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Remarkable Bean Tea-Coffee Co

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2242 Queen St E, Toronto, ON, M4E1G2

Place to play chess: It's a homey and homely little independent spot with comfy chairs, very quiet, really artsy.

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Live Organic Food Bar

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264 Dupont Street, Toronto, ON, M5R1V7

Raw restaurant: Woody Harrelson goes there.

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360 Restaurant

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301 Front St W, Toronto, ON, M5V2T6

Rotating restaurant: For such a gimmicky spot, the food is fantastic. Best smoked salmon, best pasta I've had. Who remembers when it was called Sparkles? Oh yeah, baby!

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True Grits Soul Shack-CLOSED

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603 Markham St, Toronto, ON, M6G2L7

Grits: Where else can you get grits in Toronto??

  • favourite thing(s) at this place:
  • Grits

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Lisa Shamai Cuisiniere

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245 Carlaw, Toronto, ON, M4M2S1

Best sandwich value in town: MASSIVE, fresh sandwiches, piles of rare roast beef, real cheese, crisp lettuce ... sold out the back door for FIVE BUCKS EVEN.

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Three's Company Catering Inc

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673 Danforth Av, Toronto, ON, M4J 1L2

Caterer with a restaurant too: The two owners are brilliant at what they do. Very friendly, homey spot; they love kids.

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Big Carrot Natural Food Market

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348 Danforth Ave #209, Toronto, ON, M4K1N8

Organic food store: Newly renovated and expanded; LOVE Carrot Common; it's right by Book City and a kickass juice bar; Whole Foods is SO OVERPRICED.

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Toronto Public Library - Beaches Branch

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2161 Queen St E, Toronto, ON, M4L1J1

Public library branch: They just reno'd and the reno is awesome while respecting the 100+ year history of the building. The walls are red. It overlooks the park.

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St. Lawrence Market

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92 Front St E, Toronto, ON, M5E1C4

Back bacon sandwich: It's back bacon nirvana.

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Future Bakery & Cafe

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483 Bloor St. W, Toronto, ON, M5S1Y2

Place to sit all day drinking coffee and reading: Good memories (Fringe Festivals past).

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Mr. Movie

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228 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON, M5J 2X1

Video store: All DVD, knowledgeable staff, lots of cult and foreign/kung fu.

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Queen Video

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412 Queen St. W, Toronto, ON, M5V2A7

Video store: Lots of foreign, cult, offbeat, Canadian

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Silver Snail Comics

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367 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON, M5V 2A4

Comic book store: Remember the uptown store??

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Suspect Video-CLOSED

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619 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M4M1G4

Video store: LOTS of foreign, cult, offbeat, Canadian

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Harbourfront Centre

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235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON, M5J 2G8

Outdoor movie theatre, Place to push a stroller: Better place to watch Jaws ??

It feels like I'm on vacation.

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Hotel Inter-Continental

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220 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON, M5S3B7

Public restroom: Huge stalls with full doors. And little cloth hand wipes.

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The Only Cafe

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972 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON, M4J1L9

Breakfast: Absolutely unbeatable (at least it was a few years ago). If you like big smoky sausages or smoky ham, or baked beans with breakfast, go. Actually, just go. P.S. It's kind of dirty.

  • favourite thing(s) at this place:
  • Breakfast

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Over Easy

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208 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON, M5S3B4

Giant skillet of eggs, potatoes, peppers and cheese: It's just a big frickin' mess of breakfasty gooey deliciousness. Uncomplicated to eat. And you get a whole pot of coffee per person.

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Dr Generosity

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2197 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ON, M6S1N2

West end restaurant: It's so NYC. Also, the friendliest staff in any restaurant I've ever been to (with occasional exceptions). Also, they have a family bathroom.

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Steam Whistle Brewing

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255 Bremner Blvd, Toronto, ON, M5V3M9

Place to get free beer any day: The price.

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Casa Loma

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1 Austin Terr, Toronto, ON, M5R1X8

Castle: It's our only castle. And it's also Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters!

  • favourite thing(s) at this place:
  • Castle

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Chapters

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2225 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, M6S1M7

Bookstore that used to be a movie theatre: It's weird and cool .. still has a movie house layout and stage, and some of the original theatre seats.

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401 Richmond

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401 Richmond Street West, Toronto, ON, M5V 3A8

Office building: Go check it out, seriously. Nothing but art galleries and artsy businesses, giant plants in the hallways and stairwells, huge central courtyard with toys ....

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The Royal

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608 College St., Toronto, ON, M6G1B4

Movie theatre: Cheap, not crowded, and the seats rock back.

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Toronto Music Garden

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475 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON, M5V2Y3

Park: It's totally cool and it was designed by Yo-Yo Ma.

  • favourite thing(s) at this place:
  • park

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