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Brunch
Cash only! Fun brunch spot that is pretty much across the street. Serves traditional breakfast with a bit of culinary flair.
86 locals recommend
Mitzi's Cafe
100 Sorauren AvenueCash only! Fun brunch spot that is pretty much across the street. Serves traditional breakfast with a bit of culinary flair.
Local Coffee
i deal coffee
162 Ossington AveClosest coffee/cafe. Yummy coffee and treats.
Cherry Bomb Coffee
79 Roncesvalles AveOur favourite coffee shop. Delicious. Cash only!
Sweets and Treats
Craig's Cookies
1332 Queen St WSuper popular cookies 5 minutes away.
Glory Hole Doughnuts
130 Queen St WHipster doughnuts. Delicious.
Ed's Real Scoop - Roncesvalles
189 Roncesvalles AveIce Cream!
Walking Distance Restaurants
Barque Smokehouse
299 Roncesvalles AveLocal BBQ. Quality. Available on Ubereats or a short walk.
La Cubana
392 Roncesvalles AveTasty Cuban. Quality. Available on Ubereats or a short walk.
Pizzeria Defina
321 Roncesvalles AveTasty Pizza. Quality. Available on Ubereats or a short walk.
Hipster tacos - very popular. No reservations so lines can be a pain.
292 locals recommend
Grand Electric Parkdale
1330 Queen St WHipster tacos - very popular. No reservations so lines can be a pain.
Grungy bar that serves super interesting polish inspired cuisine designed by a top chef in Toronto. Suggest you walk-in to ensure you like the vibe before planning your night around it.
29 locals recommend
Tennessee Tavern
1554 Queen St WGrungy bar that serves super interesting polish inspired cuisine designed by a top chef in Toronto. Suggest you walk-in to ensure you like the vibe before planning your night around it.
Our favourit local restaurant for a nice dinner.
65 locals recommend
Chantecler Restaurant | Boucherie
1318 Queen St WOur favourit local restaurant for a nice dinner.
Parks
Beautiful park within walking distance. Great for a bike or families. There is a large castle play area, ice cream and a medicore zoo. Love this park for its beauty. Biggest in the city.
494 locals recommend
High Park Subway Station
Beautiful park within walking distance. Great for a bike or families. There is a large castle play area, ice cream and a medicore zoo. Love this park for its beauty. Biggest in the city.
Hipster park. Grab food or coffee across the street from the park on Queen from a number of popular restaurants (tacos, greek, fish and chips) and hang-out in the park. Or you can go to Ossington and grab some craft beer and food from Bellwoods Brewery and walk over.
743 locals recommend
Trinity Bellwoods Park
790 Queen St WHipster park. Grab food or coffee across the street from the park on Queen from a number of popular restaurants (tacos, greek, fish and chips) and hang-out in the park. Or you can go to Ossington and grab some craft beer and food from Bellwoods Brewery and walk over.
Sorauren Avenue Park
289 Sorauren AveSmallish neighborhood park with tennis courts.
Beautiful walking path on the water. There is a free public pool on the water which is nice (Sunnyside). Lake Ontario sadly is not alway safe to swim in but you can google online and the city reports the safety that day.
128 locals recommend
Sunnyside Beach
Beautiful walking path on the water. There is a free public pool on the water which is nice (Sunnyside). Lake Ontario sadly is not alway safe to swim in but you can google online and the city reports the safety that day.
Neighborhoods
Ossington Avenue
Ossington AvenueHip neighborhood with lots of shopping, restaurants and bars.
More of neighborhood vibe but lots of great family restaurants, cafes and produce and flower shops.
13 locals recommend
Roncesvalles Avenue
Roncesvalles AvenueMore of neighborhood vibe but lots of great family restaurants, cafes and produce and flower shops.
Declared by Vogue as the second hippest neighborhood in the world (we think this is a stretch ;). Start at the Drake Hotel and walk West to Bathurst street. You can visit the Ossington strip and Trinity Bellwoods park along the way. From Vogue "Queen Street West is a verifiable artery of indie patisseries, homegrown labels, and hidden-from-view galleries – hallmarks of hipness, if ever they existed."
723 locals recommend
Queen Street West
Queen Street WestDeclared by Vogue as the second hippest neighborhood in the world (we think this is a stretch ;). Start at the Drake Hotel and walk West to Bathurst street. You can visit the Ossington strip and Trinity Bellwoods park along the way. From Vogue "Queen Street West is a verifiable artery of indie patisseries, homegrown labels, and hidden-from-view galleries – hallmarks of hipness, if ever they existed."
Food scene
Cool Brewery in a developing area. The Drake 150 is next door. This area is 5 years out from being really interesting. For now you can go to the Drake, the Henderson Brewing Co. and the Museum of Contemporary Art.
63 locals recommend
Henderson Brewing co
128A Sterling RdCool Brewery in a developing area. The Drake 150 is next door. This area is 5 years out from being really interesting. For now you can go to the Drake, the Henderson Brewing Co. and the Museum of Contemporary Art.