Neighbourhood guide
Yorkville and the Annex
The museums, the designer stores of Bloor Street and the Victorian houses of the Annex.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Maksim Sokolov (Maxergon) · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsYorkville, north of Bloor Street between Yonge and Avenue Road, is the city’s polished quarter: the Royal Ontario Museum and the Gardiner on Queen’s Park, the designer flagships of the Mink Mile, the boutiques and cafés of Yorkville Avenue and Cumberland Street. West along Bloor, the Annex is all Victorian and Edwardian houses, the Bata Shoe Museum and the university on its doorstep; up the hill, Casa Loma and Spadina Museum.
Sights
The Royal Ontario Museum, the Gardiner Museum, the Bata Shoe Museum, Koerner Hall, Casa Loma and Spadina Museum.
Eating and drinking
Sushi Masaki Saito and Osteria Giulia on Avenue Road, Enigma Yorkville, and afternoon tea at the Windsor Arms.
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Image courtesy of © Xander Ashburn · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsStaying
The Four Seasons, the Hazelton, the Park Hyatt, the Windsor Arms, the Kimpton Saint George and W Toronto.
Spend a morning at the ROM and an afternoon in the streets around it.
Our advice: take the subway to Museum or St George station and walk from there.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating and drinking
- Staying
What’s nearby
Distances from Yorkville and the Annex are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest subway and streetcar stops
- BaySubway150 m2 min walk
- Bloor-YongeSubway350 m5 min walk
- MuseumSubway550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Royal Ontario Museum550 mWalk 7 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Casa Loma1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Art Gallery of Ontario2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- St. Lawrence Market2.9 kmWalk 37 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 17 min
- CN Tower3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Distillery District3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Island ferries5.4 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Pearson airport19 kmCar or taxi 66 min
Main stations
- Bloor-Yonge350 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 9 min
- St. Andrew2.7 kmWalk 33 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Union Station3.1 kmWalk 38 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 17 min
Location
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