Food and Drink
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV has so many wonderful and independent coffee shops, all within a short walk of campus. No need to look for American conglomerates or that hockey icon coffee shop!
Less than 500m
- Stella’s (200m):
- Cafeaze (200m)
- Thom Bargen (300m):
Less than 1km
- Hildegard’s (900m):
- Empty Cup (900m):
- Parlour Coffee (900m):
- Monday’s Café (950m)
- Indulge (1km):
- Oh Doughnuts (1km):
Less than 2km
- VA Café (1.1km)
- Sam’s Place Coffee (1.2km):
- Saintuary (1.4 km):
- Colosimo Coffee (1.5km):
- Fools & Horses (1.5km):
- Cleocatra Café (1.5km):
- Little Sister (1.6km):
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV has many innovative and delicious independent restaurants; here are some of our favourites for a variety of price-points and meal times.
$ Less than $20 average entrée
$$ Less than $30 average entrée
$$$ Over $30 average entrée
V Very vegetarian and vegan friendly
L Lunch
D Dinner
Less than 1km
Bahn Mi King (200m) $ V L D
Stella’s (200m) $ V L D
White Star Diner (300M) $ V L
Merchant Kitchen (500m) $$ V L D
Feast Bistro (500m) $$ L D
Hargrave St Market (650m) $$ V L D
Food hall with burgers, tacos, and pizza vendors
Lavanda Café (850m) $ V L
Hildegard’s (900m) $ V L
La Crêperie Ker Breizh (900M) $ V L [Francophone]
Hy’s Steakhouse (1.1km) $$$ L D
Less than 2km
Nonsuch Brewery (1.7km) $$ L D
Corrientes (1.5km) $$ L D
Peasant Cookery (1.2km) $$$ L D
Oval Room (1.4km) $$$ L D
Forks (1.8km) $$ V L D
The Forks is a collection of restaurants, shops, and bars all housed in repurposed turn of the century railway infrastructure. A must-visit ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV site.
Capital Grill (1.1km) $$ L D
Clementine’s (1.2km) $ V L
Deer + Almond (1.3km) $$$ D
Next Door (1.6km) $$ L D
Pumphouse (1.6km) $$ L D
Cibo Café (1.7km) $$$ L D
Zaytoon (1.7km) $ V L D
Baby Baby (1.8km) $$ L D
Parcel Pizza (1.8km) $$ V L D
Smith (1.9km) $$$ L D
Crumb Queen (1.9km) $ L D
NuBurger (1.9km) $ V L D
Sous Sol (2km) $$$ D
More than 2km (but worth it!)
529 Wellington (2.2km) $$$ D
Passero (2.6km) $$ V L D
Nola (2.6km) $$$ V L D
Nola was recently featured as one of Canada’s top 100 restaurants
Pizzeria Gusto (3.2km) $$ V L D
Oxbow (3.4km) $$$ D
Tabula Rasa (3.6km) $$$ V L D
Gather at the Leaf (5.9km) $$ V L D
Gather is located in the amazing Leaf botanical garden.
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV has a thriving craft beer scene, and you’ll find local beer at virtually every bar. Beyond beer, you can find ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV distilled gin, vodka, whiskey, and rum from Patent 5 at many places, too.
King Cob (400m) Very close, cozy neighbourhood pub with no televisions
Public Doman Bar (400m) Very close, performance venue and bar
Rose Bar at Hargrave St. Market (650m) Bar at the Hargrave St. Market
Shannon’s Irish Pub (700m) Typical downtown Irish pub
Yellow Dog Tavern (800m) Typical – and good! – downtown pub
King’s Head (1km) Typical – and good! – downtown pub
Little Brown Jug brewery (1.1km) Brewery that brews the iconic 1919 Belgian Ale
Amsterdam Tea Room & Bar (1.1km) Specializing in wine and specialty teas
Devil May Care Brewery (1.1km) Downtown brewery serving over a dozen beers on tap
The Beer Can (1.2km) A Outdoor Pop-Up Summer Beer Garden on the river
Good Neighbour Taproom (1.5km) Brewery alongside Next Door Restaurant
Leopold’s Tavern (1.6km) Chain bar with a lot of choice
Nonsuch brewery (1.7km) Brewery in the Exchange District great local beer
Carlos & Murphy’s (1.7km) Tex-Mex bar in Osborne Village
Toad in the Hole (1.8km) “Dive bar” in Osborne Village