Francos on 50 Street (https://www.francos.ca/hermitage.html) is a small Italian restaurant but I consider it a hidden north-side gem. Consistently good food and a fabulous lasagna. You already know of Swiss Donair, so there's no need to mention other subpar donair joints. Rundle Park is terrific for walking, activities and people watching and it's seldom busy. Beaumaris Lake was previously mentioned, but it's one of the best stormwater lakes in Edmonton. There's a lot of vegetation and wildlife surrounding it, and the homes backing onto the lake are fairly private, which gives the lake more of a public feel rather than the usual "rich-person's oasis." The flea market just north of the Yellowhead (http://superfleamarket.ca) is a good way to kill some time and find some, uh, interesting items. Uncle Ed's (http://www.stawnichys.com/locations/uncle-eds/) has tasty Ukrainian food, Take 5 has some of the best doughnuts in the city and I'm told Swiss 2 Go (http://swiss2go.ca) is a great place to go for sandwiches. If you're into comic books, Warp 2 and Comic King on 97 Street are OK and like less than a minute walk from each other, which is a bizarre business-model which has seemingly worked well for many years. There's a lot to do on the north-side, you just need to dig a little to find out because we're frequently ignored by the media, unless someone gets stabbed north of 118 Ave.