Neil Jaye
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Hello CU’er. I will be making my first trip to Toronto this weekend and wondered if any of you were familiar with the city and had any suggestions on good things to do? I am more interested in non-touristy things personally like cool bars, etc. I will be in the downtown Yorkville area if that makes a difference.
Thanks for any feedback.
Pablo
Crestview Addition
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Try this: http://www.tasteofthedanforth.com/tasteofthedanforth.php
It's a quick ride on the subway (Bloor Line) from Yorkville. I went last year and had a great time. Are you staying at the Four Seasons? Yorkville is one of the most exclusive shopping districts in Canada!
Columbusite
Minneapolis
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Koreatown. And don't forget to ride the streetcars.
dirtgirl
University District
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I was just there a month or two ago and had a GREAT time. of course, my idea of tourism is to eat my way across a city, so my recommendations are all food related, but these are all winners:
Osteria Ceceri E Tria
106 Victoria Street
http://osteriacicerietria.com/
Great sicilian-style italian restaurant near the financial district. What's unique is that you order a set (but changes daily) assortment of appetizers as your meal, but you can add on a pasta or second course if you want. Some long communal-style tables, family owned, super friendly and cute.
Pizzeria Libretto
221 Ossington Avenue
http://pizzerialibretto.com/
Very hot spot, but you can sit at the bar if there's a wait for tables. Phenomenal neopolitan style pizzas (a la Bono), very creative toppings, great atmosphere.
Black Hoof (theblackhoof on twitter)
928 Dundas St W
No website but good coverage on Urbanspoon.
Tiny restaurant specializing in charcuterie. This was the place I was most excited to visit, but it's closed seemingly 3 nights a week, so call ahead. My husband managed to go after I left and raved about it.
And the St Lawrence Market is kind of like the North Market except bigger - lots of fish purveyors, a famous "montreal-style" bagel place, a peameal sandwich (supposedly a toronto specialty). It has some great grocery stalls in the basement where you can get about twelve different kinds of rice and lentils.
If I had more time, I would have liked to take a ferry out to the islands. I've been there once and recall it was a nice little nature escape with a great view of downtown.
Have fun!
hungrywoolf
Victorian Village
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We're planning a trip to Toronto so I was pleased to find this thread (thanks to Dirtgirl). Does anyone have any other Toronto recommendations?
brothermarcus
West Siiiide
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first off, enjoy the effective public transit... something we've never seen here in Columbus. I'm a beer and movie guy, so sorry if most of my suggestions lean in that direction.
Bloor Cinema - will re-open this fall under new mgmt, the area around has some great dive bars... if you're in town for the film fest I envy you.
http://bloorcinema.com/
C'est What - brewpub with an amazing selection of in-house microbrews, in the business district around a bunch of really fancy establishments
http://www.cestwhat.com/
Queen St. West - great boutique/eclectic shopping and eating
Toronto Island Area- I've a friend who has went there for writer's retreats and talks about how peaceful it is where she stays- but I've never made it down there.
Rogers Center/CN Tower/Steamwhistle Brewing - very touristy, but I like baseball/towers/beer so it was a win/win/win
from bathurst (w) to parliament (e) the lake (s) to bloor (n) there are 7 breweries, and the architecture around the University of Toronto is quite the mashup west of Yonge between Bloor (n) and College (s)... I believe Chinatown is on College/Spadina if memory serves correctly so plenty of eating/grocerying opportunities there as well.
Yonge St. is like High Street in Columbus, it runs the whole town North to South and different neighborhoods have different offerings along the way- hard to make any specific recommendations, I've always found something new each time on Yonge.
Eaton Center is kinda shiny, but I can't really say I enjoyed anything IN the complex... we have much of the same stuff at Easton/Polaris... but I have found good restaurants and book stores on the periphery.
joshlapp
SoHud
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I enjoyed just sitting on the streetcars and catching the view for cheap. Chinatown was fun also and I took a trip to their City Hall which was interesting (it looks like something out of a 60's James Bond movie or something). Make sure to buy the 3 day pass for the transit system, its only $10.
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