Roncesvalles is locavore heaven and home
to the city’s best pierogies
Real Estate Guide › West
Roncesvalles
- Average 2008 sale price:
- $468,055
- Property crime:
- average
- Crime against people:
- average
- Neighbourhood map:
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A favourite of stroller-pushing parents and dog-owners, Roncesvalles is one of the city’s leafiest areas. The once-strong Polish flavour has been largely replaced by Roncesvalles Avenue’s quaint organic cafés, Thai restaurants, toy shops and greengrocers on every corner. Community spirit is high and becoming a part of it doesn’t come cheap: a detached house in need of a gut job can start at half a million.
HOUSING STOCK: A mix of well-preserved Edwardians and Victorians, often with finished third storeys and five big bedrooms.
BARGAIN ZONES: Streets closer to Queen still have semis for less, but these are in need of total renos. North of Dundas, Silver and Golden offer smaller abodes for those who are priced out of the grander streets to the south.
THE VERDICT: Roncesvalles has family-size houses, locavore amenities and quiet streets that are just a minute from Sorauren Park—all at less than you’d pay in High Park or midtown.
NEIGHBOURHOOD HOT SPOTS:
Balluchon On offer are organic coffee and gourmet takeout from well-regarded College Street bistro Gamelle. 221 Sorauren Ave., 416-516-8980.
Granowska’s Bakery The venerable bakery makes perfect Polish pastries and some of the city’s best perogies. 175 Roncesvalles Ave., 416-533-7755.
Nearby Restaurants
Aris’ Place Family Restaurant
With its wall-mounted antlers and men’s lodge vibe, this Roncesvalles Village restaurant offers a mix ... (0.58 km away)
Buddha Dog
This ain’t your average chemical-laden wiener and stale bun hot dog joint. Buddha Dog steps ... (0.59 km away)
Krak
Above the twinkling bar, a dragon breathes fire in a pretty pastoral scene at this ... (0.59 km away)
Granowska’s Bakery
This sweet Roncesvalles bakery is famed for its Polish jelly doughnuts (paczki), but it offers ... (0.59 km away)
Chopin Restaurant
An upright piano, framed sketches and regular classical performances serenade the composer’s ghost at this ... (0.59 km away)
Lala Bar Café
Romantic black-and-white posters and photographs line the exposed brick and cinnamon-coloured walls of this stylish ... (0.61 km away)
Freshwood Grill
With a retro feel, a giant painted swordfish and an oversized neon sign, this Roncesvalles ... (0.65 km away)
Nearby Shopping and Services
Balluchon
Raymond Emes, owner of this quaint French takeout spot, custom-roasts his fair-trade coffee beans in ... (0.15 km away)
Lit Espresso Bar
With its pressed-tin ceiling, brown walls, ornately framed mirror and a counter made of huge ... (0.59 km away)
Ko Fruit Market
After a 26-year run as a “buy low, sell low” veggie store, a revamped Ko ... (0.62 km away)
Benna’s Bakery & Deli
Towering skids of eastern European treats—jarred pickles, sauerkraut, beets, herring— fill this bustling Polish deli. ... (0.63 km away)
She Takes The Cake
Like many wholesale bakers, Adrienne Weinberg and her team toiled away behind the scenes for ... (0.64 km away)
Super Kolbasa
Matronly ladies behind huge display fridges dish out superb savoury Old World treats in this ... (0.64 km away)
Queen of Tarts
As the name suggests, there are tarts galore for sale at this cozy Roncesvalles shop: ... (0.64 km away)
Commuting
- King and Bay:
- 4.9 km
- Gardiner and 427:
- 9.4 km
- 401 and 400:
- 9.9 km
- Subways:
- Dundas West Station 1.4 km
- Dufferin Station 1.6 km
- Keele Station 1.7 km
Commuting and subway distances measured from neighbourhood centre.
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