There are quite a few restaurants to choose from. Some good places to grab a bite are Yum Yum Restaurant and Express Thai Cuisine. Venture a little further for a meal at Toronto Pho, Tonkin Vietnamese or Spice Dabba. If you love coffee, you're not too far from Starbucks located at 1320 Castlefield Avenue. For grabbing your groceries, Sunlong Natural Market is a 4-minute walk. You are a 20-minute walk from great parks like Cedarvale Park, Humewood Park and Earlscourt Park.

Without a car, you can get around rather easily. The closest transit stop is a BusStop (DUFFERIN ST AT BOWIE AVE) and is a short distance away, but there is also a Subway stop, EGLINTON WEST STATION - NORTHBOUND PLATFORM, a 12-minute walk connecting you to the TTC. It also has (Bus) route 29 Dufferin, and (Bus) route 329 Dufferin Night Bus nearby. Access to Allen Rd is within a 4-minute drive away, making it easy for those driving to get into and out of the city getting on and off at Lawrence Ave W.