Distillery District a Toronto neighbourhood

On a rare trip outside my own 'hood I stumbled across this tiny little bakery. I'm sure their bread is good but the exciting thing, for me, is that they have the English treats I remember from my childhood like Bakewell tarts, Eccles cakes, madeira cake and wonderfully gingery ginger cake. show more

When I’ve needed to focus off-site, I’ve come here and set up my computer at one of the only two tables at the back near an outlet. I drank cappuccino in the morning, matcha in the afternoon; homemade soup and thick sandwich for lunch; snacked on fruit and pastries in the late afternoon; sucked on the free wi-fi for 6-8 hours. Staff were always very gracious and friendly. Lots of traffic from George Brown, but slightly quieter in the summer. show more

We love the fish and we always shop on Saturday around 3 pm. The market is closed on Sunday and Monday so at this point the fish guys are giving away tons of free fish with every purchase. We go for a salmon steak and come home with free crab cakes and lobster tails! show more

The small Ukrainian grocery on the bottom floor is top-notch.