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Roncesvalles Village
Still undeniably Toronto's Little Poland, Roncesvalles Village finds a way for authentic Polish butchers, bakeries and restaurants to thrive among a growing spate of cafes serving fair trade brew, latte art and vegan treats. Mix in popular brunch spots like Brad's, second-run flicks at the revitalized Revue Cinema and some of the city's tastiest barbecue at Barque Smokehouse and you've got yourself a neighbourhood that's no longer one of Toronto's best kept secrets.
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7th Sister Bakery / Baked Goods
The 7th Sister Bakery, a sugar oasis, has emerged amongst the asphalt labyrinth of Roncesvalles, marked with a yellow striped awning. Since it's recent opening on Labour Day weekend,...
A Good Read / Bookstores
A Good Read is one the best places in the city to find rare books, with particular emphasis placed on first and signed editions. Opened in fall of 2007...
Alternative Grounds / Cafes
Alternative Grounds started way back in the day when there was no fair trade coffee being roasted in the city. Today's they're still winning over the neighbourhood with their veggie...
Another Story / Bookstores
Another Story Bookshop has a comprehensive collection of books for children and adults with an emphasis on social justice, equity and diversity. ...
Aris Place / Restaurants
Aris Place has been grilling souvlaki for the Roncesvalles crowd for over 34 years now -- so you know they've got to be doing something right. I've passed their...
Barque Smokehouse / Restaurants
Barque Smokehouse is a new addition to Roncesvalles, located at the corner of Geoffery in the old Bistro 299 space. This casual smokehouse boasts an assortment of classic southern barbecue,...
Belljar Cafe / Cafes
Belljar Cafe is a little less city, and a little more neighbourhood. Off the beaten path and away from the hustle and bustle, this cafe is the perfect spot for...
Benna's Bakery & Deli / Grocery Stores
Benna's Bakery and Deli has everything on their shelves I could ever think about needing. It's one of those typical small grocery stores -albeit a Polish one - found in...
Bloor Street Boxing and Fitness / Fitness Clubs
Bloor Street Boxing and Fitness is one of Toronto's most iconic gyms. Founded by former lightweight National Champion Paul Ryan as a non profit to get kids off the...
Blue Bay Cafe / Restaurants
Blue Bay Cafe on Roncesvalles cooks up creole cuisine from Mauritius. Curried shrimp with green mango is among the favourites here. ...
Blue Plate / Restaurants
Blue Plate is a welcome addition to Roncesvalles, serving up an interesting dinner menu and weekend brunch....
Cafe Polonez / Restaurants
Café Polonez is one of the final Polish strongholds left in Roncesvalles and a restaurant I always find myself coming back to. If I weren't Asian, I reckon I would...
Cardinal Rule / Restaurants
Cardinal Rule is comfort food at its finest. The dim lighting, the cozy wood tables, and the food, oh the food. The place is perfect for a pub stop, some...
Cherry Bomb / Cafes
It's very Zen like inside Cherry Bomb. The decor is sparse and simple. The place is impressively clean, as though scrubbed down and put into order moments before we arrived....
Chocolateria / Grocery Stores
The Chocolateria, a cocoa lovers' dream on Roncesvalles, opened quietly without advertising in the middle of a construction nightmare. You might call it a bad business move. But, when a...
Chopin / Restaurants
Chopin on Roncesvalles has been churning out its popular perogy dish for 25 years. The ample entree-sized portion is perfect for sharing over beers while catching a game on the...
Christopher Cutts Gallery / Galleries
Christopher Cutts Gallery is one of Toronto's most established commercial galleries, active on the scene since 1986. Located just off Dundas West near Lansdowne, it shares an unassuming cul-de-sac with...
Domani Restaurant / Restaurants
Domani Restaurant is a long time resident of Roncesvalles. Their menu features homemade pasta, pizza, salad and grilled meats....
Dressers / Fashion Stores
Contributed by Jaime Kawamoto There is something charming about a place where everybody knows your name. Dressers, in Roncesvalles Village, is a place where locals go to browse and bond. ...
Fat Cat Wine Bar / Restaurants
Fat Cat Wine Bar has two locations in Toronto including this one on Roncesvalles. As would be expected from the name, they offer many wines by the glass (3oz or...
Fresh Collective (Roncesvalles) / Fashion Stores
Fresh Collective on Roncesvalles is the third Fresh Collective outlet in Toronto, and though just a month old, it's already being fully embraced by the neighbourhood. "It has totally exceeded my...
Grateful Head / Fashion Stores
Grateful Head has held strong over the last few years as a Toronto salon with one of the best names around. And as long as I've been heading there for...
Green Light District Design / Design Stores
Green Light District Design is an import from Ottawa showcasing contemporary furniture from across the globe. While the recently opened Roncesvalles floor looks like the living room of a seasoned...
Gurts / Baked Goods
Gurts is Roncesvalles' answer to self-serve frozen yogurt. But unlike most fro-yo shops, Gurts has an extra element to help it through the slow winter months. That is, freshly baked...
Hugh's Room / Bars
Hugh's Room is one of the best venues in Canada for Llive folk/roots music. It features live acts regularly - both local and international musicians. ...
Imelda / Fashion Stores
Imelda is a shop that stocks those so-called "cute and comfortable" shoes that always look the same to me, despite the year or season--they all have chunky heels, round cuddly...
Inter Steer / Bars
Formally a dusty old restaurant that appeared to be called "Romantic Place" and whose facade looked like it dated back to 1970, Inter Steer underwent a big makeover a few...
JJ Sushi / Restaurants
JJ Sushi was the original sushi option on Roncesvalles but it now has plenty of competition. This place is tiny, making take-out the best option....
Kennel Cafe / Services
Kennel Cafe doesn't serve coffee to dogs, but it does stock a wide variety of natural, organic and earth-friendly products. Check the website for nutritional seminars, or submit a photo...
Loons Restaurant & Pub / Restaurants
Scoping for a patio on a Thursday night on Roncesvalles, two friends and I end up at Loons, a restaurant and pub just up the street from the Revue Cinema....
Mabel's / Baked Goods
Mabel's Bakery & Specialty Foods opened for business this fall in the old Warmia Deli space on Roncesvalles, and after a total rennovation and completely revamped offerings, the storefront now...
Macklem's / Fashion Stores
Macklem's is a family-run business located at Dundas and Roncesvalles since 1945. They have a huge selection of strollers and carseats, as well as just about any other baby item...
Maple Produce / Grocery Stores
On a warm sunny day, Roncesvalles easily ranks as one of my favourite streets for a little food shopping. There's a lively atmosphere with local grocers, butchers, bakeries and cafes...
Mariclaro / Fashion Stores
Mariclaro is an open-concept boutique and workshop on Roncesvalles that makes women's bags, clothing and accessories....
Mercantile / Grocery Stores
After nine years on College Street, The Mercantile has moved to Roncesvalles. With the new space, owner Shannon Doyle has been able to expand the stock of specialty foods...
Mitzi's / Restaurants
On the quiet, tree-lined Sorauren Avenue, just north of Queen sits Mitzi's, a hugely popular cafe and brunch spot. The best thing about Mitzi's is the spiced potatoes. It's one...
My Dog's Daycare / Services
My Dog's Daycare is a cute little daycare centre in Roncesvalles Village. Cheery staff keep numbers low in order to look after your best friend as if they were their...
Noodleholic / Restaurants
Noodleholic is a brand new specialty noodle house that opened two weeks ago in upper Roncesvalles Village. It's an interesting concept dedicated to all things Asian in the land of...
Olga Korper Gallery / Galleries
Olga Korper Gallery has a lengthy and fascinating history. Started in the basement of Korper's former apartment on Markham Street, after a few years the then makeshift gallery moved...
Phila Optical / Fashion Stores
Phila Optical is an eyewear shop on Roncesvalles that offers many unique and vintage-inspired designs....
Pizza Flora / Restaurants
Pizza Flora is a new entrant on Roncesvalles for take-out pizza and chicken wings. Pizza options range from the traditional (margherita) to the gourmet (shrimp scampi) to the indulgent (chicken...
Pizzeria Defina / Restaurants
Pizzeria Defina is Roncesvalles' answer to wood-fired pizza. After months of teasing, the paper on the windows is finally down and neighbourhood residents are flocking to their new pizza...
Plastik Wrap / Fashion Stores
Plastik Wrap is the kind of store I love to explore, full of slightly off-the-wall clothes that err on the side of goth, various fabrics augmented with PVC and ready...
Qi Natural Foods / Grocery Stores
Qi Natural is a health food store with three locations in Toronto including the one pictured above on Roncesvalles. The other two are on Bloor Street in Koreatown and on...
Roncesvalles Bakery / Baked Goods
The Roncesvalles Bakery & Deli is a lot smaller, but from my experience, friendlier then some of the other larger Polish bakeries on Roncesvalles. The Roncesvalles Bakery & Deli...
Roncy St. Gallery / Galleries
Roncy St. Gallery is a new addition to the north end of Roncesvalles, showcasing contemporary work in a gallery space near Howard Park....
Roncy's Bean / Cafes
Roncy's Bean is not simply a new spot from which to grab a latte in Roncesvalles Village, but also a sort of mini-triumph for some of the people in the...
Rowe Farms / Grocery Stores
I've never had a particularly strong connection to meat. That's not because I don't like the stuff. In fact, it's just the opposite. I love it. But I've always been...
Scout / Design Stores
Scout is a quaint little Roncesvalles gift boutique specializing in local and handmade goods. For some reason, the plum purple ceiling seems to tell me all I need to know...
Set Me Free / Services
Set Me Free has locations on Roncesvalles), Little Italy (653 College St.) and the Beaches (2130 Queen St. E). They carry a variety of used bikes, as well as some...
Shala-Mar Restaurant / Restaurants
When you think "eastern" food on Roncesvalles, you'd be forgiven if your culinary map included a vast white space just past the Balkans with "here there be tygers" scrawled...
She Said Boom / Bookstores
She Said Boom features two locations under once linked, but now separate, ownership. Both stores have been around for over ten years, with the College Street location acting as...
Snap Fitness / Fitness Clubs
Snap Fitness in a fitness chain with locations across North America including this one on Roncesvalles. The best thing about this place is that it's 24 hours. ...
Soup 'n Such / Restaurants
Soup 'n Such is a breakfast and lunch spot where Dundas West meets Roncesvalles. The menu features plenty of soups (potato bacon, turkey veggie), salads (quinoa, spinach), panini and a...
Statis Local Foods / Grocery Stores
Stasis Local Foods is all about eating locally all year round. That is, eating locally all year round without forgoing some of your favourite, though out-of-season foods. So, while you...
Sushi 67 / Restaurants
Sushi 67 makes delicious sushi - plain and simple. Fresh, creative, and flavorful sushi is infamously hard to find in this city, but the shoebox-sized Roncesvalles gem, Sushi 67, might...
Sushi on Roncy / Restaurants
Sushi on Roncy is the newest sushi restaurant to open on Roncesvalles. Like the other options further south their menu is stacked with the usual sushi, sashimi and maki options....
Sweet Thrills / Grocery Stores
Sweet Thrills is the epitome of a kid's dream candy store. It has board games right by the entrance, a wall of Jelly Bellys, a balloons and colourful candies just...
Sweetpea's / Design Stores
Sweetpea's has brought eco-friendly, contemporary floral design to Roncesvalles. Finally. "There really wasn't anything like this before," owner Sara Jameson tells me, leaning over the counter. Jameson has lived in...
The Ace / Restaurants
The Ace Restaurant has experienced a rebirth after almost two decades of lying dormant. After reading about the diner back in May, I was intrigued by the history of the...
The Dizzy / Restaurants
The Dizzy has flags from all over the world and is a welcoming Gastro Pub in the heart of Roncesvalles. While some might find its menu to be just standard...
The Friendly Thai / Restaurants
The Friendly Thai on Roncesvalles, one of the handful of outposts belonging to the popular local restaurant chain, serves up tasty Thai food in a contemporary ambiance. ...
The Little Hair Shop / Fashion Stores
The Little Hair Shop is a Roncesvalles salon specializing in Kevin Murphy products and touting "low maintenance" style....
The Local / Restaurants
The Local is an art-friendly pub on Roncesvalles that has lots of beers on tap, chili, burgers, salads and perogies. There's also a great back patio....
The Westerly / Restaurants
The Westerly has quickly transformed the old River restaurant on Roncesvalles into a cozy destination for meat and seafood heavy comfort food such as veal meatballs, braised short ribs and...
Thin Blue Line / Grocery Stores
The Thin Blue Line Cheese Boutique in Roncesvalles Village has a great selection of fresh, local artisan cheeses. ...
Urban Harvest / Design Stores
Urban Harvest was the first urban agriculture business of its kind in Toronto, long before organic became a supermarket staple, specializing in ecologically sustainable garden alternatives. Owner Colette Murphy has been...
Vicky's Fish & Chips / Restaurants
Two different menus, one for fish and chips and one for thai, with a LOT of variety for a very reasonable price. The fish and chips are worth raving...
Victoria's Bakery / Baked Goods
Victoria's Bakery on Roncesvalles sells traditional Eastern European baked goods and foods including Polish donuts, pumpernickel loaves, cured meats and cheese. ...
Vincent Sushi / Restaurants
Vincent Sushi has grown up and moved into much larger digs on Roncesvalles. They are open for lunch and dinner and even have a few Korean options on the menu....
West Side Cycle / Services
West Side Cycle caters to "moms and pops" - people who just want to hop on the bike and ride. Most new bikes are in the modest $300-400 price range...
Zagloba / Restaurants
Zagloba is an old school Polish restaurant on Roncesvalles. The owner makes traditional dishes including all sorts of perogies. There's also weekend....
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- Chinatown
- Church Wellesley Village
- Corktown
- Corso Italia
- Danforth
- Distillery District
- Dundas West
- East Chinatown
- Eglinton West
- Etobicoke
- Financial District
- Forest Hill Village
- Harbourfront
- Junction
- Junction Triangle
- Kensington Market
- King East
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- Koreatown
- Leslieville
- Liberty Village
- Little India
- Little Italy
- Markham
- Mount Pleasant
- North York
- Ossington
- Pape Village
- Parkdale
- Port Lands
- Queen West
- Richmond Hill
- Riverside
- Roncesvalles Village
- Rosedale
- Scarborough
- St. Clair West
- St. Lawrence Market
- Upper Beaches
- West Queen West
- Yonge & Bloor
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- Yonge & Eglinton
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