This Is The Best View In Toronto, Canada

  

The Distillery District in Toronto is a must-see when you're hungry, and it's more so when you're hungry.

It didn't take much convincing for us to hop in the taxi and go towards the Distillery District, this time, after leaving Casa Loma with our stomachs growling.

There are multiple streets in the distillery district, and there used to be only one distillery in Toronto, which is astonishing considering how large it is!

It was formerly a thriving business, but after several decades of success, it was shut down, the distillery shuttered, and the property was left abandoned, with the exception of occasional film sets.

When the entire area was renovated a few decades ago, it drew a slew of cool bars, restaurants, and boutiques, among other things.

I recommend taking a few minutes to meander about the city's streets and possibly picking up a strange souvenir or two when you're there.

We wanted to go in the evening/night when the lights were on, the happy hour cocktails were flowing, and the city revelers were out having a good time, but given how hungry we were, we decided to go in the afternoon and return later in the evening.

We went to Mill Street Brewery for lunch, mainly for the mac and cheese, but it turns out that it is an award-winning brewery as well.

The steak and beer were mine (purely for study purposes), while Lloyd went for the mac and cheese, which I was more than delighted to split with him.

Lunch was delicious and well timed! We decided to walk off our meal and head up to the CN Tower in time for sunset, despite the fact that we were fairly stuffed.

The CN Tower is unquestionably Toronto's tallest skyscraper, and the views from the top are breathtaking! From here, one can view all across the city and even the United States.

It's fantastic to watch the city's scenery alter as the lights come on and the sky gently changes its subtle but lovely hues as the sun sets.

It's also a terrific way to get a sense of the size of the city! From down below, it felt gigantic, but from up here, it's really spectacular.

We eventually left and went to the Eaton Centre to see what was going on in the neighborhood, as well as to clear out some practical issues (for example, I wanted to acquire a sim card for our time in Canada because my phone doesn't work in Canada).

Although the Eaton Centre is mostly a retail district (which, to be honest, I don't really prioritize on my travels), it has a similar atmosphere to London's Piccadilly Circus when you enter. Visiting at night is definitely worth it because there are so many bright lights, bright screens, and people hurrying about their daily lives.

We decided to go to Chinatown for dinner. When we arrived, we had no particular plans — all I wanted to do was wander around the Chinatown neighborhood and hopefully locate a good restaurant to eat at.

We found ourselves at The Dumpling House Restaurant on a whim, a little, inconspicuous restaurant from the outside, but one that delivers quite a punch once you sit down to eat!

Then there were noodles, soup dumplings, and fried dumplings (similar to gyozas), which we ordered entirely too many of, 12 each, but ate them all.

The Dumpling House is yet another excellent reminder that the best food doesn't always come from the most opulent of establishments. When it comes down to it, the actual game here is for the food to be great, no matter how much it costs or how fancy (or not so fancy) the restaurant is — simple as that!

What makes me so delighted about dining in a Michelin-starred restaurant as much as I am about eating in a hole-in-the-wall restaurant is that the food is delectable – that's all good food has to be!

To make the most of that bath, we decided to call it a night (it was around 11 p.m. by this time) and return to the Shangri-La for a couple of beers...

I had big plans for the next day for one of Canada's most stunning vistas, and I was going to make the most of it!

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