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Drake General Store
Hardly your average hotel souvenir shop, the Drake General is where Canadian kitsch meets Queen West cool. Lining its smartly curated shelves are reams of wrapping paper printed with antique maps of the Great Lakes, vibrant wool throws from Prince...
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Emporium by I Miss You
Toronto is a vintage-lover's wonderland, but even shoppers who possess no fondness for foraging will want to peek inside this tiny trove of antique jewelry, leather accessories and other nostalgic baubles. Highlights include patinaed Edwardian lockets and the wall of...
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Fawn
Kasha Billobram's effortless street style is on display inside her laid-back Queen West boutique, where she stocks elevated basics in urban neutrals and architecture-inspired jewelry by promising local makers. Look for hammered brass bracelets from Michelle Ross and layerable cotton...
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Gaspard
This petite boutique's curators are also the designers behind Toronto's twenty-year-old indie label Mercy Studio. They've spent their careers cultivating relationships with independent textile mills around the globe, so it's no surprise that Gaspard's racks are lined with quality fabrics...
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Lost & Found
This menswear outfitter-cum-espresso bar supplies dapper gents with heritage utility boots, artisanal beard oil, masculine Miansai cuffs and Shinola watches. Bestsellers include old-school workman's Henleys by Vancouver-based brand Homespun and surf trunks designed on Toronto's own beaches.
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Sydney’s
Master tailor Sydney Mamane got his start as a wardrobe technician in Toronto's film industry. Before opening up shop on Queen West, he built a reputation providing bespoke denim and suiting services out of a private studio. Though he still...
Toronto

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When it comes to retail, well-heeled Torontonians have long frequented the manicured Yorkville neighborhood, home to some of Canada’s most iconic merchants, among them Holt Renfrew and Hudson’s Bay. For something more local, head to the city’s colorful West End for a stroll along its design thoroughfare, Queen Street West. Particularly in the vicinity of Trinity Bellwoods Park, you’ll find Canadiana-themed curiosities, vintage gems, denim ateliers, concept haberdasheries and plenty of hip cafés.
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Montreal
Often referred to as the Paris of Canada, Montreal is a fascinating northern city with a vibrant culinary scene. It’s the second-largest French-speaking city in the world, and just an easy hour-long flight from New York.
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New York City
New York is at a new zenith of prosperity and creativity, with exciting new hotels, restaurants, galleries and shops. And Manhattan is no longer the singular nexus of the city’s cultural life, but more of a vertex, shooting out hot...
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Québec City
The UNESCO World Heritage city, where most everyone speaks French and cares as much about their city’s character and cuisine as residents of Paris do of their capital, offers travelers a little slice of Europe—despite being just over an hour...