Life In Danforth Village

Stretching along Danforth Avenue between Greenwood and Victoria Park avenues, Danforth Village is an incredibly multicultural community still known to locals as “Greektown” for its Hellenic roots. This neighbourhood is populated with an array of restaurants and small businesses offering a variety of goods, services, cuisines, and more from around the world. Danforth Village is a relatively affordable neighbourhood to live in compared to other areas of the city, and the housing stock consists of a wide variety of detached and semi-detached homes including bungalows and townhomes generally built in the early 20th century.

Danforth Village Amenities

Restaurants: There’s no shortage of cuisine variety along this lively strip. Check out the number of Greek restaurants like Mezes, Atlantis Authentic Greek Cuisine, or Pantheon Restaurant for exquisite mediterranean flavours, or pop into one of the many Ethiopian restaurants lining the street like Hirut Cafe, Abugida Restaurant & Lounge, or Wazema Ethiopian Restaurant for genuine East African dishes. You’ll also find plenty of Southeast Asian cuisine, Italian, and Middle Eastern restaurants as well. There are a number of coffee shops, including Mofer Coffee, Zav Coffee Shop, and Red Rocket Coffee for that caffeine fix. The Danforth is also populated with plenty of bars to enjoy a drink with friends, like Bar Hop Session, The Dylan Bar, or Moonlight Pub.

Recreation: Every year residents enjoy the Taste Of The Danforth festival, a three-day celebration of cultures that constitutes Canada’s largest street festival and attracts 1.5 million people annually!

Getting to The Danforth by transit

Danforth is an easily accessibly east end community, with TTC buses 20, 23, 56, 62, 87, and 924 running through the neighbourhood. Subway Line 2 Bloor-Danforth runs along Danforth Avenue, for convenient access to several stops along the main thoroughfare of this neighbourhood.