South Etobicoke, made personal.

A beloved Mimico Italian bakery and café since 1969 — fresh bread, pastries, cannoli, pizza and famous veal sandwiches that draw weekend line-ups.

A neighbourhood wood-fired pizzeria on Lake Shore in New Toronto — Neapolitan-style pies, pasta and a casual room popular with lakeshore families.

A welcoming Long Branch gastropub on Lake Shore — elevated pub fare, brunch and a patio at the heart of the village.

A friendly Long Branch kitchen and bar on Lake Shore — comfort plates, craft beer and a relaxed local crowd.

The cluster of restaurants and cafés along Marine Parade and Lake Shore at the base of the Humber Bay towers — Italian, Mediterranean, sushi, brunch and lakeside patios.

The revitalized Mimico village strip along Lake Shore Boulevard — cafés, the Birds and Beans coffee roaster, restaurants, shops and services a block from the lake.

The Lake Shore Boulevard main street through New Toronto — diners, bakeries, hardware, butchers and everyday shops serving the established lakeshore community.

The Lake Shore Boulevard village around Long Branch GO — cafés, bakeries, shops and services in the far-west lakeshore community.

The ground-floor retail of the Humber Bay condo community — grocers, cafés, fitness, salons and services along the waterfront promenade.

The everyday plazas around Brown's Line and Horner serving Alderwood — grocers, pharmacies, takeout and services for the inland lakeshore pocket.

Humber's lakeside campus in the restored heritage 'cottages' of the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital — media, liberal arts and health programs beside Colonel Sam Smith Park.

A TDSB public high school (grades 9–12) on Kipling near the lake, the long-standing community secondary school for the Lakeshore villages.

A TDSB elementary (JK–5) serving the Alderwood community, one of the neighbourhood's family-street catchments.

A reclaimed Mimico lakefront park with a winding shoreline promenade, naturalized coves, lookouts and connections to the Waterfront Trail.

Mimico's lakeside neighbourhood park with an outdoor pool, splash pad and playground, steps from the waterfront promenade.

A sprawling lakefront park on a former asylum's grounds — a winter figure-eight skating trail, a marina, meadows, trails and some of the city's best birdwatching.

A lakefront park at the mouth of Etobicoke Creek on the Mississauga border — a Blue Flag sand beach, splash pad, trails and a restored creek wetland.

Twin lakefront parks (East and West) wrapping Humber Bay — a marina, a butterfly habitat, wetlands, trails and one of the best downtown-skyline views in the city.

The iconic white pedestrian-and-cycling arch bridge over the mouth of the Humber River — a landmark gateway on the Martin Goodman Trail linking Humber Bay to the city.

Alderwood's community park hub — an indoor pool, outdoor rink, ball diamonds and playground serving the quiet family streets between Long Branch and the creek.