Neighbourhood

Discover Toronto's East End on Foot

Riverside and Leslieville are built for wandering: independent restaurants, busy main streets, parks, schools and neighbours moving between Queen, Dundas and Gerrard. Our guides celebrate what makes this part of Toronto worth walking—and explain why its streets should be safer for everyone.

Dundas and Carlaw streetscape in Toronto’s east end

Queen Street East storefronts and streetcar tracks in Leslieville

Food guide · 13 stops

Welcome to Burger Alley

Follow 13 sourced burger stops across Riverside, Leslieville and the east end.

Explore Burger Alley

Splash pad and shaded playground in a leafy east-end Toronto park

Parent-first outing planner

Leslieville With Kids

Playgrounds, pools, washrooms, libraries and rainy-day backups—the practical details behind a family day in the east end.

Plan a family outing

Construction barriers and equipment beside streetcar tracks in Toronto’s east end

Living disruption guide

East End Construction Survival Guide

Ontario Line work, TTC changes, road restrictions and the practical details behind getting around the east end.

Check current disruptions

Walking the East End should be safe

Local discovery and safer streets belong together.

The places we love depend on people walking between them. Learn why Dundas East needs a protected crossing, then take one practical action.

See the evidence Understand the gap File a 311 request

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