The Best Spanish Food in Toronto
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The best Spanish food in Toronto, according to the experts: Canada's 100 Best, Air Canada, and Difford's Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Casa Paco comes out on top.
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Rank 1. Casa Paco
Spanish
A tasting menu restaurant tucked into a small house on Clinton Street, where the kitchen channels years spent in Majorca and Venice into Spanish and Venetian cooking that leans heavily on seafood. The wine list chases obscure regions with evident purpose, and Sunday service slows down for family-style paella rounds. A spot on Canada's 100 Best keeps the room full of people who booked weeks ago and are pleased with themselves for doing so.
The awards
- Canada's 100 Best Canada's 100 Best: #32 · Best Restaurants
- Air Canada Air Canada: 2023 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
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Rank 2. Bar Isabel
Spanish
Pork secreto with a honey and apple cider reduction is the kind of thing that makes you stop talking mid-sentence at this Spanish taverna on College Street. Grant van Gameren keeps the tapas menu rustic and unadorned, which takes more discipline than it sounds. Half portions mean you can cover a lot of ground, a useful feature when the sherry cocktails are this easy to keep ordering.
The awards
- Air Canada Air Canada: 2013 · #1 · Best New Restaurants
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide: 4.5 stars · Difford's Guide
- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Air Canada 2013 · #1 · Best New Restaurants
- Difford's Guide 4.5 stars · Difford's Guide
- AAA Three Diamonds
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Rank 3. Madrina Bar y Tapas
Catalan Tapas Bar
A Catalan tapas bar and cocktail spot in the Distillery District, where exposed brick and cobblestones do a lot of the atmosphere's heavy lifting so the kitchen doesn't have to. The menu runs from pan con tomate to rice pudding croquetas, with a Spanish wine list and a gin and tonic section that treats the drink with the seriousness of a minor religion. Good for grazing through an evening rather than eating in any particular hurry.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant