The best dim sum in Toronto is, sadly, devoid of the stereotypical cart service that one would normally equate with this Cantonese specialty. In fact, you'll find no middle-aged Chinese ladies yelling at the top of their lungs at any of these spots. And even though the restaurants here are diverse and scattered around the GTA, they're guaranteed to deliver fresh, tantalizing dishes best enjoyed with a side of good friends and good conversation.

While only two of these restaurants are found in the downtown core, it's worth noting that plenty of more TTC and bike accessible dim sum restaurants do exist, among which Rol San, Dynasty and Sky Dragon are arguably the most popular - even if the quality of food tends to be a bit less consistent than the ones mentioned here.

Here are the best dim sum restaurants in Toronto.

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The best personal trainers in Toronto come in many forms, just like their clients. They are a powerhouse group comprised of weightlifters, former professional athletes, forever fitness junkies, sports therapists and more. But one thing's for sure, this group of men and women will kick your butt...if you want them to. Focusing on everything from eating well to sculpting the perfect bottom, this list of personal trainers represents the best of the best (as voted by readers of this site) from the large crop Toronto has to offer.

Here are the best personal trainers in Toronto, in no particular order.

Looking for a tennis club in Toronto? Are you ready to dust off that tennis racquet and get in the groove of playing some tennis during the summer? For most players, the atmosphere in which they play tennis in is just as important as how many aces or trophies they can rack up. The social actitives and junior camps which a tennis club provides can often make or break a prespective memebers decision in joining.

Are you able to sit back and cool off after three thrilling sets, or are you keen on having enough people of your level to compete against? If this sounds like the requirements that you're looking for in a club, and you're not ready to spend an arm and a leg to enjoy the action this summer, check out my list of the best tennis clubs in Toronto that will keep you from double faulting the fun away.

The best blues bars in Toronto have come a long way from the tavern back rooms and down-at-heels cocktail bars where the blues were played here a couple of decades ago. The Albert Hall at the Brunswick House was the archetype of this period, but it's long gone, and something's changed in the meantime.

Where once you might have seen old hippies playing Muddy Waters tunes at full volume in between cherished appearances by ancient blues legends, the Toronto blues scene has become a fully vested part of our jazz scene, and has benefitted from an influx of young musicians in the process. The clubs are also a lot more friendly to musicians, many of them run by players, with an obvious passion for the music and adventurous booking policies. You're a lot less likely to hear blaring versions of "Mannish Boy" these days, and a lot more likely to tuck into a decent dish of blackened fish with your blues.

The best cocktails in Toronto are a far cry from the blind pouring and dashing of Toronto's club scene. Rather, they recognize the cocktail as an artisanal craft and, without exception, have mastered the layering of flavours that makes for a drink that one must sip at a glacial pace.

I've said it before, and will say it again: the city's renaissance of classic cocktail culture is trickling down from leather-and-glass gentlemen's clubs and from Toronto's up-and-coming neighbourhoods onto the menus of most restaurants worth their salt. It's refreshing to know that even on such a varied list, any of these establishments will gladly and gamely scroll through centuries-old recipes to create a storied drink for you, tweaked for the modern palate.

The best breakfast sandwiches in Toronto offer all of the delightful breakfast goodness in the form of one complete, savoury package. While the fools around you might have to divide their time between the scrambled eggs on the north ends of their plates and the bacon over on the southwest, you (the savvy menu-conqueror that you are) know that you can have all the breakfast options you want in one complete bite. Needless to say, the best breakfast sandwiches in Toronto require fresh ingredients, skillful preparation, and keen eye for the elements that travel well (keeping morning commuters in mind), and wherever possible, a punny name will always help to brighten someone's day.