It's a trade-off: the Dip wins hands down for the best people-watching platform in Little Italy, inside or on the vast patio. But you'll have to contend with poor service and...

Canoe is a Toronto showpiece, both for the lofty setting and superlative cuisine. It's also a favourite with the CEOs who toil in the concrete canyons of Bay Street: they...

Sometimes Toronto latches on to trends in an embarrassing way - too late, too much, not too good. The city's new-found love of tapas is a case in point, but Cava proves to be...

Some people forget that College Street is as Iberian as it is Italian. And this elegant, formal restaurant is devoted exclusively to Portuguese cuisine. The modern rooms carry...

This Hungarian café is about as old-world as the city gets. It's an institution in a neighbourhood once crowded with hippies; now it's the designer divas who squeeze into...

Countrified trendiness is the idea at this western-themed watering hole, which features Sunday night barn dances and a bluegrass brunch. Settle into a barrel-shaped bar stool...

The menu items are as varied as the places to eat at this multi-purpose hotspot. There's the sidewalk café, lunch and evening lounges, a sushi bar, a dining room, a couple more...

This trendy boutique hotel got the buzz going in West Queen West a few years ago, and it's still going strong. There's a Euro-style lounge, sushi bar, café, rooftop patio bar...

Taking its cue from the Moroccan casbah, this subterranean dine-and-dance cave is awash in warm hues, pillow-lined banquettes and Buddha Bar muzak. Thirtysomethings unwind and...

From the vertiginous balcony, you can look down into Hart House's elegant oak-panelled Great Hall and ponder the academic life. U of T faculty and students who can afford it...

Just up the street from Little Italy's collection of middling eateries and fleeting darlings is this charming Mediterranean bistro. Owner Jean-Pierre Centeno has seen the...

This restored Victorian hotel is ground zero for the indie arts scene. The Melody Bar is a large, wood-panelled room with faux-marble columns and leatherette banquettes. It...

This neighbourhood trattoria, going strong for 20 years, is a family affair - in many ways, the fifth child of owners Robert and Lucia Martella. Regulars fill the varied rooms...

The 'Eight' refers to location: the eighth floor of the downtown department store The Bay, overlooking downtown. The bustling lunchtime spot is a modern update of the...