Ella's Uncle

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916 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON, M6J1W1

Coffee near trinity bellwoods park: Super friendly staff who know their way around the espresso machine.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Coffee near Trinity Bellwoods park

Saving Grace

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907 Dundas W, Toronto, ON, M6J1V9

Sunday brunch: Food is great and the vibe is relaxed. Get there early or you'll be lined up.

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

Swan

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892 Queen St W, Toronto, ON, M6J1G3

Neighborhood restaurant: Swan is right accross the road from home so we go there a lot. The menu is small and meat centric, but very good. The oysters are fresh and fabulous and the wine list is good. The real reason we like Swan so much though is the service - consistently fantastic.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Neighborhood restaurant

Manic Coffee

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426 College St, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1T3

Espresso: Manic is the espresso lovers coffee shop. They use Intelligentsia beans (http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/), which I haven't been able to get since leaving Vancouver, and the baristas assemble their drinks with great pride. I think I actually recognize one of the baristas from Cafe Artigiano in Vancouver - which serves quite possibly the best espresso coffee in the country. If you love espresso, go here. Quickly!

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

The Common

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1071 College Street, Toronto, ON, M6H 1B2

Cafe to do some work in: Great coffee, fast wifi and a nice little neighborhood to hang out it.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Cafe to do some work in

The Dakota Tavern

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249 Ossington Ave, Toronto, ON, M6K3A1

Bluegrass breakfast: Great music, great food and a great vibe.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Bluegrass breakfast

Le Gourmand

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438 Richmond Street West, Toronto, ON, M5V 3S6

Coffee: Consistently great espresso drinks from baristas who know there stuff. Seating outside is nice in the summer

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

Communist's Daughter

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1149 Dundas West, Toronto, ON, M4M1S3

Saturday afternoon live music: Every saturday from 4-7ish a fantastic Gypsy jazz band hang out here. The place is tiny and the singer/horn player serves the drinks.

• favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Saturday afternoon live music