The Top 100 Places to Eat Near The Chase
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Rank 1. Restaurant 20 Victoria
Contemporary Mexican
A Michelin-starred tasting menu tucked into Toronto's financial district, and the kitchen recently went full contemporary Mexican with vivid, precise cooking that earns every course. The 24-seat room is minimal and moody, the service is warm without being fussy, and the crowd skews serious-but-relaxed, suits from nearby offices who've loosened the tie and know not to rush. Get the wine pairing and let the team take it from there.
- Air Canada 2022 · #1 · Best New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #10 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 2. aKin
Asian
A Michelin-starred tasting menu in downtown Toronto where the chef takes classic Asian dishes apart and puts them back together in ways that genuinely surprise you. The room is sleek and dimly lit, full of people who booked weeks out and are dressed accordingly. Grab a counter stool if you can and watch the kitchen work. The cocktails downstairs are worth arriving early for.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Air Canada 2025 · Top 10 · Best New Restaurants
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #27 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 3. Louix Louis
European
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · Canada's Best Hotel Restaurant
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Rank 4. Canoe
Contemporary New American
Fifty-four floors above Bay Street, this long-running fine dining institution earns its Michelin selection with views that make every other rooftop look like a fire escape. Lunch belongs to the finance crowd with their jackets half-off and somewhere to be; dinner is a different animal, slower and more ambitious. The kitchen takes Canadian ingredients seriously, which is more than most places at this altitude bother to do.
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Rank 5. Lucie
French
A Michelin-selected French restaurant downtown that actually feels welcoming rather than stiff. The room is big and a bit industrial, softened by warm pendant lighting and a half-glimpse of the kitchen through frosted glass. The food is genuinely French but not stuck in 1985, and even the cocktails lean Parisian. The crowd tends to be date-night couples and after-work professionals who want something elevated without the white-glove anxiety.
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Rank 6. SAMMARCO
Italian Steakhouse
Toronto has no shortage of steakhouses, but this Italian one in St. Lawrence feels like a genuine event. The room is all marble, oxblood leather, and gold, and the crowd dresses accordingly. Ontario beef dry-aged to the point of absurdity is the main act, but the kitchen earns its keep well beyond the steak. Martinis arrive on a tableside trolley, which is either theatrical or perfect, depending on your mood.
- Canada's 100 Best 2025 · #7 · Best New Restaurants
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #37 · Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 7. Don Alfonso 1890
Elevated Italian
Fine dining Italian on the 38th floor of a downtown hotel, with city and harbour views that do half the work before a single plate arrives. The cooking is Mediterranean at heart, clean and precise, letting the ingredients carry the weight rather than burying them in heavy sauces. The crowd skews toward first dates trying to impress and expense accounts doing the same. The bison carpaccio has become a signature for good reason.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · World's Best Fine Dining Experience
- 50 Top Italy 2026 · #13 · The Best Italian Restaurants In The World
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Rank 8. Reign
Canadian American
- AAA Four Diamonds
- The Pinnacle Guide 2026 · 1 Pin
- VineRoutes 2025 · Vine Award Winners · Restaurant Awards
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Rank 9. Yan Dining Room
Chinese
Tucked behind a longtime Toronto Chinese restaurant, Yan is a micro tasting menu spot where the chef cooks "neo-Chinese" food rooted in her own family history, then actually explains each dish to the room. A gong sounds, she talks, everyone laughs. Twenty-eight people, eight courses, booths and a communal table, seasonal menu. It's intimate in a way that feels earned rather than precious, and you leave with leftovers.
- Air Canada 2025 · Best Concept · Best New Restaurants
- Air Canada 2025 · Top 10 · Best New Restaurants
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · Recommends
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Rank 10. Alo
Contemporary
Tucked on the third floor above Spadina, Alo is a Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant that somehow avoids feeling precious about it. The dining room is plush and low-lit, full of people who booked months out and are visibly pleased with themselves for getting in. Sit at the chef's counter if you can swing it. The kitchen blends European and Asian ideas on a multi-course menu that keeps surprising you without ever showing off.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #7 · Best Restaurants
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best French Cuisine Restaurant
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Rank 11. TOCA
Traditional Italian
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
- Air Canada 2011 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
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Rank 12. Sushi Yūgen
Omakase Sushi
Eight seats, twice a night, and a chef who flies his ingredients in from Japan. Sushi Yūgen's omakase counter is about as serious as it gets in Toronto, with a kaiseki-influenced parade of courses that leans into seasonal rarities most people have never heard of, let alone eaten. The drinks list is quietly ridiculous in the best way, stocking Japanese whiskies you genuinely cannot find anywhere else in Canada. Dress like you mean it.
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Rank 14. Lai Wah Heen
Cantonese Chinese
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Chinese Restaurant Awards 2025 · Top 50 Honourees · Elite 30 Canada
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Rank 17. Sunnys Chinese
Sichuan Chinese
Tucked down a hallway in Kensington Market that looks like it goes nowhere, Sunny's is a loud, packed Chinese spot earning its Michelin Bib Gourmand the honest way. The cooking runs from Sichuan to Guangdong and doesn't ask permission, leaning hard into chili, smoke, and char. The crowd is young and in groups, because this is the kind of place you want to argue about the menu with someone.
- Air Canada 2021 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #94 · Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 18. Bar Goa
Goan Indian Cocktail Bar
Bar Goa is a Goan Indian cocktail bar tucked into a corner of downtown Toronto that takes the food seriously enough to back up the drinks. The kitchen pulls from across India, but the Goan recipes are the soul of the place, rich and coastal and genuinely made with care. The crowd tends to be curious, well-dressed, and open to a tasting menu on a Tuesday. If that's you, the seven-course option is worth the commitment.
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Rank 19. Mott 32
Elevated Chinese
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Rank 20. R&D
Fusion
Chinatown's most fun fusion spot, born from a MasterChef Canada mentorship that somehow actually worked. R&D throws dim sum in a blender with French, Korean, and whatever else the kitchen feels like that day, and the results are genuinely good rather than gimmicky. The crowd skews young and adventurous, the room has energy, and the Michelin Bib Gourmand means you won't feel robbed on the way out.
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Rank 21. Aloette
New American
Aloette is a chic little diner on Spadina, narrow as a train car and perpetually hard to get into, which tells you something. The team behind the Michelin-starred tasting room upstairs runs this place with the same seriousness, just with burgers and pie instead of twelve courses. The crowd is stylish and unhurried, the kind of people who made a reservation two weeks ago and feel smug about it. Worth every bit of the effort.
- Air Canada 2018 · Top 10 · Best New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Toronto, Canada
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Rank 22. Jacobs & Co
Steakhouse
Jacobs & Co. is the kind of upscale steakhouse that earns its prices without making you feel like you need to justify the bill. The beef program is genuinely world-class, sourcing cuts from Canada, Japan, Australia, Argentina, and Spain, with a dry-ageing operation that few places on the continent can match. The room is polished and lively, drawing the sort of crowd that knows exactly what they want and orders it without looking at the price.
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Rank 24. Lao Lao Bar
Thai Cocktail Bar
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Rank 25. GEORGE Restaurant
Contemporary
A Michelin-selected contemporary restaurant tucked into a red brick building on Queen East, where the room pulls off that trick of feeling both industrial and genuinely warm. The chef composes tasting menus on the fly, which keeps things interesting, though you can also just order off the menu like a normal person. The crowd is convivial and the kitchen keeps them coming back, which is usually a good sign.
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Rank 26. Quetzal
Mexican
The centerpiece of this Michelin-starred upscale Mexican restaurant is a 10-metre open-fire grill that does the heavy lifting on almost every dish, giving the whole room a low smoky hum. The crowd is dressed-up-but-not-stuffy, the kind who've done their research. Tortillas are made fresh from heirloom corn ground in-house, and the agave cocktail list is serious without being precious about it.
- 50 Best #8 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #4 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 27. Enigma
Contemporary
Enigma is a tasting menu spot in Yorkville where the chef came up through Alo and it honestly shows. Eight courses, open kitchen, dishes built around three or four ingredients that somehow taste like more. The crowd leans date-night and quietly well-dressed, the kind of people who researched before booking. If a full tasting menu feels like a commitment, the bar does à la carte. The wine list is short but clearly thought through.
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Rank 28. Kiin
Royal Thai
Kiin is a fine dining Thai restaurant where the food looks almost too pretty to eat, and then you eat it anyway and feel very good about that decision. Chef Nuit Regular turns royal Thai cuisine into something theatrical, with flower-shaped dumplings and colorful rice arriving in delicate portions that somehow still manage to fill you up. The room is elegant, the crowd dressed to match, and the chef's tasting menu is the move for your first visit.
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Rank 29. DaNico
Fine Dining Italian
DaNico is a Michelin-starred Italian fine dining room inside a former bank, which sounds like a punchline but absolutely works. High ceilings, linen tablecloths, plush seating, and just enough irreverent art on the walls to remind you the team isn't precious about it. The cooking is Italian at its bones, refined and technically sharp, with local Ontario ingredients doing serious work. The kind of room where everyone's dressed up and very much aware of it.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- 50 Top Italy 2026 · #3 · The Best Italian Restaurants In The World
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 30. Edulis
Spanish Mediterranean
Edulis holds a Michelin star and earns every bit of it, though you'd never guess from the outside. It's a tasting-menu spot that moves at its own unhurried pace, the kind where the table is yours all night and the menu politely asks you to put your phone away. Seafood leads the way, rooted in Spanish and Mediterranean tradition, and the execution is quietly serious. The room feels like a cozy house party thrown by people who really know how to cook.
- 50 Best #25 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- Air Canada 2012 · #1 · Best New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 31. 苍蝇馆子 Cheng Du Street Food
Sichuan Chinese
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Rank 32. Black + Blue
Canadian
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Rank 33. Grey Gardens
Contemporary
Grey Gardens is a lively, hip little restaurant on Augusta that earns its Michelin Bib Gourmand honestly, which is to say the food quietly overdelivers every time. The menu is short and shifts around, but the house-made pastas alone justify the trip. The wine list is genuinely good, the room is full of people who clearly come here a lot, and somehow it all feels effortless rather than try-hard.
- Air Canada 2017 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Foodism 2025 · Legendary Icon · ICON Awards · Jen Agg
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Rank 34. PAI
Northern Thai
PAI is a lively Northern Thai restaurant that's been packed since day one, and for good reason. The chef, a former nurse, cooks the family recipes and street food she grew up with, and it shows in every bowl. The menu is huge, so do yourself a favor and lean into the Northern Thai section. The khao soi alone is worth the wait. Expect a fun, casual crowd in a bohemian room that feels genuinely lived-in rather than Instagrammed into submission.
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Rank 35. ARDO
Southern Italian
Southern Italian done with real conviction, not tourist-trap shortcuts. ARDO is a relaxed Old Town restaurant where the food tastes like someone actually cares, from golden arancini to grilled octopus to a ragu that justifies the trip on its own. The crowd is a mix of King Street regulars and first-daters who picked well. End with the cannoli, obviously.
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Rank 36. Som Tum Jinda
Isan Thai
Isan Thai in a basement on Gerrard, and it's exactly as no-frills and delicious as that sounds. The somtum here is made with fermented fish paste the way it's done back home, and when they ask how spicy you want it, understand that their scale has extra floors. The grilled pork jowl is the other thing everyone orders and nobody regrets. Bring cash, skip the ambiance expectations, and grab drinks from the café next door.
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Rank 37. Aanch
Regional Indian
Downtown Toronto's regional Indian spot has been around for years, quietly serving food that punches well above its price point. The dining room is nothing to write home about, but the kitchen travels across the subcontinent with real confidence, from Chennai street classics to fiery Goan vindaloos. The crowd tends to be regulars who know what they're ordering before they sit down, which is always a good sign.
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Rank 38. Dreyfus
French
Dreyfus is a tiny, dimly lit French bistro on Harbord that feels like someone's well-traveled living room, except the food is genuinely thrilling. The menu shifts constantly with the season and leans into indulgence without apology. Italo-disco hums in the background while regulars let the server pick their wines by the glass. Go with a group, sit elbow to elbow, and do not skip the crêpes Suzette.
- Air Canada 2019 · Top 10 · Best New Restaurants
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #19 · Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 39. Koh Lipe Thai Kitchen
Southern Thai
Southern Thai cooking that actually brings the heat, on a lively two-floor spot with a terrace right in Chinatown. The menu leans into regional specialties you won't find at every pad thai joint on the block, and the young staff keep the whole place moving fast enough that the line outside doesn't stick around long. Bring friends who like spice, and maybe one who thinks they don't.
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Rank 40. Sushi Masaki Saito
Omakase Sushi
The most transporting omakase in Toronto, set behind a marble staircase and a hinoki wood counter that feels genuinely sacred. Fish comes straight from Japan, the nigiri rice is warm and seasoned with aged vinegar, and the whole thing costs a serious amount of money, which the room full of quietly reverent regulars clearly decided was fine. Masaki Saito holds a Michelin star and runs the counter like he's hosting a dinner party, keeping the mood warm rather than hushed.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best Japanese Cuisine Restaurant
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #52 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 41. Campechano Adelaide
Mexican
This casual taco spot has a Bib Gourmand and a short menu, and it earns both. The tortillas are pressed and griddled fresh from heirloom corn sourced in Mexico, which sounds fancy but mostly just means they taste like tortillas are supposed to. The room is small and tiled, the kitchen is loud, everything arrives fast, and before you know it you're back on Adelaide wondering when you can come back.
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Rank 42. Aburi Hana
Kyō-Kaiseki Japanese
Descending below Yorkville into this Michelin-starred kaiseki room feels like the city is letting you in on a secret. The design is hushed and minimal, so nothing distracts from the plates, which are intricate and quietly theatrical in a way that earns the silence. It draws the kind of crowd that dressed up without being asked. Book ahead, go hungry, and let the chef take you somewhere.
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Rank 43. Alder
Wood-Fired Mediterranean
Wood-fired Mediterranean small plates inside the Ace Hotel, from the team behind Alo, so you already know the kitchen means business. The room is dark brick and warm wood with good natural light, and the crowd tends toward stylish locals who actually eat instead of just photograph. Order something from the fire, because that's the whole point, whether it's the lamb or the chicken. Save room for dessert.
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Hotel Bar – Canada
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Hotel Bar – Canada
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 45. Osteria Giulia
Ligurian Italian
Osteria Giulia has a Michelin star and somehow still feels like the kind of place you'd actually want to linger in, all candlelight and blond wood and staff who seem genuinely pleased you're there. It's a proper Italian restaurant with a tight focus on Ligurian cooking, which means lots of seafood and pastas you won't find elsewhere in the city. The crowd dresses up a little and means it. The cocktails are quietly excellent too.
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · World's Best Italian Cuisine Restaurant
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Air Canada 2022 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
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Rank 46. Madrina Bar y Tapas
Catalan Spanish Cocktail Bar
A Catalan tapas and cocktail bar in the Distillery District that actually earns its cool surroundings instead of coasting on them. The menu moves between classic and creative, and the gin and tonic section alone could keep you busy for an evening. The crowd tends toward date-nighters and patio-seekers who wandered in looking stylish and stayed longer than planned. The Spanish wine list is solid, and the whole thing has a looseness that makes it easy to lose track of time.
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Rank 47. Maven
Polish-Jewish Eastern European
Maven is a warm, sunlit neighborhood restaurant on Harbord where the chef turns her Polish-Jewish heritage into something genuinely moving without ever getting precious about it. The room has cheerful primary colors and her grandmother's knick-knacks on the shelves, and the crowd looks like people who came for a quick dinner and ended up staying way too long. Order the Pickletini, then let the rest of the menu do its thing.
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Rank 48. The Cottage Cheese
Indian
Kensington Market's sunniest Indian spot earns its Michelin Bib Gourmand by actually caring, from the butter chicken down to how well the naan is garlicked. It's a casual, window-wrapped dining room where the servers will talk you through the menu with genuine enthusiasm, which sounds annoying but really isn't. Chaats, curries, and claypots are built for sharing, and the crowd looks exactly like people who came for a quick bite and stayed for another round.
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Rank 49. Café Boulud
Luxe French
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Air Canada 2013 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
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Rank 50. One Restaurant
French/Italian
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Rank 51. Mother's Dumplings
Chinese
This no-frills Chinatown dumpling shop has been an institution for years, and the queue out front tells you everything. The team rolls and folds in the back all day, and you want to let them do their thing: boiled, steamed, or pan-fried, these are the reason to come. The menu goes wider, but stick to the dumplings. Grab a bag of frozen ones on the way out so future-you doesn't have to be jealous of present-you.
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Rank 52. Amal
Lebanese Middle Eastern
Amal is a sleek, modern Lebanese restaurant on Bloor that draws a well-dressed crowd who actually came to have a good time, not just post a photo. The halal menu runs through mezze, grilled skewers, and wood-fired flavors done with real care. Weekends get properly lively, with belly dancers and DJs making it feel more like a night out than a dinner. Go hungry and order a spread.
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Rank 53. Prime Seafood Palace
Steakhouse
Matty Matheson's steakhouse on Queen West is genuinely worth the splurge, a soaring wood-lined room with pink booths that looks like nothing else in the city. The early circus energy has settled, and serious diners have moved in, many of them chasing the wagyu and the caviar rather than a selfie. Go for a special occasion or just because it's Tuesday and you feel like it.
- Air Canada 2022 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #41 · Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 54. Bar Eugenie
Filipino
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Rank 55. Sang-Ji Fried Bao
Chinese
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Rank 57. Linny’s
Jewish American Steakhouse
The Jewish American steakhouse is having a proper moment, and Linny's is the reason why. It's a fine dining take on the form, all golden light, white linen, and banquettes that actually hold you. The steaks are serious, the pastrami is housemade, and the cocktails are doing things with pickle brine that make the drinks list genuinely worth reading. The room feels like a celebration that's been going on for decades, even if it hasn't.
- Air Canada 2025 · Best Cocktail · Best New Restaurants
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #14 · Best Restaurants
- Air Canada 2025 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
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A College Street trattoria with something genuinely unusual going on: the team weaves together Italian and Jewish culinary history into food that feels personal rather than conceptual. Fresh pasta, a charcoal grill, and hyper-seasonal Canadian ingredients tie it together. The room is warm and a little cinematic, and the crowd looks like people who read the menu twice. It landed on Canada's 100 Best for good reason.
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Rank 59. SARA
Contemporary
A sleek, contemporary spot on Portland Street that takes the whole "put your phone away" thing seriously enough to build storage for it right into the table. The shared plates menu pulls from all over the map, and solo diners aren't an afterthought since most dishes come in half-portions too. The crowd skews creative and intentional, the kind of people who actually want to talk over dinner.
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Rank 60. Mhel
Japanese Fusion Korean
Mhel holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and a spot on Canada's 100 Best, which tells you something, especially for a tiny, cozy spot tucked on a residential side street off Bloor West. The husband-and-wife team runs a rotating menu of Korean-Japanese small plates built around serious fish, rare imports, and seasonal ingredients. The sake list is genuinely good, and the crowd leans toward people who found this place on purpose.
- 50 Best #28 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- Air Canada 2024 · Top 10 · Best New Restaurants
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #30 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 61. Casa Paco
Spanish
A tiny west-end house running a tasting menu that somehow threads Spanish and Venetian flavors together without it feeling like a gimmick. The chef has serious international miles on him, and it shows in the confident, seafood-forward cooking. Sundays go family-style with paella, which is worth planning your trip around. The crowd tends toward people who've done their research and dressed just slightly nicer than they let on.
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Rank 62. Chubby's Jamaican Kitchen
Jamaican
A casual Jamaican spot that somehow makes February in Toronto feel a little warmer. The cooking is homey and unpretentious, and the jerk chicken off the wood-burning grill is genuinely the real deal, the kind you'd expect closer to a beach than a bus stop. Curry goat and oxtail stew are the comfort-food anchors, and yes, you can order the gravy as a side, which you absolutely should. The room is lively and welcoming, the kind of place regulars treat like their kitchen.
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Rank 63. DaiLo
New Asian/French
DaiLo is a College Street spot where New Asian and French cooking meet in ways that feel genuinely personal rather than gimmicky. The chef designs the menu around sharing, so bring people you actually like. The room fills with the kind of crowd that knows the difference between a good cocktail and a great one, and orders both. Whole fried fish, hand-folded dumplings, bold seasoning throughout. It's a proper night out.
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Rank 65. MIMI Chinese
Regional Chinese
MIMI Chinese is the kind of regional Chinese spot where the room does half the work, red banquettes, white tablecloths, and lighting that makes everyone look good. It's a Yorkville crowd, dressed up and sharing plates they didn't expect to love this much. The cooking is precise and generous, built for groups who want to order everything. Come with a table of friends, or let the tasting menu make the decisions for you.
- Air Canada 2022 · Top 10 · Best New Restaurants
- Chinese Restaurant Awards 2025 · #12 · Elite 30 Canada
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · Recommends
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Rank 68. KAPPO SATO
Japanese
A Michelin-starred kappo counter where the chef runs a lively, freewheeling tasting menu entirely on his own terms, which is a much better deal than it sounds. Forget the hushed reverence of omakase or kaiseki; this room moves fast, with a young team bouncing between courses while the chef works the open kitchen with serious knife skills. Most ingredients fly in from Japan, and the dashi broths alone are worth the trip.
- Air Canada 2023 · #1 · Best New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best Japanese Cuisine Restaurant
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Rank 69. Takja BBQ House
Korean Barbecue
Upscale Korean BBQ on College Street where the servers actually do the grilling for you, which sounds fancy until you realize it means the meat is always perfect. Dry-aged cuts from around the world get cooked over live fire tableside, and the banchan gets the same serious attention as everything else. The crowd is date-night couples and groups who wanted somewhere cooler than the usual spots. Cocktails lean Korean, wine list leans natural.
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Rank 71. Cherry Street Bar-B-Que
Barbecue
A Bib Gourmand barbecue joint that looks like it lost a fight with a construction site but won the more important battle, Cherry Street does serious American BBQ in a converted bank with all the warmth of a place that's been around forever. The pitmaster spent years on the Kansas City competition circuit, and the smoker is literally a shipping container out back. Come on a weekday if you can, because the meat does run out.
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Rank 74. Scaramouche
Traditional French
Scaramouche has been an institution in Toronto's moneyed South Hill neighborhood for years, and the city skyline view alone would justify the trip. It's classic French fine dining, the kind where the room is full of anniversaries and quiet power lunches, nobody's reinventing anything, and that's exactly the point. The coconut cream pie is lowkey famous. Dress up a little.
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Rank 75. The Heartbreak Chef
Comfort Food
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Rank 76. Conejo Negro
Caribbean
Conejo Negro is a cozy Caribbean-Creole spot on College Street where the food hits hard and the portions are built for sharing with a crew. Think fried chicken with smoked hot honey, braised beef with grits, and firecracker shrimp that earns the name. It's a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick, meaning the value is as good as the cooking. The backyard patio, all wood benches and warm lights, is exactly where you want to end up on a good night.
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Rank 77. PIANO PIANO
Elevated Italian
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Rank 78. Giulietta
Italian
Giulietta is the Italian neighbourhood restaurant that Dufferin Grove residents are quietly smug about, and honestly, fair enough. It's stylish without being precious, and the team makes everyone feel like a regular from table one. The pizza alone is worth the trip, charred and puffy in all the right ways, but the pasta holds its own too. First-daters and loyal locals share the room in a way that just works.
- Air Canada 2018 · Top 10 · Best New Restaurants
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #89 · Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 79. Bar Raval
Spanish
A pinxto bar on College that does a convincing impression of San Sebastián, right down to the vermouth and the late hour. The room is genuinely stunning, all curved mahogany that makes you feel like you're inside a very elegant ship. You come for Spanish snacks and small bites, stay because the cocktail and sherry program keeps getting better, and leave considerably later than planned. Holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best International Restaurant Bar
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #10 · Best Bars
- Air Canada 2015 · Top 10 · Best New Restaurants
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Rank 80. RASA
Contemporary
This Michelin Bib Gourmand gastropub on Robert Street is the kind of place where nobody's trying too hard but everything somehow lands. The menu jumps from chickpea fritters to lamb vindaloo dumplings to a beef cheek burger on house brioche, which sounds chaotic but tastes like a plan. Portions are generous, the vibe is loose, and regulars are the sort of people who keep meaning to try something new but always order the same thing.
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- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best Landmark Restaurant
- VineRoutes 2025 · Vine Award Winners · Restaurant Awards
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Rank 82. Alobar Yorkville
French Cocktail Bar
Alobar Yorkville pulls off a neat trick: it looks and feels like a cocktail bar, all low ceilings, curved banquettes, and lighting that makes everyone look suspiciously attractive, but the food is genuinely the reason to come. The kitchen does serious things over a charcoal grill, and the seafood holds its own too. If you know the Alo group, some old favorites will turn up on the menu like reliable friends.
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Rank 83. Opus Restaurant
Global
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Rank 84. White Lily Diner
American
A Michelin Bib Gourmand diner that actually earns the word "diner," this bright yellow spot on Queen East smokes its own bacon, bakes its own biscuits, and even grows its own vegetables. Breakfast is the move, though you'll be fine showing up at any hour. The crowd is Queen East regulars and people who drove farther than they'd admit for a hash brown this good. Unpretentious but quietly obsessive about doing things right.
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Rank 85. Actinolite
Contemporary New American
Actinolite is a fine dining tasting menu spot on a quiet stretch of Ossington, and it earns its place at the table by actually meaning it. The chef grew up hunting and foraging, and that's not a marketing angle; it shapes every dish. Seven courses built around what's local, seasonal, and often foraged, served by the people who cooked it. The crowd is date-night serious but not stuffy, the kind who eat slowly on purpose.
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Rank 86. General Public
British Steakhouse
- Air Canada 2025 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · Recommends
- Foodism 2025 · Legendary Icon · ICON Awards · Jen Agg
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Rank 87. FK
New American
FK is a bright, airy neighborhood restaurant on St. Clair where the kitchen lets the market do the talking. The cooking is unfussy and genuinely satisfying, the kind of place where the bread alone makes you glad you came. Expect fresh pasta, whatever's in season, and mains that feel like someone actually cooked them. The crowd is relaxed and local, and the pacing follows suit, so don't be in a rush.
- Air Canada 2011 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- VineRoutes 2025 · Award of Distinction · Restaurant Awards
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 88. Bar Prima
Italian
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Rank 90. Famiglia Baldassarre
Italian
The pasta here is so good that most of it gets shipped off to other restaurants before you even show up. This tiny lunch-only pasta shop on an industrial strip runs for just a few hours a day, with a menu of two or three daily pastas and not much else. People line the sidewalk anyway. Seating is scarce because the real business is the kitchen humming behind you, but the pasta makes the wait feel completely reasonable.
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · Recommends
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Toronto, Canada
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Rank 91. Parquet
French
A French bistro on a Harbord Village corner that actually earns the marble bar and the moody green ceiling. The room is genuinely beautiful, the patio is a summer gift, and the cooking is properly French without being fussy about it. Cassoulet, steak frites, béarnaise, the classics done right. The crowd looks like people who know the neighborhood well and didn't need to check if this place was good before showing up.
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Omakase sushi with actual showmanship, not just reverence. Drums play overhead, chefs break down whole fish right at the counter, and courses keep arriving while the room hums with grilling, frying, and slicing. It's a high-energy tasting experience that feels closer to a performance than a quiet dinner, and the crowd comes dressed for the occasion. Pricey, but you'll be talking about it for weeks.
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Rank 93. Dotty's
American
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Rank 94. Bar Vendetta
Italian Cocktail Bar
A narrow Italian wine bar on Dundas West that somehow squeezes serious from-scratch pasta out of a kitchen the size of a coat closet. The retro tile and vintage posters draw a mix of actual diners and people who came purely to work through the long Italian wine list and never opened a menu. Both camps are equally right. The cacio e pepe-stuffed pasta coil is genuinely worth the trip.
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Rank 95. Ten
Vegetarian
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Rank 96. Ricky + Olivia
Creative
Ricky + Olivia is a Queen East neighbourhood spot that's clever without being smug about it, the kind of creative kitchen that sneaks playful ideas past you before you realize how good they were. The crowd skews young and comfortable, happy to share plates and stay a while. The menu bounces between tartares, dips, burgers, and kofta, and somehow the carrot dish topped with bay leaf ice cream over melted brie makes complete sense once you taste it. Michelin gave it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Foodism 2025 · Local Icons · ICON Awards · Ricky Casipe, Olivia Simpson and Adrian Proszowski
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Rank 97. Maha's
Egyptian Middle Eastern
Maha's is a tiny Egyptian brunch cafe in Leslieville where the line out the door is basically a neighborhood institution at this point. No reservations, cash-in-hand energy, and regulars who have long since stopped looking at the menu. The lentil soup alone is a reason to make the trip. Order the honey-cardamom latte while you wait, and don't show up in a hurry.
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Rank 98. Beast Pizza
Canadian
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Rank 99. Linny’s
Steakhouse
Linny's is a steakhouse on Ossington that sits somewhere between old-school chophouse and Jewish deli, and somehow that works beautifully. Named after the owner's mom, it's the kind of place you book for a birthday and end up coming back to just because. The beef is serious, the room is warm without trying too hard, and the crowd is the sort that dressed up just enough to feel good about it.
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Rank 100. Chantecler
Bistro French