Toronto, Canada
What's hot in the city this year?

From the March 24, 2003 Issue of New York

toronto skylineBook a room at Toronto’s newest boutique hotel: Hôtel Le Germain Toronto (416-345-8524; hotelboutique.com), where you can buy just about anything in your room.

Have dinner at Xacutti, a sleek, airy storefront space on College Street (416-323-3957) serving inventively reimagined Indian fare at night and a hearty weekend brunch (the steak Benedict is excellent).

Grab a drink near College Street. Two of the best bars are charmingly grungy beer joint Collision (416-530-7569) and minimalist haven Sutra (416-537-8755), a champagne-and-oyster bar that also serves killer martinis.

See a show at the Horseshoe Tavern (416-598-4226; horseshoetavern.com) or Lee’s Palace (416-532-1598; leespalace.com) for a more intimate look at acts (Bright Eyes, Sea and Cake) that would play New York venues like Irving Plaza and Bowery Ballroom.

Buy Wallpaper*-ready home furnishings along King Street East, Toronto’s equivalent of Soho, near the downtown financial district. Along Queen Street West, you'll find large, trendy shops between Spadina and Bathurst, and cute, quirky boutiques between Bathurst and Crawford.

Don't miss the 2003 World Stage Festival, April 1–27 (416-973-4000; harbourfront.on.ca), with its lineup of A-list theater companies, including Chicago’s Steppenwolf (performing Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross) and Scotland’s Traverse Theatre (performing David Greig’s Outlying Islands).

-- SIMON DUMENCO


Related Websites
Toronto.com - A complete guide to the city -- from arts to dining to nightlife.
Toronto Convention & Visitors Association - It's official! And, it offers a good overview of touristy things to do.
Toronto Life Magazine - Website for the monthly city magazine. Includes info on events, restaurants, golf courses, nightlife, and more.

 
Photographs: Courtesy of Toronto Convention & Visitors Association