Bordering and enveloping UofT, The Annex is a student-friendly neighbourhood sporting easy-on-the-wallet pizza joints, sushi restaurants, pubs and cafes.

Baldwin Village is a small enclave just east of Chinatown lined with about three dozen restaurants, cafes and stores.

The bustling stretch of Bayview south of Eglinton is bursting with antique and specialty stores and a growing list of Indian restaurants.

The Beaches is Toronto's top sandy destination for a bit of sunbathing, some beach volleyball or maybe just a stroll on the boardwalk.

Some may view Bloor West Village as a suburb - the final frontier before Etobicoke - but this vibrant neighbourhood is closer than you think.

This neighbourhood was down and out for decades, but in the last year has welcomed an influx of new restaurants, stores and cafes in search of cheap rents and access to the Bloor subway line.

This once down and out neighbourhood is known for the tasty cheap eats that can be found at spots like Vena's, Pam's Roti and South Indian Dosa Mahal.

This residential enclave boasts wonderful restored homes, a popular park and one of the city's best Farmers' Markets.

Chinatown is always a hub of activity as residents and tourists elbow for cheap housewares, fruits, vegetables and dim sum.

This neighbourhood is home to a thriving mix of restaurants, cafes and clothing stores and is ground zero for the annual Pride Week.

Toronto's other Little Italy, Corso Italia produces some of the best pizza, gelato and baked treats in the city.

Toronto's Greektown, The Danforth juggles east-enders' enviro-chic, vegan-friendly sensibilities with the city's biggest celebration of meat on a skewer

Toronto's restored Distillery District features the continent's best-preserved collection of Victorian Industrial Architecture.

Dundas West is one of Toronto's most overlooked micro-neighbourhoods and has some great cafes, restaurants and art galleries.

East Chinatown is always a hub of activity and a great source for cheap dim sum, pho, fresh vegetables and an assortment of Chinese baked treats.

From blue suits to big bucks, the Financial District is home to law firms, investment banks and the movers and shakers than give Bay Street its reputation.

Forest Hill Village sits in one of the most affluent areas of the city and has a number of small restaurants, cafes and boutiques.

The Harbourfront is home to numerous summer festivals, the Power Plant, the Guvernment and ferry access to the Toronto Islands.

A neighbourhood on the rise, The Junction is attracting artists and entrepreneurs for its cheaper rents and converted industrial and warehouse spaces.

Toronto's most unique neighbourhood, Kensington Market retains its charm and wonderful diversity through its eclectic mix of vintage clothing stores, grocers, restaurants and cafes.

King East is famous for its high end, designer furniture stores, community college and burgeoning restaurant scene.

KIng West is home to a cluster of advertising agencies, the city's best men's clothing store and swanky restaurants and clubs.

This small stretch along Bloor has a great mix of affordable Korean eateries.

Leslieville has emerged as Toronto's hippest place to dine, drink, shop and live, or so proclaimed the New York Times.

Once dotcom central, Liberty Village is now home to a growing mix of cafes, restaurants and furniture stores.

This small neighbourhood manages to pack in Toronto's highest concentration of Indian restaurants, clothing, electronic stores and grocers.

Once pizza and pasta central, Little Italy is now martini-villel as the neighbourhood stakes its claim to a twenty-something's version of the Club District.

Mount Pleasant has a high concentration of specialty stores selling everything from cupcakes, to chocolate to delicate French pastries.

An influx of bars, restaurants and boutiques has transformed the stretch of South Ossington between Queen and Dundas into Toronto's latest and greatest destination for drinking and dining

This diverse community is home to Tibetan, North African and West Indian enclaves mixed in with some of Toronto's best vintage fashion, furniture and fabric stores.

The Port Lands has historically been home to industrial and public works industries, storage depots and rowing clubs, and now the new FILMPORT Studios.

No longer the hippest address in town, the original Queen West is now a retail strip fronting global brands like Zara, H&M and Lululemon.

Riverside is home to some of Toronto's best burgers, cafes and furniture stores and the Opera House - one of the best live music venues in the city.

Toronto's Little Poland, Roncesvalles Village is home to a growing mix of restaurants and cafes, as well as the Revue Cinema.

Rosedale is Toronto's wealthiest neighbourhood and an enclave for some of the city's biggest mansions.

West Queen West is gallery central with some of the city's most cutting-edge galleries dotting the street-scape from Trinity Bellwoods Park to Dufferin.

Yorkville, Toronto's original bohemian enclave in the 1960's, has long given way to designer boutiques, high end hotels and restaurants to see and be scene.