M&S’s Guidebook to Roncy / Parkdale
Food scene
Our favourite neighbourhood bar! Delicious craft beer, amazing patio, great staff, all the sports and yummy snacks!
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Round The Horn
331 Roncesvalles AveOur favourite neighbourhood bar! Delicious craft beer, amazing patio, great staff, all the sports and yummy snacks!
Amazing cheese shop and best fresh bread (but you need to get it quick when they open before they sell out)!
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Thin Blue Line Cheese
93 Roncesvalles AveAmazing cheese shop and best fresh bread (but you need to get it quick when they open before they sell out)!
Cherry Bomb Coffee
79 Roncesvalles AveAmazing local coffee shop with amazing pastries!
This joint helped put Roncy on the map as a food destination. Solid BBQ for sure (but if you're coming from a place known for BBQ...know this may not exactly live up to your standards!)
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Barque Smokehouse
299 Roncesvalles AveThis joint helped put Roncy on the map as a food destination. Solid BBQ for sure (but if you're coming from a place known for BBQ...know this may not exactly live up to your standards!)
Homestyle Polish dishes & Eastern European fare in a warm, understated space with many Polish beers. Little known as one of the best restaurants in TO.
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Cafe Polonez
195 Roncesvalles AveHomestyle Polish dishes & Eastern European fare in a warm, understated space with many Polish beers. Little known as one of the best restaurants in TO.
One of our favourite neighbourhood watering holes! Great food, great beer, great venue!
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The Commoner Restaurant and Bar
2067 Dundas St WOne of our favourite neighbourhood watering holes! Great food, great beer, great venue!
SAM JAMES COFFEE BAR - BROCK
6 Brock AvenueYUM
SAKE SUSHI TORONTO
20 Roncesvalles AvenueOur favourite local sushi joint
Pizzeria Defina
321 Roncesvalles AveDelicious Neapolitan Pizza!
Their gelato is even better than they're amazing ice cream!
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Ed's Real Scoop - Roncesvalles
189 Roncesvalles AveTheir gelato is even better than they're amazing ice cream!
Lebanon Express
327 Roncesvalles Aveaffordable and yummy
Gold Standard Queen
1574 Queen Street WestSuper delicious breakfast sammies and burgers
The Ace
231A Roncesvalles AveGreat for brunch
Casual hangout for beer, Canadian pub fare and where to catch football on TV
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The Dizzy
305 Roncesvalles AveCasual hangout for beer, Canadian pub fare and where to catch football on TV
CiCi's Pizza & Wings, Toronto
1596 Queen St WOur favourite pizza delivery. And they deliver for free.
Groceries
The best produce store ever with the best prices. Get local and fresh produce for less than you'd expect.
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MAPLE PRODUCE
225 Roncesvalles AveThe best produce store ever with the best prices. Get local and fresh produce for less than you'd expect.
Peter's No Frills
2150 Burnhamthorpe Rd WWhere we get all our groceries. 15-ish minute walk.
Closest 'good' bakery for all your needs. Others are better but this is often most convenient for us.
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Hot Oven Bakery
2226 Bloor St WClosest 'good' bakery for all your needs. Others are better but this is often most convenient for us.
Everything you need with the shortest walk but beware their prices are high to match that convenience.
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Sobeys Urban Fresh High Park
199 Roncesvalles AveEverything you need with the shortest walk but beware their prices are high to match that convenience.
Best local butcher! They'll help you with anything you need. Just ask for what you're looking for.
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The Meat Department
207 Danforth AveBest local butcher! They'll help you with anything you need. Just ask for what you're looking for.
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Neighbourhoods
Toronto's Little Poland, Roncesvalles Village is a popular place to raise a family and has dozens of restaurants and cafes.
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Roncesvalles Village
147 Roncesvalles AveToronto's Little Poland, Roncesvalles Village is a popular place to raise a family and has dozens of restaurants and cafes.
An influx of bars, restaurants and boutiques has transformed the stretch of South Ossington between Queen and Dundas into Toronto's best three blocks for drinking and dining.
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Ossington Avenue
Ossington AvenueAn influx of bars, restaurants and boutiques has transformed the stretch of South Ossington between Queen and Dundas into Toronto's best three blocks for drinking and dining.
This diverse community is home to Tibetan, North African and West Indian enclaves mixed in with some great bars, restaurants, vintage fashion, furniture and fabric stores.
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Parkdale
This diverse community is home to Tibetan, North African and West Indian enclaves mixed in with some great bars, restaurants, vintage fashion, furniture and fabric stores.
Sightseeing
Beautiful sandy beach, views of Toronto, and fantastic boardwalk
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Sunnyside Beach
Beautiful sandy beach, views of Toronto, and fantastic boardwalk
High Park is Toronto's largest public park featuring many hiking trails, sports facilities, diverse vegetation, a beautiful lakefront, convenient parking, easy public transit access, a dog park, a zoo, playgrounds for children, a couple of eateries, greenhouses, picnic areas, a bunch of squirrels and various events throughout the year.
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High Park
1873 Bloor St WHigh Park is Toronto's largest public park featuring many hiking trails, sports facilities, diverse vegetation, a beautiful lakefront, convenient parking, easy public transit access, a dog park, a zoo, playgrounds for children, a couple of eateries, greenhouses, picnic areas, a bunch of squirrels and various events throughout the year.
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Streetcar stop at bottom of Sorauren to get downtown
Takes about 40 min to get downtown (vs. Uber will take 20ish mins)
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UP Express Is a Great Way to Get Downtown
Take the streetcar north on Roncy to the final stop and then walk to the UP express. Trains come every 15 mins to get downtown. Check upexpress dot com for details.
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Public transit is cash only
They don't take credit cards unfortunately
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Toronto's amazing food scene
Check out Blog TO for the must visit restaurants, bars, cafes and more!
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Blog TO
Check out their website to see all of what's happening in Toronto and the 'best of' everything