Must Dos and Eats Toronto: Downtown Core

Visiting the 6ix? Welcome to our home! Here is a list of must dos and eats in the Toronto downtown core that will give you the full experience! As the list is pretty long, I have taken the liberty to the bold the ones that are a must.

To Do

Attractions

• Visit the Distillery District (especially for the Christmas Market)
• Take the ferry to Centre Island
• Walk along the Harbourfront
• Explore Kensington Market
• Take a stroll through Trinity Bellwoods Park
• Browse Yorkville
• Go up the CN Tower
• (See the cherry blossoms at) High Park
• Book a tour at the Steamwhistle Brewery
• Shop at the Eaton Centre
• Window shop along Bloor Street

Sports/Live Entertainment

• Watch a Blue Jays game at the Rogers Centre
• Go to a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey game
• Cheer on the Raptors
• Watch a musical at the Ed Mirvish Centre

Museums

• Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)
• Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
• Ripley’s Aquarium

To Eat

Cheap Eats (<$)

• Bahn Mi Boys
• Babu
• Seven Lives

Breakfast/Brunch

• Mildred’s Temple $$
• School Restaurant $$
• The Drake Hotel $$
• Baddies $$
• Aunties & Uncles $-$$

Burgers

• The Burger’s Priest $$
• Holy Chuck $$
• Bareburger $$

Other Western/Specialty Foods

• Yorkville Crepes
• Chicken & waffles: Dirty Bird
• Richmond Station
• Canoe
• Copa Cabana
• Böehmer
• Pasta: Piano Piano, Terroni
• Steakhouse: Jacob’s & Co. Steakhouse

Asian

• Kinton Ramen $$
• Momofuku Noodle Bar $$
• Pai Northern Thai Kitchen $$
• Light Cafe $-$$
• Khao San Road $$
• Kinka Izayaka $$
• Gyu Kaku $$
• Guu Izakaya $$
• Miku $$$

Coffee Shops

• Fahrenheit Coffee
• Milano
• Sorry Coffee Co.
• Sam James

Sit & Chat

• Neo Coffee Bar
• Light Cafe
• Tandem
• Dineen Coffee
• Boxcar Social
• Odin
• Early Bird
• Quantum
• Dark Horse Espresso
• FIKA

Ice Cream/Desserts

• Kekou Gelato $
• Bang Bang Ice Cream $$
• Eva’s Original Chimneys $$
• Uncle Tetsu’s (Angel Cafe) $
• Roselle $$
• Millie’s Creperie $

See something that should be on the list? Visited one of these places and want to write about it? Have some more questions? Leave us a comment below!

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