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My Neighbourhood - Ossington & Bloor

I've been living at Ossington & Bloor for a few years now and I love the area. This is a list of places I frequent in the area: restaurants, shops, and services. A work in progress as I try new places and write more reviews.

1. Bloorcourt Village Market

952 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6H 1L6
(416) 588-0138

Categories: Grocery, Fruits & Veggies

Neighbourhood: Dovercourt

1/5/2010

Bloorcourt Village Market is an awesome neighbourhood fruit and grocery market. They have excellent produce, a good selection of other grocery items, the store is clean and bright, and the owners are super friendly.
Although the new location is…More »

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2. Fiesta Farms

200 Christie St
Toronto, ON M6G 3B6
(416) 537-1235

Categories: Fruits & Veggies, Grocery

Neighbourhoods: Christie Pits, Seaton Village

1/15/2010

Fiesta Farms is my local grocery store and, as a result, I always look forward to my weekly grocery shopping. The first couple times I visited Fiesta I was frustrated that they don't carry some products (e.g. crumpets) that the chain stores carry and…More »

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3. PAT Central Market

675 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6G 1L3
(416) 532-2961

Categories: Grocery, Korean

Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Palmerston, Bickford Park, Seaton Village

4/29/2010

PAT Central Market is a treasure trove of Korean grocery delights. The average gwai lo won't have the faintest idea what to do with most of the stuff in the store, but that makes it all the more fun. Prices are reasonable and the store is clean and…More »

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4. Strictly Bulk

924 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6H 1L4
(416) 533-3242

Categories: Specialty Food, Grocery

Neighbourhood: Dovercourt

1/7/2010 ROTD 7/29/2010

Strictly Bulk is a regular stop on my weekly grocery shopping trips. I pick up all my nuts, seeds, rice, and baking supplies here. They also have tahini and honey behind the cash. The quality is top notch, the prices are good, and it's nice to not…More »

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5. Banjara Indian Cuisine

796 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON M6G 1L7
(416) 963-9360

Category: Indian

Neighbourhoods: Christie Pits, Bickford Park

1/5/2010

Banjara is my favourite Indian restaurant this side of Little India. I generally try to eat vegetarian and there are lots of excellent veggy options on the menu here. Anything I've tried has been good but I'm particularly fond of Mater Paneer, Palak…More »

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6. Nova Era Bakery

980 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6H 1L8
(416) 531-1222

Category: Bakeries

Neighbourhood: Dovercourt

1/29/2010

This review is for the natas at Nova Era.

For those that don't know, a nata is a Portuguese egg tart with a sweet creamy filling and flakey shell. You'll often see them in plastic trays of six at Portuguese markets. Avoid these prepackaged tarts at…More »

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7. Madras Masala

796 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6G 1L7
(647) 342-4359

Category: Indian

Neighbourhoods: Christie Pits, Bickford Park

4/20/2010

Madras Masala is Banjara's (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...) less popular, South Indian cousin. It's in the same building as Banjara, has the same owners, and prices are similar, yet it's not nearly as busy.

The space is a little awkward; it's in a former…More »

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8. Alexandros Bar and Grill

865 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6G 1M2
(416) 532-3647

Category: Greek

Neighbourhood: Bickford Park

4/29/2010 First to Review

Fans of Danforth gyro institution Alexandros will be happy to hear that a new outpost has opened at Ossington and Bloor. I stopped by today to check the place out.

While there's no shortage of sketchy Greek social clubs and restaurants along this…More »

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9. 2Q Video

830 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6G 1M2
(416) 532-3829

Category: DVD & Video Game Rental

Neighbourhoods: Christie Pits, Bickford Park

1/7/2010

2Q is an awesome neighbourhood video shop with a great selection, good prices, and a full online catalogue.

They have a great selection of new releases - both mainstream and lesser known stuff - as well as a good selection of older films. I'm a big…More »

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10. Shaw Coin Laundry

845 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6G 1M3

Category: Dry Cleaning & Laundry

Neighbourhood: Bickford Park

1/4/2010

This is by far the best laundromat that I've ever been to. It meets and surpasses my expectations in terms of customer service, cleanliness, and quality of machines. The owners are amazingly friendly and helpful and they seem to take a great deal of…More »

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11. Ellis Cleaners

741 Ave Ossington
Toronto, ON M6G 3T8
(416) 536-9545

Category: Dry Cleaning & Laundry

Neighbourhoods: Christie Pits, Dovercourt

Update - 2/10/2010

The quality of Ellis Cleaners hasn't degraded but, after visiting some other dry cleaners, I've decided to downgrade them by one star. The speed and quality of the cleaning isn't as good as it could be. In particular, I'm not always happy with the…More »

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1/24/2010
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