Guidebook for Toronto

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Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

Restaurants and pubs near by: See Drinks and Nightlife as well.
And bar. Great food. Further west down Bloor. I love this place. Currently closed for reno's!
152 locals recommend
The Emerson Restaurant
1279 Bloor St W
152 locals recommend
And bar. Great food. Further west down Bloor. I love this place. Currently closed for reno's!
Restaurant and bar. One of THE hangouts in the hood. Great food. Good brunch. Good coffee. Good beer.
165 locals recommend
The 3 Speed
1163 Bloor St W
165 locals recommend
Restaurant and bar. One of THE hangouts in the hood. Great food. Good brunch. Good coffee. Good beer.
East African. Very very good food. Yum. Think it may be the best in the neighbourhood but a bit of a walk from here.
Pero Restaurant & Lounge
812 Bloor St W
East African. Very very good food. Yum. Think it may be the best in the neighbourhood but a bit of a walk from here.
Good Japanese Sushi restaurant.
35 locals recommend
Mazz Sushi
993 Bloor St W
35 locals recommend
Good Japanese Sushi restaurant.
I actually haven't been yet but I've heard it's extremely good.
76 locals recommend
The Hogtown Vegan
1056 Bloor St W
76 locals recommend
I actually haven't been yet but I've heard it's extremely good.
This has the BEST COFFEE in the hood. You'll see lots of people here with their laptops.
91 locals recommend
The Common
1028 Bloor St W
91 locals recommend
This has the BEST COFFEE in the hood. You'll see lots of people here with their laptops.
Cozy place for coffee and baked goods.
85 locals recommend
Nova Era Bakery
1172 Dundas St W
85 locals recommend
Cozy place for coffee and baked goods.
Gourmet Hot Dogs.
Fancy Franks
940 Bloor Street West
Gourmet Hot Dogs.
Offers authentic Mexican and a smattering of Latin American cuisine. It's a grocery store and restaurant.
Azteca Restaurant
1115 Bloor St W
Offers authentic Mexican and a smattering of Latin American cuisine. It's a grocery store and restaurant.
Great Jerk Chicken. Roti's are good too. You can eat here but really a take out place.
18 locals recommend
Jerk King
522 Bloor St W
18 locals recommend
Great Jerk Chicken. Roti's are good too. You can eat here but really a take out place.
Haven't been here but the reviews say it's fantastic. "Unique blend of flavours infused with nature specific ingredients you would never think of having on a dinner plate."
60 locals recommend
Actinolite Restaurant
971 Ossington Ave
60 locals recommend
Haven't been here but the reviews say it's fantastic. "Unique blend of flavours infused with nature specific ingredients you would never think of having on a dinner plate."
Best cheapest breakfast in town. Just a few minutes away on Dovercourt. Also does a great burger!
6 locals recommend
Billy's Souvlaki Place
748 Dovercourt Rd
6 locals recommend
Best cheapest breakfast in town. Just a few minutes away on Dovercourt. Also does a great burger!
BEST Portuguese chicken in the hood!
22 locals recommend
The Rooster Rotisserie and Grill
942 Bloor St W
22 locals recommend
BEST Portuguese chicken in the hood!
PIZZA! Voted one of the best pizza joints in town and just a few minutes walk. They also deliver! Craft beer and pizza are a winning recipe at this Bloorcourt pizza joint. Customize your perfect 'za to order or stick to the house specialties (available in slices too) including the Thanks, Obama!, a pizza featuring BBQ Spam, pineapple and parmesan layered over a base of tomato sauce and gooey mozzarella.
16 locals recommend
Village Pizza
759 Dovercourt Rd
16 locals recommend
PIZZA! Voted one of the best pizza joints in town and just a few minutes walk. They also deliver! Craft beer and pizza are a winning recipe at this Bloorcourt pizza joint. Customize your perfect 'za to order or stick to the house specialties (available in slices too) including the Thanks, Obama!, a pizza featuring BBQ Spam, pineapple and parmesan layered over a base of tomato sauce and gooey mozzarella.
Best Pizza Delivery! “Simply the best homemade pizza in Toronto—Open 4 pm until 4 am seven days a week! Picky people pick Pizza Gigi!”
13 locals recommend
Pizza Gigi
189 Harbord St
13 locals recommend
Best Pizza Delivery! “Simply the best homemade pizza in Toronto—Open 4 pm until 4 am seven days a week! Picky people pick Pizza Gigi!”
Pizza. Also voted one of Toronto's best Pizza joints. This would be your typical family run Italian Restaurant with Free Delivery on all orders over $16.00. Yum.
14 locals recommend
Frank’s Pizza House — Toronto Pizza
1352 St Clair Ave W
14 locals recommend
Pizza. Also voted one of Toronto's best Pizza joints. This would be your typical family run Italian Restaurant with Free Delivery on all orders over $16.00. Yum.
'Warm atmosphere, friendly staff and great portions! We got the vegetarian platter, which was delicious and flavourful.'
12 locals recommend
African Palace
977 Bloor St W
12 locals recommend
'Warm atmosphere, friendly staff and great portions! We got the vegetarian platter, which was delicious and flavourful.'
Fast food for when you have to.
A&W Canada
1115 Bloor St W
Fast food for when you have to.
Open 24 hours!
497 locals recommend
Tim Hortons
120 Fort York Blvd
497 locals recommend
Open 24 hours!
Indian Cuisine. Yum.
158 locals recommend
Banjara Bloor
796 Bloor St W
158 locals recommend
Indian Cuisine. Yum.

Drinks & Nightlife

Also see Restaurants.
Probably the best sports bar in the hood though Duffy's I think is not bad. Has good pub food. Lovely backyard patio.
19 locals recommend
Hurricanes Roadhouse Restaurant
963 Bloor St W
19 locals recommend
Probably the best sports bar in the hood though Duffy's I think is not bad. Has good pub food. Lovely backyard patio.
Good pub food. Friendly staff.
86 locals recommend
Mitzi's Cafe
100 Sorauren Avenue
86 locals recommend
Good pub food. Friendly staff.
Great little pub with a back room offering up both live and DJ music.
41 locals recommend
The Piston
937 Bloor St W
41 locals recommend
Great little pub with a back room offering up both live and DJ music.
Weekend brunch and pretty good bar fare even offers up some pretty good vegan food. Board games, arcade, pool table and great music. Unique fun spot to hang out.
32 locals recommend
Disgraceland
965 Bloor St W
32 locals recommend
Weekend brunch and pretty good bar fare even offers up some pretty good vegan food. Board games, arcade, pool table and great music. Unique fun spot to hang out.
The Burdock is a Distillery! And a hipster Bar. I thought the food a little pricey for what they offer but they do have a good beer selection. Very knowledgeable staff. They also have live music of all kinds in a separate room. $20 cover for the music venue.
149 locals recommend
Burdock Brewery
1184 Bloor St W
149 locals recommend
The Burdock is a Distillery! And a hipster Bar. I thought the food a little pricey for what they offer but they do have a good beer selection. Very knowledgeable staff. They also have live music of all kinds in a separate room. $20 cover for the music venue.
Relaxed beer hangout serving imported bottles & local draft brews, plus sandwiches & cheese plates. New Chef! Smoked meats. Lovely.
11 locals recommend
Wise Bar
1007 Bloor Street West
11 locals recommend
Relaxed beer hangout serving imported bottles & local draft brews, plus sandwiches & cheese plates. New Chef! Smoked meats. Lovely.
Cozy alehouse specializing in local craft beers, plus pub food with a twist (burgers with kimchi).
44 locals recommend
Tallboys - Craft Beer House
838 Bloor St W
44 locals recommend
Cozy alehouse specializing in local craft beers, plus pub food with a twist (burgers with kimchi).
I like Bar Neon for the buck a shuck everyday between 5 and 7pm. AND they have a GREAT BACKYARD PATIO.
106 locals recommend
Bar Neon
1226 Bloor St W
106 locals recommend
I like Bar Neon for the buck a shuck everyday between 5 and 7pm. AND they have a GREAT BACKYARD PATIO.
Great Craft Beer!!! BBQ menu. Not great for vegetarian fare but they do a vegetarian ratatouille that the chef says is really good.
15 locals recommend
Wenona Craft Beer Lodge
1069 Bloor St W
15 locals recommend
Great Craft Beer!!! BBQ menu. Not great for vegetarian fare but they do a vegetarian ratatouille that the chef says is really good.
'Amazing service! Great beer menu that never fails Fun staff Clean environment The music makes me wanna dance Price is right'
The John on Bloor - Craft Beer and Bistro
1174 Bloor St W
'Amazing service! Great beer menu that never fails Fun staff Clean environment The music makes me wanna dance Price is right'
“Love their throwback vibes and comfort food filled menu.” I think the beer and drinks are a tad pricey but Francis the owner, Alex and James are all fun to hang with.
BLACK BRIIK Restobar
1077 Bloor St W
“Love their throwback vibes and comfort food filled menu.” I think the beer and drinks are a tad pricey but Francis the owner, Alex and James are all fun to hang with.

Entertainment & Activities

Great little Comedy Club just down the street.
99 locals recommend
Comedy Bar
945 Bloor St W
99 locals recommend
Great little Comedy Club just down the street.
Dovercourt House was suggested by one of my Airbnb guests. It has Swing Dances every Sat night. They have events and dancing of all kinds thru out the week. Salsa, square, Retro 80's and much more.
18 locals recommend
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Rd
18 locals recommend
Dovercourt House was suggested by one of my Airbnb guests. It has Swing Dances every Sat night. They have events and dancing of all kinds thru out the week. Salsa, square, Retro 80's and much more.
I have never been here but I read: "Best proper pool hall in the city without question." Had to add it in!
Annex Billiards Club
507 Bloor St W
I have never been here but I read: "Best proper pool hall in the city without question." Had to add it in!
600 locals recommend
Scotiabank Arena
40 Bay St.
600 locals recommend
27 locals recommend
Harbourfront
283 Queens Quay W
27 locals recommend
Closest Movie First Run movie Theatre.
154 locals recommend
Cineplex Odeon Varsity and VIP Cinemas
55 Bloor St W
154 locals recommend
Closest Movie First Run movie Theatre.
Opening soon!
8 locals recommend
Paradise
1006c Bloor St W
8 locals recommend
Opening soon!
18 locals recommend
Bad Dog Comedy Theatre
392 Bloor St W
18 locals recommend

Everything Else

Always nice to have a Library near by.
34 locals recommend
Toronto Public Library - Bloor/Gladstone Branch
1101 Bloor St W
34 locals recommend
Always nice to have a Library near by.
Quick Fix Cell phone and Computer
1098 Bloor St W

Shopping

2460 locals recommend
CF Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge St
2460 locals recommend
Walmart, No Frills, Toy R Us, Winners, Marshals and much more!
289 locals recommend
Dufferin Mall
900 Dufferin St
289 locals recommend
Walmart, No Frills, Toy R Us, Winners, Marshals and much more!

Getting Around: Transportation

165 locals recommend
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
947 Dovercourt Rd
165 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

High Park is a municipal park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2] It spans 161 hectares (400 acres), and is a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. One third of the park remains in a natural state, with a rare oak savannah ecology. High Park was opened to the public in 1876 and is based on a bequest of land from John George Howard to the City of Toronto. It is the largest park entirely within the city. (Rouge Park is the city's largest park, but the park extends into Markham, Ontario.) High Park is located to the west of downtown, north of Humber Bay. It stretches south from Bloor Street West to The Queensway, just north of Lake Ontario. It is bounded on the west by Ellis Park Road and Grenadier Pond and on the east by Parkside Drive.
1205 locals recommend
High Park
1873 Bloor St W
1205 locals recommend
High Park is a municipal park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2] It spans 161 hectares (400 acres), and is a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. One third of the park remains in a natural state, with a rare oak savannah ecology. High Park was opened to the public in 1876 and is based on a bequest of land from John George Howard to the City of Toronto. It is the largest park entirely within the city. (Rouge Park is the city's largest park, but the park extends into Markham, Ontario.) High Park is located to the west of downtown, north of Humber Bay. It stretches south from Bloor Street West to The Queensway, just north of Lake Ontario. It is bounded on the west by Ellis Park Road and Grenadier Pond and on the east by Parkside Drive.
JUST TWO BLOCKS SOUTH OF US! Dufferin Grove Park boasts 14 acres of urban park land. Farmer's Market all year from 3-7pm on Thursdays. Rink in the winter months serves as a skate park in the summer. Has 17 ovens for baking bread, a campfire that can be reserved, a wading pool and playground and offers many community activities all year round.
208 locals recommend
Dufferin Grove Park
875 Dufferin St
208 locals recommend
JUST TWO BLOCKS SOUTH OF US! Dufferin Grove Park boasts 14 acres of urban park land. Farmer's Market all year from 3-7pm on Thursdays. Rink in the winter months serves as a skate park in the summer. Has 17 ovens for baking bread, a campfire that can be reserved, a wading pool and playground and offers many community activities all year round.
OUTDOOR POOL!
246 locals recommend
Christie Pits Park
750 Bloor St W
246 locals recommend
OUTDOOR POOL!
The Toronto Islands provide a great, refreshing escape from downtown with a beautiful view of Lake Ontario on one side, and the city skyline on the other. The Islands area is a great place to bask on blue flag beaches, and offers other tourist features such as the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, Franklin Children's Garden, Centreville Amusement Park and Far Enough Farm.
1035 locals recommend
Toronto Islands
1035 locals recommend
The Toronto Islands provide a great, refreshing escape from downtown with a beautiful view of Lake Ontario on one side, and the city skyline on the other. The Islands area is a great place to bask on blue flag beaches, and offers other tourist features such as the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, Franklin Children's Garden, Centreville Amusement Park and Far Enough Farm.