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Recess Diner
Listed in Restaurants Recess Diner isn't really a diner but rather an upscale restaurant. It's the newest project from Brad Moore, of Old School, and this spot is unabashedly gluttonous. With a...
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Brika (Riverside)
Listed in Design Stores Brika is the Queen East brick-and-mortar location of the design e-store by the same name. Other locations include Queen West and Square One in Mississauga. The brainchild of...
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Real Mo-Mo's
Listed in Restaurants Real Mo-Mo's is a casual hangout on Colborne Street just west of Church. Equally good for watching the game with friends after work, treating someone to a meal, or even just...
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Bosk
Listed in Restaurants Bosk is an elegant Asian-inspired restaurant that sits quietly in the corner lobby of the majestic Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotel on University Avenue. The word "bosk" means a...
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Lan Restaurant
Listed in Restaurants Lan Restaurant brings authentic Hanoi dishes to Broadview and Queen. It's named after owner Lan Nguyen, whose name means "orchid" in Vietnamese. The entryway is topped with...
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Gyu-Kaku
Listed in Restaurants Gyu-Kaku is a Japanese BBQ restaurant at Adelaide and Church. With its large selection of grilled meats, appetizers, and (more) grilled meats, this place is a veritable...
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Lavelle
Listed in Restaurants Lavelle is a rooftop pool, patio, bar and restaurant situated on top of 627 King Street West. It's meant to be an oasis for residents of the condominium underneath, but also the...
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Three Hands
Listed in Restaurants Three Hands is a lovely restaurant and bar on Dundas West run by the equally lovely Wilson family. Sister Taryn runs the front of house while brother Torrie does all the cooking...
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Little Piggy's
Listed in Restaurants Little Piggy's is a Korean BBQ place in the Annex. It's their second location in Toronto - the original is at Yonge and Steeles. Inside, the restaurant doesn't stray far from the...
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Moji
Listed in Restaurants Moji is an Asian-fusion restaurant at New Kennedy Square mall. It's easy to spot - it's the only restaurant with wooden exterior window frames when you drive across the parking...
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The Monarch Hair Studio
Listed in Fashion Stores The Monarch Hair Studio's motto is, "Hair has no gender." Many female-identified Torontonians might be inclined to agree. Regardless of the length or nature of their hair,...
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Village Pizza
Listed in Restaurants Village Pizza is run by Jake Holton and Asher Miller, who got into the Dovercourt Village independent business with their coffee shop Hub up the road. You won't find any coffee...
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Guu (Parkdale)
Listed in Restaurants Guu is back in Toronto. This Vancouver-based chain first landed in Hogtown in 2009 and furiously expanded across the city. But after an ownership split, all of its existing...
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Eat BKK
Listed in Restaurants Eat BKK is a Thai restaurant devoted to Bangkok-style street food. It's from Phanom (Patrick) Suksaen, who also runs Kub Khao. Suksaen has owned and operated numerous Toronto...
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Watson's
Listed in Bars Watson's is a bar located at Richmond and Spadina brought to you by the team behind Roxy Bar. The aim here is to provide higher-end booze at lower price points. I decided to meet a...
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Bar Ape
Listed in Restaurants Bar Ape, pronounced ah-pay, has nothing to do with primates. The walk-up ice cream stand got its start in Toronto hawking scratch-made gelato bars from a retro Italian...
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Crafty Coyote
Listed in Restaurants Crafty Coyote is an Annex pub that has a keen emphasis on craft beer. There's a gigantic dry erase beer board on the wall and each dish on the menu comes with a suggested local...
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Shinola Toronto
Listed in Fashion Stores Shinola is Toronto's destination for made-in-America products that all come from Detroit's manufacturing and retail company of the same name. They specialize in high-end,...
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JJ Bean Coffee Roasters
Listed in Cafes JJ Bean Coffee Roasters, a popular chain of cafes in Vancouver, has opened its first Toronto location in an industrial part of East York. Occupying a large building that's a little...
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The Drake General Store
Listed in Design Stores The Drake General Store is now a three-storey design store at 2 Abell Avenue in what used to be an abandoned condo presentation centre, across the street from their former...
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