Ninutik
Listed in Grocery Stores Ninutik is a line of maple products that are primarily retailed online and at hotel and gallery gift shops, though it's a little-known fact that their sugar studio on Golden...
View ArticleFY Ink Tattoos
Listed in Services FY Ink Tattoos is a street-level Queen West tattoo shop in a prime spot for walk-in traffic, which hits a fever pitch during the summer months. Unfortunately, it's a freezing cold...
View ArticleSleepy Baker
Listed in Baked Goods Sleepy Baker at Queen and Coxwell is a true mom-and-pop shop (actually, it's technically a mom-pop-daughter-husband shop). Co-owners Tina and Chris, a married couple, are at the...
View ArticleApache Burgers
Listed in Restaurants Apache Burgers is one of the most iconic burger joints in Toronto, renowned over the years as a source for cheap, fast foods served in a retro setting. The spot's late-night...
View ArticleHome James
Listed in Design Stores Home James has a brand-new store located in Leslieville where Zenporium used to be. Owner, James Lane offers an eclectic mixture of new, vintage and upcycled decor and...
View ArticleBareburger
Listed in Restaurants Bareburger is an organic burger chain with New York City origins going back to 2009. Over the past six years, it's quickly expanded from one restaurant to over 20 throughout the...
View Articleb.good
Listed in Restaurants b.good opened its first Canadian location last month, bringing the farm-to-table fast food franchise specializing in salads, burgers and kale and quinoa bowls to Front St. East...
View ArticleWind Grove Interiors
Listed in Design Stores Wind Grove Interiors has found a home in what used to be Black Pug DMK. Inside the Parkdale storefront, you'll find a variety of new and vintage pieces, as well as up-cycled...
View ArticleHone Fitness
Listed in Fitness Clubs Hone Fitness popped up last year, much to the delight of fitness fanatics on a budget. For just $10 a month for the basic package, you can work out to your heart's desire at...
View ArticleYogaville
Listed in Fitness Clubs Yogaville, a brand-new yoga studio in Leslieville (naturally), is a family run operation with a lot of heart - and very flexible bodies. If you're big into yoga, you may have...
View ArticleSalad Days (Yonge and Bloor)
Listed in Restaurants Salad Days has opened a second location at the Bloor and Yonge concourse, which is pretty much on the same turf as where it began in the Cumberland food court. Usually doubling...
View ArticleTown Barber
Listed in Fashion Stores Town Barber is one of the city's newest barber shops - and yet, it's already more storied than some of Toronto's most established shops. Shop owner Chris Hammell (his friends...
View ArticleChelo & Co.
Listed in Restaurants Chelo & Co. is a Persian takeout counter now open on West Queen West. Chef and owner Azadeh Hirbod grew up in her father's restaurant Karoon, which operated in the 1990s in...
View ArticleLocal 1794
Listed in Restaurants Local 1794 is a new gastropub in the Danforth East area at Coxwell. What used to be Colombo's Pizza has been turned into a family-friendly neighbourhood bar and eatery by the...
View ArticleiDarts Toronto
Listed in Bars iDarts is a lone wolf in the Greater Toronto area, a lounge/bar dedicated to darts (soft tip darts, to be specific). While this business concept is everywhere in places like Japan, Hong...
View ArticleNine Restaurant & Tapas Bar
Listed in Restaurants Nine Restaurant and Tapas Bar is a new Korean snack bar at the base of Roncesvalles north of Queen. Owner Alex Kim is actually a contractor who's worked on interiors for...
View ArticleOne Pizza
Listed in Restaurants One Pizza is a pizzeria built on a simple - and ingenious - concept. Though the menu at the King East spot spans several signature pizzas and dozens of toppings, there is only...
View ArticleCampo
Listed in Restaurants Campo in Baby Point opened late last year in what used to be Fish Camp, and before that, just Camp. Owners and chefs Joe Fiocco and Carlos Ventura, who met many years ago when...
View ArticleH Bar
Listed in Restaurants H Bar just opened on West Queen West in the space formerly occupied by Sweet Lulu. The eatery is a joint project by Kate Hancock and Phil Hubbard, two food-industry vets and...
View ArticleBoulderz
Listed in Fitness Clubs Boulderz Climbing recently celebrated its sixth birthday in the Junction Triangle and just opened another location in Etobicoke - so now climbing enthusiasts in Toronto have...
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