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Local guide

Central Scarborough, made personal.

Central Scarborough — five neighbourhoods around the Town Centre and Civic Centre.

The neighbourhoods

5 communities of Central Scarborough.

Local guide

The Central Scarborough directory.

Restaurants, shops, schools and parks across 5 communities — researched, written and updated by your local broker.

Neighbourhood
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Restaurants & Food· 5
City Centre

STC food court & dining

Food court · Casual
300 Borough Dr

The huge food court and sit-down restaurants in and around Scarborough Town Centre — a global spread of fast food, cafes and casual chains by the transit hub.

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Bendale

Bendale eateries

Multicultural · Casual
Lawrence Ave E, Bendale

The casual restaurants and takeout along Lawrence in Bendale — Caribbean, South Asian, Filipino and halal spots reflecting one of the city's most diverse communities.

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Woburn

Woburn eateries

Multicultural · Takeout
Markham Rd at Lawrence Ave E

The casual restaurants and takeout around Markham and Lawrence serving Woburn — Caribbean, Sri Lankan, South Asian and halal spots in one of Scarborough's most diverse areas.

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Dorset Park

Dorset Park eateries

Multicultural · Casual
Lawrence Ave E, Dorset Park

The casual restaurants and takeout serving Dorset Park — South Asian, Chinese, Caribbean and halal spots in the plazas around Kennedy and Lawrence.

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Wexford-Maryvale

Wexford Lawrence Ave food strip

Middle Eastern · Persian
Lawrence Ave E, Wexford

Wexford's celebrated Lawrence Avenue food strip — Persian, Afghan, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean kebab houses, bakeries and grills, one of the city's best dining stretches.

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Shops & Services· 5
City Centre

Scarborough Town Centre

Mall · Major
300 Borough Dr

Scarborough's largest mall and its civic heart — hundreds of stores, anchor department stores, a cinema and a vast food court, right at the Scarborough Centre transit hub.

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Bendale

Bendale shops

Plaza · Services
Lawrence Ave E at McCowan Rd

The plazas and storefronts around Lawrence and McCowan serving Bendale — grocers, pharmacies, bakeries, takeout and everyday services for the surrounding streets.

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Woburn

Scarborough General Hospital

Hospital · Health
3050 Lawrence Ave E

The General site of the Scarborough Health Network on Lawrence in Woburn — a major community hospital with a busy emergency department serving all of central Scarborough.

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Dorset Park

Dorset Park plazas

Plaza · Services
Kennedy Rd at Lawrence Ave E

The plazas around Kennedy and Lawrence serving Dorset Park — grocers, pharmacies, money services, bakeries and the everyday shops of a busy, diverse community.

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Wexford-Maryvale

Wexford Heights Plaza

Plaza · Services
Lawrence Ave E at Pharmacy Ave

The Wexford Heights plaza and storefronts around Lawrence and Pharmacy — grocers, Middle Eastern bakeries and groceries, pharmacies and everyday services.

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Schools & Childcare· 5
City Centre

City Centre schools

Public · Elementary
City Centre, Scarborough

The schools and childcare serving the growing City Centre condo community around Borough Drive — community elementary schools and daycares near the hub.

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Bendale

Bendale schools

Public Secondary
Bendale, Scarborough

The schools serving Bendale, including David and Mary Thomson CI and the Bendale technical and elementary schools — community schools near Thomson Park.

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Woburn

Centennial College — Progress Campus

College · Campus
941 Progress Ave

Centennial College's flagship Progress Campus near Markham Rd and the 401 — business, hospitality and culinary, community-service and engineering-technology programs on a large campus.

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Dorset Park

Dorset Park schools

Public · Elementary
Dorset Park, Scarborough

The schools and the Dorset Park Community Hub serving the neighbourhood — community elementary schools, childcare and newcomer programs north of the Town Centre.

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Wexford-Maryvale

Wexford-Maryvale schools

Public & Catholic
Wexford-Maryvale, Scarborough

The schools serving Wexford and Maryvale, including Wexford CIS (the arts school) and the local public and Catholic elementary schools off Lawrence and Pharmacy.

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Parks & Rec· 5
City Centre

Scarborough Civic Centre

Civic square · Rink
150 Borough Dr

The award-winning modernist civic building and its public square — a reflecting pool and winter skating rink, the Civic Centre library branch and year-round community events.

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Bendale

Thomson Memorial Park

Park · Major
Brimley Rd & Lawrence Ave E

One of Scarborough's largest and oldest parks — sports fields, picnic meadows, the historic Scarborough Museum and trails into the Highland Creek ravine in the heart of Bendale.

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Woburn

Woburn parks

Park · Green
Ellesmere Rd, Woburn

The neighbourhood parks and green corridors through Woburn — playgrounds, ball diamonds, soccer pitches and Highland Creek green space serving the apartment community.

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Dorset Park

Dorset Park

Park · Community
Dorset Rd, off Kennedy Rd

The namesake neighbourhood park off Kennedy — a playground, ball diamonds, splash pad and open green serving the surrounding apartment streets.

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Wexford-Maryvale

Maryvale parks

Park · Green
Pharmacy Ave, Maryvale

The neighbourhood parks through Wexford and Maryvale — playgrounds, ball diamonds and green space serving the established streets around Lawrence and Pharmacy.

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A starter index, compiled from public sources — a few street numbers should be confirmed before publishing.

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