Critcal Masse - Toronto Restaurant RecommendationsMy girlfriend who now lives in NYC put this list together for a friend who just moved to TO, I thought I would share it! Some excellent selections...such an Aries girl!

Merci NM, bisous!
You can read about her adventures on her blog Critical Masse xx

Here it goes...

High Park
- Bread and Roses on Bloor St. West for the Polish soups

The Annex
- Café By the Way on Bloor – for dinner or brunch
- Dooney’s for brunch or drinks
- Insomnia on Bloor for late nights

Chinatown
- Brunch at Café LaGaffe on Baldwin (great décor inside and the patio is worth the trip)

Kensington Market
- Torino (Spanish tapas)
- Supermarket (cheap and cheerful tapas)

Queen Street West
- Oyster Boy Restaurant – they even offer oyster shucking lessons
- Fresh - excellent vegan restaurant and great patio
- Czehosky – ideal place for group brunches, late night drinks
- Drake Hotel – to hang out with the artsy crowd and great sushi and weekly changing menu
- Terroni – low prices, great atmosphere, excellent Italian cuisine

Yorkville
- Hemingway’s for pub food or beers, great patio in the summer
- Wish, for brunch or drinks (near Yorkville)

The Distillery District
- For the art galleries and outside events during the summer
- Balzac's café

Toronto Island
- To spend a few hours walking around away from civilization

Downtown
- Queen Mother Café for drinks (I had a gorgeous carrot cake there a few days ago!)
- Blowfish on King West for the spicy tuna sushi roll
- Le Papillon for French food

Queen East
- Bonjour Brioche, a real French café with great brunches and breads


Ms. Masse we miss you here! Em and I will be there soon and you will have to take us to your new favourite places and perhaps we can bump into SJP or other celebs in your posh hood!

And if you are the type of person who always visits the same 3 places for dinner or drinks - use this list!

(pic courtesy of Team Sleepy House, Shoot Toronto, 2007)