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¶¡ÏãÔ°AV

The University of ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV

Food and Drink

Coffee

¶¡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): 
Food

¶¡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.

 

Drink

¶¡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