Quoi faire à Toronto, ON

Attention sports fans! If you’ve scored yourself tickets to this weekend’s basketball, hockey, or baseball showdown, chances are you’ll be looking for a good-vibes place to grab a bite before the action starts or a pint to celebrate the result. We’ve got the goods on Toronto’s favourite go-to spots around the ACC and the Rogers Centre to pre-game, party afterwards, or just catch the event on a big screen.

You want to decorate for Christmas, but you seek unique pieces that stand out from the standard offerings at your local big box retailer. Toronto offers a variety of shops and special seasonal shows sure to have everything you need to fill your house and home with the holiday spirit.

You probably just started fueling up on all things pumpkin spice, basking in the glow of fall, but don’t forget – winter is coming. Soon those knock-off combat boots won’t be cutting it against the Toronto snow. Check out these shops that carry luxurious and long-lasting winter boots. [Photo courtesy of Heel Boy]

For the average fella, few things remain more fulfilling than a proper barbershop hot shave. Whether priming your mug for a Movember masterpiece or merely taking some manly me-time, Toronto is stacked with steady hands skilled at the old school straight-razor.

You’ve heard about wing deals and drink deals, but how about oyster deals? Toronto: meet buck-a-shuck oysters. There are specials in the city every day of the week (though some are limited to happy hour) so you never have to pay more than 1$ for oysters ever again.

Thing about Toronto weather? With the majority of our months spent in blistery autumn or frozen winter, tis usually the season to curl up with a good book and a perfectly rendered, piping hot latte. Check out our list of Toronto’s cutest and coziest cafes to swing by this winter season.

Searching for an antidote to Black Friday? Just look for the yellow balloons. Shop The Neighbourhood hits cities across Canada on Saturday, November 28, 2015. Local Toronto shops will offer exclusive deals, and a heap of them have showed up on our city editor’s radar. Check out a few of her highlights and for a full list of participants, download the YP Shopwise app to discover the best deals in your hood.

Mediterranean cuisine hails some of the tastiest dishes on the planet. A breakfast shakshouka, warm pita dipped in labneh, iskander, Turkish tea…the list goes on and on. Thank the heavens that Hogtown has jumped on the bandwagon, giving birth to a number of establishments to satisfy our cravings. And for those who have traveled and tasted the goods firsthand, I’m sure you’ll agree that Toronto does Mediterranean food justice.

There’s nothing more wholesome than a bowl of hot noodle soup on a cold Toronto day. Japanese comfort food has captured the attentions of the city’s culinary elite, making way for a slew of bustling ramen hotspots to appear throughout the city. So, while you dream of visiting the ramen noodle museum in Osaka, warm up, and sharpen your chopstick skills at one of these gourmet spots.

Winos across the city agree that the restaurateurs who host a weekly half-priced wine night are among Toronto’s most heroic citizens. Whether you’re looking to finish off the weekend with some fried chicken and a bottle of chardonnay, or tuck in on a Tuesday with a bottle of Tuscan Sangiovese and plate of pappardelle, these local eateries and resto-bars will be offering their fine labels at a tempting discount.

It’s Friday night and your Movember face furniture is seriously on fleek – what are you going to do, just sit at home and not parade that Magnum P.I. cookie-duster for all to see? Heck no. Get out there, grab life by the handlebar ‘stache (okay, maybe ask for permission first) and strut your peachy-fuzzy stuff at Toronto’s most mustachioed bashes. And hey, while you’re at it, raise a few bucks for a more-than-worthy cause.

Home to about half a million South Asians, Toronto hosts a scene for Indian cuisine that caters to cravings well beyond a standard butter chicken. Arm yourself with a spoon and get ready to stir the Indian pot and let the aroma of spices flow – these gourmet spots will deliver right to your door.