Author: Alice

Form Lounge, Koreatown

FORM LOUNGE 593 Bloor St W Toronto, ON M6G 1K5, Canada Late night – Snacks – Specials $ “Is this it?” We looked at each other and peeped into the hallway and up the narrow staircase. Presumably our last pit stop in the area before we were to head home and pack for…

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Millie Creperie, Kensington Market/Chinatown

MILLIE CREPERIE 161 Baldwin Street Toronto, ON M5T 1L8, Canada Japanese Crepe – Homemade Gelato – Desserts – Savoury/Sweet $ I am a huge sucker for crepes. Sweet or savoury, cold or hot, I want to try them all. Planning my Eating-Day (yes, it’s a thing.), I skimmed for a lengthy amount of…

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Jelly Modern Doughnuts, Kensington Market/Chinatown

JELLY MODERN DOUGHNUTS 376 College St Toronto, ON M5S 2M8 Canada Doughnuts – Sweets – Free Wi-Fi $  This is the most misplaced Doughnut shop around. Out of all of the tattered hardware and take-out shops, there’s a bright pink shop that stands out on College, but with my misguided vision, I still…

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What A Bagel!, Entertainment District

WHAT A BAGEL! 130 Spadina Avenue  Toronto, ON  M5V 2L4 Canada Cafe – Freshly baked – Brunch – Patio $ There is nothing better than after a good Friday night out to crawl outside and make your way to good morning meal and discuss the events of the prior night. The sight of…

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Salad King, Downtown/Ryerson University

SALAD KING 340 Yonge St  Toronto, ON  M5G 1H1 Canada Thai – Take Out – Secret Menu $ My surprise when I had a skim through the menu, realising that this wasn’t a wrap/salad/sandwich kind of place. After finishing a shift at Ryerson with workmates, we were looking forward to stuffing out faces…

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Bellwoods Brewery, Little Italy/Portugal Village

BELLWOODS BREWERY 124 Ossington Ave  Toronto, ON M6J 1R5 Canada Brewery – Bar food – Dinner $$ After work, and specifically feeling like a pitcher of Sangria along with a few bites from The Drake, we made one streetcar ride down to Queen West. We walked through the patio entrance, and as usual,…

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Go For Tea, Scarborough

GO FOR TEA 3700 Midland Ave  Scarborough ON  M1V 4V3 Canada Bubble Tea House – Dinner – Sweet/Savoury $ On the topic of desserts, I made a comment on an amazing two-level dessert place, Dessert Story, which I had the pleasure of meeting and eating on my one trip to Melbourne’s Chinatown in…

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Northern Dumpling Kitchen, Richmond Hill

NORTHERN DUMPLING KITCHEN 550/7 Highway East Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1B9 CanadaChinese – Take Out – Dumplings $ Oh Richmond Hill, how I’ve heard so many great things about you. Your overwhelming extended choices in Chinese food, delicious dirt-cheap Dim Sim, few massive Bubble Tea houses and many, many numbers of Karaoke places….

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Bulk Eats: Pacific Mall, Markham

PACIFIC MALL 4300 Steeles Ave East Markham ON L3R 0Y5 Canada I have faint memories of this place. Five years ago, lurking through the Pacific Mall maze, white, white, white, everywhere! I certainly would need a compass (a Minecraft one, to be specific) to get to a particular shop around here. The shopping…

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Sushi Xtra, Entertainment District

SUSHI XTRA 423 Queen St West Toronto Ontario M5V 2A5 Canada Japanese – Specials – Sushi website $$ After our chill hour at DavidsTea, with an hour and 15 minutes til’ 4PM, we made our way across the wet road to Sushi Xtra. The board shouting Happy Hour was beaming throughout my walk towards…

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