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Everyday Gourmet
Listed in Cafes Everyday Gourmet is a coffee shop on the ground floor of the St. Lawrence Market stocked with a bazillion kinds of beans. It's been owned and operated by the same family since 1979,...
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Manic Coffee
Listed in Cafes Manic Coffee opened its doors at Bathurst and College exactly six years ago, and it's been a haven for regulars ever since. Manager Luis Pereira says no matter what the weather, the...
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Lit Espresso Bar
Listed in Cafes Lit Espresso Bar thrives in not one, but two Toronto neighbourhoods, and owner Joe Angellotti says they're always looking to expand on that success. The cafe's first location opened on...
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Mercury Espresso Bar
Listed in Cafes Mercury Espresso is a Leslieville staple that's never allowed itself to get distracted from its mission of providing great coffee made from socially responsible beans. Though it's been...
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Ackroyd's Fish n' Chips
Listed in Restaurants Ackroyd's Fish n' Chips is one of those places that has the vibe of a cherished neighbourhood haunt, what with its effortless knack for honest cheer and relaxed charm. The free...
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Crema Coffee
Listed in Cafes Crema Coffee holds bragging rights as the first of many fashionable cafes to grace the Junction. Don't get me wrong, though: it's fashionable in a true-spirited kind of way. It doesn't...
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The Steady
Listed in Restaurants The Steady is now open near Bloor and Dufferin, doing double duty as a cafe by day, and as a dancehall and queer positive hotspot by night. Since taking over the space from...
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Easy Drink Easy Go
Listed in Cafes Easy Drink Easy Go is proof in the value of double-takes. While you may at first glance not see this bubble tea spot when walking on Yonge Street after a food crawl around the...
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The Perfect Scoop Ice Cream Shop
Listed in Restaurants The Perfect Scoop Ice Cream Shop opened its doors in early August, dishing out Kawartha Dairy ice cream for Liberty Village residents and workers. As I biked around condo...
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Paintlounge
Listed in Design Stores Paintlounge is unlike any other Toronto lounge. Instead of bar stools, there are easels. Instead of cocktail attire, there are smocks. And instead of splashing drinks, you're...
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Logan & Finley
Listed in Fashion Stores Logan & Finley is a store for the earth mamas on Queen West. Owner Julie Skirving makes sure everything that comes in and out of her shop is either "local, natural or...
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Lamesa Filipino Kitchen
Listed in Restaurants Lamesa Filipino Kitchen has been open on Queen St. for just over a year now, so it feels long past due when I finally made my way over recently to check it out. Until now, my...
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Emporium Latino
Listed in Grocery Stores Emporium Latino is a tiny, unassuming grocery store in Kensington Market that flies way under the radar, unless you're Latin American. Walk directly past the imported aliments...
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Weldon Park
Listed in Bars Weldon Park is the newest bar to spring up on College Street. Just like the name suggests, it has a park theme, but unlike any park I've been to before, it's overflowing with bodacious...
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Espresso Mi Vida
Listed in Restaurants Espresso Mi Vida in the Junction is easy to miss but this hidden gem, tucked quietly into a strip mall near the local No Frills, has been serving up sustainable, affordable and...
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The Pie Commission
Listed in Baked Goods The Pie Commission recently opened along The Queensway in Etobicoke, selling fresh and frozen handheld savoury pies from the walk-up window of its factory outlet facility. Tucked...
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Geraldine
Listed in Restaurants Geraldine is now open in Parkdale courtesy of locals Peter Ramsay (formerly Chef de cuisine at Sidecar) and partners, Alexandra and Randy Albert. The space has been entirely made...
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Formocha
Listed in Cafes FormoCha Tea House is, at first glance, just another bubble tea shop near Yonge and Eglinton. But just like a Transformer robot, there's more to it than meets the eye. Beyond the...
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Sud Forno
Listed in Baked Goods Sud Forno is the still new, Terroni bakery that opened this summer just a few doors down from the original Southern Italian eatery on West Queen West. The interior, designed by...
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Kitten and The Bear
Listed in Grocery Stores Kitten and The Bear, which opened just shy of three weeks ago has been steadily winning over their Parkdale clientele, one small batch of preserves and marmalade at a time....
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