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High Park offers 400 acres of gardens, meadows, and hiking trails. Outdoor pool. Restaurant with patio. "Shakespeare in the Park" throughout the summer.
1205 recommandé par les habitants
High Park
1873 Bloor St W
1205 recommandé par les habitants
High Park offers 400 acres of gardens, meadows, and hiking trails. Outdoor pool. Restaurant with patio. "Shakespeare in the Park" throughout the summer.
When was the last time you went to a beach with a Roman-style pavilion? Here's your chance. Restaurant with patio. Canoe and kayak rentals. Boardwalk.
128 recommandé par les habitants
Sunnyside Beach
128 recommandé par les habitants
When was the last time you went to a beach with a Roman-style pavilion? Here's your chance. Restaurant with patio. Canoe and kayak rentals. Boardwalk.
Fancy a game of tenny? Free courts. Strictly BYOR (bring your own racquet).
35 recommandé par les habitants
Sorauren Avenue Park
289 Sorauren Ave
35 recommandé par les habitants
Fancy a game of tenny? Free courts. Strictly BYOR (bring your own racquet).
Great independent bookstore specializing in diversity and social justice. Also has lots of great fiction, cookbooks, kids' books, magazines etc.
18 recommandé par les habitants
Another Story Bookshop
315 Roncesvalles Ave
18 recommandé par les habitants
Great independent bookstore specializing in diversity and social justice. Also has lots of great fiction, cookbooks, kids' books, magazines etc.
If you sew and would like to stock up on fabric, buttons, trims etc. while in town, don't miss Designer Fabrics. Staff are extremely knowledgeable and the stock is mind-boggling huge! HUGE!
Designer Fabrics
1360 Queen Street West
If you sew and would like to stock up on fabric, buttons, trims etc. while in town, don't miss Designer Fabrics. Staff are extremely knowledgeable and the stock is mind-boggling huge! HUGE!
Boomerang Pilates offers various day and evening drop-in classes.
240 Roncesvalles Ave
240 Roncesvalles Avenue
Boomerang Pilates offers various day and evening drop-in classes.

Food Scene

Great pizza. Great pasta. Great Caesar salad.
8 recommandé par les habitants
Amico's Pizza - Italian Food Delivery & Takeout
1648 Queen St W
8 recommandé par les habitants
Great pizza. Great pasta. Great Caesar salad.
Joe's café has a small menu of paninis, baked goods, cold drinks, and fruit along with great coffee. Very casual. Sit yourself down in one of the (fake) Adirondack chairs outside and relax for a bit.
250 Sorauren Ave
250 Sorauren Avenue
Joe's café has a small menu of paninis, baked goods, cold drinks, and fruit along with great coffee. Very casual. Sit yourself down in one of the (fake) Adirondack chairs outside and relax for a bit.
Designer pizza and calzone with designer ingredients: figs, orange cumin glaze, asiago, Maldon sea salt (?). Not cheap but prices are quite reasonable. Very tasty (or so I'm told).
69 recommandé par les habitants
Pizzeria Defina
321 Roncesvalles Ave
69 recommandé par les habitants
Designer pizza and calzone with designer ingredients: figs, orange cumin glaze, asiago, Maldon sea salt (?). Not cheap but prices are quite reasonable. Very tasty (or so I'm told).
Busy place. Great scones, cookies etc. WiFi. Baristas will make you a lovely foam swan on your latte if you ask nicely.
40 recommandé par les habitants
Lit Espresso Bar
221 Roncesvalles Ave
40 recommandé par les habitants
Busy place. Great scones, cookies etc. WiFi. Baristas will make you a lovely foam swan on your latte if you ask nicely.
Nice little neighbourhood café. Sandwiches, bagels, coffee, teas etc. WiFi and outdoor seating.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Balluchon
221 Sorauren Ave
7 recommandé par les habitants
Nice little neighbourhood café. Sandwiches, bagels, coffee, teas etc. WiFi and outdoor seating.
Semi-casual restaurant with eclectic furnishings and menu to match. Well known for its ambitious music programs. Small patio in back.
44 recommandé par les habitants
The Sister
1554 Queen St W
44 recommandé par les habitants
Semi-casual restaurant with eclectic furnishings and menu to match. Well known for its ambitious music programs. Small patio in back.
Has been a landmark in the neighbourhood for decades. Licensed. Inexpensive. Very basic food and décor. Great cheese omelets.
16 recommandé par les habitants
Aris Place
229 Roncesvalles Ave
16 recommandé par les habitants
Has been a landmark in the neighbourhood for decades. Licensed. Inexpensive. Very basic food and décor. Great cheese omelets.

Arts & Culture

One of the many excellent contemporary galleries in the area.
Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects
One of the many excellent contemporary galleries in the area.
The Revue is 102 years old—the oldest continuously operating cinema in Canada. Possibly the only community owned and operated one as well. Great rep program. Reasonably priced admission.
116 recommandé par les habitants
The Revue Cinema
400 Roncesvalles Ave
116 recommandé par les habitants
The Revue is 102 years old—the oldest continuously operating cinema in Canada. Possibly the only community owned and operated one as well. Great rep program. Reasonably priced admission.
Non-profit, artist-run centre and retailer founded by artists collective General Idea in 1974. Artist-made books, videos, sound recordings, multiples and much, much more.
15 recommandé par les habitants
Art Metropole
896 College Street
15 recommandé par les habitants
Non-profit, artist-run centre and retailer founded by artists collective General Idea in 1974. Artist-made books, videos, sound recordings, multiples and much, much more.
Check out the latest show at Daniel Faria. Right next door to Clint Roenesch, another very good contemporary gallery.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Daniel Faria Gallery
188 St Helens Ave
12 recommandé par les habitants
Check out the latest show at Daniel Faria. Right next door to Clint Roenesch, another very good contemporary gallery.

Drinks & Nightlife

Food: Great. Prices: Not so great. Music: Loud. Vibe: Beyond hip.
75 recommandé par les habitants
Parts & Labour
1566 Queen St W
75 recommandé par les habitants
Food: Great. Prices: Not so great. Music: Loud. Vibe: Beyond hip.
Quintessentially funky neighbourhood pub with decent food. Excellent fish n' chips. Live music some evenings. Usually packed and a bit loud. Casual. Nice little patio out back.
75 recommandé par les habitants
The Local Pub
396 Roncesvalles Ave
75 recommandé par les habitants
Quintessentially funky neighbourhood pub with decent food. Excellent fish n' chips. Live music some evenings. Usually packed and a bit loud. Casual. Nice little patio out back.

Shopping

Best. Chocolate. Ever. DO NOT have a sea salt turtle. Just don't. Unless, that is, you're prepared to give up your current life and move to the neighbourhood so you can continue to feed your habit.
24 recommandé par les habitants
The Chocolateria
361 Roncesvalles Ave
24 recommandé par les habitants
Best. Chocolate. Ever. DO NOT have a sea salt turtle. Just don't. Unless, that is, you're prepared to give up your current life and move to the neighbourhood so you can continue to feed your habit.
Fun, fun, fun if you're travelling with small kids. Relax over coffee while the kids do, well, kid stuff.
Smock Café and Wonder Workshop
287 Roncesvalles Avenue
Fun, fun, fun if you're travelling with small kids. Relax over coffee while the kids do, well, kid stuff.
A gelato heaven. Pistachio gelato. Coconut gelato. Hazelnut gelato. Lemon gelato. Raspberry gelato. Oh yeah, and ice cream. Lots and lots of ice cream.
42 recommandé par les habitants
Ed's Real Scoop - Roncesvalles
189 Roncesvalles Ave
42 recommandé par les habitants
A gelato heaven. Pistachio gelato. Coconut gelato. Hazelnut gelato. Lemon gelato. Raspberry gelato. Oh yeah, and ice cream. Lots and lots of ice cream.