Allen's is an institution down on the Danforth. Nestled in the heart of Greektown, Allen's is as much a destination as the famed neighborhood itself; the place is busy every night of the week, and a few movies have even been filmed inside.

The beer list is about five pages long, and the wine list doesn't suffer for it either. The food - like the polenta chips, and the calamari - are excellent, and it's one of the only places in Toronto with a gigantic tree growing out of the middle of the patio. If I hadn't forgot my SLR battery at home, I wouldn't have had to shoot this on my cell phone... and I could have really showed off one of Toronto's best pubs.