The Best Places to Eat in Scarborough, by the Record
The best places to eat in Scarborough, by the professional record: Chinese Restaurant Awards, Michelin Guide, and Eater have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Fishman Lobster Clubhouse comes out on top.
Nian Yi Kuai Zi and SumiLicious Smoked Meat & Deli hold the next two places. Chinese Restaurant Awards shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Michelin Guide next.
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Rank 1. Nian Yi Kuai Zi
Chinese
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Rank 1. SumiLicious Smoked Meat & Deli
Smoked American
Thinly sliced, peppery halal brisket piled onto soft rye with yellow mustard is the whole point of this no-frills deli tucked into a Scarborough strip mall. The chef spent close to two decades at Montreal's Schwartz's before landing on his own recipe, and the brisket earns that apprenticeship: marinated for days, smoked for hours, finished in a steamer. The poutine is also there, against all medical counsel. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
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Rank 4. May Yan Seafood Restaurant
Cantonese Seafood
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Rank 4. Miss Qu Bbq
Barbecue
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Rank 6. Northern Smokes
Barbecue
A custom reverse-flow wood smoker does the heavy lifting at this halal barbecue spot tucked into a Scarborough strip mall, and the smell reaches you before the signage does. Order a multi-meat plate, a sandwich, or by the pound, and the menu swings from Montreal-style brisket to Korean-inflected short ribs without losing the thread. The maple-smoked beans are a quiet reminder that you're firmly in Canada, not Tennessee.
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Rank 7. Patty Time
Jamaican