Guidebook for Toronto

Chris
Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

Simple Italian and reasonable price
Lo Zingaro Ristorante Pizzeria
Simple Italian and reasonable price
Your go to breakfast stop
55 locals recommend
What A Bagel
130 Spadina Ave.
55 locals recommend
Your go to breakfast stop
A local place for locals off the beaten track. Very good food reasonable prices.
47 locals recommend
Old York Bar & Grill
167 Niagara St
47 locals recommend
A local place for locals off the beaten track. Very good food reasonable prices.
Yum
147 locals recommend
Banh Mi Boys
392 Queen St W
147 locals recommend
Yum
GO HERE! About the best pork or chicken sandwich around. Not cheap, but if you have yankee dollars, live a little.
53 locals recommend
Porchetta & Co
825 Dundas St W
53 locals recommend
GO HERE! About the best pork or chicken sandwich around. Not cheap, but if you have yankee dollars, live a little.
Pretty awesome pizza.
20 locals recommend
Maker Pizza
59 Cameron St
20 locals recommend
Pretty awesome pizza.
My go-to sushi spot. They do take away as well.
24 locals recommend
To-Ne Sushi
414 Queen St W
24 locals recommend
My go-to sushi spot. They do take away as well.
One of the best burgers in TO. Greasy & good.
154 locals recommend
The Burger's Priest
463 Queen St W
154 locals recommend
One of the best burgers in TO. Greasy & good.
My go to place for lunch on the Island.
11 locals recommend
The Rectory
102 Lakeshore Ave
11 locals recommend
My go to place for lunch on the Island.
Very popular with local families. There will likely be kids, but not overwhelmingly. Ask for the back patio. I love the lemon pasta.
445 locals recommend
Terroni
720 Queen St W
445 locals recommend
Very popular with local families. There will likely be kids, but not overwhelmingly. Ask for the back patio. I love the lemon pasta.
Long-standing Toronto French restaurant which has been well reviewed by some of my guests and which is only a 10 minute walk from my door. Bon!
155 locals recommend
Le Sélect Bistro
432 Wellington St W
155 locals recommend
Long-standing Toronto French restaurant which has been well reviewed by some of my guests and which is only a 10 minute walk from my door. Bon!
My local greasy spoon diner. One minute walk. Great food. Check their hours before planning weekend visit they tend to change.
12 locals recommend
Avenue Open Kitchen
7 Camden St
12 locals recommend
My local greasy spoon diner. One minute walk. Great food. Check their hours before planning weekend visit they tend to change.

Drinks & Nightlife

Semi-secret late nite haunt for the truly determined
96 locals recommend
Cold Tea
1186 Queen Street West
96 locals recommend
Semi-secret late nite haunt for the truly determined
Great place for adult sexy ping pong and drinks
155 locals recommend
SPIN Toronto
155 locals recommend
Great place for adult sexy ping pong and drinks
Definitely the best view of the city from their rooftop bar. No cover to get in. Awesome.
6 locals recommend
1812 Lounge
550 Wellington St W
6 locals recommend
Definitely the best view of the city from their rooftop bar. No cover to get in. Awesome.
Grab a beer lakeside at this local brew house pub.
205 locals recommend
Amsterdam BrewHouse
245 Queens Quay W
205 locals recommend
Grab a beer lakeside at this local brew house pub.
Local dive bar. Cost effective. Narrowest in the world? Two minute walk.
29 locals recommend
Wide Open Bar
139A Spadina Ave.
29 locals recommend
Local dive bar. Cost effective. Narrowest in the world? Two minute walk.
Awesome cocktail bar. Hidden in plain sight. Dark. Sophisticated.
145 locals recommend
BarChef
472 Queen St W
145 locals recommend
Awesome cocktail bar. Hidden in plain sight. Dark. Sophisticated.
Regional and local live music every night. Usually $5 cover. Check out the hidden second stage in the back.
88 locals recommend
Cameron House
408 Queen St W
88 locals recommend
Regional and local live music every night. Usually $5 cover. Check out the hidden second stage in the back.

Shopping

My favourite vinyl shop. Tell Hiso that "Mr. Chris sent you"
Cosmos Records
607a Queen St W
My favourite vinyl shop. Tell Hiso that "Mr. Chris sent you"
Your local beer and wine depot.
957 locals recommend
LCBO
49 Spadina Ave.
957 locals recommend
Your local beer and wine depot.
Your local food store
1112 locals recommend
Loblaws
585 Queen St W
1112 locals recommend
Your local food store
Massive urban mall. 15 minute walk.
2460 locals recommend
CF Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge St
2460 locals recommend
Massive urban mall. 15 minute walk.
Best butcher in the market.
39 locals recommend
Sanagan's Meat Locker
176 Baldwin St
39 locals recommend
Best butcher in the market.

Entertainment & Activities

Just a great urban park and full of locals on sunny weekends. Have a pic nic.
743 locals recommend
Trinity Bellwoods Park
790 Queen St W
743 locals recommend
Just a great urban park and full of locals on sunny weekends. Have a pic nic.

Sightseeing

Make it a point to visit, but rent bikes on the Toronto side and take them on the ferry to explore from there. Water taxis are $10 each way, ferry is $4 return. Seasonal, awesome for kids.
1035 locals recommend
Toronto Islands
1035 locals recommend
Make it a point to visit, but rent bikes on the Toronto side and take them on the ferry to explore from there. Water taxis are $10 each way, ferry is $4 return. Seasonal, awesome for kids.
Awesome local attraction.
2071 locals recommend
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
288 Bremner Blvd
2071 locals recommend
Awesome local attraction.
A great foodie place to be. $10 taxi or 25 minute walk.
1398 locals recommend
St. Lawrence Market
93 Front St E
1398 locals recommend
A great foodie place to be. $10 taxi or 25 minute walk.
A great walk around Toronto's vibrant Chinatown. 10 minute walk.
740 locals recommend
Chinatown
292 Spadina Ave.
740 locals recommend
A great walk around Toronto's vibrant Chinatown. 10 minute walk.
A great walk around Toronto's famous eclectic neighbourhood. 10 minute walk.
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
1698 locals recommend
A great walk around Toronto's famous eclectic neighbourhood. 10 minute walk.
Hipster heaven. Bars and restaurants. 25 minute walk.
199 locals recommend
Ossington Avenue
Ossington Avenue
199 locals recommend
Hipster heaven. Bars and restaurants. 25 minute walk.
Toronto's premiere fine art enclave.
2262 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St W
2262 locals recommend
Toronto's premiere fine art enclave.
Toronto's beacon for natural sciences. Dinosaurs galore.
2332 locals recommend
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens Park
2332 locals recommend
Toronto's beacon for natural sciences. Dinosaurs galore.

Arts & Culture

THE local music institution in Toronto. Gigs pretty much every night. 5 minute walk.
133 locals recommend
Horseshoe Tavern
370 Queen St W
133 locals recommend
THE local music institution in Toronto. Gigs pretty much every night. 5 minute walk.
Catch a Maple Leafs game.
600 locals recommend
Scotiabank Arena
40 Bay St.
600 locals recommend
Catch a Maple Leafs game.

Everything Else

Local cinema. Includes Imax screens.
358 locals recommend
Scotiabank Theatre
259 Richmond St W
358 locals recommend
Local cinema. Includes Imax screens.
Pretty awesome pizza
Brooklyn Pizza Pasta
3016b Bathurst St
Pretty awesome pizza
I love this place. Intimate jazz.
49 locals recommend
Poetry Jazz Cafe
1078 Augusta Ave
49 locals recommend
I love this place. Intimate jazz.
Foodie and people watching heaven.
22 locals recommend
St. Lawrence
22 locals recommend
Foodie and people watching heaven.