Torcon area tour: restaurants (part 2)

Ho Tsu Bistro on Queen Street.


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Today's Blathering continues to cover some of the restaurants that Jeff and I frequent in our neighborhood, most within a 15 minute walk of Torcon. Keep in mind that there are also many restaurants much closer to the convention, if you hate to walk. :-)

Ho su Bistro (245 Queen Street West, Toronto ON M5V 1Z8 (416) 782-7877) offers delivery as well as dining in. Japanese and Korean cuisine. I know, I know... crossover culture food can be scary, but I've enjoyed everything I have ever ordered at this place.
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King's Garden (214 King W., Toronto,†ON†M5H3S6 (416) 585-2221). Upscale Chinese cuisine, about 5-10 min walk from Torcon. One of our favorite local Chinese restaurants, even before it got a rave review from Joanne Kates, a well-known Toronto restaurant reviewer. Order from the regular menu, lunch special ($9.99), or dim sum. Great dim sum! Not sure if the dim sum is a regular offering (so call ahead), but we enjoy going on the weekend. More often than not, we run into my cousin Andrew and his partner Rob, both of whom are regulars. If you are fluent in Chinese, do ask for the Chinese menu, which appears to have more choices but no English whatsoever...I've been offered this menu accidentally when the waitstaff thought I was Chinese.
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Milestones (132 John St. 416 595-1990). A bit more of a walk but hey, it's right beside Chapters bookstore and around the corner from Paramount movie theaters. :-) Personal favorites: California spring salad, red curry chicken bowl. Tends to be noisy (nightclubby) at night, but good for lunch.
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Additional resources:

TorDine: searchable restaurant guide.

Toronto underground guide to Queen Street West


To get a map of any of these locations:

Just type the address into Mapquest. If you want to include the location of Torcon venues like the Royal York hotel (100 Front Street West, Toronto, ON M5J 1E3) or Metro Convention Center ( 255 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2W6), use the "Add Location" feature.

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