Guidebook for Toronto
Getting Around
Ossington Station
The 94 Wellesley Bus travels east from Ossington Station to Wellesley and Castlefrank subway station via. Harbord St & Wellesley St. (and back). This relatively quiet bus is a great way to get to the University of Toronto and the North/Southbound subway stations.
Harbord And Crawford, Toronto
The 94 Wellesley Bus travels east from Ossington Station to Wellesley and Castlefrank subway station via. Harbord St & Wellesley St. (and back). This relatively quiet bus is a great way to get to the University of Toronto and the North/Southbound subway stations.
Essentials
Metro
2155 St Clair Ave WOpen 24 hours!
Food Scene
Known around the city by coffee lovers (and coffee snobs) for having the best espresso in Toronto, I certainly agree. It’s a pretty small place with not much seating, but they have fantastic coffee and pastries, and is just a short walk down Harbord St, making it easily our favourite local coffee spot.
62 moradores locais recomendam
Sam James Coffee Bar
297 Harbord StKnown around the city by coffee lovers (and coffee snobs) for having the best espresso in Toronto, I certainly agree. It’s a pretty small place with not much seating, but they have fantastic coffee and pastries, and is just a short walk down Harbord St, making it easily our favourite local coffee spot.
While you can go here for dinner, we recommend this place for their awesome brunch. If you’re here on a weekday, be warned, breakfast is only available from 10-11:30 but the prices and the coffee are great! On weekends, brunch lasts from 9:00-3:30pm.
7 moradores locais recomendam
Dooney's Cafe
866 Bloor Street WestWhile you can go here for dinner, we recommend this place for their awesome brunch. If you’re here on a weekday, be warned, breakfast is only available from 10-11:30 but the prices and the coffee are great! On weekends, brunch lasts from 9:00-3:30pm.
Drinks & Nightlife
This brewery/bar makes the best beer in the city. Try their Jelly King if you love a good hopped sour or Bring Out Your Dead imperial for a bold stout aged in cognac barrels. *Bonus: they have a heated patio that they open at any chance they can get.
373 moradores locais recomendam
Bellwoods Brewery
124 Ossington AveThis brewery/bar makes the best beer in the city. Try their Jelly King if you love a good hopped sour or Bring Out Your Dead imperial for a bold stout aged in cognac barrels. *Bonus: they have a heated patio that they open at any chance they can get.
This combination of standing and dancing bar spins classics from 1970-1990. (General age 25+). If that place is full, there are lots of alternatives heading east along King.
46 moradores locais recomendam
2 Cats
569 King St WThis combination of standing and dancing bar spins classics from 1970-1990. (General age 25+). If that place is full, there are lots of alternatives heading east along King.
Toronto's best Jazz bar with multiple sets of live music nightly, 364 nights a year. Catch international talent or some of Canada's best Jazz musicians. Check here for schedule: http://www.therex.ca/shows.html
109 moradores locais recomendam
The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar
194 Queen St WToronto's best Jazz bar with multiple sets of live music nightly, 364 nights a year. Catch international talent or some of Canada's best Jazz musicians. Check here for schedule: http://www.therex.ca/shows.html
Parks & Nature
Big park with lots of great walks, biking a petting zoo and nature.
1205 moradores locais recomendam
High Park
1873 Bloor St W Big park with lots of great walks, biking a petting zoo and nature.
Skate, swim or play ball! There are also some random weekend and weekday events and entertainment. Check out Christie Pitts on Facebook for any upcoming events.
246 moradores locais recomendam
Parque Christie Pits
750 Bloor St WSkate, swim or play ball! There are also some random weekend and weekday events and entertainment. Check out Christie Pitts on Facebook for any upcoming events.
Shopping
By day, Kensington is a condensed bubble of coffee shops/eateries and vintage clothing, produce, health food, meat, cheese and fish stores. Once the sun goes down, the nightlife begins (live music, dancing and cheap bars)!
*Check out Global Cheese for tons great cheeses at great prices
1698 moradores locais recomendam
Kensington Market
By day, Kensington is a condensed bubble of coffee shops/eateries and vintage clothing, produce, health food, meat, cheese and fish stores. Once the sun goes down, the nightlife begins (live music, dancing and cheap bars)!
*Check out Global Cheese for tons great cheeses at great prices
Dufferin Mall contains all the most common mall-type stores, such as H&M, WallMart, No Frills & Winners. While it may not have the selection of the Eaton Centre, it's close!
*Warning, it's always busy. Come with lots of patience to avoid leaving with a headache.
289 moradores locais recomendam
Dufferin Mall
900 Dufferin StDufferin Mall contains all the most common mall-type stores, such as H&M, WallMart, No Frills & Winners. While it may not have the selection of the Eaton Centre, it's close!
*Warning, it's always busy. Come with lots of patience to avoid leaving with a headache.