The old brickworks buildings and ponds at Evergreen Brick Works

Neighbourhood guide · Toronto

Leslieville, Riverside and the Don Valley

Queen Street East, the Broadview Hotel, Evergreen Brick Works and the Leslie Street Spit.

The back story

  1. Neighbourhood guide

    Leslieville, Riverside and the Don Valley

    Leslieville·In depth

    Queen Street East’s cafés, the Broadview Hotel and the ravine of the Don.

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What to see and do

  1. In the Beaches

    Fox Theatre

    The Beaches·Cinema

    The neighbourhood cinema of Queen Street East in the Beaches.

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  2. In the ravine

    Evergreen Brick Works

    Don Valley·Park

    The old brickworks in the Don Valley: trails, gardens and a Saturday market.

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  3. Birds on the spit

    Tommy Thompson Park

    Leslie Street Spit·Nature park

    The spit into the lake, one of the city’s best places for birds.

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  4. The ravines

    The Don Valley and the Brick Works

    Don Valley·Walk

    Down into the ravine to Evergreen Brick Works and its quarry ponds.

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Where to eat

  1. Bib Gourmand

    Cherry Street Bar-B-Que

    Port Lands·Barbecue

    A counter-service barbecue house in the Port Lands, its meats pit-smoked over live oak fires, in its words; a Bib Gourmand.

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  2. The French bakery of the east

    Bonjour Brioche

    Leslieville·Bakery

    Riverside and Leslieville’s French bakery and café.

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Where to stay

  1. The historic East End hotel

    The Broadview Hotel

    Riverside·Boutique hotel

    A historic hotel at the corner of Queen Street East and Broadview Avenue.

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Walked the Don Valley or had brunch in Leslieville? Share your tips.

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