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Guide to Toronto

About Toronto

A bustling, modern city with a serene lakeside setting, Toronto’s lively city center radiated outwards towards the suburbs, townships and industrial areas that comprise the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) – an expansive megalopolis covering 100 square km. Forward-thinking city administrations and investors have improved everything from the transit system to the waterfront and cultural provision over the past few decades, sealing the city’s reputation as the heart of Anglophone Canada and blessing its inhabitants with one of the best standards of living anywhere in North America.

Arts & Culture

Toronto’s culture is brough alive by its multicultural inhabitants, who influence its civic festivals, city customs, and delicious cuisine. But there are also a number of major attractions for culture vultures visiting at any time of year, such as the impressive Art Gallery of Ontario, the outdoor Shakespeare in High Park event that runs every summer and the packed program of the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre. At numerous venues around the city, you’ll find live music in endless genres, spoken word poetry sessions, comedy revues and more – there’s something to suit every taste and new delights to discover if you’re open-minded.

Green spaces

Winters get pretty chilly in Toronto, so city-dwellers naturally like to make the most of the pleasant spring and summer weather with a wide range of outdoor activities. The Toronto Islands are idyllic spots for stand up paddle boarding, canoeing and wild swimming, while Lake Ontario’s shoreside pathways and beaches are beautiful. In the city, Kew Gardens and High Park are serene green spaces with lots of soft grass to play and picnic on, while the east end cycle path network is ideal when you want to get on your bike. Toronto looks preternaturally pretty in the snow too, so if you’re visiting in winter, you can enjoy activities like outdoor skating or (if conditions permit) head out of the city to superb sites like Mono Cliffs Provincial Park, Rattlesnake Point and Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park.

Things to do in Toronto

Nightlife

Toronto’s Entertainment District is located downtown and runs from the lakeshore in the south to Queen Street West in the north, with Spadina Avenue and University Avenue bordering it to the west and east. If you want to party, hot-foot it to this area for the city’s busiest theatres, restaurants, bars and hotels. You’ll find everything from chic cocktail bars to good old-fashioned after work bars here, and establishments like Flynn’s of Temple Bar, Pai, and N’Awlins are legendary.

Festivals

Roll up in Toronto at practically any time of year and you can find yourself swept up in the energy and enthusiasm of a major festival. For instance, the BIG on Bloor Festival is held in July and typically welcomes over 90,000 visitors to participate in multidisciplinary arts projects like quilt making, Japanese lantern making and large-scale sculptures. Alternatively, the Toronto Caribbean Carnival normally attracts over 1 million visitors and features colorful costumes, soulful, vibrant music, and spicy cuisine courtesy of the city’s Caribbean community.

Lakefront & Toronto Islands

Toronto’s Lakefront is one of the world’s longest and stretches for 46km from Etobicoke Creek in the west to the Rouge River in the east, and there’s so much to do here that it constitutes a vacation in itself! At the Waterfront Artisan Market (which runs June to October) you can enjoy the best seasonal food and crafts from over 50 authentic local vendors, boat cruises on the lake are perpetually popular and the Music Garden is a unique horticultural space which is landscaped with features that mimic Bach’s ‘Suite No.1 in G Major for Unaccompanied Cello’. Meanwhile, Toronto Islands are another top-notch attraction and here at Hanlan’s on the archipelago’s most westerly point you can bathe in your birthday suit at the clothing optional beach (if that floats your boat!), visit the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, which is one of the city’s oldest buildings (built in 1908), and parade around Centre Island’s lush greenery on a comfy tandem bike.

Shopping & Eating

Restaurants

If you’re a foodie, you’ll be in your element in Toronto. Choose Actinolite if you want Canadian cuisine crafted from the freshest seasonal ingredients, or Bar Raval for possibly the best tapas in the city. Alternatively, Alo serves awesome French-Canadian haute cuisine, Café Boulud is brilliant for high-end traditional French dishes and Scaramouche remixes classic French dishes in endlessly inventive ways.

Craft beer bars

Toronto has a thriving craft beer scene and there’s no shortage of trendy venues where you can sample refreshing, hoppy concoctions. In the west end, Rainhard Brewery has a great tasting room and often hosts live music, while at Shacklands Brewing Co. you’ll find Belgian-style beers in cool, retro surroundings. Honorable mentions also go to the People’s Pint Brewing Company and Indie Ale House.

Shopping malls

There are shopping malls aplenty in Toronto and each has its particular charms. Yorkdale Shopping Centre is home to favorites like Oak + Fort, Canada Goose and AllSaints, while the CF Fairview Mall at North York sells household appliances, toys, books, fashion, and alcohol. Alternatively, Pacific Mall in Markham is the largest Chinese indoor market in North America and sells unusual gifts and delicious food, while the gigantic Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga has big name brands, designer goods and independent boutiques.

Transport in Toronto

Airports

Toronto Pearson (YYZ) is the main airport serving the city and it’s 23 km northwest of downtown Toronto. If you’re flying in from elsewhere in Canada, arranging your rental car pick up here is simple.

Buses, streetcars & subway

Toronto’s mass transit system comprises a subway, streetcars, and buses. It’s been operating since way back in 1849 and covers 1200km of routes. There are 150 bus routes taking you practically anywhere city-wide, and the streetcar system is the largest anywhere in the Americas. This is an inclusive transit system too – the Wheel-Trans service for passengers with mobility issues has a fleet of minibuses ferrying passengers city-wide.

Driving tips

Toronto’s streets are well designed and quite simple to navigate, with the Gardiner Expressway connecting the major Waterfront districts. Pay & Display parking in the city center is limited but there are several parking lots. Highway 412 in Whitby is a toll road, as is Highway 407 from Burlington to Pickering.