A rambling three-storey hotspot where students, film-lovers and bohemian types nurse coffees into the wee hours. Known for its desserts and salads.

The best of the neighbourhood's Middle Eastern restaurants. Palestinian chef Isam Kaisi presents a bold fusion menu - the Middle East meets Africa - in a demurely stylish room....

Staying at this century-old European-style guesthouse gives you rare access to a Rosedalemansion, though that access is limited. Guests are steered away from the living room,...

The 21,000-seat arena offers regular behind-the-scenes tours that, schedule permitting, include a glimpse inside the dressing rooms of home teams the Raptors (basketball) and...

This modern 21,000-seat arena alternates between major-name concerts and hockey and basketball games. This is where you're likely to find Madonna, Elton John or Justin...

Rosy-cheeked and windswept from a day on the boardwalk, you might crave something fresh and fast - and local legend Akane-ya serves both purposes. Sidle up to the sushi bar for...

Toronto has no shortage of Irish pubs; this one's classy, polished-oak Manhattan feel is a nod to New York's famous bar of the same name. Regulars crowd the brass-rail bar,...

Every Monday night the back room at the Rivoli is transformed into a cabaret, where Toronto's alternative comedians come out to play. On some nights it seems 'alternative' is a...

Amsterdam Brewing Co produces a couple of stalwarts (Natural Blonde and Nut Brown) that are found on tap in pubs across the city, as well as at branches of the Beer Store. On...

Kitsch white plastic bubble chairs and red pool tables create a groovy atmosphere, which draws a funky clientele. The Andy refers to Warhol, and he would surely approve of this...

Angell was one of the first galleries on West Queen West, which makes the flamboyant proprietor, Jamie Angell, something of an elder statesman on the scene. Angell has...

Designer Anne Hung's boutique is a tall, narrow space with blonde wood floors and brick walls. She has been singled out by French Vogue as the most promising Canadian designer,...

The Archive Gallery has a large exhibit space, but the main attraction is a sizeable computer database of artists, mostly from Toronto and Montreal. Clients from the worlds of...