Neighbourhoods
Cabbagetown
Cabbagetown, once one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Toronto, is now a much sought-after enclave boasting restored Victorian homes, friendly neighbourhood pubs and one of the best cafes in the city. For the local gossip head to Jet Fuel, where they're so hyped on caffeine they refuse to stock decaf. Nearby Riverdale Park is home to the Riverdale Farmers' Market, one of Toronto's best, each Tuesday from May through October. And if talking to the farmers doesn't feel like you're close enough to the source, there's always the family friendly Riverdale Farm which affords a more intimate encounter.
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420 Smokehouse / Restaurants
420 Smokehouse by name initially conjured up visions of a vapour lounge meets BBQ pit, but owner Virginia Ray laughs and admits she was oblivious to the stoner reference until...
650 Cafe Bistro (Cabbagetown) / Restaurants
650 Cafe Bistro opened this second location in Cabbagetown only a few months after its first spot debuted downtown at 650 Bay St. The "650" name carries over, but the...
A Seaton Dream B&B / Hotels
A Seaton Dream B&B, located in Cabbagetown, has only three rooms, but the level of service is excellent. Breakfast always seems to promise something different, and draw on the house...
Absolute Bakery / Baked Goods
Absolute Bakery and Cafe has been a quiet Cabbagetown favourite for French and Sri Lankan baked good for years. The bakery is one of those modest mom and pop operations...
Ambal Trading / Grocery Stores
Ambal Trading in Cabbagetown might not be the prettiest store but they're the best in the area for hard-to-find east and west Indian products including root vegetables, fresh okra and...
Bahara Cuisine House / Restaurants
Bahara Cuisine House is a Halal-certified restaurant specializing in Pakistani and Indian foods. Dishes you'll find in here include a variety of curries, Tandoori chicken, and kebabs. ...
Banting House Inn / Hotels
Banting House Inn's rooms run from $94 up to $160 a night for quad occupancy, and the house itself is full of character and well-appointed, as well as offering a...
Butter Chicken Factory / Restaurants
The Butter Chicken Factory is a relatively new addition to Cabbagetown which cooks up a lot more than just its namesake butter chicken. While that dish definitely impresses, there's also...
Cabbage Town Kitchen / Restaurants
Cabbage Town Kitchen prefers to spell the neighbourhood name a little differently, but no matter. They make up for it with their succulent roast chicken dinners that are Halal certified....
Cabbagetown Barber Shop / Fashion Stores
Jim Cogliano and Frank Rosatti cut hair together at the Sheraton Centre before taking over the D.C Barbershop in 1993 and changing its name to the Cabbagetown Barber Shop. Bringing...
Cabbagetown Boxing Club / Fitness Clubs
Cabbagetown Boxing Club opened with a youth focus back in 1972, but has since grown to train fighters of all ages and skill levels to bout with the best. Its...
Cabbagetown Brew / Cafes
Cabbagetown Brew offers a cafe experience in stark contrast to neighbourhood favourite Jet fuel. Upholstered chairs and an airy feel give way to Thuet pastries and an assortment of gelato....
Cabbagetown Organic / Grocery Stores
Cabbagetown Organic is a large grocer in Cabbagetown that has a surprisingly good selected of organic and healh foods. Sadly, it's grossly overpriced....
Chew Chew's Diner / Restaurants
It might take you a second to see the connection between the mural on the side of the Chew Chew's Diner and the Cabbagetown restaurant's name. But hold your groans......
Clarion Hotel and Suites Selby / Hotels
The Clarion Inn at Sherbourne and Bloor is a red-brick Victorian mansion built in the late 1800's. While the location is a bit removed from Toronto's main hotel district, it...
Cranberries / Restaurants
Cranberries is open for lunch and dinner through the week but it's best know for its weekend brunch where the eggs benedict and pancakes are the star attractions....
Cycle Solutions / Services
Cycle Solutions is an all-around bike store. They have a particularly wide selection of mountain bikes, but their offerings run the full gamut - from comfort to BMX to road....
Daniel et Daniel / Grocery Stores
Daniel et Daniel might make most of their money from their catering business but their small food shop in Cabbagetown is worth a visit for their freshly prepared sandwiches, muffins...
Double Take / Fashion Stores
Double Take is a massive used clothing sore on Gerrard just east of Parliament. They have a large selection of both men's and women's clothing....
Downtown Kabob Grill House / Restaurants
Downtown Kabob Grill House is known for its chicken wraps and steak kabobs, but the menu also includes a few "fusion" options, including jerk chicken and Persian spaghetti, but regulars...
Eagle Tae Kwon Do / Fitness Clubs
Eagle Tae Kwon Do offers tae kwon do classes in its Cabbagetown studio....
Eat Bulaga / Restaurants
Eat Bulaga is part convenience store, part Filipino and Chinese take-out restaurant. Go here for some cheap eats, phone cards and faxing....
Epicure Shop / 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...
Extended F'Amelia / Restaurants
Extended F'Amelia is the sister next door to Cabbagetown's popular pizza spot. The focus here is more on wine, drinks and snacking plates like olives, beef tartare and house made...
F'Amelia / Restaurants
F'Amelia is an Italian restaurant in Cabbagetown that serves up fresh pasta, pizza, meat, fish, and tasty desserts including a dessert pizza comprised of Nutella, carmelized bananas and icing sugar....
Face Furniture Optical / Fashion Stores
Face Furniture Optical is located in Cabbagetown, and it stands out like a sore thumb, but the neighbourhood response has been welcoming. "The area is changing," owner Tewfik Sherif tells...
Fair Trade Jewellery Co. / Fashion Stores
Fair Trade Jewellery Co. is capitalizing on increasing consumer interest in purchasing diamonds and jewellery that is fair trade and devoid of conflict (ie. blood diamonds). See our previous post...
Flying Beaver / Restaurants
The Flying Beaver is the latest pub to open in Cabbagetown - this one biling itself as a "pubaret". The difference? There's live music, karaoke, comedy nights and dancing. In...
Fry Haus / Restaurants
Fry Haus is a fast food counter fluent in German-Canadian street foods. Situated on Gerrard at Parliament, the tiny shop doesn't offer any seating but is equipped to handle take-out...
Gourmet Burger Company / Restaurants
Fancy ground beef grillers like the Burger Shoppe and Craft Burger seem to've popped up faster than organized social behaviour in a colony of Bonobos. Earlier this year when I...
Hey Lucy! (Cabbagetown) / Restaurants
Hey Lucy! has brought their zebra print banquets and cheap martini nights to Cabbagetown finally putting the sad Mexican chain restaurant that preceded it out of its misery. Look for...
House on Parliament / Restaurants
The House On Parliament is one of those neighbourhood haunts that seem to be well represented in movies and tv, but not quite so represented in real life. Although not quite...
Hua Yu Kitchen / Restaurants
Hua Yu Kitchen looks not unlike a cafeteria, but the food here tastes good and is cheap....
It's Jenny Espresso Boutique / Cafes
It's Jenny Espresso Boutique is a familiar-looking espresso bar in Cabbagetown right by Berkeley Street. The cafe is familiar for a very good reason, since it has pretty much has...
J Pizza Plus / Restaurants
J Pizza Plus in Regent Park is true to its name - there's a lot more on the menu here than just pizza. Specifically, this casual corner restaurant cooks up...
Jet Fuel Coffee / Cafes
Jet Fuel Coffee is pretty rock n' roll, you know. Not folky or indie or garagey, but like, the good old-fashioned kind. The kind that drives a Harley. Like...
Johnny G's / Restaurants
Johnny G's is a classic greasy spoon style diner located in Cabbagetown, on Parliament just North of Carlton. With fast and very friendly service, weekend brunch will be a pleasant...
Kendall & Co. / Design Stores
Kendall & Co. is an interesting urban hybrid. It's probably best described as a work/shop. On one side of the long space is a fine gallery of well-chosen, surprisingly...
Kibo Sushi House / Restaurants
Kibo Sushi House is a new and rather eclectic sushi restaurant located in the Cabbagetown area. With a mixture of chandeliers and small Japanese trinkets, the ambience here is definitely...
Kingyo Izakaya / Restaurants
Kingyo Izakaya serves up an extensive menu of boxed sushi, stone bowls, chicken wings and other izakaya eats in Cabbagetown....
Krishna / Restaurants
Krishna is a take-out only restaurant in Cabbagetown specializing in cheap Sri Lankan and South Indian food. ...
Labour of Love / Design Stores
Labour of Love in Cabbagetown is the sister shop to Propaganda on Yonge St. On the shelves are a random assortment of fun design objects (many made by local or...
Lampcage / Design Stores
Lampcage is one of those shops that suck you in with their stunning decor and make you never want to leave. Owner and designer Dean Lee crafts intricate lights from...
Lemon Lily Tea / Cafes
Lemon Lily Tea, a Toronto-based organic tea company, has made the leap from stocking the city's cafes to opening one of their very own. After supplying businesses around the country...
Lennie's Whole Foods / Grocery Stores
Lennie's Whole Foods is the best of the health food stores in Cabbagetown. They stock the usual mix of natural/organic cereals, bulk products, goat milk, eco-friendly products and more. ...
Liyu Whole Foods / Services
Liyu Whole Foods offers an impressive collection of Ethiopian music and movies, alongside bagged spices, dry goods, photocopying services (?), and on occasion, hot eats. More of a gathering place...
Me to We / Fashion Stores
Me to We maintains a Toronto storefront nextdoor to their Toronto headquarters in Cabbagetown. On the shelves are plenty of sustainable and socially conscious fashion and design objects including jewelery,...
Menagerie Pet Shop / Services
Menagerie Pet Shop in Cabbagetown is hard to miss. Say what you want about its eclectic exterior, the inside is brimming with live animals, pet supplies and other necessities for...
Merryberry Cafe / Restaurants
Merryberry Cafe is a casual lunch spot in Cabbagetown serving a variety of sandwiches, baked goods as well as coffee and teas....
Mr. Jerk / Restaurants
Mr. Jerk is a popular Caribbean take-out restaurant serving Cabbagetown residents with some of the best jerk in the city. ...
Pear Tree / Restaurants
Pear Tree is a local restaurant in Cabbagetown that is a popular spot for weekend brunch. They also serve lunch and dinner during the week. The menu is influenced by...
Peter's Cajun Creole Pizza / Restaurants
Peter's Cajun Creole Pizza has resurfaced in Cabbagetown after a flame-out at its long-time spot near Queen and Parliament. It's a good thing for Toronto because they still make some...
Phoenix Concert Theatre / Bars
The Phoenix Concert Theatre is like a big warehouse with good sight-lines to watch live music, including a second floor mezzanine in the back....
Pinoy Ako / Grocery Stores
Pinoy Ako is a Filipino grocery store and catering shop that's known for its barbecue pork and chicken, though it also offers other traditional prepared foods such as lumpia and...
Qi Sushi / Restaurants
Qi Sushi is a cozy sushi restaurant that has recently opened on the southern edge of Cabbagetown on Gerrard east of Parliament. On the menu? Reasonably priced nigiri, sashimi and...
Rashnaa / Restaurants
Rashnaa is a South Indian and Sri Lankan restaurant in Cabbagetown that makes a lot of good food, but nothing quite as popular its masala thosai (dosa). For a light...
Retsina / Restaurants
Retsina boasts a menu full of yumminess, with several pita-and-dip apps, Greek salads, and meatballs. They also serve a small selection of both red and white wines by the...
Ronnie B's Southern Kitchen / Restaurants
Ronnie B's Southern Kitchen & Taps opened in Cabbagetown about a month ago in the space formerly occupied by Omi Japanese Restaurant. The sushi bar has been converted into a...
Sfizio Pizzeria & Wine Bar / Restaurants
Sfizio Pizzeria & Wine Bar is an Italian restaurant on a nondescript stretch of Bloor by Sherbourne station. It specializes in Neapolitan-style pies made with San Marzano tomatoes and fior...
Sourced & Salvaged / Design Stores
Sourced & Salvaged is a small specialty design shop where owner Darius Armstrong sells a delightful mix of found and reclaimed antiques. The shop, which is new to Cabbagetown, has...
Spruce / Design Stores
Spruce is a new home decor shop in Cabbagetown, whose owners focus on sourcing objects made in North America and collecting fun vintage items to put up for sale. The...
St. Jamestown Delicatessen / Restaurants
St. Jamestown Delicatessen is something of a Cabbagetown institution, serving up sandwiches, soups and other lunch fare....
Stout Irish Pub / Restaurants
Stout Irish Pub is one of the latest additions to Cabbagetown. On tap are plenty of microbrews including Cameron's, Canuck Pale Ale and Wellington, and the kitchen churns out pub...
Sukhothai / Restaurants
Sukhothai just might be the best Thai restaurant in Toronto. The chef's a perfectionist. Please be reasonable when deciding to order something from here. You don't understand how bad I...
Sultan of Samosas / Restaurants
Sultan of Samosas has opened a new location in Regent Park serving the same great variety of samosas and fritters as their Eglinton original. There are ten savoury varieties to...
Thai To Go / Restaurants
Thai To Go and I should get along just fine this winter. As soon as the cold weather starts to hit, the incidences of me ordering take-out goes through the...
The In Cut / Fashion Stores
This is where bodybuilder Jay Cutler gets his hair cut when he's in Toronto. Aside from the odd Olympian, The In Cut trims the 'dos of St. James Town locals...
The Local Gest / Restaurants
The Local Gest has moved into the Ben Wicks space on Parliament St. The new tenant has kept the casual charm but offers a completely different type of menu with...
The Scullery / Restaurants
The Scullery, a month-old bakery/cafe in Cabbagetown, is a new venture from a pair of childhood friends: Fiona Byrne, an ex-interior designer turned pastry chef, and Laura Sestito, an ex-digital...
Trend Custom Tailors / Fashion Stores
Trend Custom Tailors offer a friendly and laid back experience. Much like their master tailor, there's not a lot of pretension with this group. Located on the east side of...
Underdown Pub / Restaurants
The Underdown Pub is a new Cabbagetown pub that's easy to miss. Found in a subterranean space on Gerrard just west of Parliament, this friendly pub features live music, open...
Westown Chinese Food (Sherbourne) / Restaurants
Westown Chinese Food has two Toronto locations (the other is in the Junction), and this spot offers a more Western take on Kung Pao chicken and Szechwan shrimp. You'll also...
Zakkushi Toronto / Restaurants
Zakkushi isn't the latest of the Vancouver Izakaya chains to touchdown in Toronto, but is it the greatest? As a number of other successful West Coast establishments have set up...
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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