The Annex

The Annex has long been called an elite neighbourhood and is characterized by beautiful residential streets, independent shops and high quality restaurants. Despite the cost of the Victorian and Edwardian era homes that dominate its street scape, the Annex is a central housing zone for University of Toronto students and faculty alike. Long-term residents blend with transient students and young families, giving the neighbourhood a lively, eclectic vibe. Big names in the Canadian writing scene (like Margaret Atwood) have settled here and arts venues dot the area, making the Annex an important presence in Toronto's cultural scene. 

Economical food and drink options abound along Bloor Street, while Harbord Street to the south boasts many high-end restaurants and cafes - as well as excellent bookstores.  With its expanded borders, the Annex blends into the thriving nightlife in Little Italy and the budget-friendly shopping in Kensington Market. Markham Street, one of the prettiest and most commercially developed in the neighbourhood, is home to Honest Ed's (a massive discount store and one of the Annex's most notorious claims to fame), and some of the best patios and alternative culture stores in the city. Those that adventure into Honest Ed's can recover from the spectacle of it all in the low-key shops and hip bars that surround it.

Nightlife

Sopra Upper Lounge

George Ignatieff Theatre

Green Room

New Generation

Iguanas (Las)

Andy Pool Hall

The Mod Club Theatre

Annapurna Vegetarian Restaurant

Paupers Pub

Tarragon Theatre

Bloor Cinema (The)

Bar Italia

Al Green Theatre

Annex Wreck Room (The)

Bathurst Street Theatre

Kalendar Koffee House

Lee's Palace

Madison Avenue Pub

Tranzac (Australia New Zealand Club)

Fresh on Bloor

Trane Studio Jazz Lounge

Mayday Malone's

Isabel Bader Theater

Kensington Natural Bakery & Cafe

Varsity Arena

Pure Spirits Oyster House & Grill

Mumbo Jumbo

Royal Canadian Yacht Club

By the Way Cafe


Attractions

Bar Italia

Toronto Fringe Festival

Plantation (The)

Sonic Boom

Bata Shoe Museum (The)

Grassroots

Bakka-Phoenix Books

Bloor Cinema (The)

Casa Loma

Tarragon Theatre

Varsity Arena

Annapurna Vegetarian Restaurant

Novo Spa

Trinity St. Paul's United Church


Restaurants

Bar Italia

Clinton's

Mel's Montreal Delicatessen

Green Room

Host (The)

Fresh on Bloor

Serra Pizza and Pasta

Kensington Natural Bakery & Cafe

Live Organic Food Bar

Lobby

Magic Oven

Seoul Sam Mi

Mumbo Jumbo

Hey Good Cooking

New Generation

Real Thailand Restaurant

Corner House

Remys Restaurant

Utopia Cafe and Grill

Paupers Pub

Spuntini

Sushi on Bloor

Iguanas (Las)

Thai Basil

Kalendar Koffee House

Le Paradis

Grapefruit Moon

Annapurna Vegetarian Restaurant

Mitzi's On College

Mars Restaurant


Hotels

Palmerston Inn B&B

Annex Garden Bed & Breakfast

Annex House (The)

Madison Manor Boutique Hotel

Beverley Place

Global Guest House of Toronto

The French Connection

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