Layne’s Toronto Guidebook
Parks
Our local and lively park, there is a basketball court, soccer field, fire pits, a bake oven, farmer's markets are on Thursday from 3-7pm, and there is a cheap community dinner every Friday around 6 or 7pm.
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Parque Dufferin Grove
875 Dufferin StOur local and lively park, there is a basketball court, soccer field, fire pits, a bake oven, farmer's markets are on Thursday from 3-7pm, and there is a cheap community dinner every Friday around 6 or 7pm.
On a summer weekend this park is completely full with groups of friends eating and drinking and having picnics. Be mindful that drinking in the park is not legal, but everyone does it anyway.
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Parque Trinity Bellwoods
790 Queen St WOn a summer weekend this park is completely full with groups of friends eating and drinking and having picnics. Be mindful that drinking in the park is not legal, but everyone does it anyway.
A $7 ferry ride gets you across to the Toronto Islands, a massive public park in Toronto's harbour. It has the best view back of the Toronto skyline. Hanlan's point has a clothing optional beach to visit, Centreville is great for kids and families, or wander the tiny streets on Ward's island to see the cottage-style homes of people who live on the islands. A great escape from the city, but so close to downtown.
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Toronto Islands
A $7 ferry ride gets you across to the Toronto Islands, a massive public park in Toronto's harbour. It has the best view back of the Toronto skyline. Hanlan's point has a clothing optional beach to visit, Centreville is great for kids and families, or wander the tiny streets on Ward's island to see the cottage-style homes of people who live on the islands. A great escape from the city, but so close to downtown.
Food scene
Our local coffee shop, a great place to work, chat, or just grab a coffee to go.
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The Common
1028 Bloor St WOur local coffee shop, a great place to work, chat, or just grab a coffee to go.
Hands down one of our favourite restaurants - it's tiny and they do not take reservations, so it's best to go on a week night. The food is a contemporary take on japanese, with delicious cocktails, and a really cool industrial setting. Be warned, the music is often loud, so it's a lively spot but you'll have to speak loudly to your dining companion.
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Hanmoto
2 Lakeview AveHands down one of our favourite restaurants - it's tiny and they do not take reservations, so it's best to go on a week night. The food is a contemporary take on japanese, with delicious cocktails, and a really cool industrial setting. Be warned, the music is often loud, so it's a lively spot but you'll have to speak loudly to your dining companion.
Our local haunt with comfort food and a cute and quiet back patio.
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The 3 Speed
1163 Bloor St WOur local haunt with comfort food and a cute and quiet back patio.
A local brewery and restaurant, a little on the fancier side, but their food is delicious, and their rotating beers are always interesting.
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Burdock Brewery
1184 Bloor St WA local brewery and restaurant, a little on the fancier side, but their food is delicious, and their rotating beers are always interesting.
Another local spot that has great cheese and charcuterie, a very cute little wine bar perfect for a snack and a glass of wine.
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Midfield Wine Bar
1434 Dundas St WAnother local spot that has great cheese and charcuterie, a very cute little wine bar perfect for a snack and a glass of wine.
Really good local trendy Japanese spot, great food in either small plates to share, or a hearty bowl of ramen for one.
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Imanishi Japanese Kitchen
1330 Dundas Street WestReally good local trendy Japanese spot, great food in either small plates to share, or a hearty bowl of ramen for one.
This architectural gem is a stunning restaurant with delicious tapas. It's definitely a treat, with amazing cocktails and small plates - but always very busy, be ready to wait for a table.
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Bar Raval
505 College StThis architectural gem is a stunning restaurant with delicious tapas. It's definitely a treat, with amazing cocktails and small plates - but always very busy, be ready to wait for a table.
Exploring
This neighbourhood is a great place to wander and eat and drink. A lively neighbourhood that is full of bars, restaurants, vintage stores, butchers, bakers, and fishmongers. A must-see for some Sunday's in the summer for 'Pedestrian Sundays' where it's closed to cars and full of vendors and street performers.
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Kensington Market
This neighbourhood is a great place to wander and eat and drink. A lively neighbourhood that is full of bars, restaurants, vintage stores, butchers, bakers, and fishmongers. A must-see for some Sunday's in the summer for 'Pedestrian Sundays' where it's closed to cars and full of vendors and street performers.
Ontario Place was an expo-type place, then an amusement park, and is now open as a park. Explore 'Trillium Park' a beautiful new park on the east end, or the 'West Island' with old amusement park features that have long-been closed. The Cinesphere and Pods are amazing modernist architecture from the 70's, and the Cinesphere, the world's first IMAX theatre, still shows movies, sometimes old IMAX favourites.
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Ontario Place
955 Lake Shore Blvd WOntario Place was an expo-type place, then an amusement park, and is now open as a park. Explore 'Trillium Park' a beautiful new park on the east end, or the 'West Island' with old amusement park features that have long-been closed. The Cinesphere and Pods are amazing modernist architecture from the 70's, and the Cinesphere, the world's first IMAX theatre, still shows movies, sometimes old IMAX favourites.
While a more touristy part of the city, this old neighbourhood is a beautiful window into historic toronto. It's brick laneways lead to different historic industrial buildings, now filled with shops, galleries, theatres, and lots of restaurants and bars.
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Distillery Historic District
55 Mill StWhile a more touristy part of the city, this old neighbourhood is a beautiful window into historic toronto. It's brick laneways lead to different historic industrial buildings, now filled with shops, galleries, theatres, and lots of restaurants and bars.
This street is filled with trendy stores, a place to go for shopping, with some trendier and independent spots - not all chain stores. Be sure to visit the 'Graffiti Alley' that is full of fantastic mural and graffiti art.
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Queen Street West
Queen Street WestThis street is filled with trendy stores, a place to go for shopping, with some trendier and independent spots - not all chain stores. Be sure to visit the 'Graffiti Alley' that is full of fantastic mural and graffiti art.
Galleries & Museums
A free public art gallery that always has cutting-edge contemporary exhibitions, in a unique building that used to be an actual power plant. It's next to the Harbourfront Centre - a really lively creative centre with markets, free outdoor concerts, family programming, theatres, dance performances, an art gallery, and craft studios you can visit.
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The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery
231 Queens Quay WA free public art gallery that always has cutting-edge contemporary exhibitions, in a unique building that used to be an actual power plant. It's next to the Harbourfront Centre - a really lively creative centre with markets, free outdoor concerts, family programming, theatres, dance performances, an art gallery, and craft studios you can visit.
Our biggest art museum, the AGO has permanent collections, and rotating contemporary exhibitions. Lots to see for everyone, ticket prices vary depending on what's on, but the new museum . building is beautiful, and opens onto a great park behind it - the Grange Park.
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Galeria de Arte de Ontário
317 Dundas St WOur biggest art museum, the AGO has permanent collections, and rotating contemporary exhibitions. Lots to see for everyone, ticket prices vary depending on what's on, but the new museum . building is beautiful, and opens onto a great park behind it - the Grange Park.
A commercial art gallery that's in a beautiful building, worth a visit if you like interesting converted industrial spaces.
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Olga Korper Gallery
17 Morrow AveA commercial art gallery that's in a beautiful building, worth a visit if you like interesting converted industrial spaces.
Our newly-reopened MOCA boasts multiple floors of contemporary art programming. The space is ticketed, but in a beautiful old building that has recently been converted from an old automotive plant. The nearby neighbourhood is interesting - a mix of industrial buildings, artist studios, wood shops, and a local brewery and restaurant.
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Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Toronto Canadá
158 Sterling RdOur newly-reopened MOCA boasts multiple floors of contemporary art programming. The space is ticketed, but in a beautiful old building that has recently been converted from an old automotive plant. The nearby neighbourhood is interesting - a mix of industrial buildings, artist studios, wood shops, and a local brewery and restaurant.
A local and well-known Canadian institution, Mercer Union is one of the oldest Artist-Run-Centres in Canada. It's free to visit.
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Mercer Union, a centre for contemporary art
1286 Bloor St WA local and well-known Canadian institution, Mercer Union is one of the oldest Artist-Run-Centres in Canada. It's free to visit.
This amazing building is a converted industrial space that is full of art galleries, some nice stores, art+ design offices, and cafes. It's a creative hub downtown and worth wandering through to see the various galleries and artist-run centres. Best to avoid on a Monday/Tuesday when many of the galleries are closed.
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401 Richmond St W
401 Richmond Street WestThis amazing building is a converted industrial space that is full of art galleries, some nice stores, art+ design offices, and cafes. It's a creative hub downtown and worth wandering through to see the various galleries and artist-run centres. Best to avoid on a Monday/Tuesday when many of the galleries are closed.
If you like ceramics, or craft, this is the museum for you. It's full of fantastic historic and contemporary ceramics, in a beautiful modern building.
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Gardiner Museum
111 Queens ParkIf you like ceramics, or craft, this is the museum for you. It's full of fantastic historic and contemporary ceramics, in a beautiful modern building.