Grace B
Travel & Stationery - TORONTO
Hello! Welcome to my first blog post, TRAVEL & STATIONERY! I’m constantly itching to travel and here’s what I look for when I've decided on a place:
• Best touristy things to do i.e Historical Sites and Beautiful Urban Locations
• Best Food and Drinks
• Book Stores, Comic book stores, Libraries
• Indie Shops (Toronto has a lot!)
• Last but not least STATIONERY
Toronto is full of creative shops, delicious food, beautiful street art, and cool architecture.
Where to stay:
I've been lucky enough to have friends who let me stay with them when I go to Toronto but if I had a dream place it would be THE DRAKE HOTEL and THE BROADVIEW HOTEL. They just look cool and artsy lol.
Coffee:
Balzac's - I love the menu variety here. I only stopped to get something to help with my cold and now I can't wait to go back and try more off of their menu.
Dineen Outpost - Multiple Locations. Dineen Outpost is popular because it's so cute so it might be hard to get a seat but if you do its another good place to get work done.
Jimmy's Coffee - Multiple Locations. Easy and awesome space to get some work done with delicious coffee and baked goods.
Sorry Coffee Co - Sorry Coffee Co is a cool spot with a nice view and delicious coffee.
Breakfast/Brunch:
School - We overdid it at this great brunch place but we made sure to finish it all haha.
Lunch:
Pow Wow Cafe. The menu does change but it doesn't matter because it always stays delicious!
My third time coming to this restaurant and I love it! Delicious and super affordable. The Mango Lassi is my favorite!
Another delicious and affordable restaurant! Totally worth it.
Dinner:
Omakase at Tachi - Fresh and full of flavor!
Other mentions: Busan Galmaegi and DalDongNae because Korean food in Toronto is
delicious.
Pinky's Ca Phe - Everything was so delicious I didn't take pictures of my meal haha
Dessert:
Bang Bang Icecream & Bakery - Look at all those flavors!
Kekou Gelato - Favorite flavor Green Tea Whiskey. Favorite time to go - ALL SEASONS. They also sell cute goodies now~
Drinks:
Crews and Tangos
Poutine:
Fav Areas/Places:
Queens St West
The Distillery District
Dundas West
Ossington Ave
Casa Loma
Yonge and Bloor
Yorkville Ave
Kensington Market
University of Toronto - St. George Campus
Bookstores:
The Beguiling - Amazing store, a must-visit!
Type (3 Locations! Pictures from Queens ST West Location)
Curiosa (Also sells stationery and other goodies)
Silver Snail ( Also has a Cafe inside!)
Paradise Comics
Page & Panel: The TCAF Shop - Cool shop inside famous Toronto library
Indie Shopping/Gift Shops:
Coal Miners Daughter, Victoire Boutique, Durumi, Crywolf (Also sells stationery), Likely General, Red Pegasus, I have a Crush on You, Peace Collective
Stationery:
Blue Button Shop - (Clothing & Homegoods sold here too) One of my favorite shops with stationery goodies from Japan!
Kid Icarus - Screen printing classes, original prints and more. I love this place!
Wonder Pens - One of my fav shops with knowledgeable pen folks and stationery from all over.
Likely General (Also sells home goods, clothing, indie magazines, and skincare)
Paper Plus Cloth - Washi Tapes, Stickers, Midori notebooks, pens, greeting cards.. this shop has it ALL!
Hanji ( 3 Locations! ) - Awesome Korean stationery <3
The Paper Place - Full of stationery, books, paper, art supplies and more!
Take Note - A classy stationery store. A little far from Downtown Toronto but if your area, it's worth stopping by.
Easy Tiger Goods - Cute shop, with a cafe, indie magazines, and STATIONERY
* All photos taken by me!