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Food Scene

Small, casual space with excellent coffee.
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The Common Espresso Bar
1071 College St
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Small, casual space with excellent coffee.
A larger, airier space than the original location on College street. Great coffee and tasty croissants. Good place to settle in for a couple hours of work or a meeting.
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The Common
1028 Bloor St W
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A larger, airier space than the original location on College street. Great coffee and tasty croissants. Good place to settle in for a couple hours of work or a meeting.
Super tasty Persian breakfast/brunch by the same folks who run Pomegranate.
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Takht-e Tavoos Restaurant
1120 College St
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Super tasty Persian breakfast/brunch by the same folks who run Pomegranate.
Latin American groceries and super tasty tacos &c in the back.
Azteca Restaurant
1115 Bloor St W
Latin American groceries and super tasty tacos &c in the back.
I LOVE the smoked trout sandwich here.
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The Federal
1438 Dundas Street West
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I LOVE the smoked trout sandwich here.
Best-ever ice cream sandwiches, with dairy and gluten free options!
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Bakerbots Baking
1242 Delaware Ave
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Best-ever ice cream sandwiches, with dairy and gluten free options!
Delicious coffee, take-out only.
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Ella's Uncle
916 Dundas St W
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Delicious coffee, take-out only.
Top-rated vermicelli dishes, but go down the street to Pho Tien Thanh if you want pho.
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Pho Rùa Vàng Golden Turtle Restaurant
125 Ossington Ave
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Top-rated vermicelli dishes, but go down the street to Pho Tien Thanh if you want pho.
My favourite for pho.
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Pho Tien Thanh
57 Ossington Ave
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My favourite for pho.

Drinks & Nightlife

In the summer, drinks and especially brunch on the patio are real treats. Dinner menu is not my favourite but good in a pinch if you want a pint with your food.
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The 3 Speed
1163 Bloor St W
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In the summer, drinks and especially brunch on the patio are real treats. Dinner menu is not my favourite but good in a pinch if you want a pint with your food.
Impressive wine menu and very tasty snacks, facilitated by very knowledgable and friendly staff. Be prepared to spend around $15/glass.
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Midfield Wine Bar
1434 Dundas St W
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Impressive wine menu and very tasty snacks, facilitated by very knowledgable and friendly staff. Be prepared to spend around $15/glass.
Queer bar and food, lookout for fun dance parties.
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Henhouse
1532 Dundas St W
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Queer bar and food, lookout for fun dance parties.
Cocktails and buck-a-shuck oysters.
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Bar Neon
1226 Bloor St W
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Cocktails and buck-a-shuck oysters.
Stellar beer selection.
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Saving Grace
907 Dundas St W
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Stellar beer selection.
Intimate space, if you can score a table!
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Communist's Daughter
1149 Dundas St W
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Intimate space, if you can score a table!

Shopping

Art books and magazines, and curated window display.
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Art Metropole
896 College Street
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Art books and magazines, and curated window display.
On the expensive side, but if you need hardware or other home supplies in a pinch and Fine Food Market doesn't have it, Ralph's is your joint.
Ralph's Hardware
840 College St
On the expensive side, but if you need hardware or other home supplies in a pinch and Fine Food Market doesn't have it, Ralph's is your joint.

Essentials

Closest place for impressive cheese selection.
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La Fromagerie
868 College St
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Closest place for impressive cheese selection.
Cheese, meats, coffee, local, fresh-baked bread, and a few other groceries.
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grain, curd & bean
1414 Dundas Street West
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Cheese, meats, coffee, local, fresh-baked bread, and a few other groceries.
Supermarket with decent selection of fresh veggies & prepared options. Definitely a better range than the supermarket in Dufferin Grove Mall.
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Peter's No Frills
2150 Burnhamthorpe Rd W
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Supermarket with decent selection of fresh veggies & prepared options. Definitely a better range than the supermarket in Dufferin Grove Mall.
Small selection of organic groceries and freshly pressed juice.
Sunshine Natural Foods
Small selection of organic groceries and freshly pressed juice.
Seriously wonderful neighbourhood butcher.
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Vince Gasparro's Meat Market
857 Bloor St W
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Seriously wonderful neighbourhood butcher.
Fresh, organic, dried & bulk. Specializes in Indian groceries.
Indo Canadian Foods
922 Bloor St W
Fresh, organic, dried & bulk. Specializes in Indian groceries.

Everything Else

Sweet community-run park with playground, wood-fired ovens, community garden, fire pits and basketball courts/ice rink. Thursday farmer's market year-round, 4–7PM.
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Parque Dufferin Grove
875 Dufferin St
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Sweet community-run park with playground, wood-fired ovens, community garden, fire pits and basketball courts/ice rink. Thursday farmer's market year-round, 4–7PM.
A bunch of clothing & department stores, plus a huge supermarket (but I'd recommend the No Frills on Lansdowne and Dundas over this one), banks &c. If you need those types of things.
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Dufferin Mall
900 Dufferin St
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A bunch of clothing & department stores, plus a huge supermarket (but I'd recommend the No Frills on Lansdowne and Dundas over this one), banks &c. If you need those types of things.
One of two nearby subway stations on the Bloor line. Use this one if you're heading west.
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Dufferin station
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One of two nearby subway stations on the Bloor line. Use this one if you're heading west.
One of two subway stations on the Bloor line. Use this one if you're heading east.
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Ossington Station
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One of two subway stations on the Bloor line. Use this one if you're heading east.
Our local YMCA.
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West End YMCA
931 College St
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Our local YMCA.
Local yoga studio with in-house cafe. Try their restorative yoga for a rejuvenating experience.
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Octopus Garden Holistic Yoga Centre
967 College St
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Local yoga studio with in-house cafe. Try their restorative yoga for a rejuvenating experience.