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Favourite Toronto Food & Drink Spots!

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I lean toward supporting independently owned and operated business because WHY NOT?? The big players don't need my help as much as the little guy amirite???
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Toronto Eats!

Eating My Way Through My City Neighbourhoods

 
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Amazing elevated Jamaican cuisine! Don’t forget to check out my family photo wall gallery on the top floor 😁
Chubby's Jamaican Kitchen
 
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Catch weekly ZA Specials Wednesday through Saturday! 🍕
Beast Pizza
 
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One of the few authentic Jamaican cuisine joints that nail the flavours consistently! Tastes like my mom's cooking :)
Albert's Real Jamaican Foods
 
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THE BEST Jamaican patties in Toronto. Open 7 days a week with a variety of patties to choose :)
Jrew Creations | Jaime & Andrew (@jrewcreations)
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Well-built sub sandwiches! Very filling so only half at a time works for me! Crowd-sourced ice cream flavour choices round out a diverse artisan lineup. Their newest flavour “Tim Tam” already winning hearts across the 6ix :)
Good Behaviour Ice Cream and Sub Sandwiches

Toronto Sips!

Some Of The Best Drinks Around The City

 
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My weekly indulgence is the Matcha Mama
Juice Dudez (The Well)
 
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Highly recommend the Mango Matcha Iced Latte! Made with mangos, matcha, and steeped flowers, balancing grassy matcha with a floral, tropical sweetness.
Milky's Coffee: Milky's Coffee - Coffee & Happy
 
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My regular order is the iced Blueberry Latte! It features their signature light roast that put me back on the coffee bandwagon :). Butterfly Kiss is bright and fruity with blueberry, jasmine and lychee tasting notes :)
De Mello Coffee
 
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They're currently killing it in the cocktail game with great takes on the Negroni! The Sour Cowboy reimagines the Negroni as a sour, Campari, El Jimador Blanco Tequila, pear wine, lemon and agave
Voodoo Child Cocktail & Espresso Bar
 
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At Matcha Haus, they're passionate about bringing people together through authentic, high-quality matcha. Every drink they craft begins with first-harvest matcha, sourced directly from a collective of small generational farms in Nagasaki, Japan. From...
Matcha Haus

Toronto Sweets!

The sweetest eats to indulge your sweet tooth :)
 
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This Toronto gelato shop in the Corso Italia neighbourhood is known for rotating weekly soft serve and seasonal gelato bars. The shop operates cash-only with a six-bar limit on Saturdays and posts menu updates on Instagram.
Bar Ape Gelato
 
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Butter And Spice, a Black-owned gourmet bakery in Toronto's Little Portugal neighbourhood, is known for fudgy brownies and custom cakes created by owner and chef a Marchelle McKenzie. The bakery operates at 1418 Dundas St W inside a Death In Venice G...
Butter and Spice
 
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Mary's Brigadeiro, a Brazilian-style chocolate shop in a Toronto, was founded by chocolatier Mariane Oliveira. The brand focuses exclusively on brigadeiros, a traditional Brazilian sweet similar to truffles, and is known for handcrafted, artisanal co...
Mary’s Brigadeiro | Gourmet Brigadeiro Chocolate & Cookies
 
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A store-bought pie couldn't hold a candle to pastry chef and integrative nutrition coach Sonia Mondino's pies! These days, Sonia has been hosting what she calls "sweet drops" every weekend at farmers' markets across the city, opening up orders for he...
Sonia's Sweets
 
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Castle & Coal, a Queen St. W and Dovercourt Rd. bake shop boasts the absolute BEST Kouign Amanns and caneles in the city. But don't stop there: the sticky toffee pudding is also to die for!
Castle & Coal