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Passings-through and goings-on in Toronto.

1. La Bettola di Terroni

106 Victoria St
Toronto, ON M5C 2B4
(416) 504-9998

Category: Italian

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

3/1/2011

You know, it's funny. I had really high expectations for this restaurant when I saw the funky but laid-back Italian interior and especially after I read the mind-blowing selection on the menu; rich ingredients promised in perfect harmony from pastas…More »

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2. Courtyard Toronto Downtown

475 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M4Y 1X7
(416) 924-0611

Category: Hotels

Neighbourhoods: Church-Wellesley Village, Downtown Core

3/2/2011

Yep - the overwhelming impression of this hotel was fine. Standard look, comfort, and services plopped only a couple of blocks away from busy Dundas Square. It's pretty convenient for getting around yet the rear entrance lets you feel nicely removed…More »

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3. Toronto Pearson International Airport

3111 Convair Dr
Mississauga, ON L5P 1B2
(866) 207-1690

Category: Airports

3/5/2011

I actually had a pretty decent time rolling through Pearson on my way out of the country. Whatever terminal I was in (I popped a Gravol maybe a little too early to help snooze through an eight-hour flight. Self-medication holla!) was filled with cool…More »

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4. Holiday Inn Hotel Toronto Downtown Center

30 Carlton Street
Toronto, ON M5B 2E9
(416) 977-6655

Category: Hotels

Neighbourhoods: Church-Wellesley Village, Downtown Core

5/19/2011 First to Review

This one's a toughie. First, if you're setting your expectations at the typical Holiday Inn level, you should probably up them. Second, if you took my first instruction and ran with it expecting a boutique-ified Holiday Inn, you should probably lower…More »

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5. Utopia Café & Grill

586 College St
Toronto, ON M6G 1B3
(416) 534-7751

Categories: Tex-Mex, Burgers, Vegetarian

Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Palmerston, Bickford Park

5/20/2011

Utopia should have been my last meal of my Toronto trip rather than one of my first. The experience lives up to its name almost too well, jading all meals that followed.

Think five pages of sandwiches, burritos, quesadillas and nachos of all shapes,…More »

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6. Urban Herbivore

64 Oxford St
Toronto, ON M5T 1P1
(416) 927-1231

Categories: Vegan, Sandwiches

Neighbourhood: Kensington Market

5/21/2011

As a vegetarian living in a not-very-vegetarian city (meaning, there's always a veggie option but it rarely involves any creativity beyond salads and grilled cheeses), I have a serious love-on for this granola soup, sandwich and salad shop in the…More »

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7. Terroni

57A Adelaide Street E
Toronto, ON M5C 1K6
(416) 203-3093

Category: Italian

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

5/22/2011

Terroni is a bit of a dream come true at the end of a long day. As soon as the huge glass doors open, you can let the Italian haze wash away your stresses. And if that doesn't work, try the Negroni - a citrusy, guaranteed second wind.

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8. La Merceria

506 Adelaide St W
Toronto, ON M5V 1T5
(416) 848-0057

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Cafes

5/23/2011

La Merceria was a decent place to pass a quiet afternoon away from the hustle and bustle of the big city.

(Do I sound like an east coast bumpkin yet? Of course I do.)

The calm, bright atmosphere managed to counter the fact that I haven't seen the sun…More »

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9. Mangia & Bevi

260 King Street East
Toronto, ON M5R 4L5
(416) 203-1635

Categories: Italian, Pizza

Neighbourhood: Corktown

5/26/2011

Tucked away between two office buildings, Mangia & Bevi is definitely not a place you're just going to stumble upon. But that's okay because you shouldn't leave your encounter with this wood-fired haven to chance.

The service is casual but the food…More »

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10. Bombay Palace

71 Jarvis St
Toronto, ON M5C 2H2
(416) 368-8048

Category: Indian

Neighbourhoods: Corktown, Downtown Core

5/27/2011

This one's tough. On the one hand, we saw incredible customer service for the first ten minutes of our visit - personable, attentive, helpful. On the other, we saw that quickly turn when we attempted to use a coupon purchased online that they…More »

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11. Coffee Zone Limited

30 Carlton Street
Toronto, ON M5B 2E9
(416) 593-7727

Neighbourhoods: Church-Wellesley Village, Downtown Core

5/28/2011 First to Review

Basic. Quick. Drinkable.

There isn't a whole lot more to say about this little café that clearly exists to just handle the customers staying in the above Holiday Inn.

While it's set up with all it needs to crank out your average café fare, it's pretty…More »

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12. The Green Grind

567 College St
Toronto, ON M6G 1A9

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Palmerston, Bickford Park

5/31/2011

I have a crush on this place. Tucked away on the corner of what I'm told is Little Italy (despite all the Italian restaurants being bad apparently...pull it together, Toronto), the Green Grind really feels like the creative professional's office away…More »

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13. Little Nicky's Coffee

375 Queen St W
Toronto, ON M5V 2A5
(416) 260-0500

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Queen Street West, Downtown Core

6/1/2011

Yep. This is one badassed coffee shop.

About the size of a deck of cards, this isn't the place you pop into with a large crowd. Little Nicky's is definitely a place where you fly solo, perhaps accompanied by a stack of magazines or an ironic use of a…More »

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Discovering Dartmouth (89) Think you have to cross the bridge to deliver on all your needs? Don't kid yourself. Dartmouth's got it all and with better parking to boot, sucka.	Pub Crawl (30) In a city with more bars per capita than anywhere else, you're bound to have a drink or two...
Vegetarian Bliss (55) Hold the meat. NOT LIKE THAT, CREEPO.	Seeking Out Sammiches (20) If it can be found between two pieces of bread, this list might just put you on the right track.