Pie Squared
Listed in Restaurants Pie Squared is a brand-new eatery built around a simple equation: Take U.K.-style meat pies, add some clever new flavours, square off the edges for portability (and maximum...
View ArticleBeaches Bake Shop
Listed in Baked Goods Beaches Bakeshop is the place to go if you're craving a taste of Sweden (beyond the mass-produced offerings of IKEA). This charming Upper Beaches spot has been around since 2008,...
View ArticleContra Cafe
Listed in Cafes Contra Cafe is tucked in the corner spot on Shaw at Yarmouth. Many may remember this location as the home of Hub Coffee and Locavorium but they've moved on to Dovercourt. The building...
View ArticleCourage Foods
Listed in Grocery Stores Courage Foods is the kind of place where you can always count on it to smell good inside. This cozy little Upper Beaches grocery store on Kingston Road sells carefully chosen...
View ArticleHole-E Burger
Listed in Restaurants Hole-E Burger's first Toronto and second-ever location (the original is in Bolton) can be found in a strip mall on a slowly gentrifying commercial stretch of Coxwell Avenue in...
View ArticleNew Toronto Fish and Chips
Listed in Restaurants New Toronto Fish and Chips can be found off Lake Shore West, where the streets are numbered. Housed in a boxy all-brown building, the chippy was established in 1973 ... or was...
View ArticleBloomer's
Listed in Baked Goods Bloomer's is Toronto's newest addition to an ever-growing crop of bakeries catering to local vegans. Owners Kelly Sprague and Alex Dodd first cultivated their talents at Live...
View ArticlePetit Nuage
Listed in Baked Goods Petite Nuage moved into one of those cute blue shipping containers on Dundas and filled it with equally sweet things. The most prominent are the macarons and crème puffs, but...
View ArticleBranca
Listed in Restaurants Branca is an Argentinian grillhouse located on Dundas West at Lansdowne, well past the bustling stretch of new restaurants extending westward from Ossington. It's easily...
View ArticleSaturday Dinette
Listed in Restaurants Saturday Dinette is a modern take on the classic diner - though here, the deep fryer has been retired, while hearty comfort foods still reign supreme. Chef/owner Suzanne Barr...
View ArticleKaffebar
Listed in Cafes Kaffebar is adding a cachet of cool to the more desolate side of the Junction east of Keele. A little over a week old, this small, Norwegian-inspired coffee bar embraces Scandinavian...
View ArticleThe Tiffin Box
Listed in Restaurants The Tiffin Box on Bathurst just north of Bloor is an inviting nook despite its somewhat rough looking appearance. The two month old room consists of just a handful of tables and...
View ArticlePlizza
Listed in Restaurants Plizza is a recent entrant into the crowded Toronto gourmet pizza market. Goofy name notwithstanding, the restaurant does a solid, gourmet slice that's easy on both the stomach...
View ArticleM Square Coffee
Listed in Cafes M Square Coffee is the latest independent coffee shop to bring a caffeine jolt to the Financial District. Tucked under the Sheraton Centre, the cafe brings some carefully-chosen coffee...
View ArticleBaghlan Kabob and Bakery
Listed in Restaurants Baghlan Kabob & Bakery is an Afghan eatery located in a Rexdale strip mall. Set up like a fast food restaurant, you have to walk through an aisle of tables to place your...
View ArticleSharky's Fish and Chicken
Listed in Restaurants Sharky's Fish and Chicken is the first-ever Canadian outpost of a Chicago based fast-food chain revolving around fried dishes served hot, fast, and in preposterously large...
View ArticleRasa
Listed in Restaurants Rasa opened in Harbord Village this past June and has settled comfortably into the neighbourhood over these last few months. Occupying a subterranean space that was formerly...
View ArticleBig Butcher Barbeque
Listed in Restaurants Big Butcher Barbeque is an Etobicoke burger joint with a few surprises up its sleeve. Located on Kipling, just south of Bloor, the family-friendly new joint is actually an...
View ArticlePoonam Delite
Listed in Restaurants Poonam Delite has been around for over 20 years on the far east end of the Danforth. This family-run Indian restaurant is a staple spot for locals in the area and has a real...
View ArticleNuit Social
Listed in Restaurants Nuit Social on West Queen West is perfectly positioned to attract the area's overflowing nightlife - and, better still, the kitchen stays open right until midnight. It's not the...
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