Parkdale

No longer the down and out neighbourhood it once was in the late 1900's, Parkdale is slowly, but inevitably extending Queen Street's rejuvenation past the Dufferin jog. 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. Popular new bars and live music venues like Wrongbar happily co-exist with pub stalwarts like the Cadillac Lounge and Mitzi's Sister.

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Ummm...Mitzi's Sister totally has a patio. In the back. It's smaller than the Rhino's or Cadillac Lounge's, but it's cuter and usually smells better.

Posted by: Erin at June 6, 2007 3:27 PM

Bachus probably makes the most caucazoid roti of all the places in the city. And Ghandi's is an East Indian take on a very specific Trinidadian/Guyanese dish.

Ali's Roti in Parkdale, is probably the best, authentic roti in the city.

Posted by: Nick at June 6, 2007 10:52 PM

I have to disagree with you about Bacchus. Their roti reigns supreme. Ali's is merely average.

Posted by: Tim at June 11, 2007 12:05 AM

Sorry Nick, but even as an Indian born in India, I have to say Bacchus' West Indian roti is THE BEST. It may be a bit Canadianized, but it's still very good. My mother, who is renowned in her Indian cooking, also loves Bacchus. I've eaten roti all over Southern Ontario and nothing compares. Ali's (a couple of doors down?) has good Doubles. Island ?? at the corner of King and Dufferin isn't too bad.

But Bacchus is one of the reasons I plan to move back to Toronto this year, from Guelph. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, like West Indian roti here in the boonies of Guelph or even in Kitchener-Waterloo.

Posted by: raj at July 21, 2007 6:15 PM