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Fuel Plus
Listed in Cafes Fuel Plus is a cafe, health food store, takeout counter, and place to lock up your running gear. Yes, with free community lockers at the back of the shop, this new Village store has...
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Moskito
Listed in Bars Moskito is the buzzing new home to Toronto's sticky nightlife family, although the building that houses it has seen a fair bit of history since the summer. Just a few months after Plaza...
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Cafune
Listed in Restaurants Cafune might, in name, sound like a cafe (although the word itself translates to the act of tenderly running your fingers through someone's hair). Opened a few weeks ago in...
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The Epicure Shop
Listed in Grocery Stores The Epicure Shop has been a Cabbagetown fixture since the '80s. Helmed by Patty Junior (who does the buying, as well as creates the lavish holiday gift baskets), and with...
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Hogtown Charcuterie
Listed in Grocery Stores Hogtown Charcuterie recently opened in Kensington Market, and its clean, minimalistic design seems to be part of wave of revitalization for the grungy-and-grimey-in-places...
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Thomas Lavers Cannery and Deli
Listed in Grocery Stores Thomas Lavers Cannery and Deli, which opened this past Saturday, is a highly evocative blast from the past. Although I'm told that it was born out of a desire to fill...
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The Hogtown Cure
Listed in Cafes The Hogtown Cure opened up last week, following a whirlwind construction schedule, and it's a prime location for a shop that dubs itself a deli and cafe (with deli standing for...
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A-OK Foods
Listed in Restaurants A-OK Foods is utterly without pretensions; a refreshing move from the sister restaurants of one of the most celebrated restaurants to hit the city recently, Yours Truly. To...
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Kensington Comics
Listed in Bookstores Located in the heart of Kensington Market and sitting above Nepal Handicrafts, Kensington Comics is a new comic book store that opened in late October. This compact store is...
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Bite Me Bakery
Listed in Baked Goods Bite Me Bakery pegs itself as "Toronto's first cupcake shop with attitude." "That's not to say we're like the Soup Nazi or anything," says Dayna Richardson, the woman behind the...
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Stussy (Ossington)
Listed in Fashion Stores Stussy has moved from its inaugural Toronto home at Richmond and Spadina to an airy space at the foot of Ossington on Queen. It's a big move for the local chapter of the...
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Leslieville Bakery
Listed in Baked Goods Leslieville Bakery occupies a famillar spot once home to the much-beloved Altitude Bakery. The latter bake shop had acquired a loyal following over its years serving shortbreads...
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Hotel Yoga
Listed in Fitness Clubs Hotel Yoga is the Shangri La Hotel's resident fitness area, and truly tries to emulate both the luxury of a hotel, and the serenity of a post-yoga-workout endorphin high....
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The Artisan Baker
Listed in Baked Goods The Artisan Baker is already a hit after a mere three weeks in operation. The evidence is in the fact that, as I arrive during weekday lunch, not a single free seat is to be...
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Cabin Five
Listed in Bars Cabin Five bills itself as a "no-nonsense party bar that puts a premium on fun rather than worrying about velvet ropes". It's a lodge-themed club in the Club District that's been around...
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Hapa Izakaya
Listed in Restaurants Hapa Izakaya opened its doors in September 2012 in Little Italy, as yet another Vancouver restaurant chain making a move for Toronto. With 10 years of Izakaya acclaim on the West...
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The Homeway
Listed in Restaurants The Homeway has been a North Toronto staple for more than half a century. At the corner of Erskine and Mt. Pleasant, the restaurant is hardly recognizable to our group who all...
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Aria Entertainment Complex
Listed in Bars The Aria Entertainment Complex had been spamming me to death with Facebook ads for their new club, and having viewed their over-the-top promotional video which resembles a high-end...
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Oddseoul
Listed in Restaurants Oddseoul, a new late-night eatery is now open on Ossington. Brothers and co-owners Leeto and Leemo Han are already known for their four-year old Korean restaurant, Swish by Han,...
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Krudar Muay Thai (Kensington)
Listed in Fitness Clubs Krudar Muay Thai has moved from Chinatown to Kensington Market. Found on Augusta Avenue, just north of Dundas, Krudar occupies two floors of a building with an open class...
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