Best of Indie Toronto

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1. Best Roti
Albert's Real Jamaican   10.3% (58)
Bacchus   10.0% (56)
Ghandi   10.7% (60)
Island Foods   7.8% (44)
Vena's   1.1% (6)
2. Best Thai
Joy Thai   1.8% (10)
Lemongrass   6.6% (37)
One Thai & Asian Cuisine   6.8% (38)
Salad King   22.4% (126)
Vanipha Lanna   3.6% (20)
3. Best Splurge Sushi
Hiro   10.9% (61)
Ki   2.3% (13)
Omi   3.7% (21)
Sushi Kaji   7.7% (43)
Tempo   6.8% (38)
4. Best Korean
Buk Chang Dong Soon To Fu   7.7% (43)
Korean Grill House   11.6% (65)
Korea House   8.0% (45)
San   4.8% (27)
Sunny Dragon   2.3% (13)
5. Best Burrito
Bar Burrito   3.4% (19)
Big Fat Burrito   8.4% (47)
Burrito Boyz   19.9% (112)
Mexitaco   4.8% (27)
Quesada Mexican Grill   3.4% (19)
6. Best Late Night Chinese Food
Gold Stone Noodle   6.6% (37)
Happy Seven   7.7% (43)
Lee Garden   4.3% (24)
Rol San   8.4% (47)
Swatow   10.1% (57)
7. Best Pizza
Bitondo Pizza   3.2% (18)
Magic Oven   16.7% (94)
Marcello's   2.7% (15)
Terroni   12.5% (70)
Vesuvio's Pizza   5.9% (33)
8. Best Falafel
Akram's Falafel   5.7% (32)
Ghazale   8.0% (45)
Kensington Kitchen   9.1% (51)
Laila   4.1% (23)
La Zeez   2.3% (13)
9. Best Latin American
Caju   3.0% (17)
El Plebeyo   2.1% (12)
Exquisito   2.3% (13)
Julie's Cuban   7.3% (41)
Jumbo Empanadas   11.0% (62)
10. Best Indian
Curry Twist   4.1% (23)
Debu Saha's Biryani House   4.8% (27)
Indian Rice Factory   8.5% (48)
Jaipur Grill   4.3% (24)
South India Dosa Mahal   3.6% (20)
11. Best Pho
Golden Turtle   4.3% (24)
Miss Saigon   2.7% (15)
Pho Hung   15.8% (89)
Pho 88   4.8% (27)
Sprout   1.6% (9)
12. Best Salad
Fresh   13.0% (73)
Lettuce Eatery   16.2% (91)
Livia Juice Bar   1.6% (9)
Terroni   7.3% (41)
Urban Herbivore   5.0% (28)
13. Best Bagel
Bagel Plus   4.4% (25)
Bagel World   3.9% (22)
Gryfe's   8.9% (50)
Haymishe Bagel Shop   5.7% (32)
Kivas   0.9% (5)
14. Best Baked Goods
Bonjour Brioche   6.4% (36)
Clafouti   9.6% (54)
Harbord Bakery   12.6% (71)
My Market Bakery   4.8% (27)
Yung Sing Pastry Shop   4.8% (27)
15. Best New Restaurant
Amuse Bouche   5.0% (28)
Rice Bar   5.2% (29)
The Rosebud   5.5% (31)
The Rushton   3.2% (18)
Thuet   4.4% (25)
16. Best Brunch Spot
Aunties and Uncles   13.0% (73)
Easy   6.0% (34)
Le Petit Dejeuner   6.6% (37)
Mildred Pierce   5.2% (29)
Sugar Cafe   2.7% (15)
17. Best Cafe
Alternative Grounds   8.0% (45)
Balzacs   6.6% (37)
Bulldog Coffee   4.1% (23)
Tango Palace Coffee Company   3.7% (21)
Tequila Bookworm   12.5% (70)
18. Best Health Food Store
Appletree   1.6% (9)
Big Carrot   15.3% (86)
Essence of Life   5.7% (32)
Super Sprouts   1.4% (8)
The Wholesome Market   3.9% (22)
19. Best Bulk Food Store
Casa Acoreana   2.3% (13)
Domino's Foods   1.4% (8)
House of Spices (Kensington)   11.7% (66)
John Vince Foods   4.8% (27)
Tutti Frutti   5.0% (28)
20. Best Fish Store
City Fish Market   4.1% (23)
Kristapsons   2.3% (13)
Mike's Fish Market   6.8% (38)
Pisces   3.2% (18)
Pusateris   4.4% (25)
21. Best Oyster House
Oyster Boy   12.3% (69)
Pure Spirits Oyster House   1.1% (6)
Rodney's Oyster House   8.0% (45)
Starfish   3.4% (19)
Zee Grill   1.2% (7)
22. Best Vegetarian
Cafe 668   4.3% (24)
Fresh   11.7% (66)
Fressen   9.3% (52)
Live   2.5% (14)
Pulp Kitchen   5.5% (31)
23. Best Burger
Bymark   3.2% (18)
Dairy Freeze   1.6% (9)
Dangerous Dan's   11.4% (64)
Hello Toast   5.3% (30)
Vesta Lunch   3.7% (21)
24. Best Place to Take Cooking Classes
Bonnie Stern   2.7% (15)
Calphalon Culinary Centre   3.4% (19)
Dish   3.9% (22)
George Brown College   10.0% (56)
Shashi's Indian Cooking Classes   2.0% (11)
25. Best New Bar
Crooked Star   3.4% (19)
Czehoski   7.3% (41)
Magpie   4.1% (23)
Monoloco   0.5% (3)
The Social   8.5% (48)
26. Best Place to See a Film
Bloor Cinema   26.3% (148)
Camera Bar   4.4% (25)
Cinematheque Ontario   3.9% (22)
NFB Mediatheque   2.0% (11)
Regent Theatre   1.8% (10)
27. Best Video Rental Store
Black Dog Video   4.3% (24)
Film Fest DVD Rentals   1.8% (10)
Queen Video   23.0% (129)
Revue Video   3.2% (18)
The Film Buff   9.3% (52)
28. Best Live Music Venue
Horseshoe Tavern   12.6% (71)
Lee's Palace   12.5% (70)
Lula Lounge   3.2% (18)
The Mod Club   8.2% (46)
The Opera House   5.5% (31)
29. Best New Club or Lounge
Boa (new location)   1.1% (6)
Footwork   4.3% (24)
Octopus Lounge   5.3% (30)
State Theatre   2.5% (14)
The Boat   13.5% (76)
30. Best CD/Record Store (New)
2 The Beat   2.1% (12)
Kops   1.6% (9)
Play de Record   2.5% (14)
Rotate This   15.1% (85)
Soundscapes   16.7% (94)
31. Best CD/Record Store (Used)
Cosmos Records   1.8% (10)
Second Spin   3.6% (20)
She Said Boom   13.2% (74)
Sonic Boom   11.9% (67)
Vortex Records   3.7% (21)
32. Best Art Gallery
Jane Corkin Shopland   2.0% (11)
Magic Pony   13.0% (73)
Olga Korper Gallery   1.4% (8)
Spin Gallery   11.6% (65)
Ydessa Hendeles Art Foundation   2.1% (12)
33. Best Art Supply Store
Aboveground Art Supplies   5.9% (33)
Curry's   13.5% (76)
Gwartzman's   6.8% (38)
Tern Art Supplies   2.0% (11)
Woolfitt's   6.4% (36)
34. Best Book Store
Pages   21.9% (123)
Swipe   2.8% (16)
The Beguiling   7.1% (40)
This Ain't the Rosedale Library   4.3% (24)
Toronto Women's Bookstore   4.8% (27)
35. Best New Book
Access All Areas   5.3% (30)
Burtynsky - China   3.4% (19)
Fury's Hour   2.0% (11)
uTOpia   14.6% (82)
Susur: A Culinary Life   2.7% (15)
36. Best Place to See a Play
Berkeley Street Theatre   2.0% (11)
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre   6.6% (37)
Factory Theatre   10.7% (60)
Tarragon   6.2% (35)
The Young Centre   1.6% (9)
37. Best Independent Magazine
Broken Pencil   5.9% (33)
Shameless   10.3% (58)
Spacing   16.5% (93)
This Magazine   1.8% (10)
Walrus   7.1% (40)
38. Best Bike Store
Bikes on Wheels   6.8% (38)
Cycle Therapy   4.1% (23)
Duke's On Queen   7.3% (41)
Urbane Cyclist   6.4% (36)
Wheels of Bloor   2.5% (14)
39. Best Furniture Store (new)
Commute Home   3.4% (19)
Fluid Living   5.0% (28)
Greentea Design   8.7% (49)
Oni One   3.2% (18)
Style Garage   5.9% (33)
40. Best Furniture Store (Vintage)
Bungalow   8.2% (46)
Koma Designs   3.7% (21)
Machine Age Modern   4.1% (23)
Phil'z   2.5% (14)
Queen West Antique Centre   3.9% (22)
41. Best T-Shirts
Black Market   12.8% (72)
Hardboiled   3.9% (22)
I'm With Stupid   5.9% (33)
Omy Gallery   0.7% (4)
Reset   2.8% (16)
42. Best Shoe Store
Get Outside   11.7% (66)
Goodfoot   3.7% (21)
Groovy   6.4% (36)
Left Feet   3.7% (21)
Zola Shoes   2.0% (11)
43. Best Men's Clothing Store
Boomer   2.1% (12)
Delphic   6.6% (37)
Got Style   7.7% (43)
Off the Cuff Resale Designer Menswear   2.1% (12)
Uncle Otis   3.4% (19)
44. Best Women's Clothing Store
Comrags   5.3% (30)
Fresh Collective   6.4% (36)
Girl Friday   5.3% (30)
Little Black Dress   4.6% (26)
Skirt   2.7% (15)
45. Best Unisex Store
Alter Ego   5.5% (31)
Lileo   3.2% (18)
Model Citizen & Georgie Bolesworth   5.7% (32)
M-One-11   3.0% (17)
TNT Blu   3.4% (19)
46. Best Vintage Clothing Store
69 Vintage   5.3% (30)
Courage My Love   15.1% (85)
Foxy Boutique   1.6% (9)
Preloved   7.7% (43)
Stella Luna   2.8% (16)
47. Best Skate, Surf or Snowboard Shop
Adrift   5.0% (28)
Hogtown   6.0% (34)
Overkill   1.6% (9)
So Hip It Hurts   7.3% (41)
Sporting Life   3.4% (19)
48. Best Yoga Studio
Big Stretch Yoga   2.5% (14)
Downward Dog   9.1% (51)
Tula   2.8% (16)
Yoga Sanctuary   5.2% (29)
YogaSpace   4.6% (26)
49. Best Fitness Club
Diesel Fitness   6.2% (35)
Eclipse Fitness   2.8% (16)
Epic Fitness   1.2% (7)
Level V Fitness   2.8% (16)
Totum Life Science   3.6% (20)
50. Best Place to Buy an iPod
Bay Bloor Radio   8.0% (45)
Carbon Computing   8.4% (47)
Computer Systems Centre   1.8% (10)
CPused   6.0% (34)
Pacific Mall   7.7% (43)
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