Neighbourhoods
East Chinatown
Smaller than Toronto's main Chinatown on Spadina, East Chinatown is nevertheless a hub of activity and a great source for cheap dim sum, pho, fresh vegetables and an assortment of Chinese baked treats. It's also home to one of the best seafood stores in the city - Bill's Lobster - which stocks massive lobsters, fresh shrimp and seafood and supplies many local restaurants. Batifole, a wonderful French bistro, is one of the rare more upscale dining options in the area.
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Batifole / Restaurants
Batifole's menu may be reasonably priced, but not at the expense of well-executed dishes and intelligently sourced wines. Commonly thought to be the most authentic of Toronto's French restaurants,...
Bill's Lobster / Grocery Stores
Bill's Lobster has been in business for over 10 years at Gerrard and Broadview in the heart of East Chinatown. The north-facing fish shop is simply laid out, with tanks...
Cogs Cycle / Services
Cogs Cycle is a down-to-earth repairs-oriented shop that will shower your bike in TLC no matter how fancy or modest your ride is. The mechanics at Cogs take pride in...
Fu Jia Le Bakery / Baked Goods
Fu Jia Le Bakery bills itself as a bakery even though it has a measly selection of pastries and much more varied hot food menu. To its credit though, it's...
Green Earth Vegetarian Cuisine / Restaurants
My guy and I walk into Green Earth Vegetarian Cuisine on a sunny spring day, looking for a reward. After a two hour hike through the Don Valley trail system,...
Hammersmith's / Restaurants
Hammersmith's wants to have you over for brunch. Or more specifically, owners Colin Reed and Brittany Pegler want to. Open for about 10 weeks now, this new Gerrard East...
Mad Dog Cafe / Cafes
Mad Dog Cafe sits on a lonely stretch of road, just past Gerrard and Logan. From the outside it doesn't look like much — just two plastic patio chairs and...
Miao Ke Hong Bakery / Baked Goods
Miao Ke Hong serves milk tea ($1), a quintessential Hong Kong beverage that uses a mixture of black teas and evaporated or condensed milk. What I appreciate about this place...
Phoenix Bakery / Baked Goods
Phoenix Bakery is known for their Chinese donuts ($0.70) which are often consumed with congee or soy milk as a traditional breakfast and are better described according to their literal...
Que Ling / Restaurants
It only takes one of our city's flop-sweating, smog alerting summer dog days to remind me what an amazing meal pho really is since it's probably one of the last...
Rooster Coffee House / Cafes
The Rooster Coffee House opened in December on a sleepy stretch of Broadview across from Riverdale Park. Co-owned by Shawn Andrews and her partner Dave, they were surprised at how...
Simon's Wok / Restaurants
Simon's Wok in East Chinatown is a vegetarian Chinese eatery that is worth seeking out. Those thinking that vegetarian food is limited to tofu burgers and salads, are sure to...
Top Bakery House / Baked Goods
Top Bakery House is good for a box of mini almond cookies ($2) to go, selected from a wall filled with other variations such as butter and palm leaf shaped...
Tung Hing Bakery / Baked Goods
Tung Hing Bakery has a disheartening shelf of packaged pastries. Good thing there's a display of assorted treats containing everything from nuts to sweet pastes made from sesame, red beans...
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