As soon as the weather gets warm, every restaurant and pub opens their windows, doors and their patios. I assume that's why everyone in Toronto calls this time of year, patio season. It's not really spring or summer to Torontonians. It's the time of year when they can sit on the patio, have a beer and pretend for a moment that 365 days of the year it's patio season. And that cold and gripping winter never happened.
Patio season just might be my favorite time of the year, as Future's, my favorite cafe/bar in the Annex (if you come to Toronto, you will find it on Bloor West and Brunswick, between Bathurst and Spadina) has opened its patio. Future's is my favorite mostly because it has good, cheap food, cheap beer and amazing coffee and cakes--all of it easy on my pocket. The place is always bustling and open late, so last night we decided since it was a balmy 25C or about 77F, we'd sit on the patio and enjoy a late supper.
I'm going to be sorry to miss patio season. It's an interesting time, where the city seems to double in size overnight. People show skin and sit on plastic furniture in the middle of the afternoon drinking beer. If you've never liked Toronto, or never been, you'll love it much more if you come for the patio season.
1 comment:
sounds fantastic. i'm seeing this happen all over DC right now, as well. it makes me not want to move away, but then again, i'm going somewhere that has that a lot more of the year. :)
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