Toronto
The Annex
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University of Toronto's neighbourhood — Victorian houses, bookshops, Bloor Street cafes and the original Honest Ed's site.
The Annex stretches from Bathurst to Avenue Road and from Bloor north to Dupont, with the University of Toronto's St George campus along its southern edge. Hart House, Robarts Library, the Munk Centre and Trinity College sit within the campus. Bloor Street West between Bathurst and Spadina is the spine — Hungarian restaurants from the 1956 wave, BMV used bookstore, Lee's Palace music venue. Mirvish Village (the old Honest Ed's lot) has been rebuilt as a mixed-use district as of 2024.
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What you gain
- ↑University of Toronto's historic St George campus — Hart House, Robarts Library
- ↑Independent bookshops (BMV, Type Books) and cafes along Bloor
- ↑Lee's Palace, Bloor Hot Docs Cinema and Brunswick House — student-priced entertainment
What you sacrifice
- ↓Few proper hotels; mostly student rentals and Airbnbs
- ↓Limited late-night dining options outside of Korean/Hungarian classics
Best for
Avoid if
Other Toronto neighbourhoods
Pedestrian Sundays, vintage shops, cheap pho on Spadina — Toronto's most multicultural and most affordable neighbourhood for food.
The tourist core — CN Tower, Ripley's Aquarium, Rogers Centre, Harbourfront and Union Station all within a 15-minute walk.
Toronto's luxury quarter — Bloor Street West's "Mink Mile," the ROM, Yorkville restaurants and TIFF's celebrity hotels.
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