Neighbourhoods
Bloordale Village
Bloordale Village might not have much name recognition today, but if the Bloor Improvement Association has anything to say about it this longtime down and out, crime-ridden 'hood will be on everyone's radar in no time. This neighbourhood which roughly comprises the stretch of pavement along Bloor between Dufferin and Lansdowne subway stations now has its own street festival but beyond that is best know for the tasty cheap eats than can be found at spots like Vena's and South Indian Dosa Mahal.
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Bike Pirates / Services
Bike Pirates is a Bloordale bike co-op where volunteers fill the workstations servicing rides. This 4 ½-year old non-profit collective has ambitions beyond bike repair, with a garden and kitchen...
Bloordale Pantry / Restaurants
The Bloordale Pantry, on the corner of Bloor and Landsdowne, was a diner for 60 years (most recently Dale's, a Bloordale Village staple in terms of questionable hangouts) before new...
Brisa Do Liz / Baked Goods
Brisa Do Liz Bakery is one of those well-established community hubs. Across the street from a school, right by a subway station, and amidst lots of homes and businesses, there...
Broadway Cycle / Services
Broadway Cycle differs from many of the other stores I've been visiting in that it doesn't try to cater to only one type of cyclist. Instead of targeting urban utility...
Caribbean Queen of Patties / Restaurants
I don't often eat on the go, but I recently found myself at the corner of Bloor & Lansdowne with little time until my next meeting and a groaning belly....
Centre of Gravity West / Fitness Clubs
Centre of Gravity has brought its take on circus training to the west end with the opening of its new facility in the Sterling Road lofts. Its arrival marks the...
Chito's Pizza / Restaurants
Chito's Pizza is more than pizza. In fact, the thing to get here might just be the shawarma. For long time locals, this is the place that used to be...
Churrasqueira Aveirense / Restaurants
While Toronto hardly needs another churrasqueira, who's complaining? This loft spot along Bloor West serves up roast chicken with a touch of class -- at least with tablecloths....
Ciro's / Restaurants
Ciro's is a small west end bar that doesn't take themselves too seriously. They they have an intimidating beer list chocked full of Lambics and world class strong ales and...
Cirque-ability / Fitness Clubs
Cirque-ability is one of the Sterling Road places that really makes use of its incredible loft ceiling, with hoops, silks, and other aerial apparatus hanging from the ceiling just waiting...
CQB Tactical Paintball & Training Academy / Fitness Clubs
CQB Tactical Paintball isn't your run-of-the-mill paintball facility. Whereas most are just fun and games, this place was specifically designed to provide a training ground for those looking to pursue...
Daniel Faria Gallery / Galleries
Daniel Faria Gallery is a bright contemporary art space in Bloordale Village, found amongst a strip of industrial buildings in warehouse that was an auto body shop in its last...
Ephin Apparel / Fashion Stores
Ephin Apparel, the streetwear brand originating from Surrey, B.C., has opened its first Toronto store in Bloordale. Originally, the plan was to supply local, already-established Toronto shops with the graffiti-inspired...
Holy Oak Cafe / Cafes
I would have killed for a Holy Oak Café in November 2008, the last month I resided at Bloor and Lansdowne. Back then, comfortable places with good brew were scarce...
Julien Armand / Design Stores
Julien Armand has a truly outstanding collection of chairs. Lucky for you, high-end furniture-buyer, they're displayed dramatically up the height of the showroom's walls. Just look up; no shuffling required....
Just 4 Fun Sporting Club / Fitness Clubs
The Just 4 Fun Sporting Club is a more positive take on the "Have Your Ass Handed 2 You Sporting Club." It's a multi-purpose facility available for parties, team building,...
Lansdowne Cone / Restaurants
The Lansdowne Cone has finally opened, satisfying great anticipation from the Bloordale community. "A few weeks ago, back when paper was still on the windows," manager Kaili tells me, "I...
Mercer Union / Galleries
I've been meaning to check out the new location of the Mercer Union for quite some time. Although I live pretty close by, this was just one of those...
Motherhome / Restaurants
Motherhome in Bloordale is where to go to get cheap and tasty Myanmar cuisine in Toronto....
Nuthouse / Grocery Stores
The Nuthouse stands out among the restaurants and discount stores in Blansdowne - just look for the giant walnut jutting out from the storefront. "It's iconic," co-owner Liza Lukashevsky says....
O Bairradino / Restaurants
The staff at O Bairradino on Lansdowne tend to be brusque but efficient - don't get in their way and you will get what you want. The grilled chicken is...
Ortolan / Restaurants
Ortolan is a newly opened restaurant at Bloor West and Margueretta, in Bloordale. Tucked away in the shadow of the House of Lancaster, it takes over the spot occupied by...
Pho My Duyen / Restaurants
One of the newest Pho houses on Bloor West offering authentic Vietnamese dishes and some bubble tea for later....
Ping Pong / Design Stores
Ping Pong is a vintage furniture store in Bloordale that has a healthy stock of items from estate sales. It's not surprising that everything has a patina of lives lived...
Placebo / Bars
Placebo looks like the "children's discovery room" or whatever those kiddie zones are called at the museum. There are plush couches at one end of the room and seats made...
Sara Duke Factory Store / Fashion Stores
The Sara Duke Factory Store on Bloor West feels eclectic. Possibly, it's because of the roughed-up wooden doors suspended from the ceiling, which Duke salvaged from her previous location on...
Somewhere There / Bars
Somewhere There is another Sterling Road creative space, but here the focus is on musicians, many of whom from the Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto. Previously in Parkdale, this space...
South Indian Dosa Mahal / Restaurants
When I lived at Bloor and Lansdowne, South Indian Dosa Mahal was my haven of wholesomeness in what is often an entirely unwholesome neighbourhood. Granted, Bloordale is on the up:...
Starving Artist / Cafes
"This is our special starving artist blend," says Tobias Wang with a gigantic grin. "It's the strongest coffee I've ever had! It's the strongest coffee anyone's ever had!" One of...
Sweet Pete's / Services
Sweet Pete's main bike shop occupies a huge 4000 square foot space on Bloor in between Dufferin and Lansdowne. A former Loblaws grocery store many moons ago, its current tenant...
T-Dot Tumblers / Fitness Clubs
T-Dot Tumblers is an 8,000 square-foot gymnastics academy where students do absolutely amazing things with their bodies over a feeble sea of thin blue mats. It hurts just to look....
Tomorrow Gallery / Galleries
Tomorrow Gallery is located in a warehouse space near Bloor and Lansdowne and focuses on contemporary art and installation-based work. A not-for-profit organization, it is affiliated with the publication house...
Toronto Backyard Axe Throwing League / Fitness Clubs
The Toronto Backyard Axe Throwing League is mildly terrifying. What started as a cottage bender in Turkey Point has evolved to a fully functioning league, where players chuck hatchets at...
Toronto Coffee Company / Cafes
The Toronto Coffee Company is hoping to liven up the Bloordale community. Now I know what you're thinking; what isn't lively about sprawling dollar stores, a brazen corner strip club,...
Toronto Free Gallery / Galleries
There's very little in this world more satisfying than coming across a gallery opening on a Thursday night that happens to have an open bar. If I was pushed...
Vena's Roti / Restaurants
Vena's Roti has been winning over fans for more than 15 years, and it's easy to understand why. Everything is made fresh, the portion sizes are generous and the price...
Neighbourhoods
Other Neighbourhoods
- Annex
- Baldwin Village
- Bayview and Leaside
- Beaches
- Bloor West Village
- Bloorcourt
- Bloordale Village
- Cabbagetown
- Chinatown
- Church Wellesley Village
- Corktown
- Corso Italia
- Danforth
- Distillery District
- Dundas West
- East Chinatown
- Eglinton West
- Etobicoke
- Financial District
- Forest Hill Village
- Harbourfront
- Junction
- Junction Triangle
- Kensington Market
- King East
- King West
- Koreatown
- Leslieville
- Liberty Village
- Little India
- Little Italy
- Markham
- Mount Pleasant
- North York
- Ossington
- Pape Village
- Parkdale
- Port Lands
- Queen West
- Richmond Hill
- Riverside
- Roncesvalles Village
- Rosedale
- Scarborough
- St. Clair West
- St. Lawrence Market
- Upper Beaches
- West Queen West
- Yonge & Bloor
- Yonge & College
- Yonge & Dundas
- Yonge & Eglinton
- Yonge & St. Clair
- Yonge & Wellesley
- Yorkville
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