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Bookmark this café for your next weekend because entering this cafe feels like stepping into a part bookstore, part cafe, and part arboretum.

There’s also a staghorn fern workshop every weekend (reservation required) that upgrades your experience there, hosted by Ecovine studio.

I recommend signing up for the weekend plant workshop in advance to secure your spot, and trying their banana Matcha to fuel yourself during the workshop.

📍 Tea Room By ICHA TEA POP-UP

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If trendmaxxing was food, it would be this dubai chocolate mochi gelato…but before I share further follow Jen for toronto’s food updates.

This is a gelato version of the viral chewy dubai chocolate cookie that took over the internet this winter. If layers of pistachio gelato, roasetd kadayif, and the cocoa mochi all in one sound like you, you are going to LOVE this.

It’s a huge portion but melts really fast so I’d recommend sharing with a friend. It also becomes more affordable when spliting :)

📍M Cha Bar

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Try BTS’s favourite Korean food in this vibey spot! To celebrate BTS concert in Toronto in August, this l restaurant has put together a BTS-inspired combo.

Only in Mississauga, you can order the half half jokbal and crispy pancake to get a curated set of korean side dishes and complimentary soup 😋

The restaurant is only 10 minutes away from the GO station, so it was super easy for me to visit from downtown Toronto!

📍 HANYANG JOKBAL MISSISAUGA

Toronto bar but make it Japan 🇯🇵 After 6PM, this Japanese cafe transforms into a bar and restaurant that reminds you of Shibuya, Tokyo.

In this IYKYK bar, you can enjoy their signature parfait as well as Japanese-inspired small bites + dinner menu.

You’ll notice a subtle change of vibes as night continues and it gets darker, so I recommend checking out after the sun sets! 🌙

📍 Lost in Toronto

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Shhh..listen to the birds chirping as you step into this secret garden cafe in downtown Toronto.

I found another hidden gem on Queen St W that instantly takes you to a romantic garden with a swing under trees, plants and sparrows. The sparrows might eat crumbles right from your hand if they like you 🐣

Once you enter the cafe and place your order, keep walking until you are outside with a stunning view.

Summer is a perfect time to enjoy a sip of coffee or tea in those two-story garden cafe.


📍 728 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1E8, Canada

Presenting wine-marinated strawberry parfaits, only available at night 🌙🍓

This downtown Toronto bar serves premium Japanese parfaits that are built layer by layer.

Their signature strawberry parfait has 12 layers made up of fresh strawberries, earl grey financier, pistachio crumble, and wine marinated berries that adds a refined finish.

The 11-layer Mango Parfait (non-alcoholic) has 11 layers featuring fresh mango, coconut gelato, and pine apple jelly that come together beautifully.

Save this spot for Japanse desserts worth experiencing from the first spoonful to the last.


📍 636 Queen St W
⏰ Open Thursday to Sunday, 6-12 Toronto, Food,

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Toronto, do not regret NOT trying this mouth-watering Korean braised pork.

If you walk about 10 minutes from the GO station, you’re gonna find a Korean jokbal spot that is worth your trip.

All you need to do is order their main dish, which is jokbal, then every side dish you see in the video as well as the soup will be completely free of charge and refillable. Mississauga location only!

I also recommend trying their Korean pancake if you love a crispy texture!

📍 HANYANG JOKBAL MISSISSAUGA

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This secret path takes you to a $20 steak frites spot with Miami vibes in downtown Toronto 🌴

Being home to Toronto’s juiciest and most affordable steakhouse, Alice Bevy has introduced $20 6oz steak frites, with an option to double it up just for extra $16.

Their steaks originate from a local Ontario town (just outside of Guelph) and cut in house, which levels up the meat quality 🥩

Steaks frites are available everyday including weekends from 4-6:30PM & 9:30PM onwards!

They have both indoor and outdoor seating, but I feel like that many people know about their outdoor seating in a patio. Enter the restaurant and ask to be seated in the patio for extra vibes!

📍 Alice Restaurant & Bar | Toronto

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