On Harbord itself, between the bakeries, the bookshops and the back gardens.

Harbord Village keeps its own pace: independent shopfronts, a great bakery or two, and the quiet residential streets that run down toward the university. Ace Restaurant is on the main floor at 291 Harbord Street, on the corner of Manning.

It is the kind of brunch you can make a habit of. Families, students and locals fill the room through the week and on weekends, and the kitchen serves the full brunch menu from 8:00am daily.

Walk over from anywhere in the village, grab the patio when it is warm, and stay a while.