Gandhi Roti

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554 Queen St W, Toronto, ON, M5V2B5

Roti: It's my fave indian roti - yummy, giant, cheap

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

HTO

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339 Queen's Quay West, Toronto, ON, M5V1A2

Beach: This is a cute lil man-made beachy area along the harbourfront which is a nice spot to take a break from your walk/bike ride/rollerblading to sit and relax in one of the muskoka chairs for a few minutes and look out over the lake to the islands. It was strangely not even very busy when I was there on a Saturday.

Art Gallery of Ontario

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317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON, M5T1G4

Cheap entertainment: Wednesday nights 6-9pm, admission is free (except for special exhibitions)

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Cheap Entertainment

La Hacienda Restaurant

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640 Queen St W, Toronto, ON, M6J1E4

Lemonade, Mexican restaurant: They have freshly-made lemonade and bring you a sugar dispenser so you can sweeten it yourself. Lemonade goes perfectly with Mexican food, and they have a nice back patio for hanging out on a summer afternoon.

Laid back atmosphere with good music and awesome mexican food. They have the most insane hot sauce ever, which I can't eat, it's so hot. In the summer, they have homemade lemonade which goes perfectly with mexican food. Nice little back patio, too.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• mexican restaurant
• lemonade

Steam Whistle Brewing

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255 Bremner Blvd, Toronto, ON, M5V3M9

Brewery: Excellent beer - plus you can head down to the Roundhouse for some free samples and take a fun tour of the factory for only $8 (bottle opener or beer glass incl). And you get to pull the actual steam whistle!

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

Don Valley Park

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Toronto, M4G3A1

Place to cycle: You can cycle all the way from the lakeshore up to Sunnybrook Park, or take a side trip east through peaceful Taylor Creek Park. The trail is wide, there are a few good hills, and the trees are thick enough that most of the time you can't even tell that the traffic on the Don Valley Parkway is metres away.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• place to cycle

Duckworth's Fish & Chips

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2638 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON, M4C1L7

French fries: This is a fish & chips place, but I just get a big plate of fries with gravy. Sooo good. Worth a trip out to the east end.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• French Fries

Altima Dentistry At The Annex

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535a Bloor St W #201, Toronto, ON, M5S1Y5

Dentist: She's so laid-back and super nice. For all your dental needs...cleaning, wisdom-teeth removal, whitening. Late appointments on certain weeknights. Great location near Bloor and Bathurst.

Harbourfront Centre

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

Free summer concerts: They often have free concerts at the CIBC stage in the summer and it's a very pleasant way to spend an evening

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• free summer concerts

Royal Ontario Museum

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100 Queens Pk, Toronto, ON, M5S2C6

Cheap entertainment: Friday nights from 4:30 - 9:30pm, $5 gets you into all permanent collections and special exhibitions

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Cheap Entertainment

Body Blue

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724 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M6J 1E8

Jeans: Fantastic service - I went in not knowing what kind of jeans I wanted or what size I was and the salesperson picked out 3 pairs for me to try on...and the first pair was the best jeans I ever tried on IN MY LIFE.

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

Fresh & Wild

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69 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON

Gourmet to go, Grocery store: It's a convenient place to drop in on the way home and pick up prepared salads, roasted chicken, etc for those nights when you just don't feel like cooking. also pick up some groceries for those nights when you DO feel like cooking.

Amazing selection of gourmet groceries. Not for the indecisive - you will spend ages trying to choose what kind of olive oil to buy! Kinda light on the cheeses, though.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Gourmet to go

The Monkey's Paw

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1229 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON, M6J1V9

Bookstore: An excellent place to browse! Well-chosen selection of specialty books spanning most of the last century. Eccentric, slightly creepy (in a good way) vibe...like stepping into a Harry Potter movie.

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

Trinity Bellwoods Park

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1053 Dundas St. W., Toronto, ON, M5H2N2

Park: It's a nice, big park with lots of interesting people - the tennis players, the frisbee players, the dog people and the lay-around-with-the-paper people. I like to watch the dogs play in the off-leash area...all the fun of having a dog with none of the hassle. Lots of yummy food options around there, too. Perfect for an afternoon stroll/picnic.

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

Morba

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665-667 Queen St W, Toronto, ON, M6J1E6

Home accessories: This shop is crammed full of furniture & fun accessories. Nice mix of modern & retro stuff. Fancy lamps and bar stools in the front, wacky taxidermied squirrels and pirhanas in the back. A super fun place to browse.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• home accessories

La Palette

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256 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON, M5T2L9

Dinner for two: Nothing says romantic like a tiny little French restaurant

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Dinner for Two

Raq N Waq

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739 Queen St W #200, Toronto, ON, M6J1G1

Pool hall: It's a great space with beautiful hardwood floors & exposed beams. Nice pool tables and cozy little lounge areas. A fun place for a party.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Pool Hall

Sadie's Diner

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504 Adelaide St. W, Toronto, ON

Vegetarian diner: The cozy, retro, laid-back vibe is perfect for a lazy Saturday breakfast. The whole menu is vegetarian with lots of vegan options, too (scrambled tofu, anyone?). Organic eggs. Freshly squeezed juices and smoothies.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• vegetarian diner

Stem Open Kitchen

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354 Queen St W, Toronto, ON, M5V2A2

Diner: It's such a classic, greasy spoon diner. The only place that does my eggs exactly the way I like them - yolks hard at the edges, but soft in the middle. For a real treat, sit at the counter and watch the two cooks make everyone's breakfast, keeping all the orders straigtht in their heads. These guys are pros.

C N Tower

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301 Front St W, Toronto, ON, M5V2T6

Thrill: For those of us who are scared of heights, the glass floor is scary!

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

LUSH

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312 Queen Street W, Toronto, ON, M5V2A2

Bath/beauty products: Freshly made soap, shampoo, lip gloss, moisturizers, bubble bath, bath bombs & more! It's so much fun to pick from a wide variety of colourful things that look & smell so good.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• bath/beauty products

Magic Oven

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788 Broadview Ave., Toronto, ON, M4K2P8

Pizza: When you're in the mood for a healthy pizza, there is nothing better than Magic Oven

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

Distill Gallery

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55 Mill Street, the Distillery District, Toronto, ON, M5A3C4

Indie design store: This shop has awesome clothes, jewelry, purses, home accessories and art, all by Canadian indie designers. Really, really cute stuff - I wanted to buy half the store.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• indie design store

Mill Street Brew Pub

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55 Mill Street, Building 63, Toronto, ON, M5A 3C4

Brewery: Organic beer!

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

SOMA Chocolatemaker

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55 Mill St. (Building #47), Toronto, Ontario, M5A3C4

Chocolate shop, Gelato, Hot chocolate: This shop makes everything on-site and you can see the whole process through glass windows. Amazing truffles and packaged chocolate (milk and dark), chocolate-covered nuts, handmade toffee and gelato. I challenge anyone to visit this shop and NOT buy anything.

Dark Venezualan chocolate gelato...mmm.

They have something called a Mayan Hot Chocolate Shot, which is an intensely-flavoured shot of warm, melted chocolate in a small glass with a tiny handle. Very strong - I could almost feel the chocolate coursing through my veins.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• hot chocolate
• gelato
• chocolate shop