Food & Drink
Top Ten
The ten best restaurants around
Anh Dao Restaurant
383 Spadina Ave.$$ / Cash only / Vietnamese; get the barbecue skewers
Dumpling House Restaurant
328 Spadina Ave.$$ / Cash only / Get the fried pork and chive dumplings
The Famous Owl of Minerva
5324 Yonge St$$ / Open till midnight / Korean; try the fried chicken
Fresca Pizza and Pasta
302 College St$ / Get a slice of the margherita, or a calzone
Quetzal
419 College St$$$ / Michelin-star-winning Mexican-inspired seasonal menu
Ramen Isshin
421 College St$$ / Get miso ramen
Seven Lives
72 Kensington Ave$$ / Tacos; get the fish or shrimp tacos
Yasu Toronto
81 Harbord St$$$$ / Must book in advance / Omakase
Magical Taste of China (Halal) / 西域食府·清真
476 Dundas St W$$$ / Uyghur cuisine from Xinjiang; try the skewers
Yeah Yeah Thai
$$ / Thai-Hong Kong fusion
Restaurants
The rest of the best food in the area
Akai Sushi
168 Major St$$ / Best sushi in the area, with the notable exception of nearby Yasu
源香 Banh Mi Nguyen Huong
322 Spadina Ave.$ / Cash only / Vietnamese sandwiches; say yes to the butter
Dreyfus
96 Harbord Street$$$ / Sometimes requires a reservation / French; ask for a wine recommendation
Grey Gardens
199 Augusta Ave$$$ / Small plates and wine
KINTON RAMEN
668 Bloor St WSheherzade Persian Grill
422 College St$$ / Get the kubideh kebab
Koh Lipe Thai Kitchen
35 Baldwin StLEKKER - Pure Belgian Bites -
237 Augusta Ave$$ / Great waffles
Mother's Dumplings
421 Spadina Ave.New Ho King
410 Spadina Ave.$$ / Late-night Chinese, open until 2am (4am Fri & Sat)
Pho Xe Lua
254 Spadina Ave.
Piano Piano Restaurant
88 Harbord St$$$ / Try the egg yolk raviolo
RASA
196 Robert St$$$ / Sometimes requires a reservation / Tapas; try the chef’s tasting menu
Rasta Pasta
61 Kensington Ave$$ / Jamaican and Italian-Jamaican fusion
Rol San Restaurant
388 Spadina Ave.$$ / All-day dim sum
Swatow Restaurant
309 Spadina Ave.Tasty's Caribbean Cuisine
405 Spadina AvenueBirria Catrina
$$ / Birria taco takeaway
CRUMBS GOURMET PATTIES
$ / Jamaican patty takeaway
Bakeries
Fresh-baked goods
Blackbird Baking Co.
172 Baldwin StHarbord Bakery
115 Harbord StMashion Bakery
345 Spadina Ave.Cafes
The best cafes, whether you want to grab a snack and a quick coffee, get some work done, or unwind over tea and cakes
Bampot Bohemian House Of Tea And Board Games
201 Harbord StCharidise
27 Baldwin StDAINTIES MACARON
235 Spadina AvenueCoffee Dak Lak
283 College StreetFound Coffee x Hopper Coffee
324 College StFree Times Cafe
320 College StICHA TEA
235 Spadina Ave.Jimmy's Coffee
107 Portland StKrispy Kreme Café
164 McCaul StLight Cafe
Little Pebbles
160 Baldwin StCafé Pamenar
307 Augusta AveThink.It Pensa Italiano
196 Borden StVoodoo Child Espresso & Cocktail Bar
388 College StBars
Embassy Bar
223 Augusta AveFreePlay Toronto
300 College StreetHandlebar
159 Augusta AveHer Father's Cider Bar + Kitchen
119 Harbord StKensington Brewing Company
299 Augusta AveThe Little Jerry
418 College StPoetry Jazz Cafe
1078 Augusta AveRed Room
444 Spadina Ave.Ronnie's Local 069
69 Nassau StTrinity Common
303 Augusta AveThe Oud & the Fuzz
21 Kensington AvenueEl Rey Mezcal Bar
2a Kensington AveVegan / Vegetarian
While many of the other places listed above have vegetarian (if not vegan) options on their menus, these places are much more reliable purveyors of animal-free foods
Almond Butterfly Harbord Gluten Free Cafe & Bakeshop
100 Harbord StBunner's Bakeshop
244 Augusta AveEat Nabati
160 Baldwin StreetFresh on Bloor
326 Bloor St WThe Hogtown Vegan on College
382 College StKing's Café
192 Augusta AveSaigon Lotus
6 St Andrew StUrban Herbivore
64 Oxford StThe Vegan Extremist (TVX)
291 Augusta Ave