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EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 12 MIN

Why are so many Toronto restaurant bathrooms in dingy basements?

from This is Toronto

If you’ve been to a restaurant, bar or cafe in Toronto and needed to use the toilet, there's a good chance you've been directed down a steep staircase. Our reporter Haydn Watters explores how so many bathrooms ended up underground.

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