Leila’s guidebook
Neighborhoods
Fashionable Yorkville is a top destination for affluent shoppers at its high-end boutiques, galleries and design studios, especially on Bloor Street's "Mink Mile." The area features chic cafes, polished bars and fine-dining restaurants. Its posh hotels host Hollywood insiders during the Toronto International Film Festival. Side streets are lined with picture-postcard Victorian homes with ornamental gardens.
651 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Yorkville
Fashionable Yorkville is a top destination for affluent shoppers at its high-end boutiques, galleries and design studios, especially on Bloor Street's "Mink Mile." The area features chic cafes, polished bars and fine-dining restaurants. Its posh hotels host Hollywood insiders during the Toronto International Film Festival. Side streets are lined with picture-postcard Victorian homes with ornamental gardens.
Kensington Market is a walkable bohemian neighbourhood that draws artists and tourists to its indie shops, vintage boutiques and arts spaces. The Market is also home to a wide array of specialty grocers, bakeries and cheese shops. Hipsters frequent trendy bars, cafes and international restaurants that range from casual to fine dining. Students and families populate Victorian houses along tree-lined streets.
1698 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Kensington Market
Kensington Market is a walkable bohemian neighbourhood that draws artists and tourists to its indie shops, vintage boutiques and arts spaces. The Market is also home to a wide array of specialty grocers, bakeries and cheese shops. Hipsters frequent trendy bars, cafes and international restaurants that range from casual to fine dining. Students and families populate Victorian houses along tree-lined streets.
Essentials
Eco-minded chain with natural and organic grocery items, housewares and other products.
204 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Whole Foods Market
1860 Bayview AveEco-minded chain with natural and organic grocery items, housewares and other products.
Sightseeing
Casa Loma (Spanish for "Hill House") is a Gothic Revival style mansion and garden in midtown Toronto that is now a historic house museum and landmark. Visit their website for different event listings!
1217 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Casa Loma
1 Austin TerraceCasa Loma (Spanish for "Hill House") is a Gothic Revival style mansion and garden in midtown Toronto that is now a historic house museum and landmark. Visit their website for different event listings!
CN Tower
290 Bremner BlvdAscend the CN Tower for amazing panoramic views of the city!
A former quarry and industrial site located in the Don River Valley. The Don Valley Brick Works operated for nearly 100 years and provided bricks used to construct many well-known Toronto landmarks. Since the closure of the original factory, the quarry has been converted into a city park which includes a series of naturalized ponds, while the buildings have been restored and opened as an environmentally focused community and cultural centre by Evergreen, a national charity dedicated to restoring nature in urban environments.
275 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Evergreen Brick Works
550 Bayview AveA former quarry and industrial site located in the Don River Valley. The Don Valley Brick Works operated for nearly 100 years and provided bricks used to construct many well-known Toronto landmarks. Since the closure of the original factory, the quarry has been converted into a city park which includes a series of naturalized ponds, while the buildings have been restored and opened as an environmentally focused community and cultural centre by Evergreen, a national charity dedicated to restoring nature in urban environments.
Entertainment
A major attraction for concerts featuring international and local artists.
110 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Danforth Music Hall
147 Danforth AveA major attraction for concerts featuring international and local artists.
Midsize venue offering local & touring alt-rock acts, plus dancing to a wide range of tunes.
49 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Mod Club Theatre
722 College StMidsize venue offering local & touring alt-rock acts, plus dancing to a wide range of tunes.
Food scene
The Market is a place where the authenticity of truly great food and shopkeepers who care reign above all else. Over 120 vendors, merchants and artisans.
1398 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Palengke ng St. Lawrence
93 Front St EThe Market is a place where the authenticity of truly great food and shopkeepers who care reign above all else. Over 120 vendors, merchants and artisans.
A well-established Italian restaurant that was opened in 1992 by Cosimo Mammoliti and Paolo Scoppio.
445 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Terroni
720 Queen St WA well-established Italian restaurant that was opened in 1992 by Cosimo Mammoliti and Paolo Scoppio.
The husband-and-wife team behind Edulis makes eating at the King West locale feel like home. That is, if your family dinner table consisted of a seasonal, five or seven course tasting menu that could be customized to suit your tastes or dietary needs. Edulis strongly focuses on seafood, locally sourced ingredients and warm service – and succeeds at it all.
51 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Edulis Restaurant
169 Niagara StThe husband-and-wife team behind Edulis makes eating at the King West locale feel like home. That is, if your family dinner table consisted of a seasonal, five or seven course tasting menu that could be customized to suit your tastes or dietary needs. Edulis strongly focuses on seafood, locally sourced ingredients and warm service – and succeeds at it all.
Named after Jamaica’s national lingo, Patois is best described by chef/owner Craig Wong as “Caribbean meets Asian soul food.” It’s like a beach party in the west end of the city, where the music’s loud, the cocktails creative, the room colorful and the clientele ready for a good time.
33 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Patois
794 Dundas St WNamed after Jamaica’s national lingo, Patois is best described by chef/owner Craig Wong as “Caribbean meets Asian soul food.” It’s like a beach party in the west end of the city, where the music’s loud, the cocktails creative, the room colorful and the clientele ready for a good time.
A Spanish tapas bar and restaurant with some of the best paella in the city, which you should order as soon as you walk in as they take about a half-hour to cook. While you wait, enjoy Spanish manzanillas, wines and a few terrific tapas.
17 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Carmen
922 Queen St WA Spanish tapas bar and restaurant with some of the best paella in the city, which you should order as soon as you walk in as they take about a half-hour to cook. While you wait, enjoy Spanish manzanillas, wines and a few terrific tapas.
A Spanish tapas bar serving a tantalizing array of conservas, jamón and pintxos alongside craft-made cocktails and fine spirits in a beautifully designed space that transports you to Barcelona’s Raval neighborhood.
235 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Bar Raval
505 College St A Spanish tapas bar serving a tantalizing array of conservas, jamón and pintxos alongside craft-made cocktails and fine spirits in a beautifully designed space that transports you to Barcelona’s Raval neighborhood.
Nuit and Jeff Regular's casual Northern Thai spot serving dishes like salted crab and papaya salad.
266 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
PAI
18 Duncan StNuit and Jeff Regular's casual Northern Thai spot serving dishes like salted crab and papaya salad.
Transportation
Rosedale Station
Closest subway station
Parks & Nature
One of Toronto's largest parks - a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo.
1205 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
High Park
1873 Bloor St WOne of Toronto's largest parks - a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo.
A 14.6 hectare park on Queen Street West at Strachan Avenue once the home of University of Trinity College (Trinity College). The park sits atop the now buried Garrison Creek and features three ball diamonds, eight tennis courts, two volleyball courts, an artificial ice rink, a dog off-leash area, a picnic area, a wading pool and a children's playground. Located in the south-west section of the park is the Trinity Community Recreation Centre.
743 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Trinity Bellwoods Park
790 Queen St WA 14.6 hectare park on Queen Street West at Strachan Avenue once the home of University of Trinity College (Trinity College). The park sits atop the now buried Garrison Creek and features three ball diamonds, eight tennis courts, two volleyball courts, an artificial ice rink, a dog off-leash area, a picnic area, a wading pool and a children's playground. Located in the south-west section of the park is the Trinity Community Recreation Centre.