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Favourite spots in Toronto to eat at, shop and go to for essential services

Last Update: September 26th 2013

 

GROCERIES

Photograph-Grocery-Food-Eating-Shopping-Fruit-Vegetables-Display

Organic groceries: They’re ranked from biggest to largest, but depending on what you want to buy, some stores may be cheaper than others.

  • Herbs and Nutrition (generally the best prices in Toronto) (Bathurst / Yonge)
  • Essence of Life (Kensington Market)
  • Tutti Frutti (Kensington Market)
  • Whole Foods (Yorkville)
  • The Big Carrot (Danforth)
  • Harvest Wagon (Summerhill)
  • The Sweet Potato (Dundas / Keele)
  • Evergreen Natural Foods (Bathurst / St. Clair)

Fancy groceries:

  • Whole Foods (Yorkville)
  • Pusateri’s (Yorkville)
  • Harvest Wagon (Summerhill)
  • Chabichou (French-from-France groceries)

Japanese: Sanko Trading Butcher: Sanagan’s Meat Locker Spices: The Spice Trader Alcohol: LCBO @ Summerhill Coffee: The Green Beanery Tea: David’s Tea

RESTAURANTS

Photograph-Ramen-Food-Noodles-Eating-Restaurant My favourite restaurants with what to order: Brunch: The Senator – Blueberry pancakes are killer here Cafe:

  • Soma Chocolatemaker – Just a good place to hang out and chat
  • The Green Beanery – Another good place to hang and chat

Sushi – Traditional:

  • Japango – Any kind of sashimi dish and the omakase (you have to order ahead of time)
  • Asuka Japanese Restaurant – Any kind of sashimi dish (sashimi don, for example)

Sushi – Avant garde:

  • Yuzu no Hana – Any kind of sashimi dish, and the sake cheesecake is really good.
  • ND Sushi and Grill – Any kind of sashimi dish, and the omakase is not bad

Mexican: Chipotle – Chicken Burrito w/ Guacamole Thai: Khmer Thai – Tom Yum Goong soup, and the Spring Rolls Italian:

  • Grazie Ristorante – All the pastas are good
  • Terroni – The pastas are good

Japanese Ramen:

  • Kenzo Ramen – Tonkotsu Miso Ramen or the Tonkotsu Ramen
  • Sansotei Ramen – Tonkotsu Ramen (thin noodles)

Vietnamese Pho: Pho Linh – Their beef phos are excellent; choose any of them Chinese Food: Lee Garden – Deep fried oysters are killer here Vegetarian / Vegan:


  • Fresh (10% off with the Live Green Card if you do takeaway) – Burrito was good; their drinks too
  • Kupfert and Kim – Oaxaca Salad is the only thing I order
  • Rawlicious – Thai Spring Rolls and their blonde macaroons

BAKERIES

Photograph-Food-Lemon-Tart-Dessert-Eat-3-Macarons Sweet & Savoury Pastries: Nadege (only on weekends) – Macarons only good on weekends

Cupcakes:

  • Bite Me Bakery — Bite-sized cupcakes for $1.50 each (Tax included)
  • Dlish Cupcakes — Full-sized cupcakes at $3.00 (plus tax) each; quite yummy

SHOPPING

Photograph-Shopping-Clothes-Closet-Wardrobe-5 NOTE: Sign up for the Toronto Live Green Card, at the retailers listed, you can get discounts. Organic / Eco-Friendly Items: Grassroots (10% off with the Live Green Card) Higher-End / Independent Clothing:

  • Holt Renfrew
  • Shop Nyla
  • Zane
  • The Cashmere Shop

General Clothing Shops:

  • Bicyclette
  • Girl Friday
  • Aritzia
  • Anthropologie

Canadian Designer-Centric Shops:

  • Fresh Collective
  • Mirabelli Designs
  • Comrags
  • Cat’s Cradle

Consignment:

  • Haute Classics
  •  Ex-Toggery
  • LAB Consignment

Thrift:

  • Courage My Love (Cashmere)
  • Kali Vintage

Vintage

  • The Cat’s Meow (Vintage 1950s clothing only; warning, it’s pricey)
  • Magwood Vintage
  • Cabaret Vintage

Maternity: Rhonda Maternity Canada Goose Jackets (Largest Selection): Sporting Life Jewellery and Bags:

  • Bluebird
  • Coal Miner’s Daughter
  • The Devil’s Workshop
  • Elle Hardware
  • Blue Banana Market

Hats & Fascinators: Liliput Kitschy Gift Shop: Blue Banana Market Stationery:

  • The Paper Place
  • Essence du Papier

Office & Art Supplies: Midoco Art and Office Supplies Bamboo Stuff of all kinds: Plaiter Place Shoes:

  • Birkenstocks: The First Step
  • Frye Boots: Getoutside & Ron White
  • Aigle Rainboots (Made in France): Due West
  • Taryn Rose Ballet Flats: Ron White
  • High-End Designer Shoes: David’s Shoes

High-End, Good, Not-Cheap-Crap, Kitchenware:

  • Degrees Kitchen Store
  • William Ashley China
  • Williams-Sonoma
  • Nella Cucina

Sewing Supplies (Zippers, Buttons, etc) and Leather: Leather and Sewing Depot

BEAUTY

Photograph-Travel-Asia-Flower-Zen-Life-Pond-Lotus-Glistening-on-the-Water Natural Nail Spa (Pedicures / Manicures): Alma Spa (Eglinton/Yonge) Regular Nail Spa: NailSense Natural Spa for Facials and natural products: Pure and Simple (Yorkville, King Street, Eglinton/Yonge) Natural products in general:

  • Whole Foods (Yorkville)
  • The Big Carrot (Danforth)

Beauty products (not necessarily natural):

  • Jacob & Sebastian

SPORTS

Bicycle Shop: Curbside Cycle

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Doctors: Patient Networks Dentists: Concourse Dental Centre Optometrists: Eaton’s Center Drs. Chung & Tse Dry cleaning: The Golden Hanger Shoe / Boot / Bag Repair: Sole Survivor Hairdresser:

  • Civello
  • Parlour Hair Salon

Massage: Sage Health

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8 thoughts on “Favourite spots in Toronto to eat at, shop and go to for essential services”

  1. The Asian Pear says:
    September 14, 2013 at 3:42 PM

    We need to go to Kinton together for ramen one day. omnomnom.

    Reply
    • saverspender @ save. spend. splurge. says:
      September 17, 2013 at 1:50 PM

      Kinton? *perks up*

      Reply
  2. Michelle says:
    September 14, 2013 at 2:48 PM

    Awesome list! I love Asuka in Yorkville for sushi too! I recently found a great sushi place near Toronto General Hospital called Mt Fuji Epicure City. Weird name but it is awesome! Just don’t go to the washroom, yikes!

    Reply
    • saverspender @ save. spend. splurge. says:
      September 17, 2013 at 1:51 PM

      Asuka is on my list under Restaurants 🙂

      Also, as for the bathrooms if they aren’t clean, I assume the kitchen isn’t either.. 😐

      Reply
  3. Michelle says:
    September 14, 2013 at 10:02 AM

    I want that soba soup-NOW!! Fantastic list. I lived in Toronto for a short period of time and it was great. I miss it!

    Reply
    • saverspender @ save. spend. splurge. says:
      September 17, 2013 at 1:51 PM

      It’s becoming a dear city to me. 🙂 I didn’t grow up here but I like it all the same.

      Reply
  4. Tammy R says:
    September 14, 2013 at 8:00 AM

    Ah, thank you, Mochimac. I have a friend who will be there for business next week and shall send this list to her lickety split!

    Reply
    • saverspender @ save. spend. splurge. says:
      September 17, 2013 at 1:52 PM

      I hope she has a wonderful time!

      Reply

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