Danielle and Andrea’s guidebook
Local food and drink
Here's a few of our favourite local restaurants within easy walking distance of the apartment.
Has good food and a nice bar, sometimes has live music or art shows, karaoke and other community or evening events.
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Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St WHas good food and a nice bar, sometimes has live music or art shows, karaoke and other community or evening events.
Yummy Asian-fusion tapas restaurant within walking distance. Happy hour between 5-7pm.
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Uncle Mikey's
1597 Dundas St WYummy Asian-fusion tapas restaurant within walking distance. Happy hour between 5-7pm.
A popular hipster hotel-restaurant-bar with busy night scene, 2 large patios, and a small concert venue in the basement. The food and cocktails are delicious but on the pricey side.
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The Drake Hotel
1150 Queen St WA popular hipster hotel-restaurant-bar with busy night scene, 2 large patios, and a small concert venue in the basement. The food and cocktails are delicious but on the pricey side.
A longtime roti shop in nearby Parkdale, makes delicious west indian style roti and doubles. A 15 minute walk from the apartment, west along Queen Street.
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Ali's West Indian Roti Shop
1446 Queen St WA longtime roti shop in nearby Parkdale, makes delicious west indian style roti and doubles. A 15 minute walk from the apartment, west along Queen Street.
Delicious Iranian restaurant on Queen Street West, a 30 minute walk from the apartment.
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Banu
777 Queen St WDelicious Iranian restaurant on Queen Street West, a 30 minute walk from the apartment.
Ethiopian restaurant with a modern twist, 2 blocks away from the apartment.
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Nunu Ethiopian Fusion
1178 Queen St WEthiopian restaurant with a modern twist, 2 blocks away from the apartment.
A low-key, unpretentious breakfast and lunch restaurant with good food, friendly staff and hardly ever a long wait for a table. Just up the street from the apartment on Dundas street west.
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Gayley's Cafe
1424 Dundas St WA low-key, unpretentious breakfast and lunch restaurant with good food, friendly staff and hardly ever a long wait for a table. Just up the street from the apartment on Dundas street west.
Cozy local hipster breakfast joint - great food but get there before 11am or you'll likely need to wait for a table.
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The Federal
1438 Dundas Street WestCozy local hipster breakfast joint - great food but get there before 11am or you'll likely need to wait for a table.
A local casual thai restaurant a block away from the apartment. One of our favourites.
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Sukhothai
1442 Dundas St WA local casual thai restaurant a block away from the apartment. One of our favourites.
Excellent Vietnamese food nearby. Great if you want a quick, inexpensive meal.
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Pho Linh
1156 College StExcellent Vietnamese food nearby. Great if you want a quick, inexpensive meal.
Tucana Coffee
1413 Dundas St WLocal sightseeing
An historic Toronto neighbourhood with many local grocers, bakeries, fish markets, cheese shops, vintage clothing stores, and a vibrant street scene. You can walk in about a half hour from our place if you head east along Dundas, a couple blocks past Bathurst.
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Kensington Market
An historic Toronto neighbourhood with many local grocers, bakeries, fish markets, cheese shops, vintage clothing stores, and a vibrant street scene. You can walk in about a half hour from our place if you head east along Dundas, a couple blocks past Bathurst.
One of Toronto's largest municipal parks, with many kilometres of accessible walking and biking trails, gardens, and an outdoor pool.
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High Park
1873 Bloor St WOne of Toronto's largest municipal parks, with many kilometres of accessible walking and biking trails, gardens, and an outdoor pool.
Chinatown neighbourhood is great for walking around, visiting local shops, grocery stores and restaurants.
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Chinatown
292 Spadina Ave.Chinatown neighbourhood is great for walking around, visiting local shops, grocery stores and restaurants.
Museums and Galleries
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens ParkLarge permanent collection and special exhibitions. Located near the downtown Chinatown neighbourhood.
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Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St WLarge permanent collection and special exhibitions. Located near the downtown Chinatown neighbourhood.
Modern art gallery, a 20 minute walk from the apartment.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada
158 Sterling RdModern art gallery, a 20 minute walk from the apartment.
Shopping
Historic area of Toronto that now houses many artisan shops and restaurants. A great place to wander for an afternoon or evening.
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Distillery Historic District
55 Mill StHistoric area of Toronto that now houses many artisan shops and restaurants. A great place to wander for an afternoon or evening.
Large mall in downtown Toronto, located at a busy area of downtown, between Dundas and Queen at Yonge street.
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CF Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge StLarge mall in downtown Toronto, located at a busy area of downtown, between Dundas and Queen at Yonge street.
Dufferin Mall
900 Dufferin StLocal mall, walking distance from the apartment.
Roncesvalles Village
147 Roncesvalles AveA charming neighbourhood to wander and do some shopping.
Grocery stores
Large store for all your grocery needs, a 15 minute walk away from the apartment.
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Peter's No Frills
2150 Burnhamthorpe Rd WLarge store for all your grocery needs, a 15 minute walk away from the apartment.
The closest grocery store, a short 5 minute walk south on Gladstone Avenue, just before you get to Queen street.
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FreshCo
22 Northcote AveThe closest grocery store, a short 5 minute walk south on Gladstone Avenue, just before you get to Queen street.
This is a packaging-free grocery store on the neighbourhood. Carries grocery basics and nice cheeses and bread.
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Unboxed Market
1263 Dundas St WThis is a packaging-free grocery store on the neighbourhood. Carries grocery basics and nice cheeses and bread.
This is the closest LCBO if you want pick up a bottle of wine, beer or spirits
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LCBO
49 Spadina Ave.This is the closest LCBO if you want pick up a bottle of wine, beer or spirits
Delicious fresh bread, bagels and baguette, pastries, cakes and some cheeses and prepared foods
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Mabel’s Bakery & Specialty Foods
1156 Queen St WDelicious fresh bread, bagels and baguette, pastries, cakes and some cheeses and prepared foods
Entertainment
Things to do for fun
The City Pool Toronto
1307 Dundas St WLocal pool hall with coin-operated tables