Now that they've made their mark on Little Italy with Bar Italia (582 College St, 416-535 3621), the Barone family are working on Queen West. This place is more intimate than...

The chandeliers glow and reflect in the stainless- steel bar of the Beaconsfield, which is within staggering distance of the Drake. Housed in a former bank building, it's a...

This old townhouse is one of the more civilised drinking establishments in the Annex. The bar gets plenty of the university trade in the shape of graduate students sipping...

For those who like to eat beer as well as drink it, beerbistro serves it braised, basted and barbecued. The Belgian Ale burger is caramelised by sugars in the ale; the Coq au...

The Bond offers a central location and good value - and that's about it. Though it will never shrug off the drabness of the surrounding neighbourhood, the recent renovations...

Restaurants for vegetarians often advertise 'fresh' and 'raw' as selling points, but flavour is low on the priority list. Thankfully, the vegetarian Asian fare served at this...

Celebs in town lounge at the Four Seasons or Windsor Arms hotels. Wannabe celebs loll here, at the gateway to posh Yorkville. If you're coiffed, bleached, manicured and/or...

Every Saturday evening, to the beat of the bossa nova, this Brazilian fusion restaurant goes native and serves feijoada, the nation's signature dish, a stew of pork, black...

One of several hotels in town that claim Ernest Hemingway as their most distinguished guest (he used to write for the Toronto Star newspaper), this Victorian, red-brick hotel...

This hip and friendly restaurant and bar has a knack for transforming staid ideas into clever creations. Take the setting: formerly a historic butcher shop (thus the...

With 1,590 rooms, the Chelsea is the largest hotel in the city. And it is something of a crowd-pleaser. It's handily located downtown near the Eaton Centre and the City Hall....

Favoured by locals for a pint of Guinness or a glass of Jameson's, this low-key Irish bar has a handsome wood and copper decor, a fireplace and a snug.

This casual diner/dining room excels at breakfasts (using mostly organic products) and basic fare like burgers. Depending on your perspective, the menu is puzzling or varied:...

The craze for sushi might have spawned a wealth of cheap imitations, but Ematei offers an authentic taste of Tokyo. In spite of an obscure location on a blah street and a decor...