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Albion Islington Square
Albion-Islington Square is a vibrant Toronto neighbourhood that showcases the rich South Asian and West Indian cultures in the city.
The square is bounded by Islington Avenue to the west, Albion to the east, Lund Avenue to the north, and Wardlaw Crescent to the south. It consists of retail shops such as clothing, gold jewellers, electronics, salons, grocery stores and restaurants.
The Albion-Islington Square Business Improvement Area has been working hard in recent years to spread the word about all that the neighbourhood has to offer. To learn more about this special part of the city of Toronto visit www.albionislingtonsquare.com.
Thistletown Village
The BIA logo is a bright, purple thistle. It honours Thistletown Village; an historical community near the retail shops. Thistletown Village is surrounded by beautiful, natural settings. The Humber and West Humber Rivers are close by. Follow this link for more on Thistletown Village.
Getting Here
Albion-Islington is easily accessible from the airport; less than a 15 minute drive. If you are coming from downtown Toronto, it will take you about 25 minutes.
If you want to use public transit you can visit www.ttc.ca and use the name Etobicoke in your search for bus routes. Etobicoke was the name of the area before it amalgamated with the city of Toronto back in 1998.
In Town
Once you are in town, there are plenty of places you can rent a vehicle if you plan on traveling around.
- Tiger Car Rental
- Enterprise Care Rental
- Discount Car and Truck Rentals
- Budget Rent-A-Car
- 24 X 7 Rent-a-Car
- Avis
- Hertz
- National Car Rental
- Dollar Advantage
- Choice Car Rental
- U Save Auto Rental
- Roots Car & Truck Rentals
- Econo Car Rental
- Cheap Wheels 4 Rent
Shopping
Toronto's Albion-Islington Square offers a special shopping experience. For example, the fashion outlets carry a lot of hand-embroidered apparel and there is a high concentration of gold and diamond jewellery designers.
Community grocery stores offer up North American, as well as traditional South Asian and West Indian products. Take a look at some of the options outlined in the shopping list below.
Clothing Shops
- Life in Style
- Damai Fashion
- Bollywoods Fashions
- Aman Fashions
- Fashion Palace
- Bhabijis Collections
- Pooja's Fashions
- Jassie Fashions
- Anand Fashion
- Shahnoor-The Fashion Point
- Stitch 'n' Style
- Padda Fashion
- Kahinoor Fashion
Jewellery Shops
- Famili Jewellers
- New Maharani Jewellers
- Aziz Jewellers
- Baadshah Jewellers
- Randhawa Jewellers Ltd
- Raj & Meera's Designer Jewellery
- Kumar Jewellery
- Ishwar Jewellers
- Raghu Jewellers Inc
Grocery Stores/Markets
When shopping for food in Albion-Islington Square you will come across the word "Halal" often. This generally means food that conforms to Muslim dietary laws. It is no different than any special rules or restrictions other cultures or religions attach to their diets.
Under Muslim law, Muslims are forbidden to eat pork, blood, land based carnivores, omnivores, carrion and intoxicants. At the time this article was published the following grocery stores and Halal Meat Shops were open for business in Albion-Islington.
- Alhamra Halal Meat & Grocers
- Aizaz Halal Meat & Grocery
- Bestway Food Centre
- A to Z African & West Indian Market
- India Bazaar
- New Era Mart Ltd.
- Salama Halal & Grocery
- Al Meean Halal Grocery & Meat
- Banga Grocery
- Sultan Foods
- G. Prasad Carribean Oriental Specialty Food Inc.
- Macelleria Potanza
- Alflah Grocery & Halal Meat
- Samiramis Supermarket
- Westland Supermarket
- Dar Halal Meat Market Ltd.
Restaurants
Whether you live in the Albion-Islington Square area or like to visit the neighbourhood, there is a wide array of choices when it comes to restaurants and sweet shops.
From mild and savoury to hot and spicy, you won't forget the flavourful experiences that are offered at Albion-Islington Square restaurants. Look at the list below to see some of the places you can enjoy.
- Madras Dosa Hut
- Sun Arc Chinese
- Tasty Meat Shop
- Sonu Tandoori Hut
- Pizza Pizza
- Lemongrass Thai
- Dosa Darbar
- Moga's Pizza
- Afgoi
- Rajdhani Sweets & Restaurant
- India Gates Sweets & Restaurant
- Drupati's Doubles & Roti Shop
- Taste of Bombay
- Shan-e-Darbar Indian Cuisine
- Lenas Roti & Doubles
- New Kwality
- Asia Garden
- Bangali Sweets & Restaurant
- Roti Roti
- Safar Restaurant & Sweets
- Café Roger Milla
Living Here
The Albion-Islington area of Toronto is a desirable place to live and set up professional offices. For this reason, real estate agents are very busy. Here is a list of some of the Real Estate Offices you will find in this community.
- Venture One Real Estate
- Re/Max
- Vescio Realty
- Anthos Realty
- Royal LePage
- Century 21
- Right at Home Realty Inc.
- Royal Star Realty Inc.
- PlaniT Real Estate Inc.
- Alto Realty Inc.
If a community with colourful South Asian and West Indian influences appeals to you then Albion-Islington Square is the right place for you.
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