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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Ali Baba's / Restaurants
You're travelling home from work - a journey that reminds you that you're hungry but have no food in your house, and you don't feel like eating in a restaurant....
Asahi Japanese Restaurant / Restaurants
Asahi used to have the monopoly on Japanese eats before Omi moved in down the street. No longer able to win over locals desperate for some fresh raw fish, it's...
Big Mamma's Boy / Restaurants
For people like me who have sensitivities to gluten and lactose, there aren't many great brunch options in the city beyond Big Mamma's Boy. On a recent Sunday my girlfriend and...
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...
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......
Cobourg / Bars
I looooove Cabbagetown, but - and no offense to ye olde traditional pubs - Ben Wicks and the House on Parliament are hardly enough incentive to lure me out of...
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....
Foxy Boutique / Fashion Stores
This funky Cabbagetown shop has a wide variety of mostly seventies and eighties items crammed in higgledy-piggledy. Go fancy with an emerald-green chiffon blouse ($30) or a blue linen sleeveless...
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...
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....
JAMcafe / Restaurants
JAMcafe is a cafe-style restaurant located in Cabbagetown on Carlton street, West of Parliament. An evening only affair, 5pm until midnight, unless otherwise arranged. A cozy, private patio offers...
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...
Krishna / Restaurants
Krishna is a take-out only restaurant in Cabbagetown specializing in cheap Sri Lankan and South Indian food. ...
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. ...
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...
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....
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...
Samovar Room / Bars
Samovar Room in Cabbagetown is the third Russian-themed bar in what's becoming Rumen Dimitroff's east-end dynasty. Located behind the Winchester Hotel in the old Laurentian Room, Samovar embodies old-world Russian glamour...
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...
Sweet Creamery / Restaurants
When I ask Tom, one of the owners of the Cabbagetown ice-cream parlour Sweet Creamery, what inspired him to develop his obscene, peanut butter sucker-punch sundae 'The Parliament' he pauses...
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...
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Other Neighourhoods
- Annex
- Baldwin Village
- Bayview and Leaside
- Beaches
- Bloor West Village
- Bloorcourt
- Bloordale Village
- Cabbagetown
- Chinatown
- Church Wellesley Village
- Corso Italia
- Danforth
- Distillery District
- Dundas West
- East Chinatown
- Financial District
- Forest Hill Village
- Harbourfront
- Junction
- Kensington Market
- King East
- King West
- Koreatown
- Leslieville
- Liberty Village
- Little India
- Little Italy
- Mount Pleasant
- Ossington
- Parkdale
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