Sage Clinic

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200-12 Irwin Ave., Toronto, ON, M4Y 1K9

Health & wellness clinic: With massage therapy, naturopathy, physiotherapy, acupuncture and hypnosis, Sage is a one-stop shop for cleansing your body, mind and soul. Physiotherapist Angie also does cosmetic facial acupuncture for those who want a little smoothing out without botox.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Health & Wellness Clinic

Cure

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672 Dupont Street, suite 103, Toronto, ON, M6G1Z6

Salon spa: Cure offers hair and body services and have recently added laser treatments to the list. Stylist and Colourist Melissa (who’s done JLo’s colour), teaches future stylists across the GTA about new products and techniques, which is no surprise. She stripped the jet black dye out of my hair and replaced it with a warm chestnut with little damage and has given me my best haircut ever.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Salon Spa

Ferro

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769 St Clair Ave W, Toronto, ON, M6C1B4

Italian eatery: Nestled along St. Clair West, Ferro has been a hidden hot spot for years. Just because it's not on College in little Italy, don't think you can walk in on a Friday night and get a table. Ferro is full almost every night of the week ­ and once you've sampled their savoury salads, delicious sandwiches and perfect pasta, you'll understand why.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Italian Eatery

Steam Whistle Brewing

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255 Bremner Blvd, Toronto, ON, M5V3M9

Beer: Not only does it taste great, Steam Whistle is Canadian and completely footprint-free meaning that everything they do from creating the beer to bottling it, is environmentally-friendly.

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

Sunset Grill

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2006 Queen St. E, Toronto, ON, M4L1J3

Laid-back sunday brunch: I'm not a fancy-pants bruncher. I like my eggs scrambled or combined with cheese and veggies in an omelet. Toast, salad and homefries are just gravy as far as I'm concerned.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Laid-back Sunday brunch

The Bay

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176 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M5C 2L7

Beauty bar: As a beauty editor, good service and knowledge is key when I'm shopping for products so I choose to hit Canada's largest department store for my creams and cosmetics where the consultants know the products intimately and can recommend just the right thing.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Beauty Bar

Kitsch Boutique

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325 Lonsdale Rd, Toronto, ON, M4V1X3

Dress shop: It's the perfect place to find a dress for every special occasion. They carry BCBG, Laundry, A.B.S. and other lovely labels at sample sale prices.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Dress Shop

7 West Cafe

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7 Charles St W, Toronto, ON, M4Y1R4

Date place: Flickering candles provide soft mood-lighting, while dark wood benches and exposed brick feel cozy and intimate. The yummy café menu and extensive drink list are perfect for a casual first date.

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

Cake Beauty

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550 Queen Street East, Suite 107, Toronto, ON, M5A1V2

Bath/beauty products: Nifty product names, delicious scents and creams, powders and balms that actually do what they promise!

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

Sutra Lounge

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612 College, Toronto, ON, M6G1B4

Fun drinks: For some reason the tiki bar theme never gets old. It feels cozy and intimate. In the summer, the feeling of sand between your toes on the back patio transports you to a tropical beach bar. And that flaming Volcano drink is both delicious and dangerous!

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Fun drinks