The local guide

The West North York directory.

19 researched places across 5 pockets — restaurants, shops, schools and parks.

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Restaurants & Food· 5
Bathurst Manor

What A Bagel (Bathurst)

Bagels · Deli
Bathurst St, Bathurst Manor

A long-running Bathurst-corridor bagel bakery and deli — Montreal- and Toronto-style bagels, smoked fish, soups and sandwiches to a loyal local crowd.

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Lawrence Manor

Gryfe's Bagel Bakery

Bagels · Bakery
3421 Bathurst St

A beloved, decades-old Bathurst bagel bakery — wood-fired-style bagels that draw weekend line-ups in the heart of Lawrence Manor.

Local pick: A dozen warm bagels on a Sunday morning

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Lawrence Manor

Isaac's Bakery

Kosher Bakery
3390 Bathurst St

A strictly kosher Bathurst bakery turning out challah, rye, rugelach and pastries for the Lawrence Manor community.

Local pick: Challah and rugelach for Shabbat

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Downsview

Downsview eateries (Sheppard & Keele)

Casual · Cafés
Sheppard Ave W, Downsview

The casual cafés, bakeries and takeout spots along Sheppard and around Downsview station — a multicultural mix serving the surrounding community.

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Wilson Heights

Wilson Heights eateries

Casual · Multicultural
Wilson Ave, Wilson Heights

A multicultural mix of casual restaurants, bakeries and takeout along Wilson Avenue — from Middle Eastern and kosher to Caribbean and Italian.

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Shops & Services· 7
Bathurst Manor

Bathurst Manor Plaza

Plaza · Services
Wilmington Ave at Overbrook Pl

The community's everyday shopping plaza near Bathurst & Sheppard — a grocery, pharmacy, bakery, cafés and services that anchor Bathurst Manor.

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Lawrence Manor

Yorkdale Shopping Centre

Mall · Major
3401 Dufferin St

One of Canada's premier shopping centres, at the 401 and Allen — designer flagships, department stores, a vast food hall and its own subway stop.

Local pick: The luxury wing and the food hall

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Lawrence Manor

Lawrence Plaza

Plaza · Shopping
Bathurst St at Lawrence Ave W

The long-standing shopping plaza at the northwest corner of Bathurst & Lawrence — gift shops, bookstores, kosher food stores, bakeries and eateries.

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Lawrence Manor

Bathurst kosher corridor

Shopping District
Bathurst St, Lawrence Manor

The stretch of Bathurst through Lawrence Manor — the city's main Jewish shopping and dining district, with kosher grocers, bakeries, butchers, delis and Judaica shops.

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Clanton Park

Wilson Heights & Sheppard shops

Plaza · Services
Wilson Heights Blvd at Sheppard Ave W

The plazas around Wilson Heights & Sheppard serving Clanton Park — grocers, pharmacies, cafés, kosher shops and everyday services.

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Downsview

Downsview Park Merchants Market

Weekend Market
40 Carl Hall Rd

A sprawling weekend indoor market in Downsview's former aircraft hangars — produce, goods, food vendors and bargains every Saturday and Sunday.

Local pick: Weekend bargains in the old hangars

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Wilson Heights

Wilson Heights Boulevard shops

Shopping District
Wilson Heights Blvd, Wilson Heights

The plazas and shops along Wilson Heights Boulevard between Wilson and Sheppard — grocers, bakeries, restaurants and services for the surrounding bungalow streets.

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Schools & Childcare· 2
Bathurst Manor

Northview Heights Secondary School

Public Secondary
550 Finch Ave W

A large TDSB public high school (grades 9–12) on Finch serving Bathurst Manor and the surrounding west North York communities.

Local pick: A large, diverse Bathurst-area high school

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Clanton Park

William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute

Public Secondary · Math
20 Tillplain Rd

A TDSB high school near Sheppard & Allen, home to the renowned MaCS (Mathematics, Science & Computer Science) program that draws students citywide.

Local pick: The renowned MaCS math, science & computer program

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Parks & Rec· 5
Bathurst Manor

Earl Bales Park

Park · Ski Hill
4169 Bathurst St

One of North York's biggest parks — a winter ski and snowboard centre, an outdoor amphitheatre, ravine trails, a community centre and memorial gardens.

Local pick: The ski-and-snowboard hill in winter, the amphitheatre in summer

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Clanton Park

Clanton Park

Park · Playground
Transit Rd, Clanton Park

The neighbourhood's namesake park near Wilson Heights & Sheppard — a playground, ball diamond and open green that anchors the family streets around it.

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Downsview

Downsview Park

Urban Park · Major
35 Carl Hall Rd

A sprawling former-airfield urban park — meadows, a man-made lake, sports fields, an orchard and a calendar of large festivals and outdoor events.

Local pick: The lake, the trails and big outdoor events

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Downsview

Stanley Greene Park

Park · New Community
Downsview, off Sheppard Ave W

A newer park in the Stanley Greene community on the former Downsview lands — playgrounds, open lawns and green space for the growing neighbourhood.

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Wilson Heights

William R. Allen / Wilson green corridor

Park · Trail
Wilson Ave at Allen Rd

The parks and green corridor following the Allen and Wilson — playing fields, walking paths and neighbourhood green space linking Wilson Heights pockets.

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