Guidebook for Bloor West and Toronto
Food Scene
Awesome pizza, great service, well curated, wines and superb ambience in a high ceiling old bank building - 15 min walk from our house
121 yerel halk öneriyor
Queen Margherita Pizza
1402 Queen St EAwesome pizza, great service, well curated, wines and superb ambience in a high ceiling old bank building - 15 min walk from our house
Super Mexican food and taco house with great ambience, kid-friendly, easy access, great bar with margaritas and Mexican beers, little market in front with the best guacamole ever. 15 min walk from our house.
23 yerel halk öneriyor
Mad Mexican Restaurant
405 Jane StSuper Mexican food and taco house with great ambience, kid-friendly, easy access, great bar with margaritas and Mexican beers, little market in front with the best guacamole ever. 15 min walk from our house.
This French patisserie run by a Japanese family is quintessential French with the finest, best croissants and brioche outside of Paris. A tiny spot with just a few tables, but get there by 9am or the best pastries and breads are gone. A little known secret just a 15 min walk from our house or a 2 min drive. Great coffee too! Also a small selection of great french lunch sandwiches.
22 yerel halk öneriyor
Patisserie 27
401 Jane StThis French patisserie run by a Japanese family is quintessential French with the finest, best croissants and brioche outside of Paris. A tiny spot with just a few tables, but get there by 9am or the best pastries and breads are gone. A little known secret just a 15 min walk from our house or a 2 min drive. Great coffee too! Also a small selection of great french lunch sandwiches.
Falafel World is our little local secret joint for the best falafel around. This long-time family run place is no beauty but it's wonderful and fresh and filling, and they treat you like family. Way better than all the other Falafel places in the neighborhood! 5 min walk from our place on Bloor.
Falafel World
2396 Bloor St WFalafel World is our little local secret joint for the best falafel around. This long-time family run place is no beauty but it's wonderful and fresh and filling, and they treat you like family. Way better than all the other Falafel places in the neighborhood! 5 min walk from our place on Bloor.
This is my favorite restaurant in Toronto. Not super close to our house, but the service is impeccable and the pizza and wine just perfect. They always cheer me up, even if I'm shoved into a corner table on a crowded night and had to wait 15 minutes to get in.
384 yerel halk öneriyor
Pizzeria Libretto
221 Ossington AveThis is my favorite restaurant in Toronto. Not super close to our house, but the service is impeccable and the pizza and wine just perfect. They always cheer me up, even if I'm shoved into a corner table on a crowded night and had to wait 15 minutes to get in.
This place is fairly new and is probably my second favorite restaurant now in Toronto. Cuban fritas and drinks - basically cool little plates and sandwiches, delicious cocktails. So yummy! Right next door to the cool Revue Cinema which makes a great date night together. 15 min drive from our house or 25 min via public transport, in the great strolling neighborhood of Roncesvalles.
178 yerel halk öneriyor
La Cubana
392 Roncesvalles AveThis place is fairly new and is probably my second favorite restaurant now in Toronto. Cuban fritas and drinks - basically cool little plates and sandwiches, delicious cocktails. So yummy! Right next door to the cool Revue Cinema which makes a great date night together. 15 min drive from our house or 25 min via public transport, in the great strolling neighborhood of Roncesvalles.
Parks & Nature
This river, historic bridge, park, and bike/run/walk trail along the Humber River is gorgeous anytime of year and just 1 block down the cobblestone road from our house. Great for a run or walking your dog.
22 yerel halk öneriyor
Etienne Brule Park
10 Catherine StThis river, historic bridge, park, and bike/run/walk trail along the Humber River is gorgeous anytime of year and just 1 block down the cobblestone road from our house. Great for a run or walking your dog.
Just 20 minutes via foot or 5 minutes via two subway stops is High Park, Toronto's most important protected area right in the city. Great for biking, tennis, public outdoor pool with waterslide, dog off leash area and super dog park, full family restaurant and coffee shop inside with great breakfast bargains, Japanese garden, lake, wildlife watching, small zoo, playgrounds, snack bars, train, duck ponds and so much more!
494 yerel halk öneriyor
High Park Subway Station
Just 20 minutes via foot or 5 minutes via two subway stops is High Park, Toronto's most important protected area right in the city. Great for biking, tennis, public outdoor pool with waterslide, dog off leash area and super dog park, full family restaurant and coffee shop inside with great breakfast bargains, Japanese garden, lake, wildlife watching, small zoo, playgrounds, snack bars, train, duck ponds and so much more!
This is the smaller, gentler dog park we drive to with our pooch when we have to get him off leash. About 10 min drive away. The Dog park is in the back of the small park, off Indian Grove Rd. High Park also has a dog park, across the road from its Grenadier Restaurant but it can be intense and crowded with 50+ dogs at a time.
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Baird Park
275 Keele StThis is the smaller, gentler dog park we drive to with our pooch when we have to get him off leash. About 10 min drive away. The Dog park is in the back of the small park, off Indian Grove Rd. High Park also has a dog park, across the road from its Grenadier Restaurant but it can be intense and crowded with 50+ dogs at a time.
Shopping
Book City
348 Danforth AveThis is our great local bookstore, just five minutes from our house.
The nearest full grocery store that is in walking distance. There is a higher-end, full service LobLaw's with more organic and natural selections, a short drive away (or 30 min walk) just west of Jane Street on Dundas.
44 yerel halk öneriyor
Nicholson's No Frills
2187 Bloor St WThe nearest full grocery store that is in walking distance. There is a higher-end, full service LobLaw's with more organic and natural selections, a short drive away (or 30 min walk) just west of Jane Street on Dundas.
Getting Around
This is our subway stop, and also many buses leave from here. Just 5 minutes from our house.
35 yerel halk öneriyor
Jane Station
This is our subway stop, and also many buses leave from here. Just 5 minutes from our house.
Entertainment & Activities
This is the best and most local independent cinema around our area of Toronto. A 15 min drive or a 25 minute commute via subway and short streetcar ride in the great neighborhood of Roncesvalles. Be sure to check their listings for an eclectic mix of old, new, restored and special. Eat before or after at the wonderful La Cubana just a few doors down.
116 yerel halk öneriyor
The Revue Cinema
400 Roncesvalles AveThis is the best and most local independent cinema around our area of Toronto. A 15 min drive or a 25 minute commute via subway and short streetcar ride in the great neighborhood of Roncesvalles. Be sure to check their listings for an eclectic mix of old, new, restored and special. Eat before or after at the wonderful La Cubana just a few doors down.
Sightseeing
This is the more funky, bohemian neighborhood a short bus ride, even shorter drive, or a 30 minute stroll north of our slightly more gentrified neighborhood. It's a non tourist area and super for strolling, shopping and eating, all along Dundas Ave from about Runnymede to Keele. Lots of old Victorian houses off the main drag. Axis is a good restaurant with often live music on Fri/Sat, and Crema Coffee is a favorite. For shopping for gifts, jewelry and European-sourced boutique clothing, I love Beau and the Bauble. Ice Cream in the Junction is an old fashioned cones and candy place.
113 yerel halk öneriyor
The Junction
This is the more funky, bohemian neighborhood a short bus ride, even shorter drive, or a 30 minute stroll north of our slightly more gentrified neighborhood. It's a non tourist area and super for strolling, shopping and eating, all along Dundas Ave from about Runnymede to Keele. Lots of old Victorian houses off the main drag. Axis is a good restaurant with often live music on Fri/Sat, and Crema Coffee is a favorite. For shopping for gifts, jewelry and European-sourced boutique clothing, I love Beau and the Bauble. Ice Cream in the Junction is an old fashioned cones and candy place.
Drinks & Nightlife
Hugh's Room is one of the best and longest gem little music venues in Toronto. Just a 15 min drive from our house or a short subway ride, is this fabulous little spot. Every night they have a great band of some kind, many varieties from folk, jazz, alternative, etc. Great for drinks, dinner, etc. A little off the beaten path, and much smaller than bigger more touristy Toronto music venues.
53 yerel halk öneriyor
Hugh's Room Live
296 Dundas St WHugh's Room is one of the best and longest gem little music venues in Toronto. Just a 15 min drive from our house or a short subway ride, is this fabulous little spot. Every night they have a great band of some kind, many varieties from folk, jazz, alternative, etc. Great for drinks, dinner, etc. A little off the beaten path, and much smaller than bigger more touristy Toronto music venues.