Macallan18
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OT: What to do in Toronto during the World Cup?
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Going to every world cup game, and only okay with spending $200 on dinner a couple of times.
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TheCLAM
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Go to Steam-Whistle brewery and do the tour. It's like $15 bucks per person - you get a pint of fresh beer during the tour and you leave with a 6-pack. It pretty much pays for itself.
Cliche hipsters
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I lived in the area for close to 10 years.
Nothing but heart and soul (hipsters).
diceman934
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What Hotel are you staying at.....many good ones that have great food options close to the ACC. The Westin is real close and I loved
Toula Restaurant and Bar has a great view and food was good, on the 38th floor. As well The Chartroom Bar and Lounge was great for Lunch and drinks.
Maybe booked already with Players etc....certain to see players here.
Also another vote for going to Kensington Market
Toula Restaurant and Bar has a great view and food was good, on the 38th floor. As well The Chartroom Bar and Lounge was great for Lunch and drinks.
Maybe booked already with Players etc....certain to see players here.
Also another vote for going to Kensington Market
jayswagger
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Here's some recommendations:
- The Second City (Amazing sketch comedy, second one after the first in Chicago)
- Distillery District - Eclectic Restaurants and pubs
- St Lawrence Market - Farmers market with unique shopping, and the area is filled with good restaurants and culture
- High Park / Bloor West Village - Fantastic for walking, good restaurants and some good street parking (cheap) - right on subway line
- Jazz Clubs - Would check out "The Rex", "Jazz Bistro" and the Old Mill Inn and Spa
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- The Path - Underground path with shops, good restaurants and connects a large portion of Downtown together
- Cottage Country - Timing will be excellent for fall colours, would check out Orillia, Collingwood, Kawartha Lakes. Simple day trips or longer if needed
- Niagara Falls - Not far at all from Toronto, depending on where you're staying
- Niagara on the Lake - Beautiful area not in the falls area. Excellent outlet shopping right off the highway, plus fantastic restaurants/gelato with an organic flair...all locally sourced. Wine Tours with Jackson Triggs, Wayne Gretzskys and other niagara wines offering tours. Highly recommend "Treadwell - Farm to Table" restaurant on the lake area
Pacific Mall if you are driving. A bit out of the way.
I personally like the Beaches area ( Queens + Woodbine). They have nice boutiques and nice restaurants
For late night indian food, Church and Bloor, Kings Palace
I personally like the Beaches area ( Queens + Woodbine). They have nice boutiques and nice restaurants
For late night indian food, Church and Bloor, Kings Palace
taurine330
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You should take the time to visit the bacon nation restaurant. Everything bacon. I got a bacon wrapped jumbo corn dog there that will give you a heart attack but its worth it
distillery district is having some world cup fan thing going on and its a nice old area with restaurants and stores.
King west from spadina to bathurst is my favourite stretch of restaurants / bars / clubs. Got everything from expensive to cheap to ******* club to British style pubs etc.
Also, go up the CN Tower if you've never been.
King west from spadina to bathurst is my favourite stretch of restaurants / bars / clubs. Got everything from expensive to cheap to ******* club to British style pubs etc.
Also, go up the CN Tower if you've never been.
HogTown06
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People already mentioned the best things to do, AGO, ROM, Ripley's Aquarium, CN Tower, etc.
Also if you enjoy spending time outside there's the option of renting a canoe or kayak at the Harbour Front Centre and paddling to the islands (takes about 10 to 20 minutes to cross), fun experience to be near nature and still have views of Toronto skyline and all the action from Billy Bishop airport.
Also if you enjoy spending time outside there's the option of renting a canoe or kayak at the Harbour Front Centre and paddling to the islands (takes about 10 to 20 minutes to cross), fun experience to be near nature and still have views of Toronto skyline and all the action from Billy Bishop airport.
Golden_Jet
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If anyone in your group is a vegetarian or vegan - Fresh restaurant ton Queen or Spadina is a really good place to eat. I'm not a veggie but my wife is and I love Fresh - impressive eating experience. 4 locations.
http://freshrestaurants.ca
http://freshrestaurants.ca
diceman934
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I was there on my last trip....my wife insisted and it was great. Born and raised in TO but moved out west to coach some hockey.
The Polish Festival is being held on the first weekend of the tournament (17th-18th). It's not what it once was, as the neighbourhood really isn't overly Polish even compared to 20-30 years ago, but there are a few good Polish restaurants left, plus the street vendors, live music, traditional dance groups, etc. While it's not one of Toronto's premier festivals anymore, it will give you a taste of the ethnic festivities that happen year-around in this city. To get there, take the Bloor-Danforth (Green) subway line to Dundas West station and then it's about a ten-minute walk directly south (there's a fork in the road where Dundas breaks towards the east, continue going south/to the right, on Roncesvalles). The neighbourhood along Dundas isn't the best but it's not unsafe either.
The Ukrainian Festival is also happening the same weekend (16th-19th). Never made sense to me why they have it on the same weekend. I've never been, but it could also be an option. To get there, go three stops further on the Bloor-Danforth line to Runneymede Station. Polish pierogies are better though. Just saying.
Other than that, lots of good suggestions in this thread. The ROM is probably Canada's top museum. The Aga Khan Museum at Eglinton and Don Mills (it's a bit of a trek from Downtown and you'll need to take a cab... the Eglinton subway line won't open until 2020) is an Islamic art and antiques museum and one of the top museums of its kind outside of the Middle East. St. Lawrence Market and Distillery District is worth checking out. And if you can, make the trek out to Niagara Falls. The city has it's own mini-Vegas vibe going, it has obviously the Falls themselves, and if your into wine, the surrounding area offers some wonderful wine tours.
The Ukrainian Festival is also happening the same weekend (16th-19th). Never made sense to me why they have it on the same weekend. I've never been, but it could also be an option. To get there, go three stops further on the Bloor-Danforth line to Runneymede Station. Polish pierogies are better though. Just saying.
Other than that, lots of good suggestions in this thread. The ROM is probably Canada's top museum. The Aga Khan Museum at Eglinton and Don Mills (it's a bit of a trek from Downtown and you'll need to take a cab... the Eglinton subway line won't open until 2020) is an Islamic art and antiques museum and one of the top museums of its kind outside of the Middle East. St. Lawrence Market and Distillery District is worth checking out. And if you can, make the trek out to Niagara Falls. The city has it's own mini-Vegas vibe going, it has obviously the Falls themselves, and if your into wine, the surrounding area offers some wonderful wine tours.
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Macallan18
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you might try to score Green Day tickets, they are playing the last day of the tournament as the close out event. $25 a pop, go on sale 10 am Thursday.
Pyrophorus
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Not 3 in the morning. Everything tastes good when you are hungry and can't find a place that's open
Maybe becacuse I am always half drunk when I am there it doesn't bother me
Stigma
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I don't think anyone has mentioned Queen's Quay as of yet. Just walk south from the ACC and in, like, 5 minutes, you're there! There's often free music and entertainment in that area (Harbourfront Square). There are also restaurants and a very nice bar that overlooks the lake (Amsterdam Brewhouse).
