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3 Best Places for Breakfast Poutine in Toronto

Where to find the best breakfast poutine in Toronto — each restaurant rated 4.0★ or higher. Top-rated at 10.0★. Spanning burgers and brunch kitchens. Curated by TastyPals.

The best places for breakfast poutine in Toronto are Kensington Socials, Ramona’s Kitchen, The Broadview Diner. Start with Kensington Socials if you want the strongest overall first pick.

By Marcus Chen•3 ranked picks•Published July 16, 2026•Updated July 16, 2026
Methodology•Editorial team
Kensington SocialsRamona’s KitchenThe Broadview Diner
3 Best Places for Breakfast Poutine in Toronto
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Top picks at a glance

#1Kensington SocialsBurgers • Toronto • $$$$#2Ramona’s KitchenBrunch • Leaside • value#3The Broadview DinerContemporary • Riverdale • value

Who this guide is for

This guide covers the highest-rated spots for breakfast poutine in Toronto. Whether you're a local hunting your next regular or visiting and want to eat well, these picks are sorted by quality and review depth.

Quick picks

Kensington Socials
Burgers • Toronto
Kensington Market rewards places that don't try too hard, and Kensington Socials leans right into that.
Ramona’s Kitchen
Brunch • Leaside
Leaside has no shortage of brunch rooms that get by on atmosphere alone, but Ramona's Kitchen appears to be doing something more considered than that.
The Broadview Diner
Contemporary • Riverdale
The Broadview Diner doesn't try to reinvent breakfast — it perfects the version that Riverdale already believes in.
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Editorial details
Author: Marcus Chen
Published: July 16, 2026
Last updated: July 16, 2026

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  1. 1. Kensington SocialsView →
  2. 2. Ramona’s KitchenView →
  3. 3. The Broadview DinerView →

How the restaurants compare

Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Kensington Socials
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Kensington Socials
Toronto • Burgers
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
$$$$
Best for
pub
Mood
Special occasion
Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Ramona’s Kitchen
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Ramona’s Kitchen
Leaside • Brunch
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Neighborhood dinner
Mood
Leaside
The Broadview Diner
Riverdale • Contemporary
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Neighborhood dinner
Mood
Riverdale

How we chose

We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →

Room tone

Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.

Food fit

We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.

Useful range

The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.

3 ranked picks

Kensington Socials — Kensington Market rewards places that don't try too hard, and Kensington Socials leans right into that. It's a bar with a real kitchen and a stage — comedy nights, live acts, sports on the screens, plus a soundproofed interior so the neighbors don't file complaints. There's a patio for the summer crowd. The move here is brunch, which runs all day until 3 PM, and the thing I'd actually cross town for is the Breakfast Poutine ($17): fries, genuine Quebec curds, house-made gravy, onions, peppers, hollandaise, bacon bits, chives, and eggs on top. It's ridiculous in the best way. The Socials Burger — 6oz patty, cheddar, bacon, secret sauce — is the straightforward, unfussy anchor, and the Kensington Nachos land loaded with pico, guac, and jalapeños. Most plates sit in the $13–$17 range, which is honest money for the Market. Co-owned by Karan Sarvaiya, it's the kind of casual spot that works whether you're nursing a hangover at noon or settling in for a comedy set. Renovations were ongoing as of mid-2025, so expect a little flux. View restaurant →
Ramona’s Kitchen — Leaside has no shortage of brunch rooms that get by on atmosphere alone, but Ramona's Kitchen appears to be doing something more considered than that. At price level one, the Leaside spot has built a reputation around a simple, convincing premise: that a neighbourhood brunch menu can carry real ambition without the receipt that usually comes with it. What the room is known for is not cutting corners on the format — these are plates that diners consistently describe as indulgent in the right direction, executed with technique rather than just portion size. The menu makes its intentions clear early. The Crab Cake Benny is the dish most frequently flagged by regulars — a briny, golden-crusted crab cake standing in for the usual back-bacon, which reportedly lifts the whole Benedict structure into something that actually justifies ordering it over and over. The Schnitzel Benedict works a similar angle: a pounded, fried cutlet under Hollandaise, a combination that sounds texturally chaotic but is consistently noted as landing well. On the sweeter side, the Banana Bread French Toast is thick-cut and custard-forward, and diners point to its caramelized edges as the reason it reads more like a destination dish than a menu filler. The Double Chocolate Pancakes are unapologetically dessert-adjacent — no pretense otherwise — and the Avocado Brie Benedict has developed something of a following among the crowd that came in skeptical about brie on a brunch plate and left convinced. The practical reality is that weekends fill fast and the neighbourhood is loyal, so arriving early is the move. The Crab Cake Benny is the recommended starting point for a first visit; the Schnitzel Benedict is what regulars report coming back for second. View restaurant →
The Broadview Diner — The Broadview Diner doesn't try to reinvent breakfast — it perfects the version that Riverdale already believes in. Opened in July 2022 by Mayuran Arichandran (who also runs the original Donlands Diner, a neighbourhood institution since the 1950s), this Broadview Avenue spot landed in a former retail space at the corner of Danforth and built its identity around the diner codes its parent location established decades ago: checkerboard floors, chrome accents, laminated menus, tightly packed tables, and front windows that flood the room with morning light. This is a place for people who think brunch should be loud, generous, and affordable — not architectural. The 1950s-diner aesthetic isn't ironic; it's inherited. The menu is structured around the classics that diners in this neighbourhood actually want on a Saturday morning, executed with enough care to keep regulars coming back. The Lumberjack Special — pancakes, eggs, ham, sausage, and bacon — is the kind of maximalist plate the format was invented for, and it signals immediately what the kitchen is about: volume, comfort, value. The Steak Benedict ($19.99) is a genuine statement dish: three poached eggs set across a split English muffin with tender steak and hollandaise, which is notably ambitious for a room at this price point. The Breakfast Poutine ($10.99) — crispy home fries, fresh cheese curds, cheddar, gravy, hollandaise, and a sunny-side-up egg — is the kind of menu crossover that diners consistently flag as a reason to come back. Coffee refills are reportedly near-automatic, which at this price level matters more than it sounds. The move here is to arrive early on weekends — the room is small, seating is tight, and the reputation has grown quickly since the 2022 opening. Window seats facing Broadview are worth angling for if you're in no rush. For a first visit, the Steak Benedict and Breakfast Poutine together cover the kitchen's range and both price points. The diner is steps from Riverdale Park East, so a post-brunch walk is already built into the logic of the morning. View restaurant →

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