The Rexdale & North Etobicoke directory.

Rexdale's celebrated Caribbean food scene — roti shops, jerk chicken, doubles and bakeries in the plazas around Kipling and Rexdale, some of the city's best.

The casual restaurants and takeout along Albion in Thistletown — Caribbean, South Asian, halal and pizza spots serving the surrounding community.

The Albion Road food scene — Somali, Caribbean, South Asian and halal restaurants and takeouts that make this one of the city's most diverse dining strips.

The casual restaurants and bakeries around Islington and Finch — long-standing Italian spots plus Caribbean, halal and pizza serving Humber Summit.

Rexdale's enclosed mall on Rexdale Blvd — anchor and chain stores, a food court and Fantasy Fair, Ontario's largest indoor amusement park.

Local pick: Fantasy Fair, the indoor amusement park

The shopping plazas around Kipling and Rexdale — grocers, halal butchers, money services, pharmacies and the everyday shops of a busy, diverse community.

The old Thistletown village core around Albion and Islington — heritage storefronts, grocers, takeout and services in one of Etobicoke's oldest settlements.

Rexdale's community mall on Albion Road — a grocery, fashion, services and a food court serving the dense apartment community of Smithfield.

Local pick: The grocery, food court and everyday shops

A striking, award-winning Toronto Public Library branch on Albion — a major community hub with newcomer, youth and digital-media programs.

Local pick: The award-winning new branch

The plazas around Islington and Finch serving Humber Summit — grocers, bakeries, Italian delis, pharmacies and everyday services in the city's far northwest.

A TDSB public high school (grades 9–12) on Kipling in the heart of Rexdale, the community secondary school for Thistletown and north Etobicoke.

Local pick: Rexdale's community high school

Humber Polytechnic's largest campus — business, media, technology, health and trades programs on a big northwest-Etobicoke campus beside the Humber Arboretum.

Local pick: Humber's flagship North Campus

Canada's premier thoroughbred racetrack and a major casino and entertainment complex — live racing, the Queen's Plate, gaming, dining and concerts.

Local pick: Thoroughbred racing and the Queen's Plate

The parks and playing fields along the west branch of the Humber through Thistletown and Beaumond Heights — green space, trails and ball diamonds.

The community park and playing fields serving the Smithfield apartment community — a playground, soccer pitches and green space off Albion.

A large Humber River valley park in the city's northwest — riverside meadows, picnic areas and trails along the West Humber, a popular gathering spot.

The neighbourhood parks and Humber-side green corridor through Humber Summit — playgrounds, ball diamonds and trails in the city's northwest corner.

A 250-acre botanical garden and nature reserve beside Humber College — themed display gardens, ponds, a nature centre and trails into the West Humber valley.

Local pick: The display gardens and the nature trails

A sprawling TRCA conservation area in the West Humber valley at the city's edge — woodlands, meadows, the Claireville reservoir and miles of hiking and riding trails.

A paved multi-use trail following the West Humber River through Clairville — a long, quiet walking and cycling route linking the northwest parks.