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Tucked on a Parkdale side street. Natural wine, tiny plates, zero pretension. No website worth visiting. No Instagram ads. Just word of mouth and perfect pours. If you know, you know.
30 St Andrew St. No laptop bros. No oat milk surcharge discourse. Just good coffee in a room full of people who've been coming here for decades. The opposite of a Starbucks.
Read MoreSouth Asian street food done with intensity and precision. Flavour-packed. Focused. Authentic without being a museum piece. This is the kind of restaurant Toronto does best.
Read MoreForget downtown. The real food is in Scarborough. Lawrence East. Markham Rd. Gerrard India Bazaar. Curry that costs $12 and destroys anything you've paid $40 for on King West.
Read More505 College St. The wood-carved interior. The standing-room-only energy. Pintxos and sherry and the feeling that you've accidentally wandered into Barcelona. No reservations. Just show up.
Read MoreLive jazz every single night. No cover most shows. Two sets minimum. The musicians are world-class and the drinks are cheap. This is what BlogTO should be recommending instead of another brunch list.
Read More883 Queen St W. Independent. Curated. The staff picks are better than any algorithm. In an age of Amazon, this place still exists because the neighbourhood won't let it go.
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