The Annex Neighbourhood Guide — Toronto

The Annex is Toronto's most intellectual neighbourhood — a Victorian streetscape of grand red-brick houses, independent bookstores, used record shops, and the kind of cafés where someone is always writing something. The University of Toronto's main campus sits just south, flooding the neighbourhood with students, academics, and the creative spillover that follows universities everywhere. It's a neighbourhood where you can spend four hours in a bookshop and consider it a good afternoon. Margaret Atwood lived here for decades; it shows in the neighbourhood's character.

Top Picks in The Annex

• Bero Restaurant — Best Restaurants — 282 Dupont St, Toronto, ON
• Maker Pizza — Pizza — 995 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6H 1M1, Canada
• Banjara — Indian — 796 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON
• Greg's Ice Cream — Desserts — 750 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON
• Annex Bookshop Crawl — Shopping — Bloor St W and Harbord Village, Toronto, ON
• Bloor Annex Farmers Market — Markets — 300 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON
• Comedy at Annex Live / The Wreck Room — Comedy — 256 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON
• Tarragon Theatre — Performing Arts — 30 Bridgman Ave, Toronto, ON
• Spadina Museum — Secret Spots — 285 Spadina Rd, Toronto, ON
• Robarts Library 14th Floor View — Photo Spots — 130 St George St, Toronto, ON
• The Annex Street Art Walk — Murals — Bloor St W from Spadina to Bathurst, Toronto, ON
• University of Toronto Campus Art Walk — Public Art — St George St, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON