I’ve tried to pick out some of the trip highlights below and
have linked up to their website or social pages where I can… If you go to
Toronto, be sure to check out some of these great spots. And let me know!
You’ll find this sweet little burger spot on College St in
Little Italy. The guys were really
welcoming, the poutine was spot on and the fed and watered us when we arrived
after a transatlantic flight. We also watched The Leafs game with the staff (first one of three that week) cos Canadians are really friendly like that.
Toronto based chain, also found on College Street (and other
locations around the city). Big, hearty filling brunch, incredibly welcoming
staff, bottomless coffee if you want it and big… massive….
PANCAKES.
You’ll find it inside the Soho Hotel. Chef Susar Lee’s Chinese
restaurant has a hip, stylish interior and great food to go with it. Susar Lee
started as an apprentice at The Peninsula in Hong Kong and has been on the tv
show Chopped Canada. The dim sum is
amazing.
You’ll find this tiny taco joint in downtown Toronto. We
fell on it by chance after a trip to Michael’s craft store when we were
starving at lunchtime. Freshly made,
great value and filling. Popular with the locals who drop in for a take out
lunch. Seating is available at the back.
Canada’s No1 restaurant. That’s probably all I need to say.
It’s booked out weeks in advance and we managed to score a table by booking on
the hour the 8 week slots are released.
Was it epic? Yes. Was the wine flight worth it? Absolutely.
Was it value? For the standard of
food and service, it’s cheaper than some of the other big city tasting menus
and packed a punch. We left, full,
delighted and longing to go back.
A sports bar? Really?
This was like no other sports bar we’d ever been in. Ever. It was massive. We went before The Leafs game
to enjoy the atmosphere and loved it.
Huge screens, massive bar, friendly staff and a big menu of bar food…
Recommended… the buffalo chicken poutine.
You’ll find in the Kensington Market area. A lovely café with a Japanese inspired
menu. We sheltered from a very rainy Toronto
day in here, when we were done with the dampness of the city, a steaming hot
rice bowl and gyoza awaited. Oh and they do gold leaf ice cream, if you're interested.
Christina Tosi’s place in the Shangri La Hotel. We’d been to Momofuku in Vegas and were too
full for Milk Bar afterwards, so I was determined to go… take note, it’s very
different from the Vegas “counter” experience – it’s a refrigerated glass box,
with a few benches outside and the ice cream machine is downstairs. I had an iconic cereal and milk ice cream and
loved it, but… the overall experience wasn’t quite what I’d hoped for. Worth a visit, even just to see the inside of
the hotel!
Again, another place we stumbled upon for lunch. A lovely food/cookshop/deli type store, with
a small café space at the front, making wholesome and delicious food. The chilli bowl smelled amazing and I enjoyed
butter chicken poutine – think chips, cheese curds and slow cooked butter
chicken curry on the top. Well worth
visiting, reasonable prices and it’s cooked freshly for you.
And lastly, for the ultimate foodie experience, take a trip to St Lawrence Market. You'll thank me for this. Every food experience you could wish for, under one roof... and make sure to stop by the Carousel Bakery for a Peameal Bacon Sandwich... buy one between two, so you've space for more!
I only managed one of these places in Toronto (Wildly Delicious) and even that was just a cup of tea! You're making me desperate to go back now. I do love good gyoza.
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I absolutely loved it Lisa... would definitely want to go back sometime.
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