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Queen West
Food & Drink
At Northern Belle, shrubs are back in bloom
Not the garden variety, but the cocktail mixer
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Food & Drink
Introducing: Loka, the city’s first successfully Kickstarted restaurant, on Queen West
Dave Mottershall turned his east-end pop-up into a west-end restaurant, thanks to the help of 453 supporters
Food & Drink
Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #36, Jeff Stober
The king of Queen West has taken his quirky brand of Canadiana on the road
Food & Drink
A look inside pastry chef Nadège Nourian’s kitchen (and her fridge)
How the chef-owner of Nadège Patisserie cooks (and bakes) at home
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Introducing: Bar Hop Brewco., Bar Hop’s big brother on Peter Street
The beer bar's second location has thirty-six beers on tap, three floors and one dish that involves half a pig's head
Food & Drink
Introducing: Rickshaw Bar, serving South Asian–inspired snacks and cocktails on Queen West
A first-time restaurateur has taken her family recipes and given them contemporary spins
Food & Drink
Why Toronto’s west side has more (and better) restaurants than the east
There are plenty of great places to eat on the east side—it just hasn’t exploded the way the west has over the last five years. How come?
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Food & Drink
Course correction: At his audacious new restaurant, Alo, Patrick Kriss revives the sullied art of the tasting menu
The new restaurant at Queen and Spadina is the best to open in the city this year—in many years, in fact.
Style
Find colourful clothing and artwork at Nuvango’s new Queen West concept shop
Nuvango got its start selling art-covered iPod cases (a.k.a. gelaskins) 10 years ago, and since then it's evolved into an urban...
Food & Drink
Introducing: Alo, Patrick Kriss’s refined addition to the corner of Queen and Spadina
Name: Alo Neighbourhood: Queen West Contact: 163 Spadina Ave., 3rd floor., 416-260-2222, alorestaurant.com , @AloRestaurant Owner:...
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Style
Store Guide: Convey, a Queen West spot packed with seriously stylish Australian brands
Name: Convey Sells: International designer labels Contact info: 754 Queen St. W., 416-363-7676, shopconvey.com Hours:...
Food & Drink
Patrick Kriss to bring refined dining to Queen and Spadina with Alo
Last November, ex-Acadia chef Patrick Kriss announced he was opening his own restaurant in Toronto. Alo is now slated to start...
Food & Drink
Introducing: Stelvio, a northern Italian trattoria on Queen West
Name: Stelvio Neighbourhood: Queen West Contact: 354 Queen St. W. , 416-205-1001, stelviotoronto.ca The Food: Northern Italian...
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Queen West is getting a Rose and Sons
Anthony Rose is at it again, but this time he's moving away from the empire he's set up on Dupont. His new spot will be in the...
Food & Drink
Pop-Up Pick: get Fidel Gastro’s sandwiches at Lisa Marie this Friday
It may not be food truck season yet, but on April 17 fans of sidewalk eats can get Fidel Gastro's sandwiches from its sister...
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Introducing: Peter Pan, a new take on the decades-old Queen West icon
Name: Peter Pan Neighbourhood: Queen West Contact Info: 373 Queen St. W. , 416-792-3838, peterpanbistro.ca , @peterpanbistro...
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Peter Pan Bistro is close to reopening under new ownership
After quietly closing last April , there are signs of progress at the corner of Queen and Peter. A sign in the window 0f 373 Queen...
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A new Chinese bao shop is coming to Queen and Bathurst
Banh Mi Boys should brace itself for some competition on the steamed-bao front. Mean Bao is already beloved amongst visitors to...
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Delica’s gourmet lunches are coming to Queen West
Anyone who's tired of waiting 20 minutes in the takeout line at Fresh may appreciate this: the strip of Queen West near Trinity...
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This new Queen West consignment shop sells barely-used Louis Vuitton, Hermés and Dior
Garb, a new consignment shop on Queen West, is more discriminating than most. (Case in point: its website lists over 100 labels...
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Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #25. Because Queen West is Blooming
In this provenance-obsessed city, we swarm to farmers’ markets to discuss soil conditions with the people who grow our organic...
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This new food shop on Queen West is a haven for allergy sufferers
Sensitive-stomach owners, take note: there's a new store on Queen West that specializes in stuff that's unlikely to send you to...
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Nine things you can get at Toronto’s new all-bacon restaurant (from least to most ridiculous)
Two years ago, Bacon Nation combined two of Toronto’s great guilty pleasures—bacon and deep-fried fairground food —to much...
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Introducing: The Bristol, a new pub and curry house in The Great Hall on Queen West
Name: The Bristol Neighbourhood: Queen West Contact Info: The Great Hall, 1087 Queen Street...
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Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
Wines of the World
Food & Drink
Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
Toronto Life’s
Best Restaurants
From cabernet and merlot to icewine and chardonnay, these wines are primed to pair and delight
Big Stories
Deep Dives
The Monster Cottages vs. the Resistance: Inside the ruthless battle for the future of Muskoka
From Gravenhurst to Port Cockburn, the uber rich and powerful are buying up shoreline for private island compounds and sprawling mega-resorts, radically changing the face of Muskoka and infuriating environmentalists, locals and long-time cottagers
Deep Dives
Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it
When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent
Deep Dives
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026
This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar
Deep Dives
Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team
After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype
Deep Dives
Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with
SNL
rookie Veronika Slowikowska
Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of
Saturday Night Live
in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it
Deep Dives
Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer
The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line
Deep Dives
The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?
We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout
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My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press
My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell
Deep Dives
Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin
Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe
Deep Dives
Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?
Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees
Deep Dives
City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
Deep Dives
This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI
It’s hard out here for a 20-something
Deep Dives
The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market
Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises
Deep Dives
Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI
Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
Deep Dives
293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband
When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him
Deep Dives
The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone
The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks
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As luxury buyers become increasingly focused on wellness, privacy, and long-term livability, a new generation of custom homes is emerging – one defined less by excess and more by thoughtful design
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This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot
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A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living
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