Olson Foods at Ravine

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1366 York Road, Niagara-ON-the-Lake, ON, L0S 1P0

Best place for lunch in Niargara: Owned by Anna & Michael Olson. This is a great place to stop for a leisurely lunch with girlfriends. There is limited seating, but they do offer table service now, so that should make things a bit less hectic. The owers are very hands on, so chances are you will see them working the cash register or whatnot. The food is fantastic, if you get a chance try their grilled sandwiches, which are served with a daily pasta salad. They also feature local produce, products, and cheeses. They also sell flowers, in addition to the usual kitchen gadetry and spices, etc.

Chinese Dumpling House

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3636 Steeles E, Toronto, ON, L3R1K9

Chinese Comfort food: This place is great and bad at the same time. Great because the food is really good; bad because it is extremely easy to over-order food. For two people, you can eat extremely comfortably for $26 including tip. Last visit i was here with one other person:1 bowl of stewed beef noodle soup, 1 wonton with soup (15 pieces), 1 steamer of dumplings(15 pieces), 1 order of pot stickers (6 pieces), plus 1 spring onion coil.Their steamed dumplings offer a pretty good variety, the best part of it is that it is extremely reasonably priced, they usually come in sets of 15, so caution there. Their potstickers are pretty good, but they're generously proportions. Their other dishes are pretty good too, like their stirfried eggplant in fish sauce (spicy). The bad points is the wait, especially on a weekend, but the food is definately worth the wait. Also, the servers are not fluent in english, but they do have an english menu, so if you can't read chinese, it's a good idea to ask. The servers are mandarin speaking. Opening hours are decent for late night, as they are open til 11 in the evening.

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

Old Curiosity Tea Shop

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91 Main St N, Markham, ON, L3P1X7

Have a girls afternoon: The neatest thing about this place is that the servers are dressed in Victorian costume, most of the food is made in house. It's located on Main Street, Markham. The services is great. Your tea comes in teapots and it kind of feels like a your average tea party with your girlfriends, only now with real food and tea. Great place to spend an afternoon to chat away and relax. They do offer an authentic afternoon tea for two, but you need to call them advance.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• have a girl's afternoon

Rahier Patissiere

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1586 Bayview Ave., East York, ON, M4G3C1

Breakfast: Coming down here on a Saturday or Sunday morning is great, because they have a deal for breakfast, coffee & Croissant or danish for $3.00. If you can go on Sunday, you can park on the street, it's free until 1pm. On Saturday or rest of week you can park on any of the residential streets for free. Their apricot tartes are fantastic too. But regarding their cakes or their tartes try to get there early in the morning, because they tend to sell out really really really fast. The good news is that they're open 7 days a week.

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

York Street Kitchen

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41 York St, Stratford, ON, N5A1A1

Sandwich: I kind of wish, I went here in the summer. But it's really kitchy, homey place. They custom your sandwich to how you like it. It's a great place for quick bite to eat before heading out to catch a play @ the Stratford Festival. If you go on a Sunday, it's free parking in the area.