Most of mine are culinary...
Good
gelato and the
cook-it-yourself-around-a-table Korean BBQ (don't think the second even exists here, heard a couple sources for the first but haven't been yet).
A really good
latte at a place that's east of James (closer to home). Bread and Roses is OK, but really close to James and not exceptional. A lot of coffee shops don't seem to even do lattes here.
Tattoo artists (my Toronto-based one is gettin' married and moving to Winnipeg). I looked at Cottage 13 today and was impressed by 3 of the portfolios - higher-end, but reasonable rates given their artists' skills. I didn't ask if they have an autoclave/about their artists' bloodborne pathogen training but they seemed fairly on the ball. I have heard about a lot of sketchy artists to avoid in this city though.
I also need to find a couple
Halloween costumes before July (random favour for someone else) and I have no idea where to find them in the off-season. They aren't specific, but I was thinking a gorilla mask and a Frankenstein mask to start.