Ossington Avenue

Ossington Avenue is a neighbourhood of contradictions.

Its where you will find an auto body shop next to a Yoga studio and vintage on the same street as a Portuguese bakery.

Ossington is one of Toronto's up and coming neighbourhoods and there is nothing mainstream about it! And with more restaurants and bars per capita than cafes and boutiques it is a quiet strip to shop until later in the day.

Ossington is a bit bleak without the leaves on the trees and if you aren't paying attention you might wonder why any shopping fanatic would bother with this neighbourhood.

But with a high concentration of excellent vintage shops each offering something a bit different than the next plus a few modern boutiques it is worth getting past Ossington's gruff exterior.