Mill Street Beer Hall
Listed in Restaurants The Mill Street Beer Hall is now open around the corner from the original Brew Pub in the Distillery District. It's welcome news for anyone who's ever tried to get a table in the...
View ArticleMontauk
Listed in Bars Montauk opened this week near the slowly blossoming corner of Dundas and Bathurst. Joining illustrious neighbours Bent, Porchetta & Co., L'Ouvrier, and Campagnolo, Dustin Keating's...
View ArticleNorth Standard Trading Post
Listed in Fashion Stores North Standard Trading Post, the newest clothing retailer to set up shop in Parkdale, is the epitome of Canadian-style coziness - a notion I should've realized when I first...
View ArticleProduct Nightclub
Listed in Bars Product Nightclub is a new addition to the Entertainment District. Owned by Charles Khabouth, the entrepreneur behind the Guvernment, Koolhaus, La Societe, and Weslodge (amongst...
View ArticleAn Sibin Pub
Listed in Restaurants An Sibin Pub took over the corner lot of The Real Jerk last year and has transformed the space entirely. Though I was never really attached to the Caribbean eatery, there seemed...
View ArticleJohn Fluevog (Distillery District)
Listed in Fashion Stores John Fluevog Shoes' new spot at the Distillery District is draped in history, and although the shoe retailer can somewhat relate, their design aesthetic is a tad (read: a lot)...
View ArticleLightweight Mini-Donuts
Listed in Baked Goods Lightweight Mini-Donuts opened last week, adding a bite-sized treat to the mix of delicious food options available in Kensington Market. I went to check it out after a tiring day...
View ArticleMarket 707
Listed in Restaurants Market 707 is back in business for another year. Housed entirely in retrofitted shipping containers along the block of Dundas Street West just east of Bathurst, this unique...
View Articlehr2 Toronto
Listed in Fashion Stores hr2, the premium off-price little sister of Holt Renfrew - officially opened last Friday at Vaughan Mills. A blitz of international companies have recently landed in Canada,...
View ArticleThe Pink Grapefruit
Listed in Restaurants The Pink Grapefruit is a brand new cafe/market specializing in ready to eat meals servicing Queen East near Church. While the previous occupant doled out medical marijuana...
View ArticleLa Burrita
Listed in Restaurants La Burrita recently opened its doors on the outskirts of Little Korea, its northern Mexican cuisine replacing the previous tenant's Ethiopian offerings. One of a few Mexican...
View ArticleMcGugan's
Listed in Restaurants Mcgugan's Fine Scottish Pub opened early last year on Gerrard at Jones, taking the space over from Judy's Flower shop and enriching the east end neighbourhood with a handsome...
View ArticleCove Thirtyone
Listed in Bars Cove Thirtyone gets me thinking of The Little Mermaid - or at least a song that you're bound to get stuck in your head. "Under the sea, darling it's better, down where it's wetter, take...
View ArticleCastro's Lounge
Listed in Restaurants Castro's Lounge has been a Beaches mainstay for over 15 years. When the original owner expressed interest in selling a couple years back, it was snapped up by Anthony Greene, who...
View ArticleRooster Coffee House (King East)
Listed in Cafes Rooster Coffee House opened its second location this past week in the brand new attachment to the Toronto Sun building. The cafe's Riverdale location is housed in a cozy home-like...
View ArticleBlast Athletic
Listed in Fitness Clubs Blast Athletic is a two-year-old training facility where, rumour has it, hardcore fitness folks go. Located on Dupont, just west of Spadina, when you walk into Blast, you may...
View ArticleSpirit Loft
Listed in Fitness Clubs Spirit Loft is a yoga and fitness studio in Leslieville run by former CFL football player, Andre Talbot and his life partner Catalina Morgana. Located on Carlaw, just south of...
View ArticleThank You
Listed in Design Stores Thank You, a one month old shop on West Queen West, can only be described as a treasure trove of found objects. Not simply an antique store, nor craft store, this collective...
View ArticleThe Abbot on Eglinton
Listed in Restaurants The Abbot on Eglinton is the second outpost for this olde thymey pub. Reflective of the new address surrounded by sleepy residential streets it feels almost more like a family...
View ArticleBaka Gallery Cafe
Listed in Cafes Baka Gallery Cafe may have opened its doors in January, but summer will certainly prove to be quite fruitful for this new(ish) Bloor West Village joint. With a large, umbrella'd patio...
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