Jumbo Empanadas Ltd

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245 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON, M5T2L8

Salad: Irene and Co. somehow find the best tasting avocados and tomatoes to make her lemony green salad. There's tiny bits of broccoli and finely cut onion in perfect balance for only $5!! Something special to look forward to on a dark winters night and a summer staple, and yes they do takeout as with all the menu!

Massimo Pizza & Pasta

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302 College St., Toronto, ON, M5T1R9

Calizone: Grogozola

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

Lee Valley Tools Ltd

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590 King St. W, Toronto, ON

Tool store: LVT has any tooll you need, to feel authentic, and seminars to tech you too: Toronto Downtown In-Store Seminars May 10 Introduction to Decorative Relief Carving May 15 The Veritas® Router Table System May 22 & 24 Shaker Boxes May 29 Design and Visualization May 31 Women and Power Tools Part II (Sold Out) June 7 Make Your Own Veritas® Wooden Spokeshave

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Tool Store

Shampoo Hair Studio

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32 St. Andrews St, Toronto, ON, M5T1K6

Funkster hairdresser: Paul is the one: freeform hair design with just enough old school smooze.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Funkster Hairdresser

Cinecycle

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129 Spadina Ave, (in the alley), Toronto, ON, M5V2L3

Underground cinema, coffee bar & bicycle repair shop: Martin is cool. Cinecycle is cool too. He has a complete beleif everyone should ride bikes. He will fix any bike. CineCycle celebrates "Bike Month" 2008 with Free Screenings! May 28, June 5, 9, 11.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Underground Cinema, Coffee Bar & Bicycle Repair Shop

World Class Martial Arts Academy

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570 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, M6G1K1

Taekwondo: Master Kim makes it fun to be challenged, he's located his studio at Bathurst and Bloor so young communters can be independant and get there alone.

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

Kom Jug Yuen Restaurant

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371 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON, M5T2G3

Best bbq pork chinese style: World famous BBQ pork, on rice it's a meal for less that five bucks.They remember us every time and they are fast, warm and cheap. I think they've had all the same staff since I moved to Toronto in 1992.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Best BBQ Pork Chinese Style

Gwartzman's Canvas & Art Supplies

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448 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON, M5T2G8

Art store: Packed to the rafters with insparation, and really informed servers to gently guide your project. Gwartznmans smells nice.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• art store

Saigon Palace Restaurant

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454 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON, M5T2G8

Iced vietnamese coffee: A coffee worth waiting for. Srtong, cold and sweet.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Iced Vietnamese Coffee

Central Technical

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725 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON, M5S2R5

Adult education classes: In nine weeks they'll show you true tecniques that can convince even the most cynical naysayer that you are an artist. It's a good feeling.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Adult Education Classes

Chocky's

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2585 Yonge St.,, Toronto, ON, M4N2J5

Socks: A welcoming and unpretentious undie shop and has those finds that become your first choice when you reach for drawers. Elita, Jockey, Calvin Klein, Non-Fiction undies, bandanas, socks, tanks and T’s for men and women.

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

Dukes Cycle

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452 Richmond Street West , Toronto, ON, M5V 1Y1

Bike shop pheonix: When they had a chance to just give up and pack it in, they unpacked and pulled it all togeather.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Bike Shop Pheonix

Mother's Dumplings

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79 Huron Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 2A8

Dumplings: Their delicious food comes from the recipes Zhen learned from her mother in Shenyang, China She's so nice, try any with garlic chives.

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

Parts Unknown

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218 Augusta St (alleyway by Segovia Meats), Toronto, ON, M5T2L6

Alternative bike shop: The bikes are piled to the ceiling and George's detemination to make the old keep on is second to none. Relaxed, cheap and a good first stop for your new beater.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Alternative Bike Shop

Dumpling House Restaurant

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328 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON, M5T2E7

Dumplings: A dozen of Pan-Fried Pork & Chive Dumplings, loosely bound together by a golden fried net that crumples apart at the touch of a chopstick. Be a rebel and ignore it's dark past, you know you wanna.

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

Australian Boot Company

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791 Queen St W, Toronto, ON, M6J 1G1

Winter boots: Aussie boots and good wool socks will get you through anything, pushing cars, minus 13, broken heart.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Winter boots

i deal coffee

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1560 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M4L 1E9

Coffee shop: Ahhh... excellent americano, perfect service: not pushy, not fake, just makes the coffee perfectly.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• coffee shop

Freshwood Grill

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293 Roncesvalles Ave., Toronto, ON, M6R 2M3

Hamburger: Comforting Friday night burger & sweet potato fries with a choice of mayos and huge glasses of wine. I sit at the bar, and I'm surprised at the wonderful side salad every time. Two of the best hours I spend on the weekend.

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

Ma Maison

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4243 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke, ON, M8X 1Y3

Boulangerie: If you are out on the bike path that heads north along the Humber River go up to the road at Dundas W and just a 100 m west is a wonderful place to have a perfect café creme (espresso with steamed cream, I like it with honey) and pick up a few delightful things for supper when you get home.

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

Thumbs-up Fast Food

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615 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, M6G 1K8

Korean food: Bright, cheap, autentic & yummy.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Korean Food