Visiting Toronto?
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- KarlFreeman0
By the sounds of things I'm going to have to plan this like a military operation to get everything in ;) Thanks guys!
- KarlFreeman0
Im going to THE TWELVES WRONGBAR 19+ $15.00 thanks @ideaist
- ; )... Enjoy the venue sir; I've seen Matthew Dear, Koushik and Telefon Tel Aviv their...ideaist
- Andrew_D0
http://www.myspace.com/thetwelve… <- Play Wrongbar on Sat. Will be lot's of young impressionable ladies there. It's close to the Drake.
- KarlFreeman0
Yeah looking forward to the twelves actually, but im going to be soo tired. fly out 8.30am arrive 11am after 7/8 hour flight then Wrongbar doesnt open till 10pm. by the end of the night it'll be a 24 hour stint!
- KarlFreeman0
@ideaist You've ruined my trip* with your news of seeing Telefon Tel Aviv. Lucky sod! *green with envy
- Douglas0
I revived an old Toronto thread a couple weeks ago asking for suggestions and got some great ones. It had been awhile since I had been, but we would visit once a year while I was growing up Michigan. Coming from NYC now and having recently been to Montreal, Toronto wasn't as big or as european feeling as I remembered it. Still, the rawness of the city and realness of the people make it a great place. It's always felt very blue collar - rock n roll - drink beer and watch hockey to me... and that is why I love it.
AGO is a great museum. The Gehry additions are fab and I'm not a fan of his work, and the permanent collection is great too.
The Distillery area was new to me and a good place to wander around for a bit. I ended up really taking a real liking to Mill St Beer, but still love being able to buy Molson when I visit. Kensington Market was cool and the strip along Queen W. is worth strolling about as well hitting the galleries and the Gladstone... I even bought a credenza from Gus Modern. I found the Little Italy area a bit underwhelming, and the food in general to be "just ok"... i really wanted some good pho, but maybe just ended up at the wrong places.Regardless, these Toronto people here on QBN know their shit. Listen to their recommendations and you can't go wrong.
- Sound advice! Yeah wasn't quite expecting the awesome response I've gotten by this topic.KarlFreeman
- No lolcats,ffffound invites or fail pictures yet...KarlFreeman
- Respect... ; )ideaist
- ********0
Douglas, great Pho = Golden Turtle on Ossignton (north of Queen)
- I went to Pho Hung and some other random place off Spadina.Douglas
- Douglas0
This was the thread I piggy backed on: http://www.qbn.com/topics/439003…
- mrblack0
Black Hoof is one of the best restaurants in Toronto, check that if you like charcuterie and cheese...great cocktails as well...
- ********0
Messis (Harbourd west of Spadina) and Gio's (Queen East and Leslie, there's no sign, it's in bank building) both know their meat as well. Upwards of $100 for two people, if that's a concern.
- KarlFreeman0
So pretty much im looking at something like this for where to go roughly ;) http://bit.ly/ytqV3
Thanks again for the suggestions. Had fuck all plans before now its looking much better!
- alicetheblue0
New hipster resto UNION on Ossington is worthwhile.
Also WATUSI bar and resto on Ossington - owned by same that have the BOVINE SEX CLUB on Queen.- It astounds me that the bsc is still around. Was there a while back to support some band and the same people from fifteen years ago were there.********
- years ago.********
- i haven't been there in ages ...but I use to hold the walls up ;)alicetheblue
- we just played there a couple weeks ago...
love that place.ross - Me too when I was at OCA, alice.********
- It astounds me that the bsc is still around. Was there a while back to support some band and the same people from fifteen years ago were there.
- ********0
my favorite thing to do in Toronto is just walk around, you'll c things like...
- i_monk0
Sweaty Betty's at Queen/Ossington
MOCCA at Queen/Bathurst...? (graphic art/drawing exhibit on last I checked)
- ross0
Good weekend to visit with all the film fest stuff happening.
local weeklies - http://www.nowtoronto.com/ and http://www.eyeweekly.com/
Sneaky Dees is good for food at 4am. The Nachos are def worth the trip.
- Also think there are tons of bars open 'till 3am or 4 for TIFF :)alicetheblue
- i_monk0
^ Sneaky Disease is disgusting, you'll put him off. (I love it, but really it's bad.)
ALSO: Magic Pony http://www.magic-pony.com/
- jacklalane0
Let me know if you need any Toronto fitness tips.
- kulor0
Regarding whether the area around Drake Hotel is safe, I felt that the entirety of Toronto was safer than it feels pretty much anywhere in London!
- KarlFreeman0
Just thought Id do a shoutout to the sound advice from you guys, Had an intense time and now looking forward to eventually moving over from miserable London.
- Andrew_D0
Oh yeah? Wanna swap places? I was thinking about a move over the pond.