Guidebook for Toronto
Food Scene
Small bakery with fantastic sourdough bread, plus sandwiches to go.
50 recommandé par les habitants
Blackbird Baking Co.
172 Baldwin StSmall bakery with fantastic sourdough bread, plus sandwiches to go.
Serves both coffee and alcoholic drinks. Excellent house made sandwiches, and shortbread with interesting flavours.
33 recommandé par les habitants
Café Pamenar
307 Augusta AveServes both coffee and alcoholic drinks. Excellent house made sandwiches, and shortbread with interesting flavours.
Little neighbourhood French cafe with bakery, cheese shop, cured meats, and pastries.
10 recommandé par les habitants
Chabichou
196 Borden StreetLittle neighbourhood French cafe with bakery, cheese shop, cured meats, and pastries.
Yasu Toronto
81 Harbord StAmazing (and pricey) small sushi restaurant.
Family friendly, and budget friendly Korean sushi. My son loves the sushi boat.
10 recommandé par les habitants
Akai Sushi
168 Major StFamily friendly, and budget friendly Korean sushi. My son loves the sushi boat.
Large organic store, selling fresh produce, meats, cheese, and baked goods.
15 recommandé par les habitants
4 LIFE NATURAL FOODS
Large organic store, selling fresh produce, meats, cheese, and baked goods.
Grasshopper Cafe
310 College StCool little vegan restaurant.
Cardamom latte is amazing, and they do a really nice breakfast/brunch.
27 recommandé par les habitants
FIKA Cafe
28 Kensington AveCardamom latte is amazing, and they do a really nice breakfast/brunch.
You can't go wrong with the clafouti (fruit tart). But the almond chocolate croissants are also fantastic, as are the chocolate pepper cookies.
24 recommandé par les habitants
Clafouti
915 Queen Street WestYou can't go wrong with the clafouti (fruit tart). But the almond chocolate croissants are also fantastic, as are the chocolate pepper cookies.
Gorgeous pastries, almost too beautiful to eat. Good for lunch or coffee and dessert.
183 recommandé par les habitants
Nadège Patisserie
780 Queen St WGorgeous pastries, almost too beautiful to eat. Good for lunch or coffee and dessert.
This place is always busy. They serve Vietnamese-style submarine sandwiches. Inexpensive and very tasty.
147 recommandé par les habitants
Banh Mi Boys
392 Queen St WThis place is always busy. They serve Vietnamese-style submarine sandwiches. Inexpensive and very tasty.
My #1 place for cheap, tasty, nutritious lunch. The ladies at the back of the store make pupusas fresh to order, with cabbage salad on the side.
6 recommandé par les habitants
Latin America Emporium
243 Augusta AveMy #1 place for cheap, tasty, nutritious lunch. The ladies at the back of the store make pupusas fresh to order, with cabbage salad on the side.
I read recently that their hamburger was voted #2 in Toronto. It's a blend of steak, beef cheek, provolone cheese, and gochujang (Korean pepper sauce).
32 recommandé par les habitants
RASA
196 Robert StI read recently that their hamburger was voted #2 in Toronto. It's a blend of steak, beef cheek, provolone cheese, and gochujang (Korean pepper sauce).
There are lots of good Korean restaurants in the neighbourhood, but this is my favourite. They're always busy. Dolsit bibimbap (hot stone pot rice) is super hot, so the rice gets nice and crispy.
74 recommandé par les habitants
Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu
691 Bloor St WThere are lots of good Korean restaurants in the neighbourhood, but this is my favourite. They're always busy. Dolsit bibimbap (hot stone pot rice) is super hot, so the rice gets nice and crispy.
Pomegranate serves very flavourful Persian food, primarily stews and rice. Its sister restaurant upstairs, Sheherzade, serves excellent grilled meats.
32 recommandé par les habitants
Pomegranate Restaurant
420 College StPomegranate serves very flavourful Persian food, primarily stews and rice. Its sister restaurant upstairs, Sheherzade, serves excellent grilled meats.
Arts & Culture
Great little screen printing shop. They make and sell posters, greeting cards, and crafty books.
6 recommandé par les habitants
Kid Icarus
205 Augusta AveGreat little screen printing shop. They make and sell posters, greeting cards, and crafty books.
Shopping
Hanji Gifts
940 Queen St WBeautiful Japanese paper shop.