Neighbourhoods
North York
North York is a name for the area north of Toronto that includes a wide range of neighbourhoods including The Bridle Path, Hogg's Hollow, Lawrence Park, York Mills, Willowdale, Bayview Village, Jane and Finch, Flemingdon Park and Lawrence Heights. Some of the main attractions include the "other Koreatown" at Yonge and Finch, Downsview Park, great bagels and Jewish delis on Bathurst north and south of the 401 and the so-called Little Tehran on Yonge St. north of Steeles.
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Absinthe Pub (York) / Restaurants
Absinthe is the last of the student-owned and operated. In the basement of Winters College, the Ab (as it is known by local patrons) offers all of the standard pub...
Adel Kabob / Restaurants
Adel Kabob brings some delicious meat to the saturated Persian meat market (and the saturated plaza) in Toronto North. When walking into the store, try not to pass...
Agra Fine Indian Cuisine / Restaurants
Buffets can be scary, depending on the restaurant. I usually opt for ordering from the menu because of this, but a friend recommended the one at Agra Fine Indian Cuisine...
Ajisen Ramen / Restaurants
In the dying hours of 2006 I found myself 1) in North York, 2) in a car with three drunk friends, one hungry driver and, of course, my camera, and...
Akivas Fruits & Deli / Grocery Stores
Akivas Fruits & Deli near Bathurst and Steeles Avenue is a good local source for fruits, vegetables and Eastern European products....
Alborz / Restaurants
Alborz is a very moderately priced Persian restaurant (in the arena of Persian food). The atmosphere is always joyful and the staff are incredibly accomodating. The Persian specialty...
Altona Kabob / Restaurants
Altona Kabob in North York is a take-out and eat-in restaurant offering up Iranian and Persian foods, including spicy kebabs and rices. ...
Anoush / Restaurants
Anoush is a Middle Eastern take-out place that is a fusion of Persian and Turkish food. Kofte kebab and doner kebab are variations of our well known (and loved)...
Ararat International Fine Foods / Grocery Stores
Ararat has been selling flavourful Middle Eastern delights (breads, cheeses, preserves, desserts and more) for almost fourty years!...
Arepiando / Restaurants
Arepiando is a Colombian restaurant where owners Juan Carlos Perilla and Sandra Caballero make their arepas from scratch. Don't mind the bright orange walls. The little North York restaurant offers...
Armando's / Restaurants
Armando's is an Italian restaurant in North York offering a variety of authentic Italian pastas, thin crust pizzas, and main course dishes. ...
Asahi Sushi (Bathurst Street) / Restaurants
Asahi Sushi is a sushi restaurant at the corner of Bathurst and Steeles....
Asian King / Restaurants
Asian King at Steeles and Bathurst offers a variety of Asian cuisine for dine-in and take-out....
Asian Legend (Finch & Leslie) / Restaurants
The Asian Legend at Finch and Leslie may or may not be bigger than the Markham and North York locations, but it definitely feels more spacious. The décor is more...
Asian Legend (Yonge St.) / Restaurants
Asian Legend on Yonge between Sheppard and Finch is one of a chain of six Chinese restaurants in Toronto. It's known for its juicy steamed dumplings. ...
Auberge du Pommier / Restaurants
Auberge du Pommier,one of the early Oliver and Bonacini collaborations, offers refined and modern interpretations of classic French dishes. ...
Bagel Plus / Baked Goods
Bagel Plus might be famous for their fresh bagels but there's a lot more in store than just chewy/bready round things. Also on the shelves are a variety of fresh...
Bagel World (Wilson Avenue) / Baked Goods
Bagel World has been on Wilson Avenue for over 45 years, serving their famous "Bagelini" (flat bagel panini) to loyal patrons. There are a couple other locations in the GTA,...
Bakes & Goods / Baked Goods
Bakes & Goods is a nut-free North York bakeshop that has mastered the art of the lighter-than-air frosting. Those partial to a thick, creamy cupcake topping should probably look elsewhere....
Bamiyan Kabob (Keele St.) / Restaurants
Bamiyan Kabob has several locations throughout the GTA, and lucky York students have one right by campus. The prospect of beef tenderloin marinated in spices for 24 hours might motivate...
Bar Burrito (North York) / Restaurants
Bar Burrito offers quick service Tex-Mex fare including burritos, tacos, and quesadillas, made with fresh ingredients and homemade guacamole. ...
Baro Gun Pang Bakery / Baked Goods
Baro Gun Pang Bakery is a Korean bakery serving fresh daily treats that are famous for their tender flavours. When you walk in, there's always a sample platter sitting...
Batner Bookstore / Bookstores
The Batner Bookstore on Steeles Avenue West has been in business for decades selling text books, books for children and young adults as well as resources for both Advanced Placement...
BB Cafe / Grocery Stores
BB Cafe has been thriving in North York in the heart of the Persian community for the past two years, though the cafe strikes me as the type that would...
Berries and Blooms (York Lanes) / Restaurants
Berries and Blooms is a haven from the over-processed, beige-coloured foods normally found in abundance on campus. The York Lanes restaurant and catering company offers smoothies on the cheap, as...
Best Dragon / Restaurants
Best Dragon Seafood Cuisine boasts tanks of gargantuan lobsters, fresh dim sum, an eclectic melange of menu items from all over China and a host of amiable staff. Formerly called...
Bike Depot / Services
The Bike Depot is where to buy a bike when you find yourself near Yonge and Steeles. Like its sibling downtown bike store Broadway Cycle, the Bike Depot offers a...
Bombay Bhel (Yonge) / Restaurants
Bombay Bhel is a casual Indian restaurant at Yonge and Sheppard offering authentic Indian cuisine including its famous samosas, naan, and lots from the Tandoor....
Brooklyn Furniture / Design Stores
Brooklyn Furniture is actually just south of Wilson on Bathurst, on a lot where it's been for the past 50 years. This isn't a King Street furniture store, so don't...
Brooklyn Pizza / Restaurants
Brooklyn Pizza is a tiny little hole in the wall of a pizza joint across from Haymishe Bagel Shop on Bathurst. ...
Bubble Bubble / Cafes
Bubble Bubble is a North York bubble tea hotspot that offers promotions such as movie ticket deals with the purchase of bubble teas. What could be sweeter? In addition to...
Buda Cafe / Restaurants
Buda Cafe offers coffee and tea drinks to satisfy your caffeine cravings, and hookah pipes with shisha to satisfy another sort of craving. Also on the menu are desserts and...
Buk Chang Dong Soon ToFu (Yonge & Finch) / Restaurants
Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu has two locations in Toronto including one near Bloor and Christie in Koreatown as well as this one in North York. The restaurant is an...
Bul Go Gee / Restaurants
Bul Go Gee is a Korean BBQ house near Yonge and Sheppard....
Cafe Aries / Restaurants
Cafe Aries is a little dessert and coffee spot with hanging decor as sweet as its treats. If offers a variety of teas, including ginger and bubble....
Cafe Le Monde / Restaurants
Cafe Le Monde, appropriately named, offers a variety of international cuisine and hookah pipes on its patio....
Cafe Princess / Cafes
Café Princess is where you should be hanging out if you've ever been jealous of where rich kids take their afternoon tea in Korean television dramas. What makes a café a...
Camarra Pizza / Restaurants
Camarra Pizza has been serving its authentic Italian cuisine to hungry Torontonians for over 50 years. Its menu includes pizza and pasta, of course, as well as grilled lamb chops,...
Capriccio Cafe / Baked Goods
Capriccio Cafe is part cafe, part patisserie. There's ample room to settle in for a hot tea or latte and pair it with one of the delicate pastries baked in...
Cataldi Supermarket / Grocery Stores
On the advice of a reader I paid a visit to Cataldi Supermarket, along Keele just south of 401. With plenty of Italians in the area it wasn't a surprise...
Centre Street Deli / Restaurants
Centre Street Deli's location (It's in Thornhill) and entirely nondescript exterior renders the chaos inside sudden and miraculous. Centre Street is huge and colourful with a busy and diverse crowd...
Charcoal and Salt / Restaurants
Charcoal and Salt is situated on the northern tip of Yonge Street's Koreatown just south of Finch. A barbecue joint that does not specialize in a particular breed or cut...
Chattanooga / Restaurants
Chattanooga is all about its pizzas, though it has been said its lamb shank can hold its own. Also offers salads, coffee, and WiFi....
China Gourmet / Restaurants
China Gourmet is a fast food Chinese restaurant located in a York Mills strip mall. ...
Chocolada / Baked Goods
Chocolada is well known in North York for making some of the best wedding and special occasion cakes in the area. ...
Cinque Lire / Restaurants
Cinque Lire is an Italian restaurant that makes its own fresh gelato. Dessert first? The dinner menu lists thin-crust pizza, homemade pasta, and stuffed panini among its offerings, as well...
Columbus Bakery (Jane St.) / Baked Goods
Columbus Bakery on Jane St. is the second Toronto location of the ever-popular Colombian bakery on Dufferin....
Congee Delight / Restaurants
Congee Delight is a hidden culinary gem. Their sliced fish congee is arguably more flavourful than most similar offerings at the more well-known congee establishments, and their small snacks are...
Congee Queen (Steeles Avenue) / Restaurants
Congee Queen on Steeles east of Don Mills is one of three Congee Queens in the GTA, offering extremely generous portions at reasonable prices....
Continental Foods / Grocery Stores
Continental Foods is a large, Middle Eastern grocery store on Steeles Avenue West that sells fruit, vegetables, bread, canned goods and prepared food....
Cozy Cafe / Restaurants
Cozy Cafe is a coffee shop and bakery on Spring Garden Avenue near Yonge and Sheppard....
Crazy Wings / Restaurants
Crazy Wings is a brand-spankin'-new pub and bar right on the corner of Yonge and Finch. The place is very cool and sleek with a built-in fro-yo place right outside...
Creative Bag / Design Stores
Creative Bag is probably the best place in Toronto to pick up anything bag related. Want to package or wrap something up. They probably have it here, or at their...
Cusina Lounge / Restaurants
Cusina Lounge is a Filipino restaurant and Karaoke bar with delicious, delicious BBQ stick prepared fresh on the patio in the summertime. The restaurant often hosts live music and karaoke,...
Cyclepath (North York) / Services
Cyclepath has a number of locations in Toronto including this one in North York near Yonge and Churchill. Inside, the store carries plenty of road, mountain and other bikes, as...
Da Best Filipino Bakery / Baked Goods
Da Best Filipino Bakery may not be hip or quaint, but it smells absolutely divine. And isn't that all that matters? This shop offers Filipino treats such as Halo Halo,...
Dae Bak / Restaurants
Dae Bak Korean Restaurant is a casual eatery located in a stripmall on Steeles just west of Yonge St....
Dalisay / Restaurants
Dalisay offers authentic Filipino fare for dine-in or take-out from its restaurant on Steeles at Bathurst....
Darband Restaurant / Restaurants
Darband Restaurant might be giving away its secrets online. Well, someone's secrets anyway; who knows if the Persian links it provides on its website actually match up to the recipes...
Dorio's Italian Bakery / Baked Goods
Dorio's Italian Bakery, a family-run deli, eatery and bakery in North York appropriately offered me a refreshing change of pace following a refreshing break from... well, everything that Christmas gets...
Dr Laffa / Restaurants
Dr. Laffa went from an obscure bakery in an industrial plaza to a bustling spot for some of the best Middle Eastern food around in a matter of mere months....
Dragon Pearl Buffet / Restaurants
Dragon Pearl Buffet is a massive new all your can eat buffet restaurant near York Mills and Leslie. The menu features Thai, Japanese and Chinese cuisine, and the food is...
Dumpling King (North York) / Restaurants
Dumpling King makes rave-worthy steamed, fried, or boiled dumplings. It's a mom and pop operation with all the charm of plastic folding chairs....
Earth Indian Restaurant & Wine Bar / Restaurants
Earth Indian Restaurant is a welcoming new addition to the otherwise Korean-and-Persian oriented restaurant scene at Yonge and Finch. Already famous for its sumptuous $ 9.99 Lunch-Buffet, Earth Indian Restaurant...
EHWA / Restaurants
Ehwa is a Korean powerhouse on Yonge Street at which its' possible to try the "Scent of Pusan" and a Spicy Snail noodle entrée (10.95 and 25.95 respectively). The...
Empire Bakery / Baked Goods
Empire Bakery is one of a number of area bakeries that specializes in wedding, bar mitzvah and other special-occasion cakes. ...
Euro Food Favourite Market / Grocery Stores
Euro Food Favourite Market is an Eastern European grocery store on Bathurst south of Finch....
Europe Bar and Restaurant / Restaurants
Europe Bar and Restaurant boasts a bountiful array of Hungarian classics on Bathurst just south of Lawrence in an area better known for its Cash for Gold stores than its...
European Food / Grocery Stores
European Food is a food store that (no surprise here) sells plenty of European products including deli meats, cheese, seafood and imported grocery items....
Express Pizza & Grill / Restaurants
Express Pizza & Grill offers a little bit of everything at its restaurant at Bathurst and Finch, from shawarma and falafel to a variety of fresh pizzas....
Fabricland / Design Stores
Fabricland has been selling its fabrics and sewing materials in Toronto since 1968. Although the company has diversified over the years in offering craft materials, sewing-free home decor kits, and...
Falafel Hut Village (York Lanes) / Restaurants
Falafel Hut Village, found Inside York Lanes (York University's own little mini-mall), reigns supreme for all things falafel, shawarma, and Middle Eastern grill. While the consensus may be split on...
Favourite Market / Grocery Stores
Favourite Market, not to be confused with the nearby Euro Food Favourite Market, is an Eastern European grocer on Steeles Avenue West that sells fish, cakes, candies, bread, cheese and...
Ferg's / Restaurants
Ferg's is your favourite neighbourhood bar, for a daytime chat with regulars, or a brewski at night with friends on the little patio out front. This bar is a...
Five Guys Burgers and Fries / Restaurants
Five Guys Burgers and Fries has finally arrived in the GTA. I have to drive to Woodbridge for this meal, but the chain (sometimes referred to as an East Coast...
Friedmans Fresh Fish / Grocery Stores
Friedmans Fresh Fish on Bathurst is a kosher fishmonger selling a good selection of fresh fish and seafood. ...
Friendly House Restaurant / Restaurants
Friendly House Restaurant is a greasy spoon in North York that claims its fame with the "Best Souvlaki" despite being owned by a non-Greek. For a deliciously unhealthy meal,...
Fry Basket / Restaurants
Fry Basket is more than just fish and chips, with its all-day-breakfast and bottomless coffee winning over the 905 crowd....
Gabby Pub / Restaurants
Gabby Pub is famous for its all-day-breakfast and live music every Friday and Saturday night....
Galleria Supermarket / Grocery Stores
Galleria Supermarket is probably the best Korean grocery in the Toronto area. This new store, found near York Mills and Leslie, is jam packed with fresh vegetables, prepared foods, fresh...
Galleria Supermarket (Steeles) / Grocery Stores
Galleria Supermarket near Yonge and Steeles is the original location of the Korean supermarket chain. Along with its usual massive selection of Korean grocery items, this location also hosts a...
Gol Inc. / Restaurants
Gol Inc. is a tiny Iranian take-out restaurant in North York (a.k.a. Tehranto) that serves some serious comfort food. I stopped by earlier this week to find a 5 foot...
Golden Chopsticks / Restaurants
Golden Chopsticks offers most Chinese food favourites including general tao chicken, egg fried rice, and hot & sour soup, all of which also happens to be certified glatt kosher. So...
Golden Shawarma / Restaurants
Golden Shawarma is a restaurant near Yonge and Finch offering shawarma and other Middle Eastern cuisine. ...
Golden Star / Restaurants
Golden Star has been in business since 1965, serving its classic, juicy 6oz burger. The decor looks like it hasn't changed much since 1965 either, but you'll have to tear...
Goodfield's Meats / Grocery Stores
Goodfield's Meats on Steeles Avenue West is a favourite of deli-man Zane Caplansky. Read his story about the father of the sons who own this butcher shop....
Grande Cheese Factory Outlet / Grocery Stores
Grande Cheese Factory Outlet is not just a cheese shop. Rather, it's a sprawling Italian superstore, stocked with grocery basics and edible indulgences. While the Orfus Road shop does have...
Grant Brothers MMA / Fitness Clubs
Grant Brothers Boxing and MMA is home to professional fighters such as Sean Pierson (MMA) and Troy Ross (boxing), and boasts a strong presence in local amateur competitions. But...
Grodzinski / Baked Goods
Grodzinski touts that it started baking in 1888, but don't expect to find evidence of the Bathurst Street bakery in the Toronto Archives from that time. From Lithuania to England...
Gryfe's Bagels / Baked Goods
Gryfe's Bagels has, in my opinion, the best bagels in the city. Bold statement, I know. But I have yet to find another bakery in Toronto that makes bagels that...
H&H Groceries Store / Grocery Stores
H & H Groceries Store has Filipino and Canadian (whatever that is) groceries, but the real draw here is its hot table. Dishes such as fried tilapia, fried tuyo, Bangus...
Haida Sandwich / Restaurants
Haida Sandwich is everything sub and sandwich, offering free drinks with every sandwich purchase....
Hamizrach / Restaurants
Hamizrach is a glatt kosher restaurant serving Middle Eastern soups, sandwiches, hot and cold appetizers, and entrees....
Happy Bagel Bakery / Baked Goods
Happy Bagel Bakery bakes fresh bagels, bread, pies, pastries and cakes. ...
Haymishe Bagel Shop / Baked Goods
Haymishe Bagel Shop is one of the front-runners in the North York bagel wars. Its major competitor, Gryfe's, with its fluffy, chewy goodness, is just a little bit up the...
Helena / Restaurants
Helena restaurant and tavern has been around since 1988, offering its classic take on Cantonese, Szechuan, Hakka, Hunan, and Peking cuisine....
Hell's Chicken / Restaurants
Hell's Chicken in North York is definitely one for the carnivores out there. Despite its name, it serves up other types of food besides chicken, including steaks and ribs, with...
Hello! Wonton Noodle House / Restaurants
Hello! Wonton Noodle house specializes in what else but wonton noodles? Despite the fact that all of their specials look very similar, the smells coming from the kitchen were...
Hermes Bakery / Baked Goods
Hermes is a kosher bakery and grocery store on Bathurst just south of Lawrence Avenue. Those in the know avoid Hermes on Friday mornings unless they have lots of time...
Hmart Finch / Grocery Stores
Hmart Finch is one of the locations of the Hmart chain of Korean grocery stores in Toronto....
Hmart North York / Grocery Stores
Hmart North York is one of the Yonge St. branches of the Hmart Korean grocery store. There's another location south of Finch....
Hooraiya Sushi / Restaurants
Hooraiya Sushi is a corner Japanese restaurant on Yonge Street north of Sheppard known for creatively designed rolls and lunch special bento boxes....
Hot Spicy Spicy / Restaurants
Hot Spicy Spicy pairs simple decor with very good food and service that is usually quite fast. Highly recommended is the cumin beef and the spicy fish soup, both my...
I Saw That on TV / Design Stores
I Saw That on TV is a shop that offers the Slap Chop, Bumpit, and Jack LaLanne Power Juicer all in one space, and all at a discount. I Saw...
Ichiban Spring Garden / Restaurants
Iciban Spring Garden is an area favourite for fresh sushi and tasty sashimi. It will also prepare rolls made with brown rice on request....
IKEA Restaurant / Restaurants
IKEA is a great brand to play word association games with. The polarizing purveyors of flat-packed furniture generate opinions almost as wide ranging as the company's selection of lamps. For example,...
Inakaya / Restaurants
Inakaya in North York bills itself as a Japanese sake bar. It's more drink-oriented than most sushi restaurants in this city but still a casual spot for any day of...
Iryewon / Restaurants
Iryewon is an Asian fusion restaurant on Steeles west of Yonge with many Korean and Northern Chinese dishes....
Isaac Ely / Fashion Stores
The Isaac Ely studio is a design dream and is situated on Champagne Drive. Never heard of that street? Well, it's at Finch and Dufferin, but nonetheless, Isaac Ely had...
Isaac's Bakery / Baked Goods
Isaac's is just a stone's throw from Grodzinski, but wins when the two are compared for price. Isaac's regular egg loaves start at $2.85, and vary depending on size and...
Jessica Cosmetic Nail and Beauty Supplies / Fashion Stores
While it's not much from the outside, this beauty supply shop is like a nail care haven, with everything you could ever possibly need to give yourself a perfect manicure....
Jetsun's Juicyburger (Yonge) / Restaurants
Jetsun's Juicyburger does burgers and fries the old fashioned way, made from scratch with fresh ingredients. For just a snack, you can order from its "Mini" menu of mini burgers,...
Johnvince Foods / Grocery Stores
Johnvince Foods has an incredible selection of everything, and its bulk candies and chocolates would surely incite euphoria in the confectionary fanatic. The North York store has bulk gummies, sugar-free...
Joons (North York) / Restaurants
Joons will cook its signature Korean dishes right in front of you at your table. Its Dak Gal Bee is a customer favourite....
Juan Meat Market (El Gaucho) / Baked Goods
Juan Meat Market is known not just for its chorizos, chicken, ribs, and other meats, but also for its freshly baked goods. The North York Market offers pastries and breads...
Juicy Hut / Restaurants
Juicy Hut, in the food court of the Downsview Park Merchant's Market, serves up some seriously fresh, original juice combos. Best is the sour sop with pineapple, strawberries and a...
Khorak Supermarket / Grocery Stores
Khorak Supermarket is the head honcho of Persian stores: hot food take out, jewellery, bakery, butcher, grocery and a patio upon which to gaze at your new purchases. The...
Khoraksara / Restaurants
Khoraksara is an offshoot of Khorak Supermarket that provides delicious Persian take out food and catering. ...
King David / Restaurants
Falafels are the ideal fast food. They're quick, cheap and satisfying with a delicious and balanced mix of produce and protein. In theory. I was introduced to them when I moved...
King Sushi / Restaurants
King Sushi is a little sushi restaurant prepared to tackle late-night rainbow roll cravings. It is open until 2 a.m. each day....
King's Palace / Restaurants
King's Palace if one of 16 fast-food restaurants lining the Downsview Park Merchant's Market's food court. Best is a heaping plate of ackee and saltfish ($5.99) with green banana and...
Kiva's Restaurant & Bakery / Baked Goods
Kiva's Restaurant & Bakery is a sit down affair in a crowded strip mall (good luck finding parking). Kiva's bakes 17 bagels and twisters, all made in small batches and...
Kiyomizu / Restaurants
Kiyomizu! At least that's what I think they're shouting at us, as we enter this modest Japanese restaurant located on Spring Garden Road, north of Sheppard off Yonge. This quaint...
Kokoya / Restaurants
Kokoya keeps the beer and soju flowing, accompanying its traditional Korean fare and specialty fried chicken....
Kokuryo / Restaurants
Kokuryo is a Korean restaurant and bar just north of Yonge and Sheppard....
Kosher Pizza Delight / Restaurants
Kosher Pizza Delight is the source for kosher pizza, falafel and a variety of sandwiches and salads. ...
Koto Sushi / Restaurants
Koto Sushi at Steeles and Don Mills offers fresh sushi and other Japanese cuisine....
L'Opera Patisserie et Cafe / Baked Goods
L'Opera is a quaint little bakery and cafe near Yonge and Finch. While they serve macarons and a variety of pastries, the best thing to get here is a slice...
LA Fitness Toronto / Fitness Clubs
LA Fitness has a Toronto location and its found right here at their signature club on Don Mills. This mammoth fitness club features a pool, basketball courts, squash courts, sauna,...
La Pasiva / Restaurants
La Pasiva offers Uruguayan dishes, which itself draws on the region's European culinary roots in Spain, Italy and other neighbouring areas. Find empandas, faina and chivitos as well as other...
La Stella Bakery / Baked Goods
La Stella Bakery is a North York bake shop offering cakes, pastries, and cookies, as well as gelato, grocery, and deli items....
La Traviata / Restaurants
La Traviata is a traditional Italian restaurant open for lunch and dinner, offering antipasti, soups, salads, and a variety of pasta dishes. Their entrees range from veal, to chicken to...
Lady York Foods / Grocery Stores
Lady York Foods is an Italian grocery store that is kind of like your typical grocery store but it also sells a good selection of fresh Italian bread, cheeses and...
Laterna Family Restaurant / Restaurants
Laterna is one of those odd blink and you miss it places. Located in north end of the city, just south of Steeles on the east side of Yonge, Laterna...
Lee Namjang / Restaurants
Lee Namjang offers all the Korean classics, including Mul Neng Myun, Sootbul Bulgogi, and Kimchi Jjim. Fear not, translations available....
Leslie Cafe / Restaurants
Leslie Cafe is a very cheap Western-style HK restaurant. They offer a wide variety of combos and specials. Their HK milk tea is one of the better ones that I've...
LF Warehouse / Fashion Stores
LF Warehouse can be found In an aging industrial park in North York. Their east end location sells a broad range of name frames at deep discounts, thanks mostly to...
Lim Ga Ne / Restaurants
Lim Ga Ne is a quaint and cozy restaurant that features authentic low tables for cross-legged dining (the downtown location at least) and a simple but traditional menu. The ban...
Little Tea Pot / Cafes
The Little Tea Pot on Yonge Street is a cozy little spot offering hot tea, bubble tea and basic coffee options. In other words, go here for the tea or...
Mainsha Plus / Restaurants
Mainsha Plus is a ray of sunshine in the dreary Jane and Finch Plaza. To step inside is to inhale a deep and instant hunger, as racks of BBQ, fried...
Mama Mia Place / Restaurants
Mama Mia Place is home to some of the best Chilean empanadas in Toronto. Deep fried or toasty from the oven, Mama Mia's offerings ($2.50) err on the meatier side....
Man Doo Hyang / Restaurants
Man Doo Hyang is a traditional Korean restaurant specializing in noodles and dumplings. The vapours streaming past your nose as bowls of noodle soups are hustled by busy servers...
Mandarin Garden / Restaurants
Mandarin Garden offers northern Chinese cuisine including deep fried sweet buns, dumplings, and pickled cabbage....
Mangia Mangia Italian Eatery / Restaurants
Mangia Mangia Italian Eatery in York Lanes doesn't look like much, though it offers the best Italian you'll likely find in or around York University. While I've only had the...
Manisha Express / Restaurants
Manisha Express is a North York Caribbean take-out spot offering roti, jerk chicken, and more....
Marche Istanbul / Grocery Stores
Marche Istanbul is a Turkish grocery store in an unremarkable strip mall by Lawrence and Dufferin. I'm sure I've passed right by this store countless times, yet I've never much...
Market-tino / Grocery Stores
Market-tino probably has every type of soda available in Latin America. While the store itself isn't exactly expansive, the small space manages to cram in bottle after bottle of brightly...
Max's Restaurant / Restaurants
Max's Restaurant offers fried chicken characteristic of the Philippines. Other traditional dishes include Kare-Kare, Sinigang, and Halo Halo, plus everyone's favourite: all-day-breakfast....
Me Va Me / Restaurants
Me Va Me is, for many North Yorkers, a neighbourhood institution. Situated in the corner of a strip plaza, the restaurant specializes mainly in Israeli/Middle Eastern cuisine and has proven...
Me Va Me Express / Restaurants
Me Va Me Express is just like its parent restaurant, only accelerated. You can order all of your familiar favourites, including grilled chicken breast skewers, falafel, or shawarma, or opt...
Memphis Smoke House / Restaurants
Memphis Smoke House got the inspiration for their joint from a month long pilgrimage to the holy land of barbeque. In that time they devoured that inspiration for breakfast, lunch...
Mezza Notte / Restaurants
Mezza Notte is Italian through and through, offering fresh pizzas, pastas, and other generously sized entrees. It also has a fairly large selection of wines, ranging from about $30 to...
Mivgash / Restaurants
Mivgash offers its shawarma and other Mediterranean fare for dine-in, delivery, or take-out from its restaurant on Steeles west of Hilda Avenue....
Moe Pancer's / Restaurants
Moe Pancer's swells with the pride of three generations of meat love. Fierce waves of locals pour in and out with pounds of meat like second nature. Pancer's moved down...
Momo Yama / Restaurants
Momo Yama is a typical Japanese restaurant with possibly the most attentive servers in the industry. The meals always come with "presents" from the sushi chefs and the quality...
Mot Na Son / Restaurants
Mot Na Son is a cozy Korean restaurant offering authentic fare including pork bone soup, bulgogi, and kimchi....
Mustafa / Restaurants
Mustafa, the original gangsta of Turkish pide, owns Pizza Pide as well as this restaurant on Wilson Avenue. Known by the Turkish community to make the richest, cheesiest, most voluptuous...
My Zaidy's Bakery / Baked Goods
My Zaidy's Bakery evokes all of those warm Zaidy-like feelings not just in name, but in bread. Its challahs are, of course, all baked fresh (I'm sure with lots of...
Nagomi Sushi / Restaurants
Nagomi Sushi has many unique and original sushi rolls created by chef Joon. Nagomi is known for great service....
Nak Won / Restaurants
Nak Won is a Korean restaurant in North York. It takes a while to get a table here on a Saturday night, but it's worth the wait. We suggest the...
Natural Life Health Market / Grocery Stores
The Natural Life Health Market on Bathurst is at the very north end of the city, so I probably would have passed it over and chose a competitor listed in...
Neagohyang / Restaurants
Neagohyang is a favourite for students in the area, offering authentic Korean cuisine including seafood udong, dolsot bi bim bap, and yuk gae jang. Karaoke is conveniently located right next...
New Greatime Corp / Restaurants
New Greatime Corp confusingly goes by the name "Hot World" on its business card. This restaurant serves up a ton of the everyday Szechuan favourites. Fortunately, all of the ones...
Nino D'Aversa / Baked Goods
Nino D'Aversa in North York offers two cannoli varieties. Its signature Cannoli Siciliani and its Cannoli Sfoglia. The Cannoli Siciliani is made with fresh ricotta cheese, and the Cannoli Sfoglia...
Noodle King / Restaurants
Noodle King is a Chinese restaurant that, despite its name, offers much more than just noodles. Past the orange brick tile wall and flowers and potted plans by the front...
North Restaurant (Shomal) / Restaurants
North is a large Persian restaurant found in a strip mall near Yonge and Steeles. The restaurant is also known by its other name - Shomal - which means North...
Northern Karate Toronto / Fitness Clubs
Northern Karate Martial Arts Club has 10 locations throughout the GTA. It offers a Quick Start, Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced program, as well as free workshops called "Bully Proof" to...
Of Things Past / Design Stores
Of Things Past is a consignment showroom of classic home furnishings....
Oh Geul Buh Geul / Restaurants
Oh Geul Buh Geul offers lots of sides with its authentic Korean dishes. Menu items include seafood and vegetable stir fry, BBQ pork, and Naengmyeon served with watermelon and crushed...
Oishi Sushi / Restaurants
Oishi Sushi is close enough to the York campus to serve as a favourite for sit-down Japanese and Chinese cuisine, and it doesn't hurt that York students are offered 10%...
Orfus Wrap & Grill / Restaurants
Orfus Wrap & Grill offers Middle Eastern fare in a little space with remarkably high ceilings. The menu includes everything you'd expect including falafel, shawarma, kebobs, and tabbouleh salad, but...
Orly / Restaurants
Orly on Sheppard Avenue near Bathurst provides the standard Israeli/Russian menu, complete with shawarma, falafel and borscht....
Owl of Minerva (Yonge St.) / Restaurants
Owl of Minerva has multiple locations in Toronto including this one on Yonge Street. Although it's on the menu of every other restaurant on this list, when I specifically crave...
Paese Ristorante (Bathurst) / Restaurants
Paese Ristorante's second location is complete with classic Italian cuisine with a Canadian take. The house-made menu includes, pizzas and pastas as well as an extensive wine list with over...
Pantry Foods / Grocery Stores
Pantry offers prepared kosher food made a little bit trendier than at its North York neighbours. And it's not just the decor - though the bright green walls, wooden accents,...
Pars Bakery / Baked Goods
Pars Bakery has all sorts of Persian baked goods along with your typical household food products. Also, in the back there are free magazines available for anyone that can,...
Pastel / Restaurants
Pastel is a creperie that offers both sweet and savoury crepes, as well as other desserts, ice creams, and coffees. Its frankfurter crepe is a unique favourite....
Patough / Restaurants
Patough (or Tanoor, a style of bread) is a Persian multi-purpose restaurant where you can find belly-dancing, live music, traditional art and delicious authentic Persian food on any given night....
Peacock Express / Restaurants
Peacock Express is an Indian restaurant serving thali dishes, curry combos, and apps....
Pepper's West Indian Takeout / Restaurants
Found in North Toronto, Pepper's is a great destination for Caribbean food but you have to know it to find it. Once you make it to Pepper's, order the Jerk...
Pho 88 / Restaurants
Pho 88 offers Thai, Vietnamese, and Chinese cuisine, including satays, cold rolls, and of course, pho....
Pho Bistro / Restaurants
Pho Bistro is an Asian fusion restaurant serving Vietnamese and Thai cuisine....
Pho Mi Asia / Restaurants
Pho Mi Asia is a casual eatery consistently buzzing with both local Vietnamese patrons and overspill from nearby Yorkdale mall. Bowls of pho come with enough meat to host a...
Pho Spring Garden / Restaurants
Has pho replaced sushi and tapas as Toronto's 'it' food? Lately everyone is talking about pho, debating where to get the best, most authentic Vietnamese rice-noodle soup. While the...
RAA / Restaurants
RAA is a Japanese restaurant with cozy decor made from reclaimed wood and a menu of authentic dishes....
Red Rose Patisserie / Baked Goods
I asked my friend Sona to take us to her favourite Persian bakery in Toronto, so she meets us (picks us up... in a car!) at Finch station and drives...
Reyhan Kebab / Restaurants
Reyhan Kebab is a restaurant on Yonge south of Finch offering kebabs and other Middle Eastern cuisine....
Richtree Marketplace / Grocery Stores
Since my quick chicken fix from Pusteri's, I have been on the hunt for the best bbq chicken to go. I see restaurants and grocery stores offering specials for chicken meals...
Roll.com / Restaurants
Roll.com is an Asian fusion restaurant offering Korean and Japanese cuisine. The URL "www.roll.com" is actually that of a privately held, $2 billion U.S. corporation....
Rose's New York / Restaurants
Rose's New York food doesn't stray from it's rather straightforward name - Persian meals and American grub can both be found here in an unexpected (apolitical) food union. For...
Roses Restaurant (North York) / Restaurants
Roses New York restaurant is actually in North York near the corner of Yonge and Steeles. The menu features pizza, sandwiches and burgers....
Royal Market / Grocery Stores
Royal Market is a great 24 hour supermarket for the sorts of odds and ends you feel you desire in the middle of the night if you're like me and...
Rustic Bakery / Baked Goods
Rustic Bakery is one of those places that has managed to slowly absorb the spaces around it. Like a taralli-filled version of The Blob, the Italian bake shop and grocery...
Sababa / Restaurants
Sababa is a popular Israeli grocer and restaurant found in a strip mall on Steeles Avenue. They have both a dine-in restaurant as well as a grocery store but most...
Sakura / Restaurants
Sakura offers Korean and Japanese cuisine, including kimchi, sushi, tempura, and green tea ice cream....
Sam Jung Sushi / Restaurants
Sam Jung Sushi is an unassuming little restaurant on the east side of Leslie, sandwiched between a Shoppers Drug Mart and a Macs variety store. ...
Sampaguita Village / Restaurants
Sampaguita Village is a fusion restaurant offering a mix of Chinese and Filipino dishes--something a little different from the typical Asian fusion. Don't let the word "village" fool you; this...
San Gennaro / Restaurants
San Gennaro is a casual Italian restaurant that does a brisk take-out and delivery business. On the menu is a variety of pizza, pasta and Panini....
Sapporo Sushi / Restaurants
Sapporo Sushi has some of the cheapest a la carte sushi along Yonge Street. $3 can get you 3 pieces of sashimi (some types of fish, not all) or...
Sardab Express / Restaurants
Sardab Express is where to get Middle Eastern food quickly in North York at a reasonable price. The dishes, such as falafel and shawarma, are available for take-out....
Sariwon / Restaurants
Sariwon is technically located in Thornhill, but folks in Toronto seem more than willing to hike a few blocks north of Steeles for this premium table top grilling spot. Quality...
Sea Salt Fish & Chips / Restaurants
Sea Salt Fish & Chips is a good local option for greasy fried goodness on Lawrence West near the Fortinos....
Seoul House / Restaurants
Seoul House is a popular Korean restaurant located in a strip mall south of Yorkdale Mall. There's plenty of seating here and the food is mostly cheap, filling and delicious....
Seoul House (Steeles) / Restaurants
Seoul House has two uptown locations. This BBQ restaurant eschews the all-you-can-eat mentality of its competitors to focus on a la carte portions of high-grade kalbi, bulgogi, pork belly and...
Shanghai Chinese / Restaurants
Shanghai Chinese Restaurant is a simple Chinese restaurant serving a variety of interesting dishes like Julienned Bamboo Shoots with Beef and Shrimp and Jelly Fish, Cucumber and Garlic Sauce. ...
Shawarma Max / Restaurants
Shawarma Max is a Middle Eastern restaurant on Yonge north of Sheppard offering its signature shawarma sandwich late into the night....
Shirini Sara Pastry House / Baked Goods
Shirini Sara is wildly popular within the Iranian community, having been successful in Tehran before moving to Toronto, and offer up a large amount of Middle Eastern treats all made...
Smokey Joe's / Restaurants
Smokey Joe's is a pub and restaurant offering everything from linguini agilo olio to tequila poppers. Karaoke is held every Sunday during its "Sangria and Songs" night....
So Great Thai / Restaurants
So Great Thai tries to live up to its name with an extensive menu Thai dishes including of pad thai, curry, spring rolls, and soup....
Song Cook's / Restaurants
Song's Cooks is an amazing, authentic Korean restaurant that is virtually hidden at the back of a strip mall off Steeles Avenue near Yonge Street....
Squared Circle Training / Fitness Clubs
Squared Circle Training is a bit tricky to locate. It's tucked away on a warehouse-filled crescent west of Hwy. 400. There are no signs announcing its presence. Its only tells...
St. Pio Bakery / Baked Goods
St. Pio Bakery specializes in custom wedding cakes, and also offers pies, buns, cookies, and other pastries....
Star Karaoke / Bars
Star Karaoke is a popular karaoke bar near Yonge and Finch. They have private rooms and a good selection of tunes....
Steeles Bakery / Baked Goods
Steeles Bakery, found in a strip mall at Bathurst and Steeles has been baking wedding cakes, chalah, rye bread, bagels and more since the 1960s....
Steeles Deli Restaurant / Restaurants
Steeles feels like a diner my mum or dad would have taken me in the eighties when we were in need of some comfort food. It is full of elderly...
Steve's Restaurant / Restaurants
Steve's Restaurant, just north of Wilson on Lawrence, is one of those inexplicably popular greasy spoon-ish restaurants that's packed with families on Sunday nights. Perhaps its esteem is due to...
Sunny Dragon / Restaurants
Sunny Dragon is a family-run restaurant serving a fusion of Korean and Chinese cuisine....
Sunrise Caribbean (Jane St.) / Restaurants
Sunrise Caribbean restaurants dot the city of Toronto but this one on Jane just north of the 401 might be the largest of the bunch. They even have a drive-through,...
Sunrise Foods (Sheppard) / Grocery Stores
Sunrise Foods is a classic dairy-based grocery store/deli, selling what pleases the old-school, Jewish appetite. Cheeses, lox, a variety of mayo-infused salads are all available by the 100g. Entering Sunrise,...
Super Arzon Food Market / Grocery Stores
Super Arzon Food Market is known in the area for its' great take-out kebab that is available till the early hours of 3 am every day (however, it's open 24...
Super Zamani / Grocery Stores
Super Zamani is a butchery with fresh meat being brought in daily from local farms and made Halal style. There's also a variety of cuts that wouldn't be usually...
Sushi Bong / Restaurants
Sushi Bong is one of 8 Asian food restos in a tiny traffic circle strip mall with only 20 shops. It's mostly a take-out deal with only 3 tables and...
Sushi Moto / Restaurants
Sushi Moto is a Japanese restaurant and sake bar offering a full menu of authentic cuisine, including meals for kids and eight flavours of ice cream....
Sushi One / Restaurants
Sushi One is a Japanese restaurant near Yonge and Sheppard serving sushi, curry, and teriyaki dishes....
Sushi Seoul / Restaurants
Sushi Seoul is a restaurant near Yonge and Steeles that serves a mix of Chinese and Korean staples as well as sushi....
Taftan Kebab / Restaurants
Taftan Kebab is a Persian take-out and catering restaurant that boasts its' "low calorie" healthy food. Persian cooking by nature is very greasy (and delicious), so a healthy option...
Tah Deeg / Restaurants
Tah Deeg is a Persian buffet restaurant at Yonge and Finch, also offering take-out....
Tandoori House / Restaurants
Tandoori House is an Indian restaurant at Yonge and Sheppard offering a lunch buffet seven days a week....
Taro's Fish / Grocery Stores
Taro's Fish is a great place to spend a Saturday afternoon for a boatful of reasons, not the least of which because a trip there allows me to check off...
Tea Shop / Cafes
The Tea Shop is a mostly take-out tea shop in North York specializing in milk tea....
Tekka Sushi / Restaurants
Tekka Sushi is located in an awkwardly shaped plaza directly across from Fairview Mall and offers AYCE sushi as well as a regular menu. Their a la carte items include...
Thai Bistro / Restaurants
Thai Bistro is a tiny North York Thai restaurant, but don't let the size fool you. It offers big satisfaction with its authentic soups, curry dishes, and of course, pad...
The Burger Hut / Restaurants
The Burger Hut - despite the fact it is not, in fact, a hut - is otherwise one of the most honestly named restaurants I know. This is because unlike...
The Copper Chimney / Restaurants
The Copper Chimney is nearly empty as we walk through its homely glass paned door. Decorated with the modest trappings of a 70's era family restaurant, the place likely won't...
Tindahan / Grocery Stores
Tindahan is a South-East Asian grocery store located in the "Yorkville North" plaza on Steeles. If there's ever a craving for large amounts of Tapioca or Curry, or otherwise...
Toong / Restaurants
Toong is a watering hole that may be fairly run-of-the-mill, but it does have an ace up its sleeve with its proximity to several Karaoke establishments, some located in the...
Top Saigon Restaurant / Restaurants
Top Saigon Restaurant has barely been open a month, but it already has one thing going for it -- impeccable location. Tucked inside a bustling plaza at the corner of...
TOV-LI / Restaurants
TOV-LI is popular amongst the Bathurst Jewish community, but also a victim of its popularity. Wait times are long, employees seem bewildered and in the end their $8 deluxe...
Traditional Korean Restaurant (Wonjo) / Restaurants
Traditional Korean Restaurant (aka Wonjo), is a gem in the midst of a multitude of self-proclaimed best Pork Bone Soups, Bibimbops and Soon Tofu restaurants in North York. Though the...
Tsuki Izakaya / Restaurants
Tsuki Izakaya is a Japanese restaurant serving its authentic dishes with exquisite attention to presentation....
Tuong Phat / Grocery Stores
Tuong Phat is a Korean supermarket located near Finch and Bathurst....
Tuyen / Restaurants
Tuyen is an Asian fusion restaurant offers everything from lobster to rolls, curry and lamb. It also has an extensive martini menu, from which you can order a nice n'...
Twister Karaoke / Bars
Twister Karaoke is the pride of North York. It's the only joint in town offering "karaoke boxes," though exactly what differentiates them from private rooms must be more nuanced...
Umami Sushi / Restaurants
A fully kosher Japanese restaurant (I love Toronto's multiculturalism!) offers a full array of sushi options, as well as udon and rice noodles....
Underground Restaurant (York U) / Restaurants
The Underground Restaurant is found in the lower level of the Student Centre at York University. It's a full sit-down restaurant serving salads, sandwiches and rotisserie specials....
United Bakers Dairy / Restaurants
The United Bakers Dairy was once a pillar of Jewish Spadina but it moved uptown years ago with its clientele, into this big, buzzing space where you can get a...
Vernisage / Restaurants
Vernisage is an event space and restaurant serving cabbage rolls, potato dumplings and more to crowds of up to 120 people....
Vietnamese Delight / Restaurants
Vietnamese Delight is a restaurant and take-out spot offering authentic Vietnamese cuisine. Just look for the cartoon cow....
Wakame Sushi / Restaurants
Wakame Sushi in North York offers both all-you-can-eat and set dinner options of Japanese cuisine, including noodles, soups and, of course, sushi. ...
Warrior Muay Thai (Railside Road) / Fitness Clubs
Warrior Muay Thai on Railside Road opened up after their previous location on Don Mills Rd. became too small to house their growing student numbers. They continue to host Muay...
Way Cool Tattoos / Services
Way Cool Tattoos has multiple locations in the Toronto area including this one on Yonge St. in North York....
What A Bagel / Baked Goods
What a Bagel can do more than just bagels. Challah masters may be able to detect slight differences between loaves with so many locations throughout the GTA, but What A...
Wiki Star / Restaurants
Wiki Star is a bubble tea shop on Northtown way that also sells cheap Taiwanese take-out including noodle soups and rice dishes....
Wolfie's Deli / Restaurants
The owner of Wolfie's Deli is incredible, talking electronics and cracking open tiny glass bottles of coke from his 1954 pop dispenser. He is ecstatic to serve up massive sandwiches...
Wonderpho / Restaurants
Wonderpho has recently opened their slick Vietnamese restaurant on York Mills. As the name suggests, there is pho on the menu alongside crowd favourites like spring rolls, skewers and curry...
Xe Lua (Steeles) / Restaurants
Xe Lua is a Vietnamese restaurant on Steeles between Yonge and Hilda....
Yakamoz Grill / Restaurants
Yakamoz Grill is Wilson Avenue's resident shawarma joint. Yakamoz's menu includes typical Middle Eastern fare such as falafels, shawarma, and kebabs, but also includes a couple of out-of-the-box items including...
Yama Sushi / Restaurants
Yama Sushi is a cozy Japanese restaurant with reasonable prices and an all-you-can-eat option....
Yogoberri / Restaurants
Yogoberri in North York offers Korean-style desserts, with its specialty being frozen yogurt AKA "frogurt." Patrons pick their flavour of yogurt and then garnish it with their choice of toppings....
Yoo Ga Ne / Restaurants
Yoo Ga Ne is a little cave of a restaurant serving Korean and Japanese cuisine - but no sushi! A blasphemy to all North Americans that have grown to...
Yoo Ga Ne Ichiban / Restaurants
Yoo Ga Ne Ichiban Japanese Cuisine is one of the most convenient sushi joints on the subway line. Open from 12 pm to 5 am (aka. All night!) its'...
Yu Ki Japanese Restaurant / Restaurants
Yu Ki Japanese Restaurant is a serviceable sushi joint near Orfus Road and Dufferin....
Yummy Market / Grocery Stores
Yummy Market is the largest Eastern European supermarket in Toronto. While its location (on Dufferin between Finch and Sheppard) is not the most accessible by public transportation, the food definitely...
Zaffron / Restaurants
Zaffron is a creative medley of Italian and Persian cuisine in Thornhill. There aren't many places where one can order risotto and fesenjoon in one sitting but Zaffron does it...
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