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Toronto’s best new patios
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best new patios

Including sky-high seats, private dining bubbles and leafy backyards

Toronto’s best patios right now
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best patios right now

Our all-time favourite places to enjoy alfresco food and drink

Toronto’s best CaféTO patios for summer 2022
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best CaféTO patios for summer 2022

Our favourite of the not-so-temporary-anymore outdoor seating situations

Toronto’s best winter-proof patios
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best winter-proof patios

Wintry wonderlands, cozy cabanas and backyard BBQ joints for sub-zero sipping

Toronto’s best new patios
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best new patios

An updated list of the best new permanent patios, including a beach-inspired space

Toronto’s best new CaféTO patios
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best new CaféTO patios

An updated list of temporary patios that go above and beyond

Toronto’s best covered patios
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best covered patios

Our favourite places to drink outdoors when it rains and pours

Colourful drinks, beachy vibes and a cocktail takeout window: How the patio at Toronto’s new tropical bar came together
Food & Drink

Colourful drinks, beachy vibes and a cocktail takeout window: How the patio at Toronto’s new tropical bar came together

The Port Light is the Shameful Tiki Room's brand-new sibling spot

“We’re now booked solid every weekend until mid-July”: What reopening is like for the city’s busiest patios
Food & Drink

“We’re now booked solid every weekend until mid-July”: What reopening is like for the city’s busiest patios

"When we started seating people, everyone in line started applauding"

Toronto patios are (finally) open. Here are 16 of our favourites that you can sit on right now
Food & Drink

Toronto patios are (finally) open. Here are 16 of our favourites that you can sit on right now

Ready, set, patio

Sheepskin blankets, open-flame heaters and $12,000: How Farmhouse Tavern winterized their patio by building a barn
Food & Drink

Sheepskin blankets, open-flame heaters and $12,000: How Farmhouse Tavern winterized their patio by building a barn

Coming soon: mulled wine, maple syrup snow candy and raclette

Campfires, creativity and two weeks at a time: How Actinolite turned their backyard into a cozy and cottage-y, pandemic-friendly patio
Food & Drink

Campfires, creativity and two weeks at a time: How Actinolite turned their backyard into a cozy and cottage-y, pandemic-friendly patio

Take a trip to the country—without leaving the city

Hay bales, hot drinks and heat lamps: This secret patio behind a secret bar is serving up boozy cocoa and fall-on-the-farm feels
Food & Drink

Hay bales, hot drinks and heat lamps: This secret patio behind a secret bar is serving up boozy cocoa and fall-on-the-farm feels

It's like being at a farm—if that farm served cognac-spiked cider

Fire pits, canvas tarps and some <em>Moonrise Kingdom</em> inspiration: How Anthony Rose winterized his new pandemic-friendly patio
Food & Drink

Fire pits, canvas tarps and some Moonrise Kingdom inspiration: How Anthony Rose winterized his new pandemic-friendly patio

Blankets are provided (but you should still bundle up)

Toronto’s best new CaféTO patios
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best new CaféTO patios

They're more than just tables inside a pylon perimeter

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House of the Week

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto
Real Estate

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto

Big Stories

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate
Deep Dives

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school&#8217;s descent into chaos
Deep Dives

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos

These are Toronto&#8217;s best new restaurants in 2023
Food & Drink

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023

This man&#8217;s gun ended up in the hands of a murderer
Deep Dives

This man’s gun ended up in the hands of a murderer

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate
Real Estate

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex
Deep Dives

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah
City

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong
Deep Dives

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected
Life

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected

<em>Star</em> Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country&#8217;s largest newspaper
City

Star Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country’s largest newspaper

After my husband tried to kill me, I was forced to flee Kenya. Eight years later, I&#8217;m still fighting for justice
Memoir

After my husband tried to kill me, I was forced to flee Kenya. Eight years later, I’m still fighting for justice

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy
Culture

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy

Inside the Ontario years of Elon Musk, the world&#8217;s most absurd billionaire
Deep Dives

Inside the Ontario years of Elon Musk, the world’s most absurd billionaire

<em>Toronto Life</em>’s top longreads of 2022
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2022

&#8220;I spent five years in a white-power gang&#8221;: Inside the twisted world of Toronto&#8217;s white supremacist movement
Memoir

“I spent five years in a white-power gang”: Inside the twisted world of Toronto’s white supremacist movement

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it&#8217;s going&nbsp;up
City

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it’s going up

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice
Memoir

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022
City

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good
Culture

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings
City

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings

Cost of Living

This Etobicoke couple makes $157,000 a year. How do they spend&nbsp;it?
City

This Etobicoke couple makes $157,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This mortgage broker makes $240,000 a year. How does he spend it?
City

This mortgage broker makes $240,000 a year. How does he spend it?

These Dufferin Grove parents make $240,000 a year. How do they spend it?
City

These Dufferin Grove parents make $240,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This project manager makes $86,000 a year. How does she spend it?
City

This project manager makes $86,000 a year. How does she spend it?

House of the Week

House of the Week: $2.6 million for a Christie Pits classic sporting a twist on the bay and gable
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.6 million for a Christie Pits classic sporting a twist on the bay and gable

House of the Week: $3.9 million for a saltbox in the Blue Mountains with an off-grid bunkie
Real Estate

House of the Week: $3.9 million for a saltbox in the Blue Mountains with an off-grid bunkie

House of the Week: $1.5 million for a furnished Pape Village semi perfect for showing off art
Real Estate

House of the Week: $1.5 million for a furnished Pape Village semi perfect for showing off art

House of the Week: $2.3 million for a Riverdale detached with a kitchen fit for TV
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.3 million for a Riverdale detached with a kitchen fit for TV

House of the Week: $2.8 million for a Lawrence Park century home built by the man behind Casa Loma
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.8 million for a Lawrence Park century home built by the man behind Casa Loma

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