Best Restaurants in Toronto

[james t kirk]

Need to broaden my horizons here.

Looking for Great Restaurants to try out if anyone has any good suggestions, and i aint talking the keg, or Mother Tuckers either.

As a lead, here's some of mine.

Thai

Young Thailand on Church and Lombard
Green Mango on Younge St.

Two people, 60 to 80 bucks

Indian
Babur on Queen and John approx. 2 people 60 to 80 bucks

Italian
Vagbondos on Imperial, 1 block north of Davisville
Mama Martinos on the Queensway

Both of these have fantastic home made pastas, and two people can get out of there for around 40 bucks, with wine. Mama's is cheaper, and a different sort. Very GOOD familiar Italian food (they still have Spagetti and Meatballs on the Menu if you know what i mean.)

Steak

Lolita's Lust on the Danforth
Very good food, though the price is getting up there a bit
Two people $120 to 140

Honourable mention
The sushi place on Carleton by the Cinemas, great sushi, reasonable prices

Need a few other suggestion, maybe Vietnamese, or Polish.

 

[SamanthaJones]

there is a fairly extensive list on my website.Lots to enjoy around this area!

 

[jackel]

Villa Borhgehses on Bloor, Via Allegra on Queensway, La Castille, Canoe, Zsa Zsa on Bloor

 

[Remo]

For great and authentic Indian try Lahore Tikka on Gerrard at the west end of the Indian part of Gerrard.

 

[assman-cometh]

Restaurants

Id try Centro or North 44, both in the yonge eglington area or if your feeling really flush, Ruth Chris Steak house in the downtown Hilton. Canoe's a good place for a business lunch, better on clear days.

 

[luckyjackson]

JTK,

Like your first choice for Thai, but Green Mango???

If you like authentic Thai Shan food and don't mind bare bones furnishings, try out THAI SHAN INN on Eglinton just east of Caledonia on the south side. Cheap, and the closest I've had to the real thing in Toronto, but it's really about the food, not a place you'd take a date to impress her. I know you asked about Toronto, but if you are a Thai food aficionado, as I am, do yourself a favour and try Chao Phraya the next time you are in Montreal. It's on Laurier just west of St. Laurent. Excellent Thai food.

Other good Indian restaurants, The Host, formerly downtown now in Richmond Hill on East Beaver Creek, and if you like South Indian food (thalis, idlis, sambar) there's Madras Durbar on Gerrard.

For good pasta, Queen's Pasta in Bloor West Village.

For excellent Portuguese food, Chiado on College just west of little Italy.

 

[fiasco]

Amazed no mention of Susur

Hands down the best chef in toronto has to be Susur Lee and consequently night in and night out Susur is bar far the best upscale restaurant toronto has to offer. Admittedly I think he was just as good if not better when he cooked for Lotus (also cheaper) but since coming back from Hong Kong his prices have gone up at his place. You might be surprised but Barbarian steakhouse has one of the best wine cellars in toronto. Chiado also very nice if you are into fish. I also like Opus, Centro and Boba and not a fan of Canoe.

 

[upgrademe]

restaurants

I agree w. Fiasco, Susur is definitely one of the best.
Also,
Jump
Harbour 60
David Duncan House

 

[easyrider]

Southern Accent

Southern Accent is a little gem featuring Cajun food. Great service and a very cozy bar with smoking. In a Victorian mansion on Markham Street, just behind Honest Ed's. Great place to take a date -- even your favourite SP. They have a web page--www.southernaccent.com.

 

[Mr. Downtown]

Agree with Fiasco on Susur on King St West (across from the 606). Go for the pre-set dinner selection (6 course, if my recall is correct). Pricy but quite the experience.

If you want hip, where all the bp's are currently hanging - go to Gus on Bay Street (east side). On the ground level of Polo II condos, between Irwin and St. Joseph. Lots of smoozing there, baby.

 

[rolo514]

Resto review

Travel in from Montreal often on business and the Toronto sinning scene is v.much improved and quite excellent..here are some favs..I will try aavoid the obvious like centro,canoe etc..
SUSUR-on King (As prviously mentioned)
BERTUCCIS on College-awesome small Italian place, WIne list is fantastic and all Italian with alot of hard to find vino
RAIN for the cockatils and the look
HIRO sushi-on King try eating OMAKASE style where the chef Hiro decides how much and what you eat-its not that scary
ROMANGA MIA-casual pizzeira and homemade pasta-awesome
Thanks,
ROLO

 

[Dr69]

Actually, if you are willing to drive up to N York, the best Indian restaurant in town is Cuisine of India. A few blocks north of the North York Performing Centre on Yonge. The tab will run anywhere from $20 to $40 a person, depending on whether you order appetizers, alcohol etc..
For the downtown scene, I would recommend The Host as well.

 

[Wooderson]

These are some of my favourite spots.

Best Food

SCARAMOUCHE
1 Benvenuto Pl. (Avenue Rd.) Toronto, ON (416) 961-8011
Expensive, but the food is among the very best the city has to offer. If you can get a window table you will get a remarkable view of the city to go with the serious French cuisine. They also have a pasta bar, it is a little cheaper.

NORTH 44°
2537 Yonge St. (Eglinton Ave.) Toronto, ON (416) 487-4897
I know this place is no secret, but it remain popular for good reason. The best Continental cuisine in the city.

AVALON
270 Adelaide St. W. (John St.) Toronto, ON (416) 979-9918
Original, creative meals plus an unbelievable wine list.

Susur
601 King St. W. (Bathurst St.) Toronto, ON (416) 603-2205
Toronto's celebrity Chef returns. His Asian-French fusion is impressive. The decor is cool too.

Style Over Substance (but still fun)

Brasserie Aix
584 College St. Toronto, ON (416) 588-7377
This place has a great scene, and looks fantastic. A great place to meet for drinks, before heading into their exquisite rear dinning room.

Rain
19 Mercer St. Toronto, ON (416) 599-7246
A great looking place, great to start a long night. Has that cool lounge ambiance. The food and service can be a little iffy.

Monsoon
100 Simcoe St. Toronto, ON (416) 979-7172
This place may be the best looking restaurant in the city. The food Asian in inspiration, is not always on the money, but the wine list is tops.

My Favourite Bang for the buck

Tempo
596 College St. Toronto ON (416) 531-2822
Great sushi, cool place, and well priced wine list.

 

[black panther]

Personally, I like to eat high up. The restaurant at the top of the Westin Harbour Castle hotel on Queen's Quay has great food, great service and is reasonalbly priced.

In addition, I have been frequenting the 360 restaurant at the top of the CN Tower. The view is spectacular of course and their is a special dinner package for $45 that includes an appetizer, main course, and dessert. It might be a little bit pricey for some, but the meal and the experience is worth it.

 

[fiasco]

fun spots

Couple of places no one has mentioned but are a lot of fun and the food still isnt bad are Five Doors North, The Fifth and Rodney's Oyster House. Both these places are a little more casual and dont be surprised if you see women dancing on the bar before the night is out. Also, agree with rolo that Hiro is a great sushi place but I find Nami to always be good whereas Hiro has its good and bad days. As wooderson mentioned i believe the most romantic table in the city is the window seat at Scaramouche.

 

[Hollywoodladies.ca]

Yummy!

One of my favourite things to do.....eat!

Favourites (in no particular order )

Barberians
Fabulous steak, casual or dressy, prices comparable to Harbour 60, best appetizer Coquille St Jaques...mmmmm.
7 Elm St @ Yonge 416-597-0335

Harbour 60
Again terrific steak, best appetizer Lobster Bisque....
60 Harbour St. 416-777-2111

Aberge du Pommier
Have to agree with Spiderman on this one, but forget the wine list try their "icewine-tini" it is sooooo goood!
4150 Yonge 416-222-2220

Other good choices are Canoe, 54th floor of the TD tower, great bar and interesting menu choices...like Caribou ( which I had at Centro once...not bad!). Jump on Wellington, great pasta and salmon dishes. Centro, great food, good wine list all in all a pretty safe bet. Downstairs has a great piano/wine/sushi bar...

Hope this helps!

Happy Munching!
Steph

 

[Captain Bly]

Re: La Castille

This place is the best. Dundas near the 427. VERY expensive. Excellent food and service. !!!

You have to be joking, the place is a pretentious dump and way overpriced.

 

[Captain Bly]

Personally, I like to eat high up. The restaurant at the top of the Westin Harbour Castle hotel on Queen's Quay has great food, great service and is reasonalbly priced.

In addition, I have been frequenting the 360 restaurant at the top of the CN Tower. The view is spectacular of course and their is a special dinner package for $45 that includes an appetizer, main course, and dessert. It might be a little bit pricey for some, but the meal and the experience is worth it.

Haven't been for a couple of years but the Wesin place was awful when I was there and the 360 is one of those places tourists and the people who think expensive is better go to. i have been three times and it got worse each time, and the cost is outrageius!!

 

[Captain Bly]

So you don't think I just criticise some great places are

Auberge du Pommier

The new place that the folks from the Mercer Street Grill opened on Adelaide (damned if I can remember the name, whoops I have YYZ)

Michael's Back Door in Oakville

north 44

Centro

 

[pussywillow]

For those lovers of North 44, they have opened a place called Terra.
It is 1 block south of 407 on Yonge St on the east side. Set back a little so you can miss it easily.
Great food.