The St. Clair Strip

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My new home. St. Clair is definitely looking up!

 1. La Paloma Gelateria & Cafe

1357 St Clair Aveune West
Toronto, ON M6E 1C5
(416) 656-2340
5.0 star rating
  6/18/2011

Vegans!  Lactards!  Diabetics!  Do I have a treat for you...

Not only does this place have amazing regular gelato in a bazillion different flavours (see all the reviews before this one), but they have at least three flavours of soy-based, sugar free…More »

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 2. Noir Coffee & Tea

701 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON M6C 1B2
(416) 651-8302

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhood: Wychwood

5.0 star rating
  4/3/2011

Is it fair to rate a cafe purely on their bathrooms?  I mean, seriously, either the designers at Noir are geniuses, or we Torontonians have gotten used to some really bad loos out there.

It occurred to me, looking at the…More »

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 3. Nama Sushi

750 Street Clair Avenue W
Toronto, ON M6C 1B5
(416) 652-0711

Category: Sushi Bars

Neighbourhood: Wychwood

4.0 star rating
  10/29/2011

Nama Sushi is a cozy little sushi joint on the St. Clair W. strip.  When we first walked in, the first thing to hit us was a pleasing smell of tempura and when we looked at the kitchen, we realized why.  Nama's entire kitchen is a little open space…More »

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 4. Marcello's Pizzeria

1163 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, ON M6E 1B2
(416) 656-6159

Categories: Pizza, Italian

4.0 star rating
  9/8/2011

What a pleasant surprise!  

We were walking the St. Clair strip on Labour Day and found most things closed.   Heads hung low, we were about to give up when Marcellos came into our view.  It was like the universe read our minds and produced exactly the…More »

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 5. Mezzetta Cafe Restaurant

681 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON M6C 1A7
(416) 658-5687

Categories: Mediterranean, Tapas Bars

Neighbourhood: Wychwood

4.0 star rating
  4/22/2011

If you are the kind of person who loves food variety (test: when was the last time you stuck your fork into another person's plate because you didn't want to miss out?) you are going to love Mezzetta.  

The menu is made up of dozens of little dishes…More »

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 6. Big Ragu

1338 Lansdowne Ave
Toronto, ON M6H 3Z8
(416) 654-7248

Category: Italian

4.0 star rating
  4/3/2011

They say hunger is the best sauce, so take this in the spirit of the famished post-moving day spirit my family and I were in tonight.

We headed over to the Big Ragu because my brother-in-law just moved into the neighbourhood.  I was skeptical, due to…More »

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 7. Pizza e Pazzi

1182 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, ON M6E 1B4
(647) 352-7882

Categories: Pizza, Italian

Neighbourhood: Corso Italia

3.0 star rating
  2/5/2012

Maybe my expectations were too high, given it's comparison to spots like Pizza LIbretto, but I was disappointed.  And Libretto this ain't.

The atmosphere at Pizza e Pazzi was bustling and full of good energy.  The owners (or managers?) actively on the…More »

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 8. PROP

770 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON M6C 2Z1
(416) 792-3313

Category: Italian

Neighbourhood: Wychwood

3.0 star rating
  8/4/2011 ROTD 4/17/2012

Yesterday, my husband and I took possession of our first, ever, house.  After a brief, dewy-eyed walk through - touching all the walls and grinning from ear to ear, we decided to explore the neighbourhood.  We are steps from St. Clair and so we…More »

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 9. Acquolina Ristorante

760 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON M6C 1B5
(416) 658-0460

Category: Italian

3.0 star rating
  8/20/2011

Acquolina Ristorante confused me.  I enjoyed my experience, but for the life of me I couldn't figure out if my food was supposed to be a high-end or a low-end meal.

A down-to-earth, friendly server invited us into the restaurant while we were…More »

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 10. Frank's Pizza House Restaurant

1352 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON M6E 1C4
(416) 654-6554

Categories: Pizza, Italian

Neighbourhood: Corso Italia

3.0 star rating
  5/15/2011

Don't get me wrong, Frank's pizza was pretty good for pizza delivery.  Way better than pizza pizza.  But a few things brought my rating of Frank's down.

First of all, tho' I love a cheesy pizza, these just had too much.  Each slice felt like it could…More »

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 11. St. Clair Shawarma and Falafel

570 St Clair W
Toronto, ON M6C 2R6

Category: Middle Eastern

Neighbourhood: Wychwood

2.0 star rating
  8/15/2011

This review is mostly about the service at St. Clair Shawarma and Falafel.  The falafels we had were pretty decent.  Solid three stars.  But the service was just...well...torturously slow.

To be fair, we put in a large order.  10 falafels to go (we…More »

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