Restaurants in Toronto

Thanks to the multicultural composition of this vast city, Toronto has over 5,000 eateries offering a multitude of different cuisines. Good quality and great value restaurants abound in Toronto, with different cuisines featured in separate areas. College Street offers some of the city's best Italian restaurants and trattoria and Greek food is best enjoyed in the Danforth area. Authentic Chinese restaurants are located (not surprisingly) in Chinatown, while King Street West is home to some great Indian, Japanese and sushi restaurants. It is customary to tip 15-20% for good service in Toronto restaurants.

 

Senses is a stylish restaurant offering delicacies such as smoked salmon and caviar, or cannelloni with lamb, spinach and feta. Senses also has a bakery and gourmet food shop.

Telephone: (416) 935 0400

 

Bistro 990 is a trendy, Hollywood celebrity hangout serving traditional French cuisine. Their Steak Frites in a shallot or Roquefort sauce is a firm favourite.

Telephone: (416) 921 9990

 

For a Toronto restaurant serving exquisite Cantonese cuisine, in a sophisticated setting, try the Metropolitan Hotel’s Lai Wah Heen.

Telephone: (416) 977 9899

 

North 44 is one of the city’s most genteel restaurants with a stylish interior, fantastic cuisine and flawless service. The menu features Mediterranean, American and Asian dishes.

Telephone: (416) 487 4897

 

The colourful and vibrant Vanipha Lanna restaurant specialises in Lao-Thai cuisine such as grilled chicken and garlic in a lime-chilli sauce or bamboo steamed chicken and seafood dumplings.

Telephone: (416) 484 0895

 

The Truffles restaurant offers modern French cuisine in an elegant and spacious dining room; their signature dish is spaghettini with a light truffle sauce.

Telephone: (416) 964 0411

 

With a lofty interior and trendy Distillery District address, the Boiler House is the place to go for a bite to eat while you enjoy a live jazz and blues performance.

Telephone: (416) 203 2121

 

The rotating restaurant at the top of the CN Tower, the world’s tallest building, has floor-to ceiling windows for the extraordinary view and a menu to match.

Telephone: (416) 362 5411

 

The Bangkok Garden is a Toronto restaurant offering authentic Thai food. Menu favourites include lemon seafood soup, red beef curry and toasted cashew chicken.

Telephone: 416 977 6748

 

Canoe is a trendy, understated restaurant offering an international selection of dishes, a great venue for a business dinner or a romantic evening out.

Telephone: 416 364 0054