Visiting Toronto for the first time

Hey Mike welcome to Toronto and I hope you have a great time. A few places to consider:

- Go visit the CN Tower. Your best value is to go to the revolving restaurant at the top. With your meal you get your elevator ride up and down which is a significant savings and makes the meal a reasonable price.

- The FIAT club has a monthly get together and Tuesday May 1st is the first one of the year. Around 7pm @ La Paloma Ice Cream and Cafe parking lot. 200 Windflower Gate, Woodbridge, Ontario (just north of Toronto). This is not just FIAT's and all sorts of Italian cars come out.

- Ferrari of Ontario is worth a visit and is within a mile of the FIAT Club Meeting place.

I'm sure others will chime in but that is what I come up with for now.

 

If you are travelling with your wife and son then there are some other considerations for you:

- At the base of the CN Tower is the Sky Dome (now called the Rogers Center but I still call it by its original name) where our MLB team The Blue Jays play. Tickets are normally pretty cheap and if your son likes baseball then that could be an option.

- Next to the Sky Dome is the Ripley's Aquarium. I've never been but have been told it is good although admission is not cheap.

- Downtown we have a pretty nice city hall and just up the road are the government buildings in Queen's Park which is worth at least driving through.

- If the weather is nice take the family to High Park (just west of the city center) which has an abundance of walking trails and things to see. It is a public park and free.

- Lastly in the east end of the city is the Ontario Science Center which boasts a great Omnimax Theater. Great way to spend an afternoon and there are lots of interactive displays that kids love.

As for the car meet, the gelato from La Paloma is great and there are adjacent shops that can keep your wife occupied for an hour or two while you and your son check out the cars

 

Niagara Falls is about 1.5hrs away from Toronto.

If you are staying In Toronto , the list above from Nuvolari is on point. I would only add the ROM ( Royal Ontario Museum ) which is walking distance from Yorkville. Yorkville is full of shops, restaurants and a great day hang out. And jsut north of Yorkville , a 5 minute Uber drive you should visit Casa Loma and do the tour of the this massive estate. It also has one of the most exclusive restaurants right now

http://www.bluebloodsteakhouse.com/

Make sure your credit card has a zero balance .... it’s beyond expensive.


Though , if you are looking for something high end , I also recommend harbour 60 ...it’s within walking distance of the Rogers centre at the foot lakeshore

http://harbour60.com/

Have fun and enjoy your stay !

 

It's a lot of fun - it's not just Fiat of course, all Italian cars are welcome (and a lot of fchat forum members go to the event). Weather permitting.

Here's a little taste of what shows up, and while you're there - California Sandwiches has great veal on a bun, and La Paloma has great gelato

https://www.flickr.com/photos/myronsamila/sets/72157632566530859

 

I was going to say try California Sandwiches while at the show... Excellent veal on a bun. One of the few things I crave here in BC, is those sandwiches in Toronto!

 

For the wife I would also add the Eaton's Centre.

She may need a full day for that.

 

Oh Id recommend California Sandwiches for lunch even if you don't go to the car show. Their Little Italy location is the original and best in my opinion.......

 

I would have to disagree w/ the other posters. The touristy things aren't really that good in Toronto and the CN Tower restaurant is overpriced and food isn't that great. The views are experience are special, though. The best steakhouse would have to be Jacobs and Co. Eaton Centre is too busy and crowded and it is better to shop in Yorkville. Also good for car spotting. You should try Buca, Terroni, momofuku, Fring's, Pick 6ix, Joso's, Sotto Sotto. You can also visit the local dealerships, RR, Bentley, Lambo, Ferrari Maserati, McLaren, Porsche, Aston Martin.

 

A few old fashioned Toronto ideas: Old style Steak House, Bardi's in the financial district. Get the garlic cheese bread as a starter. Harbourfront, take the Ferry Boat to Wards Island, take a walk around the old small cottage homes area, and then the Boardwalk. Royal Ontario Museum, pretty interesting dinosuar exhibits, among other cultural displays. Get the Chicken Sandwich and a pint of Guinness across the Bloor street from the ROM at the Museum Tavern.

 

Glad you had a good time... Hy's was founded here out west.... Its been a favorite of mine since I was a kid. Good choice. I've only been to the Vancouver location, but the steaks have always been excellent.

 

Great to hear that you and your family had a good time Mike. Don't feel bad about the Raptors loosing; it is the full 'Toronto' experience with most of our professional sports teams

Awesome to hear you also got up the CN Tower. The view of Toronto from there is really nice and watching the planes take off and land below you at the island airport is really cool. The waterfront was much more beautiful 20 years ago but they rammed the whole lakeside with as many condos as they could fit and regrettably it ruined the look of the city

 

I love the ambience at Hys.
Not sure the steak is better than the Keg, and certainly not better than Ruth’s Chris.
la Castile also does a pretty nice steak in the west end...the ambience is, however a personal preference (some might think it’s dated/tacky).

 

I grew up in Vancouver, so grew up with the Keg. For an Outback level steakhouse they are pretty good. Hy's is better. I'm a fan of Ruth's in Toronto, its good there. A little different then the American chains. I went to school in Toronto and lived there 7 years. My friend is a huge fan of la Castile, 99% of the time going out for dinner was there. The ambiance is dated, but the food is very good, at least when I ate there.

 

Check out the Sea to Sky highway... careful with your speed in BC... 40km/h and over and you get an automatic roadside license suspension for 7 days I believe. Vehicle gets impounded too.

 

Yes they would...... just be careful.

 

Yes, they'll confiscate a rental and suspend your license. Its still a fun highway to cruise. Cops here seem to allow 10 km/h's over the posted limit on highways here. Since getting my license in 1988, I've never had a speeding ticket here. I mostly follow the 10 over rule. You should check out our Ferrari dealer.