Guidebook for Toronto
Drinks & Nightlife
Great for coffee in the morning, inexpensive lunch or dinner, and drinks in the evening. Close an cool. Super friendly.
38 locals recommend
Beaver Cafe
1192 Queen St WGreat for coffee in the morning, inexpensive lunch or dinner, and drinks in the evening. Close an cool. Super friendly.
The Drake is really popular, it's a cafe, restaurant and bar, often events going on somewhere in the building. It can be a bit pricey if that's a concern, but the food is great and the patio is lovely for brunch.
538 locals recommend
The Drake Hotel
1150 Queen St WThe Drake is really popular, it's a cafe, restaurant and bar, often events going on somewhere in the building. It can be a bit pricey if that's a concern, but the food is great and the patio is lovely for brunch.
Also a hotel, cafe, bar, event space and restaurant. The Gladstone doesn't have great food, but it's super close and there is often pretty cool events going on, like Karaoke, TV quizzes, drag nights, queer events, literary events, fundraisers etc... There is nearly always something going on.
194 locals recommend
Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St WAlso a hotel, cafe, bar, event space and restaurant. The Gladstone doesn't have great food, but it's super close and there is often pretty cool events going on, like Karaoke, TV quizzes, drag nights, queer events, literary events, fundraisers etc... There is nearly always something going on.
This is a bar owned by a friend of mine. It's probably considered a queer dive bar in the most loving of ways. They have bored games, reasonably priced drinks and a generally enjoyable atmosphere of kitschy art and eccentric locals.
6 locals recommend
Lipstick & Dynamite
992 Queen St WThis is a bar owned by a friend of mine. It's probably considered a queer dive bar in the most loving of ways. They have bored games, reasonably priced drinks and a generally enjoyable atmosphere of kitschy art and eccentric locals.
Food Scene
Grand Electric Parkdale
1330 Queen St WPopular taco place, people love it.
One of the top 100 restaurants in Canada, right at the corner. I highly recommend.
24 locals recommend
Dandylion
1198 Queen St WOne of the top 100 restaurants in Canada, right at the corner. I highly recommend.
Lovely menu, great cocktail list and wonderful selections of cheeses, meats and olives, as well as more substantial meals.
16 locals recommend
Nuit Social
1168 Queen St WLovely menu, great cocktail list and wonderful selections of cheeses, meats and olives, as well as more substantial meals.
The Federal
1438 Dundas Street WestCharming brunch spot with a creative twist on classic morning fare.
Parks & Nature
On weekends people grab some tall cans and some snacks and chill in the park all day and night. It's important to be discreet with the drinking, but everyone's doing it here. Also nice to just chill, have a coffee and lay in the shade while looking up at the CN Tower.
743 locals recommend
Trinity Bellwoods Park
790 Queen St WOn weekends people grab some tall cans and some snacks and chill in the park all day and night. It's important to be discreet with the drinking, but everyone's doing it here. Also nice to just chill, have a coffee and lay in the shade while looking up at the CN Tower.
A really beautiful new park in Toronto, you can watch planes take off and land at Billy Bishop airport, gaze at sail boats going by, and sit watching Lake Ontario.
54 locals recommend
Trillium Park
955 Lake Shore Blvd WA really beautiful new park in Toronto, you can watch planes take off and land at Billy Bishop airport, gaze at sail boats going by, and sit watching Lake Ontario.