The designer shares her top spots to eat, drink, and shop in Ontario’s capital.

Tara-Lynn Morrison of Good Night, Day currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario, a port city about 35 miles outside Toronto, where she knits wool accessories perfect for anyplace that has a dead of winter. And while the peace and quiet of her locale helps her churn out scarves and hats at a shocking tick, she makes her way into the big city whenever she can. Here are the makings of a perfect afternoon in the Canadian hotbed, in her humble opinion. —liza darwin


Robber
“This store carries a lot of independent designers like Samantha Pleet, and they also carry my stuff. It’s very inviting—not pretentious at all—and the staff is very welcoming. I like it because they don’t mind if I try on a million things.” (robberstore.wordpress.com)


Café Bernate
“I like to do everything in the same area, and Queen West is where the good food places are, along with vintage shops. The back of this French coffee shop is decorated in a fifties/sixties style. The sandwiches are amazing. I usually get the chicken, brie, and fresh pepper.” (cafebernate.com)


Vintage Mix One
“There are a few vintage shops in the area, but this one is my favorite. Each tag has a description of the item—the era it’s from and occasions where you can wear it.”


Type
“This magazine-and-book shop carries everything; I usually go there for hard-to-find stuff, like Lula or Gentlewoman or RUSSH.” (typebooks.ca)


Venezia Bakery
“I always get the custards here. They also have a bunch of Portuguese pastries and cheap sandwiches, which are all so good.”


Terroni Pizza
“This place always has such great drinks. There’s a huge amount of different pizza options, too—spicy white pizza, pears with walnut, that type of thing. It’s all very authentic.” (terroni.com)

Tara-Lynn wove a circle scarf (in two colors!) just for us up in Canada. Get it now.