Downtown Core, made personal.

Perched on the 54th floor of the TD Bank Tower, Canoe pairs refined regional Canadian cooking with sweeping views of the lake and islands — a Bay Street special-occasion institution.

Mark McEwan's polished Financial District flagship in the TD Centre courtyard — prime steaks, an acclaimed burger and a deep wine cellar.

A fifth-floor seafood and oyster room atop the historic Dineen Building, with floor-to-ceiling windows over the Financial District and a sought-after terrace.

A grand, multi-level steakhouse near the Exchange Tower — certified Kobe beef, a sweeping raw bar and a glamorous dining room.

A stylish Eastern Mediterranean room on Duncan Street, with sharing plates inspired by Turkey, Lebanon and the Mediterranean coast.

A polished Japanese sushi, tapas and cocktail room on King West — flame-seared aburi sushi, sharing plates and a stylish bar in the theatre district.

A consistently top-ranked modern Italian trattoria steps from Union Station — house-made pasta, branzino and a late-night cocktail lounge.

Refined classic Italian cuisine in historic St. Lawrence Hall, with one of the city's prettiest secluded courtyard patios.

A long-running Moroccan restaurant and café on Front Street — tagines, couscous and weekend belly-dancing under draped tents.

A sprawling 14,000-sq-ft lakeside brewpub — house beers, pub fare and one of the city's best multi-level waterfront patios.

A boutique fine-dining steakhouse across from Scotiabank Arena — dry-aged cuts and a polished room in the South Core.

The soaring Allen Lambert Galleria links Bay and Yonge with shops, cafés, restaurants and the Hockey Hall of Fame beneath Santiago Calatrava's white steel canopy.

Toronto's landmark public market since 1803 — 100+ vendors of produce, cheese, meat and prepared food, plus the famous peameal bacon sandwich.

A restored 1850 civic landmark above King East — once Toronto's premier meeting hall, now a heritage events venue with ground-floor tenants.

The full-service urban grocery serving CityPlace along Fort York Boulevard — produce, prepared foods and daily essentials for the surrounding condo towers.

A light-filled Toronto Public Library branch serving Fort York and CityPlace, with a striking literary-quotation façade.

Canada's largest shipping-container market — rotating retail, makers, food vendors, a brewery and a packed events calendar at Bathurst and Front.

Canada's leading public gallery devoted solely to contemporary art, in a former power station at Harbourfront — free admission and often edgy programming.

A converted 1927 cold-storage terminal on the water — boutiques, cafés, restaurants and the Harbourfront theatre, with lake views throughout.

Toronto's grand 1927 transit hub — GO, VIA and the TTC beneath a Beaux-Arts Great Hall, now ringed by a sprawling food hall and shops.

The TDSB JK–8 public school serving St. Lawrence families, tucked along The Esplanade beside the market district.

George Brown's flagship downtown campus on King East — business, design, hospitality and health programs in the heart of the St. Lawrence district.

A modern TDSB JK–8 school on the Canoe Landing campus in the heart of CityPlace, serving the condo community's growing number of families.

Hockey's shrine, set partly in a restored 1885 bank hall — interactive exhibits, historic artifacts and the Stanley Cup itself.

A pocket oasis between the towers — a waterfall wall, terraced greenery and a small glass conservatory tucked off Temperance Street.

The glass-skinned home of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and a marquee TIFF venue, known for its drum-shaped silhouette and acclaimed acoustics.

The year-round home of the Toronto International Film Festival — five cinemas, galleries, learning studios and restaurants on King West.

North America's oldest continuously operating theatre (1907), the Edwardian crown of the Mirvish theatre district on King West.

The civic gathering square beside Metro Hall — home to TIFF's festival street, Luminato and open-air summer concerts.

A restored Victorian-style park beside St. James Cathedral, with a formal English garden, gazebo and a weekly farmers' market.

The triangular park behind the Flatiron Building, beloved for its whimsical two-tiered fountain crowned with cast-iron dogs.

The 1853 Gothic Revival cathedral with the tallest church spire in Canada, surrounded by gardens at King and Church.

An eight-acre CityPlace park designed with artist Douglas Coupland — a giant red canoe, fishing-bobber lights and playing fields above the rail corridor.

A modern recreation centre on the Canoe Landing campus beside the park — a gym, indoor courts, programs and community space for CityPlace and Fort York.

The birthplace of Toronto — Canada's largest collection of War of 1812 buildings, with a modern visitor centre, period demonstrations and Garrison Common.

The historic open military common surrounding Fort York — restored grassland and event grounds where the garrison once drilled, now a green link between the fort and the waterfront.

A 10-acre waterfront cultural hub since 1974 — theatre, dance, craft studios, the Power Plant gallery, a pond-rink and 4,000+ events a year.

A lakeside garden designed with cellist Yo-Yo Ma to express Bach's First Cello Suite — winding paths, a wildflower meadow and a grass amphitheatre.

An urban beach on the central waterfront — sand, yellow umbrellas and Muskoka chairs looking out over the harbour.

Home of the Maple Leafs and Raptors and the city's premier concert arena, anchoring the South Core beside Union Station.

A whimsical urban beach at the foot of Lower Jarvis — pink umbrellas, Muskoka chairs and a candy-striped maple-leaf plaza next to Redpath Sugar.

The 553-metre national landmark — glass floor, SkyPod, EdgeWalk and 360 The Restaurant, with views to the islands and beyond.

Canada's downtown aquarium at the base of the CN Tower — some 16,000 aquatic animals, a glide-through shark tunnel and touch tanks.

A heritage park around the restored 1929 CPR roundhouse — the Toronto Railway Museum, a working turntable and Steam Whistle Brewing, beside the CN Tower.