Guidebook for Toronto

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Guidebook for Toronto

Food Scene

Great coffee, always busy with locals. Features art for sale on a rotating basis. Cash only--there's an ATM just down the block.
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JetFuel Coffee Shop
519 Parliament St
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Great coffee, always busy with locals. Features art for sale on a rotating basis. Cash only--there's an ATM just down the block.
The best French pastries you'll find in the city. Run by a husband and wife team, they're open only Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Doors open at 8am, and they sell until the pastries are gone, usually by 10:30am.
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TASSO
540 Parliament St
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The best French pastries you'll find in the city. Run by a husband and wife team, they're open only Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Doors open at 8am, and they sell until the pastries are gone, usually by 10:30am.
Great for a cosy dinner. All ingredients made in-house except for the cheese! Great wine list. They also do a delicious brunch on weekends. There's also a cute wine bar attached to F'Amelia if you'd just like a drink.
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F'Amelia
12 Amelia St
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Great for a cosy dinner. All ingredients made in-house except for the cheese! Great wine list. They also do a delicious brunch on weekends. There's also a cute wine bar attached to F'Amelia if you'd just like a drink.
Great, casual little brunch spot.
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MerryBerry
559 Parliament Street
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Great, casual little brunch spot.
Really delicious gastro-pub food. Highly recommend. Great patio when weather is nice. Also good if you'd just like a drink.
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The Irv Gastro Pub
195 Carlton St
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Really delicious gastro-pub food. Highly recommend. Great patio when weather is nice. Also good if you'd just like a drink.
Famous across the city! This feels like a British pub. Decent food, cosy atmosphere. Also good if you'd just like a drink.
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House on Parliament
454 Parliament St
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Famous across the city! This feels like a British pub. Decent food, cosy atmosphere. Also good if you'd just like a drink.
This is the local izakaya restaurant.
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Kingyo
51B Winchester St
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This is the local izakaya restaurant.
Some of the tastiest thai in the city. No frills restaurant, good for take out or a quick sit and run.
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Sukhothai
274 Parliament St
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Some of the tastiest thai in the city. No frills restaurant, good for take out or a quick sit and run.
Great breakfast and lunch sandwiches. Serves coffee. Also has a wide range of cheeses, charcuterie, baked goods, fresh breads, etc.
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The Epicure Shop
473 Parliament St
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Great breakfast and lunch sandwiches. Serves coffee. Also has a wide range of cheeses, charcuterie, baked goods, fresh breads, etc.
A staple if you need it! See other recommendations for our favourite local coffee shops.
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Starbucks
978 Coxwell Ave
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A staple if you need it! See other recommendations for our favourite local coffee shops.
Taiwanese snacks, beer, cocktails, sake & more.
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Kanpai Snack Bar
252 Carlton St
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Taiwanese snacks, beer, cocktails, sake & more.

Essentials

All the basics at the lowest possible price.
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Matt's No Frills
449 Parliament St
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All the basics at the lowest possible price.
All the fancy stuff, at higher prices.
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Loblaws
585 Queen St W
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All the fancy stuff, at higher prices.
Pharmacy, about 1 min walk from the house.
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Rexall
474 Spadina Ave.
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Pharmacy, about 1 min walk from the house.
Another pharmacy, about 5 mins from the house. Also has a post office.
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Shoppers Drug Mart
710 Mt Pleasant Rd
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Another pharmacy, about 5 mins from the house. Also has a post office.
Local bank.
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TD Canada Trust Branch and ATM
15 York St
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Local bank.
Local hardware store.
Royal Home Hardware
485 Parliament St
Local hardware store.
Local liquor store. There's a beer store right beside it.
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LCBO
2300 Yonge St
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Local liquor store. There's a beer store right beside it.

Parks & Nature

Great little park, family friendly. There's also a petting farm where kids can meet cows, horses, and chickens.
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Riverdale Farm
201 Winchester St
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Great little park, family friendly. There's also a petting farm where kids can meet cows, horses, and chickens.
If you're into running, there are great trails that start at Riverdale Farm, 300m from our house, and extend for 20+ km. So awesome if you're training. We'd be happy to provide additional information if you'd like.
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Don Valley Brick Works Park
550 Bayview Ave
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If you're into running, there are great trails that start at Riverdale Farm, 300m from our house, and extend for 20+ km. So awesome if you're training. We'd be happy to provide additional information if you'd like.

Drinks & Nightlife

The historic Distillery District is full of cafes, restaurants, bars, a brewery, and various shops. There are frequent festivals and markets in the main square.
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Distillery Historic District
55 Mill St
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The historic Distillery District is full of cafes, restaurants, bars, a brewery, and various shops. There are frequent festivals and markets in the main square.

Getting Around

Actually part of Toronto's bike share system. There's now a closer location right outside of Jetfuel, on Parliament Street between Winchester and Carlton, but the Airbnb map doesn't show it. You need a credit card to use the bikes. Bring your bike helmet!
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Bike Share Toronto
365 Parliament St
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Actually part of Toronto's bike share system. There's now a closer location right outside of Jetfuel, on Parliament Street between Winchester and Carlton, but the Airbnb map doesn't show it. You need a credit card to use the bikes. Bring your bike helmet!
Closest subway station. You can catch a bus at Wellesley and Parliament that goes straight to the station if you don't feel like the 12 min walk.
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Castle Frank Station
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Closest subway station. You can catch a bus at Wellesley and Parliament that goes straight to the station if you don't feel like the 12 min walk.