West End
Art Metropole
1490 Dundas St W
General Idea is probably Canada's most famous artist collective. They raised awareness of AIDS, among other things, with their giant pill sculptures. In...
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Bent
777 DUNDAS ST W
Star chef, next generation: the sons of renowned chef Susur Lee and interior designer Brenda Bent have opened the hotly anticipated new restaurant Bent....
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Black Pug DMK
1712 Queen St W
Daisuke Ito’s Parkdale vintage shop is a lively mishmash of found and refashioned furnishings, plus an excellent assortment of mid-century ...
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BlackLab Architects
“Why should I hire an architect?” BlackLab Architects has probably answered that question a hundred times since Andrea Kordos, Joe Knight a...
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Bookhou
798 Dundas St W
With each item fashioned on-site by owners John Booth and Arounna Khounnoraj, Bookhou is local furniture and accessory design at its best. A mobile of m...
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Campagnolo
832 Dundas St W
All that’s left of this restaurant’s prior life as a Coffee Time is its (now highly polished) terracotta flooring. Revamped by co-owner and ...
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Casalife
171 East Liberty St
Condo dwellers looking to maximize their space head to this sprawling open concept showroom for sustainably made multipurpose furniture by intern...
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Daniel Faria Gallery
188 St Helens Ave
While the front space cycles through works – mostly by a growing roster of fresh-faced artists – every five or six weeks, the back area&rsqu...
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Drake Hotel
1150 QUEEN ST W
When it opened in 2004, Drake changed the face of West Queen West. Paul Syme and John Tong of 3rd Uncle, and Lisa Mann, who custom-created the boho-flav...
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Drake Hotel General Store
1144 Queen St W
This gift-and-tchotchke outpost of the Drake Hotel has just the right mix of campy Canadiana and city chic. Shelves are well stocked with Mountie...
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Edge of your Seat
224 WALLACE AVE, #118
Chair caning and seat weaving is owner Donna Kim’s specialty. Trusted by vintage furniture retailers, Kim is adept at such tricky subjects as rest...
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Enoteca Sociale
1288 Dundas St W
Owned by Chef Rocco Agostino (of Ossington's Pizzeria Libretto), ES offers a little more elbowroom to dig into Nonna-style homemade pastas (our favourit...
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EverydayHousewife
1066 Dundas St W
Bev Hisey’s retail space is a cute little curiosity. Located in the storefront of her design studio is a selection of textiles, including her pixe...
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Forever Interiors
2903 Dundas St W
Constructing tables, tables and more tables, and kitchen islands, Martin Scott is doing his own thing as a furniture designer. Discarded goods he salvag...
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Fute Design
830 DUNDAS ST W
Indoor-outdoor furniture and decorative lighting are the focus of Futé’s eclectic in-house brand; designers from around the globe conceptua...
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Gallery House
2068 DUNDAS ST W
This new west end gallery belongs to Belinda Chun, a seasoned gallerist who’s had stints at the AGO and the Power Plant. Her two-level space, desi...
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General Hardware Contemporary
1520 Queen St W
Though pretty new on the scene, this gallery fashioned from a former hardware store already represents work by some of the city’s top contemporary...
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Gladstone Hotel
1214 QUEEN ST W
Over the course of its history, the Gladstone has served many functions: as a rest stop for train travellers, a karaoke venue for ironic hipsters, and t...
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Green Light District
365 RONCESVALLES AVE
It’s not unusual to hear fascinating back stories like this from GLD’s David and Deborah Peets, who personally source each object they sell ...
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Inabstracto
1160 Queen St W
Kate Eisen’s passion for mid-century modern makes her little shop a popular destination for the educated design-seeker. An impeccable selection of...
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Industrial Storm
1106 Queen St W
Owners Gary Flaherty and Hanson Tan produce furniture with urban edge and attention to detail, sketching on the spot as customers describe their ...
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Intergalactic Travel Authority
1165 Bloor St W
A vinyl sign on the window reads, “Come in. Take off.” At the entrance is a wall-mounted departures board. No wonder passersby mistake this ...
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Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects
1086 and 1080 Queen St W
It’s hard to believe dealer Katharine Mulherin is celebrating her 10th anniversary on the Queen West strip. She first opened BUSGallery in 1998, o...
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Luflic
34 Noble St, Suite 101
Luflic means lovely in Old English. That’s exactly what you can expect from furniture designers Brent Cordner and Dave Kral: inventive and memorab...
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Made
867A Dundas St W
Shaun Moore and Julie Nicholson are expert curators of Canadian-designed light fixtures, furniture, carpets and accessories produced with a witty...
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Maro
135 Liberty St
Maro, by the restaurateurs who brought you Brant House and Brassaii, leans more toward the club end of the supper club continuum. Designers Marc Kyriacou a...
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Median Contemporary
1142 Queen St. W.
Not much at this new pop-up gallery is an easy sell, but that’s part of the idea behind it. Co-owners and artists Rui Pim...
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Metropolis Living
2989 Dundas St W
At his reclaim furniture shop, Phil Freire breathes new life into metal signage letters, Edison light bulbs and 1950s saw tables with a distinct macho m...
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Mildred's Temple Kitchen
85 Hanna Ave
Polished concrete floors and ottomans crafted from paper and non-woven textiles (from Vancouver’s Molo) are the main ornaments at the newly re-loc...
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Miracle Thieves
249 CRAWFORD ST
Located street level in a recent reno by Raw Design is a sweet retail addition to Dundas West’s coffee strip. Among the locally made accessories a...
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Mjölk
2959 DUNDAS ST W
Pronounced “mi-yelk,” this accessories boutique is a popular destination for contemporary design in a neighbourhood better known for ...
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Mkg127
127 Ossington Ave
Named after owner Michael Klein and the street number of his tiny storefront gallery, MKG127 is one of several start-up galleries leading the contempora...
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Neubacher Shor Contemporary
5 BROCK AVE
With its entrance hidden in an alley, you might expect Neubacher to be a hole in the wall. But inside is a massive, gleaming, industrial-style space wit...
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Nyood
1096 Queen St W
Opulent high ceilings and stainless steel doors at Nyood (pronounced nude) set the mood for this resto/nightclub, where owner Hanif Harji and chef Roger...
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OCAD Professional Gallery
100 McCaul St
The Ontario College of Art & Design’s Professional Gallery, housed beside the landmark campus building designed by British architect Will Also...
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Olga Korper Gallery
17 Morrow Ave
Since 1989, the Olga Korper Gallery has been located in the out-of-the-way Morrow Avenue complex, an old red-brick factory in the western end of the cit...
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Paramour
94 OSSINGTON AVE
Let’s get this out of the way: Ossington Avenue’s Paramour is already a classic. If you are a woman wearing fur and delicate gloves or a man...
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Parts & Labour
1566 Queen St W
A Castor design, this rock 'n' roll saloon features lighting made from extinguishers above the bar, a collection of review mirrors in the loo, and a bel...
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Peak Gallery
23 Morrow Ave
Peak Gallery exhibits an eclectic but well-selected mix of artists working in various media and owner Zack Pospieszynski is well respected for the suppo...
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Pimlico Design Gallery
643 DUPONT ST
Tatiana Velasevic has lately changed the direction of her showroom, previously a hub for Canadian designers. After moving to a bigger location, Pimlico ...
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Post + Beam Reclamation
2869 Dundas St W
More salvage yard than antique store, Post + Beam is an intrepid picker’s paradise with its solid wood doors, tin ceiling tiles, Victorian ca...
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Queen West Antique Centre
1605 Queen St W
Amy and Mike Mason stock their sprawling store with antiques sourced regularly from the US. It's frequented by design devotees, but there's...
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Rec & Art History
1080 Queen St W
If an art fiend ransacked first an eccentric granny’s cottage and then her bohemian grandkids’ art studio, and filled a home decor shop...
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Russet & Empire
390 KEELE ST
Not far from the Junction’s plethora of vintage and reclaim shops, Micah Lenahan’s gift boutique pays homage to Canadiana. The cash a...
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School Bakery & Cafe
70 FRASER AVE
Designed by exec chef Brad Moore, this black brick “schoolhouse” in Liberty Village channels David Lee Roth’s “Hot for...
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Scout
405 Roncesvalles Ave
Brick walls, hardwood floors and mismatched display cases give Leah Eyles’s gift shop an old-timey feel, but her selection of jewellery and home g...
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Scrap Metal Gallery
11 DUBLIN ST, UNIT E
Ask for directions if you want to find this gallery; it’s tucked away at the end of an alley. Or, look for the wordiest open/closed sign imaginab...
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Smash
2880 Dundas St W
Smash has a reputation for snagging the best doomed-to-demolition materials: vintage chairs and signage, industrial desks and deadstock ceramic light so...
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Stephen Bulger Gallery
1026 Queen St W
For more than a decade, this Queen West storefront gallery (with an elegant renovation by Hariri Pontarini Architects) has presented the best of photojo...
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Stroudfoot
21R Atlantic Ave
Curious about that red chandelier made of replica Bren guns at Origin’s Liberty Village location? It’s from Jason Stroud – the unsung ...
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Studio Brillantine
1518 Queen St W
In addition to the fantastical, SB carries the stylishly practical. Almost every home accessory here is part of MoMA’s permanent collection; tried...
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The Big Stuff Reupholstery
444A DUFFERIN ST
This aptly named upholstery business works with designers on such large-scale projects as revamping furniture at the Drake and Gladstone hotels. But no ...
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The Floor Studio Inc.
171 East Liberty St
The family that owns Madeira Hardwood Floors in Woodbridge runs this high-ceilinged showroom. It’s perfect for browsing samples of their propri...
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The Mascot
1267 QUEEN ST W
In a space that’s both spare and Victorian – timeless – this gallery/cafe hosts contemporary works by Toronto artists spanning all med...
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Tina Morgan Upholstery
213 STERLING RD, UNIT #103
To get mid-century modern right requires skill and, according to our sources, TM’s upholstery service is “dead-on.” Because high-end, ...
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Virginia Johnson
970 College St
While we wait for her new store to open, we’re comforted by the fact that Virginia Johnson’s gorgeous hand-blocked textiles, fashions and ho...
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West Elm
109 Atlantic Ave
The hipper sibling to Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma, the lofty West Elm showroom attracts apartment and condo dwellers with affordable furniture ...
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