Really good bakery + ice cream sandwiches that are out of this world.
113 locals raden deze aan
Bakerbots Baking
1242 Delaware Ave
113 locals raden deze aan
Really good bakery + ice cream sandwiches that are out of this world.
Really amazing, cute, cozy Cuban restaurant.
37 locals raden deze aan
Julie's Cuban Restaurant
202 Dovercourt Rd
37 locals raden deze aan
Really amazing, cute, cozy Cuban restaurant.
Some of the city's best BBQ.
102 locals raden deze aan
Electric Mud BBQ
5 Brock Ave
102 locals raden deze aan
Some of the city's best BBQ.
Saturday farmers market is open year round, 8am-1pm, indoor
85 locals raden deze aan
Wychwood Barns Park
76 Wychwood Ave
85 locals raden deze aan
Saturday farmers market is open year round, 8am-1pm, indoor
Some of the best brunch, lunch and dinner in the city. Go early if on the weekend or for brunch.
130 locals raden deze aan
The Federal
1438 Dundas Street West
130 locals raden deze aan
Some of the best brunch, lunch and dinner in the city. Go early if on the weekend or for brunch.
Open only in the morning/afternoons, this is amazing Persian breakfast/lunch.
54 locals raden deze aan
Takht-e Tavoos Restaurant
1120 College St
54 locals raden deze aan
Open only in the morning/afternoons, this is amazing Persian breakfast/lunch.
Great coffee, opened by Aussies. Good brunch too!
38 locals raden deze aan
Baddies
679 Lansdowne Ave
38 locals raden deze aan
Great coffee, opened by Aussies. Good brunch too!
One of my fave Italian/pizza places in the city if you're exploring Roncesvalles.
69 locals raden deze aan
Pizzeria Defina
321 Roncesvalles Ave
69 locals raden deze aan
One of my fave Italian/pizza places in the city if you're exploring Roncesvalles.

Arts & Culture

Generally cool events happening the first Thursday night of every month; FREE on Wednesdays between 6pm and 9pm
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Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St W
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Generally cool events happening the first Thursday night of every month; FREE on Wednesdays between 6pm and 9pm
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Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Park
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A must for hockey fans
466 locals raden deze aan
Hockey Hall of Fame
30 Yonge St
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A must for hockey fans

Sightseeing

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CN Tower
290 Bremner Blvd
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An old neighbourhood, great Christmas market in December, Mill St brewery.
1704 locals raden deze aan
Distillery Historic District
55 Mill St
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An old neighbourhood, great Christmas market in December, Mill St brewery.
Hub of shopping and food
723 locals raden deze aan
Queen Street West
Queen Street West
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Hub of shopping and food
Family-friendly, many dogs, great food
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Roncesvalles Village
147 Roncesvalles Ave
135 locals raden deze aan
Family-friendly, many dogs, great food
Amusement park, island life, water
323 locals raden deze aan
Centre Island
323 locals raden deze aan
Amusement park, island life, water
Pedestrian Sundays in the summer. great eats and bars here, plus some of the best vintage shopping in the city.
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Kensington Market
1698 locals raden deze aan
Pedestrian Sundays in the summer. great eats and bars here, plus some of the best vintage shopping in the city.
Best Chinese food and shopping can be found here
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Chinatown
292 Spadina Ave.
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Best Chinese food and shopping can be found here