Tinto Coffee House
 03/02/2008
 89 Roncesvalles
416-530-5885  more...
 



PLACES TO BE AT & BE SEEN AT:
WHERE TO GO? JEN & ALAN’S MOST FREQUENT VISITED PLACES.

Ratings are between 1 & 5 and based on food, service, crowd, decor, uniqueness & music selection.

1= Awful, never to return
5= Fantastic, can’t get better than that!!!

Prices are for one person only, and does not include, wine, alcohol or drinks.

* indicates brunch & dinner



Name:

Location:

Price Range:

Crowd/Scene:

Type of Food:

What makes this place unique and different?

Décor:

Rating:

Signature Dish:

Easy

1645 Queen St. West (Parkdale)

$10-15

Yummy Mommies

Upscale Eggs

Off the beaten path location

Retro/ Casual

**** 1/2

Banana Chocolate Soy Latté

Hello Toast

993 Queen St. East

$10-15

Coffee Swilling East enders

Upscale Eggs

Great home fries

Homey

****

Potatoes

*Edward Levesque’s Kitchen

1290 Queen East

$10-15

East Side Yuppies

Upscale Diner

Open Kitchen

Art Deco

***

Eggs Benedict

Mitzi’s Cafe

100 Sorauren (Roncesvalles)

$10-15

Laid-back Artsy

Delicious Breakfast

Serve free coffee while you wait to sit

Intimate

*****

Oatmeal Pancakes

Le Petit Dejeuner

191 King East

$10-15

King Street Condo Crowd

Upscale Eggs

Old 50’s diner style

Old 50’s diner style

*** 1/2

French Toast

Saving Grace

907 Dundas St. West (5 second walk from alans house)

$10-15

Artsy Fartsy

Upscale Eggs

The Gay Vin Diesel

Minimalist

**** 1/2

Avocado and Old Cheddar Sandwich

*Verveine

1097 Queen St. East

$12-15

High Class Trendy

Upscale Eggs

Cool Couches

Trendy

****

Yogurt & Fruit

*Xacutti

503 College

$15-20

Dress to the Nines

Eggs Fusion

Cool Chandeliers

Ultra Modern

*****

Cheesy Bacon French Toast

*Bar One

924 Queen West

$10-15

Queen Street Loft Types

Eggs & Sandwiches

Proximity to the mental institute

Trendy

***

Eggs Benny

Aunties & Uncles

74 Lippincott (off of college)

$8-12

Hip Studenty

Diner

Patio

Cottagey

*** 1/2

Chalah Toast

Clafouti

915 Queen St. West

$5-10

Y.U.P.

(Young urban professionals)

Pastries, light sandwiches, small cafe

Voted Best Patisserie in Toronto

Take-out

*****

Any

Croissant




Name:

Location:

Price Range

Crowd/Scene:

Type of Food:

What makes this place unique and different?

Décor:

Rating:

*Utopia

586 College

$10-15

Cool College Street Types

Mixture b/t veggie, Mexican and fusion

 Good Food, & Cheap on the wallet

Casual

**** 1/2

*Dos Amigos

1201 Bathurst

$25-35

People who hate taco bell

Mexican

Only place across from subway depot

Mexican Cantina

*** 1/2

*By The Way Cafe

400 Bloor St. West

$25-35

U of T kids parents

Middle Eastern

Patio

Low-Key

***

*Musa

847 Dundas

$35-40

Neiborhood scene

Mediterranean

Patio & personal service

Like your living room

***

Allen’s

143 Danforth

$30-40

Riverdale Yuppies

American

Garden Patio, Extensive Beer list

Irish Pub

*** 1/2

Katsu

572 Danforth

$20-30

Birthday parties with big appetites

Sushi

All You can Eat Sushi Menu

Typical Sushi Place

*** 1/2

Café 668

668 Dundas West

$20-25

Random scene

Veggie/vegan/asian fusion

Named best restaurant in Now Magazine

Dumpy

**** 1/2

*Kei

936 Queen W

$35-45

In the No Lofters

Malaysian

Great Food You never thought u try

Laid-back but cool

****

San

676 Queen West

$30-35

Queen street hip

Asian, Sushi, Korean

Romantic sushi

Dimly lit

Romantic

****

*Kalender Coffee

546 College

$10-15

Early relationship spot

Fusion, Italian, Indian, etc.

Has Everything,

Food, Drinks, Coffee, Patio

Starbucks sluts

*** 1/2

Fressen

478 Queen West.

$30-35

Health conscious hipsters

All Veggie

Gluten sticks

Trendy but not overbearing

****

Spring Rolls

3 Locations:

Yonge & Bloor- 693 Yonge

85 Front St. East

Across from Eaton center- 40 Dundas West

$12-15

People with not a lot of time

Thai

Patio, Good food cheap

Stylish for the price

*** 1/2

Five Doors North

2088 Yonge St (3 blocks south of eglinton on west side)

$25-30

Forest Hillers with Good Taste

Italian

Ordering many small dishes to share

Off beat

****

*Drake Hotel

1150 Queen St. West

$45-55

The Who’s Who of the who’s who

Fusion

Has & is everything, bar, raw sushi bar, rooftop patio, lounge, dinner, and so cool

Post Modern/ Feast for the eyes

*****

Lemon Meringue

2390 Bloor West Village

$40-50

Cool Middle aged

Contemporary

Rarely visited location

Posh

*****

Kensington Kitchen

124 Harbord

$20-25

Hippy Dippy

Veggie, Mediterranean

Garden patio

Laid-back

****

Tempo

596 College

$45-55

High heel girls/slickster guys

Sushi, Fusion, Japanese

Patio, Sushi with a touch of class

Super Trendy

****

La Palette

256 Augusta

$40-50

Intellectual

French

Feels very intimate

Romantic

**** 1/2

YYZ

345 Adelaide St. West

$45-55

Trendy/pre-

Theatre crowd

Haut cuisine

Extremely cool decor

Modern

*****

Hiro Sushi

171 King East

$45-55

Those serious about sushi

Sushi

Magic at the sushi bar

Simple yet elegant

*****

Tutti Matti

364 Adelaide

$40-45

Middle-aged

Tuscan

Regional Italian Cooking

Inviting

*** 1/2





May also be mentioned above, although rating is based strictly on the patio itself
Price range includes, food (if star beside name) and/or one drink.

Name:

Location:

Price Range:

Crowd/Scene:

Rating:

*Café Diplomatico

594 College

$5-20

Come as you are

**** 1/2

*Kalender Coffee

Mentioned Above

 

 

****

* Kensington Kitchen

Mentioned Above

 

 

**** 1/2

* Allen’s

Mentioned Above

 

 

**** 1/2

*Paupers pub

539 Bloor West

$10-15

Beer Swilers

***

*Southern Accents

595 Markham

(Bloor)

$20-30

Marty Gras

*** 1/2

*Spaha

66 Harbord

$25-30

Sleek urban

****

 Chelsea Room

923 Dundas West

$12-20

Queen Street Hipsters

****

Squirley’s

807 Queen West

$12-15

Grungy Rockers

****

Cocktail Molotov

928 Dundas West

$12-15

Laid-back scenesters

**** 1/2

Souz Dal

636 College

$10-15

Trendy college scene

****

Sutra

612 College

$10-15

Trendy college scene

****



 

 


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