Neighborhood 48H guide
Yorkville: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
The ROM, the Bata Shoe Museum and Bloor Street shopping.
Yorkville is the upscale pocket around Bloor Street and Avenue Road, with designer stores, galleries and two of the city’s best museums.
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Why stay here
Polished, quiet and on the subway, with museums at the door.
Who it's for: Couples, shoppers and museum lovers.
Pros
- Museums
- Upscale dining
- Subway at Bay and St. George
Cons
- Expensive
- Quiet at night
- Far from the lake
48H in Yorkville
Dinosaurs, shoes, Bloor Street.
10:00 – Royal Ontario Museum
Closed most Mondays.
14:00 – Bata Shoe Museum
Open daily; Sunday from noon.
17:00 – Bloor Street & Yorkville Avenue
Shops and dinner.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
See / do
See / do
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen’s Park
Big museum of world culture and natural history.
Photo: Maksim Sokolov (Maxergon) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →See / do
Bata Shoe Museum
327 Bloor St W
Thousands of years of footwear.
Photo: Gisling · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Hotel · Expedia
Park Hyatt Toronto
4 Avenue Rd
Luxury hotel with a rooftop bar at Bloor and Avenue Road.
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Vacation rentals
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- Entertainment District & Union Station — The CN Tower, Ripley’s Aquarium and the Royal York.
- Old Town & St. Lawrence — St. Lawrence Market, the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Distillery District.
- Harbourfront & the Islands — Island ferries, Harbourfront Centre and lake views.
- Downtown Yonge & Eaton Centre — The Eaton Centre and the Elgin & Winter Garden theatres.
- The Annex & Casa Loma — Victorian houses, Bloor Street West and the Casa Loma castle.
- Queen West & Kensington — The Drake, the AGO and Kensington Market.
- Riverside & Leslieville — The Broadview rooftop, Riverdale Farm and Queen East.
- Niagara Falls (overnight) — Horseshoe Falls by boat, from behind and lit up at night.