Yorkville

180 Panorama

55 BLOOR ST W

Touristy for sure, but Panorama provides an excellent opportunity for the jaded to get a towering perspective on Hog Town. Try their specialty cocktails...
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Amarynth

161 Cumberland St

Murano glass is Amarynth’s stock-in-trade, and the effect of all that colourful, shimmering translucency is played out well within this gallery-li...
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BB Buggy

10 Yorkville Ave

Having relocated from its Davenport digs to a larger spot facing Yonge, BB is jam-packed with chic offerings for little ones. The island of baby buggies...
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Bang & Olufsen

175 Avenue Rd

This is where high fidelity meets high design. The Danish company is famous for merging state-of-the-art technology with tailored engineering, an...
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Bauhaus Doors

165 Avenue Rd

The first cue to your home’s style is its entrance: that’s the mantra of this custom door and window company. Its own front window/entrance,...
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Bay Bloor Radio

55 BLOOR ST W

Bay Bloor Radio has been one of Toronto’s top audiovisual retailers for more than 65 years, which says a lot about their reputable expertis...
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Binns

1055 Bay St

This elegant, two-level kitchen and bathroom showroom has inspiring vignettes that feature the latest fixtures, appliances and cabinetry designs....
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California Closets

1400 Castlefield Ave


The big brand name in customized home organization has been operating in Toronto for almost 25 years. This is the place to make your dream walk-in close...
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Flor

162 Cumberland St

If Interface (maker of modular carpets for offices and hotel lobbies) is the family patriarch, then FLOR (its residential offspring) is the cool kid who...
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Gardiner Cafe

111 QUEEN’S P

In place of Jamie Kennedy’s former swish restaurant, a casual cafe now offers faster, cheaper fixes from the celeb chef. Rustic sandwiches, like p...
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Gardiner Museum

111 Queen's Park

There are over 3,000 ceramic artifacts and objects in the Gardiner’s in-depth collection, making this ceramic museum the largest of its kind in Ca...
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Gardiner Museum Shop

111 Queen's Pk

Toronto’s venerable ceramic museum is worth visiting, if only to peruse its adjunct store; the tiny, glass-enclosed shop is chock full of intrigui...
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Hazelton Hotel

118 YORKVILLE AVE

Opulent is the operative word. Yabu Pushelberg masterminded the space, pairing velvet couches in taupe, cognac and grey with cowhide walls, stingray scr...
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Ingram Gallery

49 AVENUE RD

This venerable gallery carries modern and contemporary Canadian art, and while much of it leans toward a more conservative visual spectrum, with bronze ...
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Josephson Opticians

60 Bloor St W

Josephson's has been in the eyewear business since 1935, providing Torontonians with top-of-the-line frames that range from subtle to flashy. They are t...
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Koko Share Bar

81 YORKVILLE AVE

This little Japanese/ Korean fusion restaurant was designed by its owner and has a casual, intimate vibe about it. Maybe it’s the reclaimed wood a...
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Mira Godard Gallery

22 HAZELTON AVE

With three floors of exhibition space, you’re sure to get your art fix here. The gallery features painting, sculpture, original prints and photogr...
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Museum Tavern

208 BLOOR ST W

Museum Tavern, the new Harvey Cowan-designed bistro-cum-watering hole, has opened on Bloor Street West. Brought to you by Glen and Kyle Kristenbrun &nda...
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Muti Kitchen & Bath

88 YORKVILLE AVE

This custom cabinet manufacturer opened its second showroom last year, offering downtowners a range of storage solutions for their kitchens, bath...
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Neff Kitchens

82 Avenue Rd

Housed in a Victorian typical of the neighbourhood, this kitchen and closet showroom offers styles that are both contemporary and traditional. Th...
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Nirvana Home Collection

55 Bloor St W

Specializing in modern furniture for the home and office, Nirvana is an official distributor for Herman Miller and offers an impressive co...
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One Eleven

111 Yorkville Ave

The latest addition on the Yorkville block (by Michael Etherington of Lobby fame) serves up decadence in the form of a champagne and caviar bar. $$$$&nb...
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ROM Museum Store

100 Queen's Park

The ROM’s gift shop is large, sprawling and offers an array of books, postcards and accessories that riff on the Libeskind Crystal and the museum&...
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Rolo

24 Bellair St, Suite 6

It’s always a party at Rolo. This jam-packed doodad store is a mecca for designer household items and wonderful gifts, including rubber-whe...
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Royal Ontario Museum

100 Queen's Park

Most people know the ROM for its iceberg-like shape, a major expansion by Daniel Libeskind that locals love to hate. Inside is a world-class collection ...
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Sassafraz

100 Cumberland St

Not even a devastating fire, like the one in 2006 that nearly burned the famous “yellow house” to the ground, can slow Sassafraz. The menu i...
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Sorrel

84 YORKVILLE AVE

This new bistro serves up indulgent French Mediterranean fare, the best of which are the cheese and charcuterie plates, fresh seafood dishes and duck co...
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Teatro Verde

98 Yorkville Ave

Taking up two floors of a stately Georgian mansion in the heart of Yorkville, this shop is full of unique home and gift items such as cast-iron gnomes f...
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The Guild Shop

118 Cumberland St

This delightful shop carries a variety of functional and sculptural pieces by Canadian artisans working in media as diverse as pottery, glassware...
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Varsity Centre

Bloor Street and Devonshire Place

Varsity Stadium was one of the country’s premiere sporting and concert venues for more than a century, host to such historic events as the 1950 Gr...
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William Ashley China

55 BLOOR ST W

Despite the nerve-racking number of unbelievably breakable things (not to mention bridal gift registrants) on site, WA’s impressive stock of dinne...
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WorkShop

80 BLOOR ST W CONCOURSE LEVEL

Located underground and next to the Bloor subway line, this experimental design lab slash gallery speaks volumes about the value of thinking outs...
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Yorkville Design Centre

87 AVENUE RD

This full-service interior design showroom also doubles as the exclusive downtown retailer of Downsview Kitchens, offering contemporary, traditional and...
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