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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

744 Gerrard Street East 416.462.9965 Website
Batifole

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

599 Gerrard Street East 416.778.0943
Bill's Lobster

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

1 Howland Road 416.465.7677 Website
Cogs Cycle

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

360 Broadview Avenue
Fu Jia Le Bakery

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

385 Broadview Avenue 416.778.9199
Green Earth Vegetarian Cuisine

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

807 Gerrard St. East 416.792.9043 Website
Hammersmith's

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

817 Gerrard St. East
Mad Dog Cafe

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

345 Broadview Avenue 416.463.6388
Miao Ke Hong Bakery

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

615 Gerrard St. East 416.778.8888
Phoenix Bakery

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

280 Boulton Ave 416.778.4038
Que Ling

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

479 Broadview Avenue 416.995.1530 Website
Rooster Coffee House

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

797 Gerrard St E. 416.778.9836‎
Simon's Wok

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

635 Gerrard St. East 416.462.2876
Top Bakery House

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

353 Broadview Avenue 416.465.9103 Website
Tung Hing Bakery

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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