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1. Bloor West Village Pharmacy
Toronto, ON M6S 1N9
(416) 766-6477
Category:
Drugstores
Neighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea
When you're feeling sick (which is usually when you go to the drugstore) why not be greeted by someone who actually knows your name, who actually recognizes your face?
Bloor West Pharmacy is like that. Like the bar Cheers (where everybody knows your…More »
2. Breathe Yoga Studio
After making the move from Vancouver (yoga heaven) to Toronto, I was worried I was never going to find a studio as great as the one I had before. And then I found Breath Yoga Studio...right at the end of my street. It's kind of tucked away, sitting…More »
3. Peachtree Health Foods
Toronto, ON M6S 1N7
(416) 913-4466
Category:
Health Food Store
Neighbourhood: Swansea
Peachtree is my very favourite place to get all my natural products. The couple who own the place are fantastically smart and nice (one of the owners is a nutritionist, actually) and it's easy to go there if you don't know how to start making the…More »
4. Runnymede Public Library
Toronto, ON M6S 1M8
(416) 393-7697
Category:
Libraries
Neighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea
Runnymede library is my local library and I'm grateful. It's small, but as all good Toronto library users know, through the power of the Internet one can easily order on any book from any branch in the city and your local branch will call you when it…More »
5. Book City
Toronto, ON M6S 1P3
(416) 766-9412
Category:
Bookstores
Neighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea
This store just seems to be really getting it together lately. The staff are so knowledgeable. Plus(!) they carry a lot of the McSweeney's published books, which are sometimes difficult to find unless you buy them online.
FIVE STARS!
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11/21/2008
Book City's are spread through out the city, but although I think this one is the smallest, it's… Read more »
6. The Dollar and Bargain
Toronto, ON M6S 1N6
(416) 767-3088
Category:
Thrift Stores
Neighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea
There are so many dollar stores, even just in my neighbourhood, but this one is my favourite for many reasons:
- they actually DO sell a lot of things in the store for A DOLLAR (many other "dollar" stores don't)
- I once bought wine glasses there for…More »
7. Carload Food Market
Toronto, ON M6S 1P3
(416) 767-8661
Category:
Fruits & Veggies
Neighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea
There are two or three other little grocery stores closer to my place, but I always walk a little further to get to Carload.
They've got a better organic selection, cheaper prices, fresher produce, and a bigger selection of flowers. Oh, and they…More »
8. The Yellow Griffin
Toronto, ON M6S 1N4
(416) 763-3365
Sometimes you just feel like a burger, whether it comes in veggie, beef or even lamb form. The Yellow Griffin Pub is one of my favourite places to grab life by the buns, especially when BBQ season is long gone (your once flame spitting grill now…More »
9. Bloor & Kennedy Flower Shop
Toronto, ON M6S 1N4
(416) 766-0175
Category:
Florists
Neighbourhood: Bloor-West Village
I love this flower shop! It's not the closest flower place to where I live, and yet I'll walk the extra blocks because their stuff is so nice. For Thanksgiving this year they were making these little pumpkin centerpieces filled with sunflowers and…More »
10. Cut-Rate Clothing
Toronto, ON M8Y 1L5
(416) 239-0224
Categories:
Accessories,
Women's Clothing
Neighbourhood: Etobicoke
The season to layer clothes is upon us folks! And not all of us can afford to spend $45 on a plain cotton tee-shirt from the Gap or...or... a MILLION dollars on a plain hoodie (isn't that how much a sweatshirt costs at American Apparel these days?)
…More »
11. Strictly Bulk
This place has EVERYTHING....but in BULK! So you can have just a little bit of everything or a lot of everything.
I go here for raw pumpkin seeds, chamomile flowers, sea salt and sometimes pasta. Oh, and jujubes and yogurt covered raisins.
They also…More »
12. Chapters
Toronto, ON M6S 1N7
(416) 761-9773
Category:
Bookstores
Neighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea
I know it's a big box store, but the Chapters near Runnymede station is totally worth checking out. It's the old Runnymede Theatre, which was once a vaudeville theatre (and a movie theatre) back in the day. Chapters restored it, and many of the old…More »
13. Bloor Meat Market
With its creaky wood floor and old world feel, this butcher shop is a great option for meat loving west-enders. The selection is fresh, affordable and varied, offering local choices as well as a vast selection of global delights (organic salmon from…More »
14. Fresh & Wild
Toronto, ON M6S 1N9
(416) 769-2857
Categories:
Fruits & Veggies,
Grocery
Neighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea
Bloor West Village's version of Fresh and Wild isn't nearly as extravagant as the one at King and Spadina. It actually has more of a small grocery store feel (except one with way more variety).
I usually visit F&W only when I need, like, a can of…More »
15. Sweet Gallery Exclusive Pastry
Toronto, ON M6S 1P2
(416) 766-0289
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea
From the outside, this looks like an innocent (although yummy) bakery....but inside! There's a fantastic cafe (with full breakfast and lunch service) in the back.
I went in there to buy some baklava and ended up eating a ham sandwich! All the food…More »
16. Write Impressions
Toronto, ON M6S 1N5
(416) 769-1261
Category:
Cards & Stationery
Neighbourhood: Swansea
Write Impressions is the place I go when I want to be surrounded by beautiful things (without actually spending the money and buying them for my home).
This gift/stationary store carries some really unique stuff, like Italian paper products (I like…More »
17. Queen's Pasta Take-Out
Toronto, ON M6S 3B3
(416) 766-7315
Category:
Specialty Food
Neighbourhood: Bloor-West Village
This place is so close to me, it's almost too convenient.
It's the lazy little brother of Queen's Pasta Café (which is just around the corner on Bloor). It's a great thing if you're entertaining and you want to make something easy and homemade…More »
18. Max's Market
Toronto, ON M6S 1P1
(416) 766-6362
Category:
Specialty Food
Neighbourhood: Swansea
One word: GUACAMOLE.
I'm a bit of a fan of guacamole, and I've had my fair share of bland brands of it (I call them "avocado spreads" if they're really bad) but the guac from Max's is the best in the city! And they serve it in two sizes, so you can…More »
19. Sunset Grill
Toronto, ON M6S 1N4
(416) 763-1444
Categories:
Diners,
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea
This is one of my top hang out restaurants in my neighbourhood. It's serves breakfast all day, the staff is quick and friendly, there's a wide variety and the food (although not the cheapest of breakfast hash) is really great.
I especially like that…More »
20. Marlborough's Stationery
Toronto, ON M6S 1P3
(416) 767-9121
Category:
Office Equipment
Neighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea
When I first moved here, I thought maybe this place was a cigar store or something. But they actually sell stationary and kids paper goods and art supplies (weird name right?)
It is a great place to take your kids to stock up on supplies; crayons,…More »
21. Say Tea
Toronto, ON M6S 1P3
(416) 766-5425
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea
This is a great place to buy some high quality tea and coffee. I especially like the staff here, they're very friendly and they seem to know their stuff.
But keep in mind, this is not a tea and coffee "cafe", there's no where for you to sit and enjoy…More »
22. Hot Oven Bakery
Toronto, ON M6S 1N6
(416) 762-3036
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhood: Bloor-West Village
I like the bread here better than the bread at Bread and Roses nearby. It's a great little bakery, really close to me and their bread is never stale, always super fluffy and great for french toast.
However, I've tried their cookies and they're not the…More »
23. Bread & Roses Bakery Cafe
Toronto, ON M6S 1N6
(416) 769-9898
Categories:
Bakeries,
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhood: Bloor-West Village
Saturday's in the summer the sunny patio is packed Bread and Roses, while in the winter, people take solace inside. Warm soups, fresh bread, and a mushroom melt sandwich that will make you weep can easily fill you up and make you feel warm again. And…More »
24. Soft Moc
Toronto, ON M6S 1N9
(416) 769-7231
Category:
Shoe Stores
Neighbourhood: Bloor-West Village
It's time to embrace the winter. Time to wrap those footsies in cushy warmth.
Soft Moc is a great choice for buying boots. Boots! Slippers! They've got 'em all!
Last year I bought a pair of Merrell boots at Soft Moc and I've started wearing them…More »
25. Cards 'n Such
Toronto, ON M6S 1P3
(416) 763-8748
Category:
Cards & Stationery
Neighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea
To be honest, I don't think this is the nicest card store around, but I love it because it has fast, available postal service (it's open seven days a week). The owner is almost always behind the post desk at the very back, running around like a mad…More »
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