Etobicoke
Etobicoke is an administrative district and former city within Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Comprising the city's west end, Etobicoke is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the east by the Humber River, on the west by Etobicoke Creek, the cities of Brampton, and Mississauga, the Toronto Pearson International Airport, and on the north by the city of Vaughan at Steeles Avenue West.
Getting to Etobicoke
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ IATA), on the city border with Mississauga, is served by two bus routes; both cross Etobicoke to reach the subway: Lawrence West (52) or Airport Express (900). A taxi from the airport to locations throughout Etobicoke costs $24-47.
Worth seeing
- 01Islington Village
Dundas St W between Islington Ave and Bloor St W (take the 37 Islington bus to Dundas St from Islington Station on subway line 2).
- 02Montgomery's Inn
4709 Dundas St W at Islinton Ave (take the 37 Islington bus to Dundas St from Islington Station on subway line 2),.
- 03Etienne Brulé Park
13 Crosby Ave (from Old Mill Subway Stn along Old Mill Rd over a stone bridge).
- 04Humber Bay Arch Bridge
This very attractive pedestrian/bicycle bridge connects the Sunnyside Boardwalk in Toronto/West End to Humber Bay Shores.
- 05Sheldon Lookout
This small park with decorative boulders provides views of the mouth of the Humber River, Humber Bay Arch Bridge and the CN Tower.
Things to do
A walk, jog and cycle path along the Etobicoke Creek (the Etobicoke-Mississauga border) stretches from Neilson Park Community Centre to Centennial Park. Millwood Park, near the centre of this path in the quiet residential community of Markland Wood, has some of Etobicoke's oldest growth forest and an oak tree that dates back over 300 years.
- 01Woodbine Racetrack
Thoroughbred and standardbred horse racing, gambling and restaurant on-site.
- 02Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
555 Rexdale Boulevard (At west entrance of Woodbine Racetrack near Pearson Airport), admin@horseracinghalloffame.com.
- 03Centennial Park
256 Centennial Park Rd (Exit Highway 427 at Rathburn Rd W),.
Where to eat
- 01Anatolia Restaurant
5112 Dundas St W,.
- 02LaVinia Restaurant
2350 Lake Shore Blvd W,.
- 03Halibut House Fish & Chips
2814 Lake Shore Blvd,.
- 04Huevos Gourmet
160 Marine Parade Dr, Unit 9,.
- 05New Orleans Seafood & Steakhouse
267 Scarlett Rd,.
Getting around Etobicoke the local way
- Get inBilly Bishop Toronto City Airport () is on the Toronto Islands, connected to the Harbourfront by ferry and pedestrian tunnel.
From Wikivoyage: Greater Toronto Area, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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