Posts in Downtown Core
A TIFF in review 2025

AccessTO was once again invited to attend TIFF this past September. Once again this is a post in review. There is so much coverage that goes out live for many outlets that I decide there is no need to compete with them during the festival.

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Cafe On the Square

Some of the best breakfast in the city can be found at the hidden café inside Toronto’s City Hall. Most people wouldn’t know to look for Cafe On the Square, but it’s been serving delicious and affordable food for decades. This secret gem offers breakfast, lunch, and a variety of snacks and coffees to the employees of City Hall and anyone else lucky enough to come across it.

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Scotland Yard Pub

56 The Esplanade, Toronto, ON M5E 1A6

Scotland Yard is a traditional English-style pub that has been serving its community for over 40 years. The pub is well known for its comfortable environment for guests to relax and enjoy a wide selection of draft beers as well as their homemade dishes that are made from locally sourced produces.

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Hale Coffee – Bloor and Church

Hale Coffee - 175 Bloor St East

Hale Coffee is a Toronto based coffee company. Their location at Bloor and Church is their fifth location in the city. This location sells bar made drinks, pastries, bag of Hale roasted coffee and some coffee gear as well. This location was once used by another coffee shop from a major brand and is in the base of a large office building.

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Motorino Citta

466 Adelaide St E, Toronto, ON M5A 4L6

Call: (416) 504-6686

Motorino Citta is a casual, modern Italian eatery and the first location in the Motorino family of restaurants to venture south of Bloor Street into downtown Toronto. They have a mouth-watering menu, including a variety of wood fire pizzas and other delicious entrées. This is also a great spot to stop in for a drink or to host a private event!

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Hawthorne Food & Drink

60 Richmond St. E., Toronto, ON M5C 1N8

Call: 647-930-9517

Hawthorne is a great, smaller size venue downtown that offers fantastic food with a social mission behind it. Opened in 2012, Hawthrone is a social enterprise training restaurant of Hospitality Workers Training Centre which is a non–profit organization that trains unemployed individuals and links them to jobs in the hospitality industry.

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