There’s nothing better than a big ol’ kiss from the one you love, and that’s why we could not be more thrilled, ecstatic, giddy and gleeful than we are to announce that NOW Readers have voted us best motherf*%$ing blog in this city we love so much, Toronto.

To celebrate, our writers have compiled a list of their favourite things about the one and only 416-and between our best brunch spots, secret urban hideaways, and most beloved boutiques, there is one very important favourite: You, dear reader. Thanks so much!

WE LOVE YOU

Jen McNeely began Shedoesthecity blasting ramblings of drunken escapades to whoever would listen. Now she attends doggy high teas at the King Eddy. Toronto is her playground, and she’s not afraid to get dirty.

Your ‘hood: Dundas and Dovercourt
Favourite brunch spot: Bar One (924 Queen West)
Favourite watering hole: My backyard.
Favourite dance party: Shake, Rattle & Roll with DJ’s Bangs and Blush.
Favourite vintage spot: 69 Vintage (1100 Queen West)
Favourite place to relax on a Saturday afternoon: St. Lawrence Market and then Nicolas Hoare books on Front Street. 
Most underrated local favourite: A bit of a drive, but I do like hanging at Pioneer Village. 
Favourite local character: There is a woman who pushes a bunny in a stroller. I don’t know who she is but I’m a fan.
Favourite neighbourhood stroll: Republic of Rathnelly at Ave & Dav
Best coffee: Manic Coffee (426 College)
Favourite book store: Good Egg, the cookbook and foodie book store. (267 Augusta Ave)
Favourite gallery: Stephen Bulger Gallery (1026 Queen West)
Favourite cheap eats: Prague Deli 638 Queen West or IKEA meatballs. 
Favourite dinner reservation: Bistro Paradis (166 Bedford Ave) OR Rodney’s Oyster House (469 King West)
Where we’ll find you at 4 am: Dancing on the floor in my living room.
Favourite view: Park Hyatt roof bar facing south.
Favourite secret urban hideaway: Have you ever tried reading Harry Potter in Allen Gardens? I also love Philosopher’s Walk at dusk. 
Favourite live music venue: The Horseshoe Tavern (Queen and Spadina)
Favourite Festival: Hot Docs – hands down.
Favourite culture hotspot: Tie between AGO and TIFF Bell Lightbox. 
Favourite fashion boutique: For shoes: Chasse Gardee. (1084 Queen West) For being stylish without breaking the bank: LAB Consignment. (15 Ossington) For hot as fuck party dresses: Carte Blanche. (758 Queen West) For Complex Geometries and power shoulders: Fawn. (967 Queen West)
Favourite park: Alexander Muir Gardens, where I had my first kiss.
Favourite street: Cottingham, Palmerston, Cluny Drive, Admiral, Mackenzie Cres and Baldwin – clearly I have many.
Favourite intersection: Harbord and Queens Park
Favourite specialty shop: Polka Dot Kids (917 Queen West) Ministry of the Interior (80 Ossington)
Favourite quiet nook: A cloister in Hart House, I also like stepping into churches for moments of silence although I am not religious. 
Favourite subway station: Dupont
Favourite movie about Toronto: Degrassi School’s Out
Favourite spa: Body Blitz – (471 Adelaide) 
Favourite hairdresser: Tim McClean at Oskar on Scollard (68 Scollard)

Caitlin Agnew is our resident Beauty Expert.

Your ‘hood: Queen West
Favourite brunch spot: Cadillac Lounge (1296 Queen St. W.)
Favourite vintage spot: Dennis’s House of Vintage (1239 Queen St. W.)
Favourite neighbourhood stroll: Queen from Brock to Bay
Favourite record store: Cosmos (10 Via Renzo Drive.)
Favourite book store: Type (883 Queen St. W.)
Favourite dinner reservation: Nota Bene (180 Queen St. W.)
Where we’ll find you at 4 am: Probably sleeping
Favourite live music venue: Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor St. W.)
Favourite fashion boutique: Carte Blanche (758 Queen St. W.)
Favourite park: Trinity Bellwoods
Favourite street: Palmerston Avenue
Favourite karaoke: XO Karaoke (693 Bloor St. W.)
Favourite subway station: Dupont
Favourite movie about Toronto: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Favourite Toronto icon: Queen’s Park
Favourite spa: Elmwood (18 Elm St.)

Katie Boland celebrates women we admire in her column This Week In Inspiring Women.

Your ‘hood: The Beaches
Favourite brunch spot: Aunties and Uncles (74 Lippincott St.)
Favourite watering hole: Ted’s Collision (573 College St.)
Favourite dance party: Such a tough choice….Clinton’s. (693 Bloor St. W.)
Favourite vintage spot: Cabaret (672 Queen St. W.)
Favourite place to relax on a Saturday afternoon: Trinity Bellwoods Park
Favourite biking spot: Anywhere in the Beaches
Most underrated local favourite: The Goof (2379 Queen St. E.) – the best diner for hilarity and poached eggs.
Favourite local character: This guy named Jackie that works at the Goof.
Favourite neighbourhood stroll: Anywhere along Queen West.
Best coffee: TIM HORTON’S.
Favourite book store: Book City (1950 Queen St. E.) on Queen East.
Favourite gallery: Whippersnapper. (594b Dundas St. W.)
Favourite cheap eats: Anywhere in China Town.
Favourite dinner reservation: Anywhere in Leslieville.
Where we’ll find you at 4 am: At Fran’s (20 College St.) on College.
Favourite view: Riverdale Park overlooking the skyline.
Favourite secret urban hideaway: The subway, I feel totally anonymous on the TTC.
Favourite bar: Nirvana. (534 College St.)
Favourite live music venue: Massey Hall (178 Victoria St.)
Favourite local institution: The Fox Theatre (2236 Queen St. E.)
Favourite culture hotspot: I think The Drake (1150 Queen St. W.) does a lot of great stuff.
Favourite park: One at the bottom of my street where I grew up.
Favourite street: Queen.
Favourite intersection: Queen and Beach.
Favourite subway station: Main! REPRESENT.
Favourite Toronto icon: Ron Mann, documentary filmmaker.
Favourite museum: The ROM (100 Queen’s Park)…obvious but amazing.
Favourite spa: 10spot. (1402 Queen St. E.)
Favourite hairdresser: Kristin at Head Strong. (2359A Queen St. E.)
Favourite place to grab groceries: Chinatown.

Karen Cleveland is our resident etiquette expert, keeping us in line with her column SDTC Finishing School.

Your ‘hood: King West
Favourite brunch spot: Odd Fellows (936 Queen St. W.)
Favourite watering hole: Done Right Inn (861 Queen St. W.)
Favourite dance party: My kitchen
Favourite place to relax on a Saturday afternoon: My fella’s chest
Most underrated local favourite: Foxley Bistro! (207 Ossington Ave.)
Favourite local character: Rocky McNeely
Favourite cheap eats: Golden Turtle (125 Ossington Ave.)
Favourite secret urban hideaway: Hamman Spa (602 King St. W.)
Favourite bar: Cherry Cola’s (200 Bathurst St.)
Favourite live music venue: Cherry Cola’s
Favourite local institution: A.G.O. (317 Dundas St. W.) No where makes me feel further from, or closer to, Toronto
Favourite karaoke: XO (693 Bloor St. W.)
Favourite subway station: Union. Come on, it’s charming. Admit it.
Favourite place to grab groceries: Fresh and Wild. (99-91 Spadina Ave.) I buy fancy produce that I couldn’t buy at Loblaws. Peer pressure to buy figs.

Louisa Cohen is an unstoppable girl about town, whether she’s dancing to Weezy or hitting up fancy fundraisers in hot pants.

Your ‘hood: Formerly Queen West, now Rosedale!
Favourite brunch spot: Saving Grace (907 Dundas St. W.) and Le Pain Quotidien (18 Yorkville Ave.)
Favourite watering hole: Without a doubt, Czehoski’s (678 Queen St. W.)
Favourite vintage spot: Silver Falls (15 Ossington Ave.) on Ossington
Favourite place to relax on a Saturday afternoon: Ramsden Dog Park
Favourite local character: Becca Lemire
Best coffee: Ezra’s Pound (238 Dupont St. or 913 Dundas St. W.)
Favourite book store: Anywhere!!! People, KEEP BUYING REAL BOOKS!!!
Favourite cheap eats: El Trompo (277 Augusta Ave.) in Kensington or Black Camel (4 Crescent Rd.) in Rosedale
Where we’ll find you at 4 am: Either sleeping with my pooch uptown, or downtown causing trouble
Favourite view: From my balcony, facing North, over looking Ramsden Park – Toronto actually looks green!
Favourite bar: Camp 4 (1173 Dundas St. W.)
Favourite fashion boutique: Robber (863 Queen St. W.) and Delphic (706 Queen St. W.)
Favourite street:. The one, the only – Queen Street
Favourite intersection: Queen & Bathurst – where some of the best, worst, and most ridiculous of my Toronto memories were made
Favourite karaoke: The Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. W.) – song: “Total Eclipse of the Heart”
Favourite specialty shop: The Drake General Store (1144 Queen St. W.)
Favourite movie about Toronto: Chloe (sexy and creepy)
Favourite hairdresser: Jesse Crowe at Grateful Head (1006 Dundas St. W.) on Dundas
Favourite place to grab groceries: Whole Foods (87 Avenue Rd.) or Bloor Street Market (55 Bloor St. W.)

Haley Cullingham is SDTC’s Associate Editor, writing about general oddities both near and far.

Your ‘hood: Kensington Market
Favourite brunch spot: Aunties and Uncles (74 Lippincott St.) for omelettes, Over Easy’s (208 Bloor St. W.) for avocado and tomato benedict, The Lakeview (1132 Dundas St. W.) for The Turbo, and Mitzi’s Sister (1554 Queen St. W.) for Huevos Rancheros
Favourite watering hole: Ted’s Collision (573 College St.), Bistro 422 (422 College St.)
Favourite dance party: Pop Lobster, Chronologic, Shake, Rattle & Roll, Tuff Meat
Favourite vintage spot: Vintage 69 (1100 Queen St. W), Public Butter (1290 Queen St. W.), Exile (22 Kensington Ave.), House of Vintage (1239 Queen St. W.)
Favourite place to relax on a Saturday afternoon: Surrounded by puppies and sunshine in the Trinity Bellwoods Dog Bowl
Favourite biking spot: All the way along Dundas and then across Bloor, all the way down Spadina from St. Clair to the market, and Serena Gundy.
Most underrated local favourite: The Docks Drive In (11 Polson St.)
Favourite local character(s): The bartenders at Bistro
Favourite neighbourhood stroll: Walking through Cabbagetown and down into the ravines, rambling through west end neighbourhoods, or walking along the train tracks behind Avenue Rd.
Best coffee: Sam James (297 Harbord St.) for mochas on sunny Sunday afternoons, Ella’s Uncle (916 Dundas St.) for the Ella, Bulldog (89 Granby St.) for Americano Mistos on the way to class.
Favourite record store: Soundscapes (572 College St.)
Favourite book store: BMV (471 Bloor St. W.), Monkey’s Paw (1229 Dundas St. W.), Nicholas Hoare (45 Front St. E.)
Favourite gallery: NACO Gallery Cafe (1665 Dundas St. W.)
Favourite cheap eats: Utopia (586 College St.) , Mother’s Dumplings (421 Spadina Ave.), New Generation Sushi (493 Bloor St. W.)
Where we’ll find you at 4 am: Hopefully stumbling through Trinity Bellwoods with a bucket of veggie poutine from Poutini’s (1112 Queen St. W.), a tall can, and one or several partners in crime. Either that or dancing in my living room wearing a novelty hat.
Favourite view: The skyline from Snake Island at sunset, or the first glimpse of the city coming in on the Gardiner after being away.
Favourite secret urban hideaway: The Contemporary Zoological Conservatory, or under the bridges along Rosedale Valley Road.
Favourite bar: Magpie (831 Dundas St. W.), Clinton’s (693 Bloor St. W.)
Favourite live music venue: Sneaky Dee’s (431 College St.)
Favourite local institution: NXNE and the Friends in Bellwoods mixes
Favourite culture hotspot: Harbourfront Centre, Come Up To My Room at Gladstone
Favourite park: Trinity Bellwoods for the win, baby.
Favourite karaoke: XO Karaoke on Bloor (693 Bloor St. W.)
Favourite subway station: Dupont
Favourite movie about Toronto: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Favourite Toronto icon: Al Waxman, Jane Jacobs, David Miller. It was Miller time long before it was t-shirt time.
Favourite hairdresser: Any one of the lovely ladies at Grateful Head (1006 Dundas St. W.)
Favourite place to grab groceries: My Market Bakery (184 Baldwin St.), Cheese Magic (182 Baldwin St.)
Favourite cinema: The Royal Cinema (608 College St.) I used to be able to watch them change the marquee from my bedroom window.

Christine Donnelly roams the city on the hunt for peasant food, lighters, and a makeout spot. She responded all in caps, and we let her have it.

Your ‘hood: PARKDALE
Favourite brunch spot: SAVING GRACE (907 Dundas St. W.)
Favourite vintage spot: 69 VINTAGE (1100 Queen St. W.)
Favourite place to relax on a Saturday afternoon: TERRONI PATIO (720 Queen St. W.) INSIDE A HALF LITRE OF RED WINE
Favourite biking spot: HIGH PARK
Most underrated local favourite: POOR JOHN’S CAFE (1610 Queen St. W.)
Favourite local character: KEALAN SULLIVAN (FROM 69 VINTAGE)
Favourite neighbourhood stroll: RONCESVALLES FOR SATURDAY MORNING COFFEE/GROCERIES
Best coffee: THE COMMON (FOR THE HOT BEARDOS) (1071 College St.)
Favourite book store: TYPE (883 Queen St. W.)
Favourite gallery: CLINT ROENISCH (944 Queen St. W.)
Favourite cheap eats: ISLAND FOODS ROTI (1182 King St. W.)
Favourite dinner reservation: FOXLEY (207 Ossington Ave.) (EVEN THOUGH THEY DON’T TAKE RESERVATIONS)
Where we’ll find you at 4 am: THROWING UP IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE PRICE CHOPPER (JOKES!)
Favourite view: ALL THE HOT BEARDOS AT THE COMMON
Favourite secret urban hideaway: MAKE OUT SPOT OUTSIDE ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR IN GRANGE PARK (DO STUFF TO HIM HERE)
Favourite bar: UNLOVEABLE (1415-B Dundas St. W.)
Favourite live music venue: DAKOTA (249 Ossington Ave.) (EVEN THOUGH IT SMELLS LIKE PEE/BARREL)
Favourite local institution: MOCCA (952 Queen St. W.)
Favourite fashion boutique: ROBBER (863 Queen St. W.)
Favourite park: TRINITY BELLWOODS (I KNOW – YAWN)
Favourite street: QUEEN ST. WEST WEST
Favourite intersection: FUNDAS AND OSSINGTON
Favourite specialty shop: THE RIVER BOOKSHOP (PARKDALE)
Favourite quiet nook: WINDOW SEAT @ SAVING GRACE
Favourite subway station: ST. ANDREW
Favourite movie about Toronto: BRAIN CANDY
Favourite Toronto icon: THE STREETCAR (FUCKROBFORD)
Favourite museum: THE ROOM (@ THE BAY)
Favourite spa: HAMMAM (602 King St. W.)
Favourite hairdresser: KRISTJAN HAYDEN AT CIVELLO QUEEN (GENIUS – HANDS DOWN, NOW QUESTION)
Favourite place to grab groceries: GROCERY GATEWAY (SORRY PRICE CHOPPER)

Kait Fowlie writes about neighbourhood goings-on from the Roncys construction to the state of Toronto’s indie book stores.

Your ‘hood: Dufferin Grove
Favourite brunch spot: KOS (61 Bellevue Ave.) in the market. Cheap, not too greasy, and a good variety of brunch cocktails!
Favourite watering hole: Disgraceland. (695 Bloor St. W.)
Favourite vintage spot: The Black Market. (256a Queen St. W.)
Favourite place to relax on a Saturday afternoon: Trinity Bellwoods park, with travel scrabble and a few tall cans.
Most underrated local favourite: Roncesvalles in general!
Best coffee: Kensingtons, (181 Baldwin St.) hands down.
Favourite book store: Type (883 Queen St. W.) for obscure goodies, Zoinks (1019 Bloor St. W.) for forgotten classics.
Favourite gallery: Pixel Gallery
Favourite cheap eats: Nazereth Ethiopian (969 Bloor St. W.). It’s $8 for a huge plate for two, and you can’t beat the funky, majestic atmosphere.
Where we’ll find you at 4 am: On a good day, dreaming of sugarplums. On a bad day, stumbling out of Sneaky Dee’s full of nachos and roguery.
Favourite view: Looking out the window from the upper floors of the ROM. The tree canopy coverage looks amazing from there.
Favourite secret urban hideaway: The Ryerson Quad right off Gould Street
Favourite live music venue: The Horseshoe (368 Queen St. W.)
Favourite culture hotspot: Festivals at the Harbourfront. On the offseason, the Bloor Cinema. (506 Bloor St. W.)
Favourite specialty shop: Red Pegasus (628 College St.) on College, and Grassroots Environmental (372 Danforth Ave.) on the Danforth.
Favourite subway station: Bathurst always smells like baked goods.
Favourite place to grab groceries: Essence of Life. (256 Durie St.)
Favourite guilty pleasure: Albert’s Real Jamaican veggie patties (542 St. Clair Ave. W.)

Contrary to popular opinion, Caitlyn Holroyd writes about all things Toronto, Nightlife, and Arts, not just meat.

Your ‘hood: Queen West (Queen and Bathurst, specifically)
Favourite brunch spot: Saving Grace (907 Dundas St. W.)
Favourite dance party: Motown Party (first Saturday of every month at 751, 751 Queen St. W.)
Favourite place to relax on a Saturday afternoon: Ezra’s Pound (913 Dundas St. W.) for coffee and chit-chat followed by a walk through Trinity Bellwoods.
Favourite neighbourhood stroll: Palmerston Ave. between Queen and Bloor for the beautiful, dreamy houses I wish were mine.
Best coffee: Sam James Coffee Bar (297 Harbord St.)
Favourite record store: Rotate This (801 Queen St. W.)
Favourite cheap eats: Java House Cafe (537 Queen St. W.)
Favourite dinner reservation: Harlem Underground (745 Queen St. W.)
Where we’ll find you at 4 am: Stuffing my face with poutine from Smoke’s Poutinerie (578 Queen St. W.). Don’t judge.
Favourite view: The picturesque downtown skyline from my balcony, which always reminds me where I am.
Favourite bar: The Red Light (1185 Dundas St. W.)…I pretty much live here.
Favourite live music venue: El Mocambo (464 Spadina Ave.) for its intimacy.
Favourite park: Trinity Bellwoods
Favourite street: Queen Street! Not just because I live here, but as teens venturing to the city on the GO train, we always felt like we were the first ones from our town to discover it and call it our own (wishful thinking). And now, as my tastes and I have grown, it continues to meet all my needs.
Favourite quiet nook: Tequila Bookworm (512 Queen St. W.)
Favourite Toronto icon: The CN Tower. I have cheesy small town childhood memories of visiting the city with my family and us all staring wide-eyed out the window at it once we arrived downtown.
Favourite hairdresser: Grateful Head (1006 Dundas St. W.)
Favourite place to grab groceries: Kensington Market

Becca Lemire captures the character of the city, from street style to community celebrations like the Ethiopian Festival.

Your ‘hood: Bloorcourt
Favourite brunch spot: Brass Taps (934 College St.) at College and Dovercourt, Mitzi’s (890 College St.) or Dim Sum
Favourite watering hole: Brass Taps at College and Dovercourt, The Silver Dollar (486 Spadina Ave.)
Favourite dance party: My living room, betch!
Favourite vintage spot: Foxy Boutique (251 Gerrard St. E.), Print Vintage (834A College St.), HAUS (1265 Bloor St. W.)
Favourite place to relax on a Saturday afternoon: High Park
Favourite biking spot: Humber Bay Park
Most underrated local favourite: Sardinha Rei Dos Frangos (942 Bloor St. W.) BBQ at Bloor and Delaware
Favourite local character: Kevin Clarke
Favourite neighbourhood stroll: Parkdale
Best coffee: Saving Gigi’s (859 Bloor St. W.)
Favourite gallery: Whippersnapper (594B Dundas St. W.), Hart House
Favourite cheap eats: Empire Falafel (858 Bloor St. W.)
Favourite dinner reservation: Harlem Underground (754 Queen St. W.)
Where we’ll find you at 4 am: With my face in Poutine
Favourite view: The city, from the top of The Hilton glass elevator
Favourite secret urban hideaway: Rosedale Ravine
Favourite live music venue: The Smiling Buddha (961 College St.)
Favourite local institution: The Bloor Gladstone Library
Favourite culture hotspot: Kensington Market
Favourite fashion boutique: Titika (2012 Queen St. E.)
Favourite park: Dufferin Park
Favourite street: Queen Street
Favourite intersection: Queen and Bathurst
Favourite karaoke: Ports (now known as The Port) (1179 Dundas St. W.)
Favourite specialty shop: Soo Ling Beads (1162 Dundas St. W.)
Favourite subway station: Museum
Favourite Toronto icon: David Miller
Favourite museum: The Taxidermy Conservatory
Favourite spa: Body Blitz (471 Adelaide St. W.)
Favourite hairdresser: Tawnee Saps
Favourite aesthetician: Ana Wolkowski at Tula West (30 Duncan St.)
Favourite place to grab groceries: Chinatown, Kensington Market

Ali Maldoff shares with us the lovely and whimsical, be it the charm of Erin Karpluk or lovely fall activities.

Your ‘hood: Yonge & Eglinton
Favourite brunch spot: Le Pain Quotidien (18 Yorkville Ave.)
Favourite place to relax on a Saturday afternoon: My sunny balcony
Favourite biking spot: Toronto Belt Line trail
Most underrated local favourite: The Good Bite Restaurant (2463 Yonge St.)
Favourite local character: Russell Oliver
Favourite neighbourhood stroll: Along the Yonge street shops from Eglinton to Lytton Blvd
Favourite book store: BMV (2289 Yonge St.)
Favourite cheap eats: Classico Louie’s Pizzeria (2549 Yonge St.)
Favourite dinner reservation: Chimichanga Mexican Grill & Tequila Bar (2360 Yonge St.)
Where we’ll find you at 4 am: Sleeping with my mouth guard on…oooh yeah
Favourite view: Overlooking the ice rink from the tobogganing hill in Eglinton Park
Favourite local institution: Pastissima (2633 Yonge St.)
Favourite fashion boutique: Canopy Blue (2583 Yonge St.)
Favourite park: Alexander Muir Park
Favourite street: Albertus Ave, where I grew up
Favourite specialty shop: The Cupcake Shoppe (2417 Yonge St.)
Favourite quiet nook: Northern District Library reference stacks
Favourite Toronto icon: Jeanne Beker
Favourite museum: Bata Shoe Museum (327 Bloor St. W.)
Favourite spa: Planet Nails (2313 Yonge St.)
Favourite hairdresser: Allison Kam, Robin Barker Hair ‘Sociates in Yorkville

Zoe Shapiro is in charge of our cultural education, from the weekly sartorial spy.

Your ‘hood: Kensington Market/ U of T…”Discovery District”
Favourite brunch spot: Aunties and Uncles (74 Lippincott St.), Insomnia (563 Bloor St. W.)
Favourite watering hole: Souz Dal (636 College St.)
Favourite dance party: Bangs and Blush
Favourite biking spot: Rusholme Street between Dundas and College because of the steep downhill and steep uphill.
Most underrated local favourite: B&J Trading in Chinatown (378 Spadina Ave.)
Favourite local character: The guy with no arms and no legs who plays keyboard for cash
Best coffee: White Squirrel (907 Queen St. W.)
Favourite cheap eats: Nirvana (434 College St.)
Favourite dinner reservation: Pizzeria Libretto (221 Ossington Ave.) doesn’t take reservations.
Where we’ll find you at 4 am: Cursing the lack of late night food in my area
Favourite view: Looking up on the Humber Bay Arch Bridge
Favourite fashion boutique: Model Citizen (279 Augusta Ave.), Chasse Gardee (1084 Queen St. W.)
Favourite park: Grange, T-Bells
Favourite street: Dovercourt
Favourite subway station: Spadina for that glorious tunnel connecting the two lines. Perfect for listening to your iPod, walking meaningfully and pretending you’re in a music vid
Favourite Toronto icon: Peter Mansbridge

Daniela Syrovy is our lovely globe-trotting earth mother.

Your ‘hood: Junction
Favourite brunch spot: Starving Artist (584 Landsdowne Ave.)
Favourite watering hole: Margret (2952 Dundas St. W.)
Favourite place to relax on a Saturday afternoon: High Park
Favourite biking spot: West Toronto Rail Path –best bike path in Toronto hands down!
Best coffee: Crema (3079 Dundas St. W.)
Favourite book store: Pandemonium (2862 Dundas St. W.) on Dundas at Keele
Favourite gallery: The DeptARTment
Favourite dinner reservation: Le Select Bistro (432 Wellington St. W.)
Favourite live music venue: Rivoli (332 Queen St. W.)
Favourite fashion boutique: LAB Consignment (15 Ossington Ave.)
Favourite park: High Park
Favourite street: Sorauren Avenue
Favourite intersection: Queen and Bathurst
Favourite specialty shop: Magic Pony (694 Queen St. W.) on Queen (is that a speciality shop?)
Favourite place to grab groceries: Sweet Potato (2995 Dundas St. W.)