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West Queen West
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. Anchored by the nightlife and cultural destinations that are The Drake and Gladstone Hotels, this neighbourhood oozes creativity, community and fun. Not to be overlooked are hidden gems like Julie's Cuban and Luna Cafe up Dovercourt or the burgeoning South Ossington strip.
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107Shaw Gallery / Galleries
107Shaw takes the idea of opening a gallery in one's home to a certain extreme. Unlike those enthusiasts who cobble together makeshift exhibition spaces in small apartments that aren't...
69 Vintage / Fashion Stores
I love vintage stores. I hate their smell. I don't like shopping in basements, garages or sketchy back rooms. I'd rather not stumble blindly through dimly lit spaces, crashing into...
751 / Bars
With the disappearance of Queenshead Pub at Queen & Bathurst, the strip was aching for a dark, cool and not-so-chic bar for locals to kick back in. The Queenshead...
99 Gallery / Galleries
99 Gallery is the gallery space at 99 Sudbury. The 5,000 square foot space is committed to showcasing local and international emerging artists working in a variety of forms of...
99 Sudbury / Fitness Clubs
99 Sudbury may have mythical status as Toronto's famed after hours club, but these days the only music here is the alt rock infused by the fitness club that now...
A2ZANE / Fashion Stores
A2ZANE has finally found a permanent home On Queen West near Bathurst, the former pop-up shop spent the past year in a smaller spot further west, following earlier pop-ups and...
Addis Ababa / Restaurants
Still going strong after all these years, Addis Ababa fills tummies in West Queen West with the area's tastiest Ethiopian specialties....
Anne Hung / Fashion Stores
Contributed by Michelle Williams Pine floors, and space to browse around without bumping into crowded racks are some of the best features about the atmosphere at Anne Hung. But the...
Anne Sportun / Fashion Stores
Anne Sportun specializes in hand-crafted jewellery made in downtown Toronto by a team of highly-skilled goldsmiths....
Apalla / Restaurants
Apalla has taken over the space formerly home to Indus Junction. Not much has changed with the decor but the menu has been updated and includes offerings like lamb, chicken...
Appletree Natural Foods / Grocery Stores
This health food store has a good selection of bulk items, tasty homemade baked treats and vegetarian sushi rolls. ...
Art History / Design Stores
Art History is a treasure trove of antiques and all around cool junk, with pieces to fit everyone's budget. I wouldn't call it a design store, more of an indoor...
Art.27 / Fashion Stores
Art.27 is a beauty and wellness boutique focused on organics, natural ingredients, and ethically sourced labour and production. These aren't just buzz terms for owner Camelia Nicoara. In fact, so...
Atomic Design / Design Stores
Atomic Design on West Queen West is the bomb. (Forgive me, I had to.) I had no idea what to expect from this little store the first time I stopped...
Banu / Restaurants
Mr. C has been excited to go for Iranian food at Banu ever since I discovered that you can smoke from a Shisha/Hookah on the patio. Friday night, we...
Beaver Cafe / Cafes
Cafe by day - bar (or sometimes raging dance party by night), the Beaver defies categorization. Good for lunch, dinner, drinks or a pick-me-up latte in the afternoon. ...
Bicyclette / Fashion Stores
Bicyclette Boutique has found its permanent home on West Queen West near Trinity Bellwoods, offering its unique selection of urban-meets-whimsy clothing. Though I'm not much of a gusher, especially when...
Blacksmith Cycle / Services
Blacksmith Cycle is one of those stores that's bound to attract people who just want to talk about bikes. That's not to say that customers won't also purchase what the...
Bluebird Handmade / Design Stores
Bluebird Handmade is a veritable cornucopia of handmade goods and craft supplies that opened in The Annex at the beginning of the year. Originally devised as a retail-fronted, workshop-backed operation for...
Brooklynn / Restaurants
Brooklynn arrives near Queen and Dufferin from the same owners of the Hideout. Expect more of the same here - basically a hybrid bar/restaurant that gets pretty packed on weekends....
Buckler / Fashion Stores
Bucker is the type of store you really can't judge by its cover, or in this case, their Sexy Bastard underwear. When you walk into Buckler, your initial reaction might...
BYOB / Design Stores
BYOB is just like your favourite kitchen knick-knack store, but instead of your countertop, everything here is for your bar. That makes BYOB a dangerous place for someone such as...
Cabaret Vintage / Fashion Stores
Contributed by Jessica Pollack About a year ago I was wandering Queen West with my brother Adam and we stumbled upon Cabaret Vintage. Anyone who loves scouring the racks of a...
Cafe Bernate / Cafes
Cafe Bernate is easy to miss with its modest stony grey exterior. On a recent visit, owner Angelo Cassani greets me and I feel like I've entered a 1970's grandmother's...
Caju / Restaurants
Brazilian fare doesn't exactly come cheap at Caju, but the West Queen West restaurant does offer its house-specialty, the lime-infused caipirinha, to help lubricate your wallet. Mains include traditional dishes...
Capsule Music / Services
Capsule Music is a temple of twang - three cramped rooms loaded to the ceiling with guitars with f-holes or candy-apple race car finishes, and amps in battered tweed. Old...
Carte Blanche / Fashion Stores
Contributed by Marissa Liu I have passed Carte Blanche many times but rarely during daylight hours, however, every time I feel compelled to press my face up to the glass and...
Charlie / Fashion Stores
Fast fashion tends to translate into shit quality, which is why I steer clear of H&M and its ilk (among other reasons--I'm sure I'll harp on that in a future...
Chippy's Fish & Chips / Restaurants
With a weighty familial and cultural legacy on my shoulders, I walked into the Annex institution Chippy's looking for some crispy goodness, with a side of absolution. My Devonshire dad and...
Chosen Vintage / Fashion Stores
Chosen, says owner Melissa Ball, is very much in a Clueless stage. Picture Alicia Silverstone in a slinky stretch maxi and Stacey Dash by her side in chunky heels and...
Church Aperitivo Bar / Restaurants
Church Aperitivo Bar has opened in an old church at the corner of Queen and Dovercourt after an extensive (and lengthy) renovation. Was it worth the wait? The restaurant serves...
Cinnamon Girls Cafe & Catering / Restaurants
Walking along in Parkdale, I was looking to escape the less-than-sweet sounds of building demolition. Across the street from the freshly pulverized Queen West Car Wash, the Cinnamon Girls...
Circuit Gallery / Galleries
Circuit Gallery is a web-based project co-founded by Claire Sykes and Susana Reisman. Modelled after Jen Bekman's highly successful 20x200 concept, it takes advantage of the internet's wide reach...
Clafouti / Cafes
Clafouti, a French bakery on Queen St. West, is the perfect way to kickstart a day off. It's a madhouse on the weekend, jammed with ravenous hordes salivating over...
Clint Roenisch / Galleries
Clint Roenisch Gallery, nestled in the hub of the West Queen West "Art + Design District," is a small gallery that packs a punch. Having opened its doors in 2003,...
COAL Clothing / Fashion Stores
Top brand designer denim wear for the fashion cautious mind. Diesel. Firetrap. Paige. True Religion....
Coupe Bizzarre / Fashion Stores
Montreal/Toronto studio Coupe Bizzarre sits on Queen St W split between #704 and #710. Which might mean a quick game of "where's my hair stylist today", but they're a...
Czehoski / Restaurants
Czehoski was once described to me by a friend as "that pricey place down Queen West with the awesome signage." Though this is hardly a thorough or even remotely complete...
Dark Horse 3 / Cafes
Dark Horse has once again proven to be one of the most tenacious purveyors of coffee in Toronto, and their new location proves three isn't just a crowd. With this...
Demarco-Perpich / Design Stores
Recently relocated from Summerhill to Queen just west of Ossington (very recently -- still finishing up the facade), Demarco-Perpich is new to Queen West, but is building on long standing...
Devil's Workshop / Fashion Stores
Buying a ring for a loved one is not for the faint of heart. With so many different stones, metals, designs, sizes and price-points, a trip to the local jewellery...
Dlish / Baked Goods
Dlish cupcakes, the new West Queen West bakery dedicated solely to the creation of the ubiquitous, individually-sized treat, is offering up these ever-loved confections with a striking amount of care...
Doll Bar Inc. / Fashion Stores
Doll Bar Inc. is a new salon dedicated exclusively to hair extensions. In the same way blow dry bars such as Blo and Do My Hair have found success in...
Done Right Inn / Bars
The Done Right Inn is a low-key bar near Trinity Bellwoods Park. In the summer, head to the back patio and settle in for a few pints under the shade...
Double Deuce Saloon / Bars
The Double Deuce Saloon near Queen and Beaconsfield opened in August with plenty of early hype. Ambitiously located on the strip between the Gladstone and the Drake, co-owner Dave Mitton,...
Downward Dog Yoga / Fitness Clubs
My experience with Downward Dog began with a Level 1 class, led by studio co-owner and 30-year yoga veteran, Diane Bruni. I mistakenly overestimated my abilities - "Level 1" does...
Drake 50/50 / Fashion Stores
50/50 Is the Drake Hotel's newest concept space that's part vintage furniture, part fashion.The shop, which is just a few doors down from the hotel and occupying a former gallery,...
Drake Cafe / Cafes
The Drake Cafe serves up some of the same food as the Sky Yard, much of it over-priced and not that filling. A better bet is to just grab a...
Drake Hotel / Hotels
The Drake Hotel - self-proclaimed as the city's "Hot Bed For Culture" - is a modern boutique hotel and one-stop experience that makes both nightlife lovers and design nerds soil...
Drake Hotel General Store / Design Stores
Since almost the day Jeff Stober sunk millions into rejuvenating the Drake Hotel, gossip has been following him around as he sought to buy up real estate in the area....
Drake Sky Yard / Bars
The Drake Sky Yard is prime drinking, eating and lounging real estate in the summer. It gets packed early, especially on weekends. A full lunch and dinner menu is available...
Drake Underground / Bars
The Drake Underground is one of the best live music venues in the city. It has a decidedly different vibe than the rest of the Hotel. Programming features local and...
Dufflet / Baked Goods
Dufflet, now with three locations in Toronto, makes premium all natural desserts like the chocolate cupcakes (above), tarts, pies and cakes. ...
Dutil / Fashion Stores
Dutil Denim is denim floor to ceiling, quite literally. With stacks of jeans, shorts, overalls, shirts, and remnants rolled up near the ceiling, you won't find anything of another creed...
Edward Day Gallery / Galleries
Contributed by Dory Carr-Harris Easy to miss if you're not looking for it, the Edward Day Gallery sits in a cosy enclave next to the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA)...
El Almacen / Cafes
El Almacen is a South American-style cafe specializing in mate, a tea-like infusion made from the leaves of a species of holly which is particularly popular in parts of Brazil,...
Ella + Elliot / Fashion Stores
Ella + Elliot stocks imaginative, stylish nursery furniture with European flair. The store is curated almost like a gallery and is the exclusive Canadian seller for a number of different...
Erin Stump Projects / Galleries
Erin Stump Projects is a small art space in the heart of West Queen West, near Dovercourt. Having opened its doors in April 2011, it's definitely a newcomer in an...
ESP Gallery / Galleries
ESP Gallery, along with Ten Eighty Gallery, is one of the newest galleries to surface near Queen and Dovercourt. So far their exhibitions have featured emerging, talented contemporary artists....
Eyesore Cinema / Services
Eyesore Cinema is fiercely disdainful of most Hollywood fare. Owner Daniel Hanna has lovingly curated Toronto's finest selection of obscure cinematic oddities, for rental and purchase. Lovers of live action...
Fawn / Fashion Stores
Do you ever see those girls walking down the street who look simply effortless, their clothes the perfect mix of feminine and pure edge? They drape themselves in lots of...
Fresh Collective / Fashion Stores
Five years old and still going strong, Fresh Collective is a gem of a boutique in Toronto's Queen West fashion district. It offers the work of about 20 local...
Fresh on Crawford / Restaurants
Fresh on Crawford serves up some of the best vegetarian and vegan brunches, lunches and dinners in Toronto. This is one of three Fresh locations but the only one with...
Garrison's Barbershop / Fashion Stores
Garrison's By The Park probably has the best view of any barber shop in the city. Most barber shops look out on a stretch of retail streetscape or the hallways...
Gaspard / Fashion Stores
Gaspard has a dress with which I have fallen in love. It's a quilted Liberty, sandy-brown cotton, and printed with birds from neck to bottom hem. "It's based on drawings by...
Georgia Scherman Projects / Galleries
Located on Tecumseth just south of the Queen West strip, Georgia Scherman Projects is, as the name suggests, a project-based gallery. A circular sentence if I've ever written one,...
Gino's Pizza / Restaurants
Gino's Pizza is pizza chain with dozens of locations scattered across Southern Ontario. They have three outposts in Toronto including this one near Queen and Niagara. The menu is your...
Gladstone Art Bar / Bars
The Art Bar is the Gladstone's intimate, mixed-used space. Best for live music, The Art Bar also features comedy and film nights, video game tournaments and art and performance events....
Gladstone Ballroom / Bars
This beautifully restored ballroom at the Gladstone is a favourite event space for magazine launch parties, fashion shows and live music....
Gladstone Hotel / Hotels
The Gladstone Hotel, a once run-down flophouse, has been recently transformed into a boutique hotel, situated in the heart of the vibrant West Queen West art scene at the edge...
Gladstone Melody Bar / Bars
The Gladstone Melody Bar, for me, has always been that place I visit once a month to bask in communal Simpsons nerdom. But as of this past Monday, it will...
Graven Feather / Galleries
Graven Feather had piqued my interest long before I actually made it in to have a look around. A street-level door hinting at the staircase behind it in a plain...
Green Shag / Fashion Stores
Green Shag offers man hockey-themed cuff links, shirts, pocket squares and suiting. Embarrassing tag line aside ("everybody needs a shag,"), this bespoke retailer's goal is to make you look your...
Harlem Underground / Restaurants
Harlem Underground is the latest addition to chef Anthony Mair's soul food mini-empire, taking over the space from his previous Irie Food Joint and joining Richmond Street's Harlem Restaurant on...
Heel Boy / Fashion Stores
I was browsing the selection at Heel Boy. I moved past the sandals and towards the purses near the cash. As I picked up a Nine West gold handbag ($160)...
Helmutt's Pet Supply / Services
Helmutt's will give you everything your pet needs from nutritional food products to organic treats, bowls, toys and everything in between. If they don't have it in stock, just ask...
Hits & Misses / Services
Hits & Misses shows that punk's not dead as the walls of 45s will remind you that punk was a singles medium first and foremost. The vinyl revival means that...
Huh / Fashion Stores
For everyone in the market for flirty and flattering dresses, Huh should definitely be on your short list of places to shop. This little Queen West boutique is more than...
Hunter and Cook / Galleries
The Hunter and Cook headquarters unveiled itself to the world on Thursday night. The launch party for the new home of the arts and culture magazine started by Jay Isaac...
INabstracto / Design Stores
Kate Eisen is one of West Queen West's longest standing residents, going back to Stardust Lounge days. Like the best vintage stores, INabstracto showcases a curated collection rather than just...
Industrial Storm / Design Stores
I think it's a rule that names rarely reflect reality. I mean, The Democratic People's Republic of North Korea is not exactly the shining star of freedom that the name...
Izmi Sushi / Restaurants
Izmi sushi is a standard sushi joint on Queen that doesn't do much to distinguish itself from the hundreds of other Japanese restaurants in Toronto....
jacflash / Fashion Stores
From a distance, jacflash looks like another design shop. It's the telltale minimal black frame that screams, "I'm a trendy furniture and other thingamabobs shop". As you get closer,...
Julie's Cuban / Restaurants
Thoughts turn to smoochin' once Toronto escapes the clutches of its winter prison. The newly summer-skinned brothers showing off tats and sisters in sundresses come charging through TTC turnstiles...
Katharine Mulherin / Galleries
Katharine Mulherin, now in its tenth year, is spread across various store fronts on Queen Street West. Edgy and relevant, this gallery is one of the most respected and...
Klaxon Howl / Fashion Stores
Klaxon Howl, the former Queen St. West resident, may not position itself as an exclusive brand, but you need to know where to look if you want to shop through...
Knit Cafe / Cafes
The Knit Cafe is a knitting space meets cafe. So you can roll out your bundle of yarn and enjoy your latte at the same time. Check out our previous...
Kol Kid / Fashion Stores
Kol Kid sells a range of educational and decorative toys, shower gifts and bedding accessories. There's stuff here for both newborns and toddlers. I once bought an Ernie puppet (of...
La Hacienda / Restaurants
La Hacienda serves up big plates of Tex Mex on Queen West. It's certainly plated its share of nacho orders throughout its 22-year run. Classic round yellow chips and high-quality...
Lady Mosquito / Fashion Stores
Lady Mosquito is packed with cheery embroidered totes, sculptural felt brooches and dyed palm seed necklaces. The itty-bitty West Queen West spot peddles vibrant South American-made bags and accessories, reflecting...
Little Tibet Restaurant / Restaurants
Longstanding Queen Street West resident Little Tibet Restaurant serves an authentic Tibetan menu: mostly mild, all tasty, with a wicked chili sauce on the side. ...
Love of Mine / Fashion Stores
Love of Mine is the best new store that's opened this year (so far). A jewelry buyer for many years, owner Anna Damelin has chosen a stellar collection of designers to...
Magic Pony / Design Stores
Magic Pony has moved down the street, but co-owner Kristin Weckworth assures me it's the same Magic Pony that has brought funky toys, original prints, books and other art to...
Mavrik Wine Bar / Restaurants
Mavrik Wine Bar may easily be missed on bustling West Queen West. For whatever reason, the wine bar trend has never really caught on in Toronto. The whole mixology craze,...
Meg / Fashion Stores
Contributed by Natalie Taylor Photos of women in mid-dress adorn the walls of the quaint, chic boutique Meg, in the heart of West Queen West. I question if the photos...
Milagro on Queen / Restaurants
Milagro near Queen and Euclid is the third location in the burgeoning Mexican cantina's empire. For authentic Mexican food (not Tex-Mex) in Toronto it's tough to find a better place...
Mini Mioche / Fashion Stores
Mini Mioche is a Toronto-based company that makes and sells baby and kids basics made out of organic and eco-friendly fabrics. Their location on Queen St. is their flagship....
MissBehav'n / Services
MissBehav'n is perhaps most famous for its live mannequins (real girls dancing in the window every Saturday). Inside, the sex store is a lusty lingerie and fetish destination. The shop...
Nadege Patisserie / Baked Goods
My road to Nadege Patisserie was longer and harder than I ever could have expected. 4 weeks, to be exact, as our visit fell on their one-month anniversary, and about...4...
Nearly Naked / Fashion Stores
On Queen St W at Shaw, Nearly Naked has an always-rotating inventory of pretty underthings: bras, lingerie, sleepwear, and hosiery. ...
Neat / Design Stores
Neat (Space. Edited.) has moved from Yorkville to Queen West, taking up Portobello's old space and making it new (and neat) again. One-stop shopping for high-design organizational solutions for...
Noce / Restaurants
Noce is a longtime favourite for classic Italian dishes near Trinity Bellwoods Park. The white-table clothed dining room and higher than average neighbourhood prices tends to attract an older, well...
Nomad (Queen St.) / Fashion Stores
Nomad, the popular Richmond Street men's store, has recently opened this larger West Queen West outpost. It's filled with neo-trad offerings like sturdy Filson totes ($135--$455), emerald-green Canada Goose...
Nunu Ethiopian Fusion / Restaurants
Nunu Ethiopian Fusion isn't your traditional Ethiopian restaurant. Found two doors down from Addis Ababa near Queen and Northcote, the just opened eatery is owned and operated by a woman...
Nyood / Restaurants
Nyood is a nyoo (opened this spring, signage isn't even up yet) hip Mediterranean restaurant with a stunning futuristic decor and gourmet mouth-watering dishes. A rooftop patio is in...
Oliver Spencer / Fashion Stores
Oliver Spencer decided back in 2002 that contemporary menswear was missing something: him. The clothes he wanted to wear didn't exist yet, or that is how he saw the state...
One of a Kind Pasta & Grill / Restaurants
A neighbourhood favourite, One of a Kind Pasta & Grill offers a huge selection of pasta, meat dishes and other items....
Oyster Boy / Restaurants
Oyster Boy is famous for being one of the best oyster houses in the city. They also do a brisk business in supplying the rest of the city (both restaurants...
Pari Nadimi Gallery / Galleries
Pari Nadimi gallery is sort of hidden away on Niagara St. It's worth meandering south from Queen to take a look inside this large warehouse like space that showcases sculpture,...
Parkette / Restaurants
Parkette has opened its doors just steps from Trinity Bellwoods in the old Tern Art Supplies space. Walking in, we're greeted by friendly wait staff who seat us at a...
Paul Petro / Galleries
Paul Petro gallery is an institution on Queen West. Not to be confused with Paul Petro Multiples + Small Works down the street, this older sibling features two floors of...
Pavillion / Design Stores
Contributed by Steven Carver Since my mother is overwhelmed with decorating the spare bedroom, I tell her I'll help her find an occasional chair for the room. She agrees....
Pho Pa / Fashion Stores
Contributed by Robyn Urback The name isn't the only thing that's extraordinary about Pho Pa. Though when I first walked into the store, I judged it to be just another funky...
Pink Eye Optical / Fashion Stores
Pink Eye Optical might sound like a place with an infection but this new eyewear boutique on West Queen West is a welcome addition to the hood, stocking a nice...
Piola / Restaurants
Piola has taken up residence in the monstrosity that is the Bohemian Embassy. Its opening signals the arrival of global restaurant chains to the neighbourhood and is also probably the...
Politica / Restaurants
Politica is nestled in a residential stretch on Strachan Avenue between King and Queen streets. The vibe here is definitely more King St. (west of Bathurst) than West Queen West....
Poppies / Design Stores
Poppies was way ahead of its Starbucks neighbour in recognizing the hipness of a West Queen West address. It's a cheerful space filled with floral eye candy, and small...
Poutini's House of Poutine / Restaurants
I've been waiting a long time for Poutini's House of Poutine to open. When I found out that a new poutine place was opening on West Queen West, I...
Propeller Gallery / Galleries
Propeller Gallery is a community-oriented gallery on West Queen West....
Public Office / Design Stores
Public Office opened quietly back in February as an extension of the Production Kitchen design house, which is located upstairs (at 780 Queen West, with entry off Gore Vale Avenue)....
Quasi Modo / Design Stores
Quasi Modo specializes in modern furniture, lighting and accessories for the home and office....
Queen Specific / Galleries
Queen Specific is located immediately west of Dufflet Pastries, who co-sponsors this unique art project on West Queen West. A two by eight foot window display, monthly exhibitions are programmed...
Queen Street Qreative / Galleries
Nestled in between two of downtown Toronto's most popular photography shops on Queen Street East, friends of mine recently opened a new gallery space that doubles as a specialty print...
R Squared Cafe / Cafes
R Squared Cafe is already bustling in the home of what once was Quaff Cafe on West Queen West. The former cafe was purchased by new owners, totally made over,...
Raging Spoon / Cafes
The Raging Spoon is a cafe with a social concience. Housed in a former Church on Queen St., the cafes serves drinks, lunch options and houses a small gallery space...
RaviSoups (Queen St.) / Restaurants
RaviSoups has opened a second location in Toronto, this one just down the street from the Drake on Queen St. Inside, the decor isn't quite as slick as the Adelaide...
Red Tea Box / Cafes
The Red Tea Box sells spectacular fondant dessert creations, boasts a sparkling coach house slash tea room in the back and has an excellent selection of loose leaf teas. ...
Response / Fashion Stores
This store carries Toronto designer Glynis Dupuis's Response collection as well as an innovative selection of shoes, jewellery, and accessories that are hand-picked to work with her clothes....
Robber / Fashion Stores
It's pretty easy for me to spend an entire day wandering around Trinity Bellwoods in West Queen West, checking out stores and spending money on just about everything (from clothes...
Romni Wools / Design Stores
Romni Wools overwhelms with its rows and rows of baskets filled with all colours and textures of yarn. The aisles can get a little narrow, but if you don't mind...
Rotate This / Services
Rotate This is Toronto's indie record store archetype (the vinyl copy of the Scott Pilgrim soundtrack on the wall is almost too obvious). They carried vinyl long before vinyl's unexpected...
Ruins / Fashion Stores
Ruins is like the apartment of your coolest dude friend. Walking in, the store is more than just a clothing store: it's a lifestyle stop. Sure, there are gorgeous clothes here,...
Rus-Teak / Design Stores
Rus-Teak is a furniture store on Niagara Street which sells solid wood antique and reproduction furniture from China, India, Indonesia and Pakistan....
SANKO / Grocery Stores
If you're familiar with the West Queen West area, SANKO would probably have already made your radar. A small Japanese, grocery and gift store which also sells ready to eat Japanese...
Simon Carter / Fashion Stores
Simon Carter, a UK-based label, has been a menswear competitor in Toronto for 2.5 years, but did you know that its Queen St West location is the only store in...
Spectacle / Fashion Stores
It's been a while since I've received customer service like this, especially at an eyewear store? Not since the days of "Wenches and Rogues" on College Street, ran by all...
Spice Trader / Grocery Stores
If you love spices, this store will not disappoint. The Spice Trader has the good stuff. In past lives I was a total skeptic about overpriced specialty food items, spices...
Squirly's / Bars
Squirly's is a small bar on Queen near Niagara is a good bet for a cold pint and cozy conversation among friends. They have food too including a weekend brunch....
Stephen Bulger Gallery / Galleries
Focuses on the exhibition and sale of international contemporary and historical photographs that define the tradition....
Stylegarage / Design Stores
O.K., so Stylegarage looks like it was once a garage. At 1500 square feet, it's a pretty damned big garage, but you could imagine some sort of car collector parking...
Sunny Mummy / Fashion Stores
Sunny Mummy is relatively new to the West Queen West neighbourhood, taking over a former gallery space at the base of the Trinity Bellwoods condos. Onsite childcare is included in...
Susan Harris Design / Fashion Stores
More details coming soon. Susan Harris Design is located on Tecumseh just south of Richmond....
Swan Restaurant / Restaurants
Swan is a popular, restored diner just steps from Trinity Bellwoods Park. They serve a terrific brunch but also are super busy for lunch and dinner....
Sweet Lulu / Restaurants
As the prevalence of "NO SUBSTITUTIONS!" clauses on menus grow, it's getting harder to customize your dish in this town. Now, while I can hardly blame the eateries for...
Sydney's / Fashion Stores
Sydney's may have been burned recently, but the modern menswear retailer has not let a little smoke and soot taint the image of its emerging brand. Entering the former Heel Boy...
TAN Coffee / Cafes
Visiting T.A.N cafe felt like re-uniting with an old MySpace friend, when I made my way over there last week. A few months back, I had helped Melissa hang pictures...
Tealish / Grocery Stores
Tealish knows a thing or two about location. Having been in the Trinity Bellwoods neighbourhood for quite a few years now, their location on Walnut about 1/2 a block...
Ten Eighty Gallery / Galleries
Ten Eighty Gallery is a new gallery near Queen and Dovercourt that shows work of young and talented Toronto artists....
Ten Spot / Fashion Stores
The Ten Spot's look is a little bit NYC and definitely urban. All surfaces are sleek, reflective, immaculate, loft-like and/or industrial. The Ten Spot is brightly lit, and the lighting...
Terroni / Restaurants
I've mentioned Terroni in other reviews on the site, but when it comes to doing a review of this authentic Italian eatery itself, I've never managed to get any co-diners...
Thai Elephant / Restaurants
Thai Elephant is a run-of-the-mill, westernized South-East Asian eatery across from Terroni on Queen. It offers all of the usual dishes you'd expect from your local Spring Rolls outlet, and...
The Beaconsfield / Restaurants
A great neighbourhood spot across from the Drake Hotel, The Beaconsfield offers good sized meals like salmon with spaghetti squash, poutine and short ribs. ...
The County General / Restaurants
The County General is Splendido's tattooed cousin from the South, with a penchant for rock music and bourbon. But don't let its tough-as-nails attitude fool you, because just like...
The Dog's Bollock's / Restaurants
The Dog's Bollocks takes over the space that hasn't found a consistent tenant since the popular Gypsy Co-Op served both beer, good tunes and the best late night candy store...
The Midpoint / Bars
The Midpoint was an uninspiring pizza joint at one point but since it put the emphasis on cheese and dough in its past it has slowly gained a following as...
The Paper Place / Design Stores
The Paper Place is one of Toronto's best sources for premium paper, stationery and other paper-related products....
The Raq / Bars
The Raq offers a billiard area that's best described as a man cave with dark tables, hanging lamps, wooden floors, and, uh, sparkling crystal chandeliers. It works, though. Raised glass...
The Savoy / Bars
The Savoy on West Queen West, long-awaited by anyone who gets excited about fancy-sounding names and beautiful, architectural brick doorways, has finally opened. And it's... pretty good. Yet another competitor on...
Thrush Holmes Empire / Galleries
Thrush Holmes Empire is a publicly accessible studio and gallery; and the international headquarters of empire-building artist Thrush Holmes. ...
Timmie Doggie Outfitters / Services
Timmie Doggie Outfitters is what happens when two graphic designers open a dog boutique. With two Timmie-the-Dog inspired locations on West Queen West and in Leslieville (pictured), Timmie's offers top-notch...
Twist Gallery / Galleries
Twist Gallery is now officially open after finishing up some recent renovations. Taking over the space formerly occupied by SPIN Gallery, just above the Social, new owner, Nadia Kakridonis,...
TYPE Books / Bookstores
TYPE books is my neighbourhood bookstore. Actually, that's not true. There's also Babel and Monkey's Paw - both good for certain occasions, but TYPE is my go-to. I depend on...
Ursa Restaurant / Restaurants
Ursa lives up to the hype — and there's been a lot of it. Brothers Lucas and Jacob Sharkey Pearce opened up shop at the end of January in the...
V by 69 Vintage / Fashion Stores
V by 69 Vintage is a new concept store by (you guessed it) 69 Vintage featuring a collection of the owner's most cherished vintage treasures. The location, right across from...
Valhalla / Design Stores
I missed the part where Odin was big on thank-you notes, but Valhalla is still a heck of a stationery and gift store. Right by the door is a...
Vinny Massimo's Pizza & Pasta / Restaurants
Massimo's has been getting a lot of press lately. First, there was the whole sanitation and rats issue that forced the popular late night pizzeria to close temporarily. And then...
W Lifestyle / Fashion Stores
The big W marks one of Toronto's favourite hair salons. On Queen St W at Tecumseth. ...
Walnut Studios / Galleries
When I first discovered Walnut Studios, I never expected it to be so hidden. Following the pungent smell of cow manure around the bend from The Old York bar...
West Salon & Spa / Fashion Stores
West Salon & Spa is brand new, and in a prime bit of WQW real estate between the Drake and the Gladstone -- perfectly situated to primp scenesters on their...
White Squirrel Coffee Shop / Cafes
White Squirrel Coffee Shop knows what you need, Trinity Bellwoods. You've got your albino squirrels - fine. Keep 'em. But what you lack is ice cream, dear park, and this...
Wicked / Bars
Wicked just might be that....Want to know more? Check out our previous coverage of Wicked....
Woolfitt's Art Supplies / Design Stores
Years ago, a trip to Woolfitt's meant making the trek to nowhere land Queen Street. The store was the hidden gem for Toronto art supplies. It was beyond the park....
Yogurty's (Queen West) / Restaurants
Yogurty's, the burgeoning do-it-yourself frozen yogurt chain owned by Yogen Fruz has taken over the long standing Second Cup location at the corner of Queen and Palmerston....
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