Explore Leslieville in Toronto: Hipster east-end haven of brunch spots, vintage shops, and Queen East's finest independent businesses
Leslieville is where the people who grew up in Parkdale and Kensington move when they want a backyard. It's Toronto's most liveable east-end neighbourhood — a long stretch of Queen Street East lined with excellent restaurants, vintage shops, bakeries, and bars that serve a creative, professional, neighbourhood-first crowd. There are no tourist traps here. Everything is for the people who live within walking distance. It's one of Toronto's best-kept semi-secrets.
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