This place takes tequila seriously. Not sure what to order? Try anything reposado or (better) añejo. SIP. Alternate with sips of sangrita--just ask for it. Whatever you do, don't ask for salt & lime!
Nuit Blanche 2011: Camera-equipped Paparazzi Bots roam a red carpet in search of Hollywood qualities. If chosen, your face is projected on to a large screen for 15 seconds of fame. Read more.
Long considered one of Toronto's best coffee shops. Lattes are their specialty, though everyone knows that real hardmen take their coffee black. Read more.
Manager Kenneth is super friendly and welcomes you with a latte on the house. Hotel opening soon. For now enjoy the beautiful exposed brick and soaring windows on the first and second floors.
We adore our stays at this boutique hotel and appreciate the details… especially the air purifiers and yoga mats.
Sneak up to the 18th floor for a little celebrity spotting. Order an old fashioned martini and relax in a velvet chair by the fireplace on a snowy night.
Great shopping & Live music in a patio setting and amongst great atmosphere and architecture. Read more.
Head up the tower in external elevators and make sure to walk along the glass floor...not suggested if you're scared of heights! If your lucky and its Baseball season, you can catch a game too :)
Beginning in 1976 as “The Festival of Festivals”, and renamed The Toronto International Film Festival in 1995, TIFF has introduced the world to Hollywood blockbusters & art house productions, alike.
One of the coolest, most laid back areas of Toronto. Great bars, shops, and restaurants. From May to October, during the last Sunday of every month the streets are closed off for pedestrians only.
TIFF Best bets: Fauxbo de luxe, the lightning rod for global hipsters. Roof is for moonies. Bar open till 4 a.m., last reservation for dinner 10:30 p.m. Read more.
Les pretentious than some of it's neighbours, the Beac' is small, crowded on weekends, and our go-to place for a late night dinner. Good taps, and a dj wedged in the corner. Read more.
This is the ONLY place to get a post-midnight night snack after your drunken mess of a night rockin' out at NXNE festival
Foxley Bistro: tapas-style Asian fusion, exotic meat dishes, kinda pricey, great pork belly 4/5
How many bowls of noodles have been served here? How many stomachs warmed? Around us the sounds of Vietnamese, always in the same tone, never betraying. Whole lives told in a beef broth. Six dollars.
Typical burger joints don’t serve mouthwatering Reubens stacked high with sauerkraut, gruyere & the saltiest of country ryes. Neither do they stock bourbons that would make Boss Hogg shed a tear. Read more.
Bending Elbows: One of the city’s best beer lists. Nibble on Italian nosh while watching the Yonge Street people go by. Read more.
Try the Colnago -- it is from Italy and made from an asteroid and weighs less than a cheeseburger. Read more.
La Bicicletta rates high on the index, carrying the finest selection of road bikes and apparel in the city. Read more.
French Acadian food, a green roof, & a lower level dedicated to punk music & drinks are all yet another reason to tip a few in the City’s west end when it opens mid-May. Read more.
Chef Gregory Furstoss is doing a fine job of translating ancient Alsace into a modern Toronto idiom, distilling the flavours and cooking without diminishing their original lip-smacking appeal. More: Read more.
Despite the asymmetries, dishes like beef tenderloin carpaccio, a rather tasty halibut, and a slurry of southern-friend specialties that would make Paula Deen grin. Read more.
Mjölk—which stocks the latest from Scandinavia—provide a pleasant aesthetic jolt. You’ll want to take home the entire selection of super-slick kitchen aids (including a concrete soap
dish!).
The menu’s motif is Canadian comfort food, referencing poutine, mac & cheese, burgers, yukon fries, maple mustard, but the lack of quality control suggests O&B may be stretched beyond its capacity. Read more.
