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Global•Kensington Market•$
Momo Kensington market
Momo Kensington market is a sensible global call in Kensington Market in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
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10.0
Best Restaurants in Kensington Market, Toronto: 20 Picks for 2026
A looser dining pocket where the best rooms still manage to feel specific, social, and very Toronto.
Better for energy, sharing, and improvised plans.
20 restaurantsAvg rating 9.2Updated July 2026
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Mexican•Kensington Market•$
Placos Tacos Mexican Food & Bar
Placos Tacos landed on Kensington Avenue in early 2024 and, by most accounts, hit the ground running.
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9.8
Based on 555 reviews
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Global•Kensington Market•$
Kensington Kitchen
Kensington Kitchen is doing something that sounds gimmicky on paper — Korean street food out of a compact counter spot on Augusta Avenue — and by every account it's pulling it off with more conviction than the concept deserves on first g…
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9.6
Based on 185 reviews
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Korean•Kensington Market•$
Original Ka Chi (Kenshington market)
Original Ka Chi has been operating on St.
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9.4
Based on 2378 reviews
5
Brunch•Kensington Market•value
Nina's Brunch Restaurant
Nina's Brunch Restaurant is doing something genuinely rare on Augusta Avenue: running a global brunch room that actually commits to its contradictions.
Weekend brunchbrunchlunch
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9.4
Based on 514 reviews
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Mexican•Kensington Market•$
Casa Morales
The origin story here is too good to skip.
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9.4
Based on 396 reviews
7
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Jamaican•Kensington Market•value
Kensington Jerk & Pasta
Here's the backstory worth knowing: Kensington Jerk & Pasta is essentially Rasta Pasta with a new sign.
Jerk chickenlunchtakeout
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9.4
Based on 21 reviews
8
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Mexican•Kensington Market•$
Seven Lives Tacos y Mariscos
Seven Lives is the taqueria that Kensington Market has made its own — a counter-service operation doing Baja-style tacos that, by consistent reputation, treats the format as a discipline rather than a loose approximation aimed at an audi…
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9.2
Based on 3781 reviews
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Breakfast•Kensington Market•$
The Arch Café/Bar
The Arch Café/Bar is a strong brunch move in Kensington Market in Toronto when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
brunch
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9.2
Based on 1111 reviews
10
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Wine Bar•Kensington Market•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Grey Gardens
Grey Gardens occupies a particular kind of room that Kensington Market seems to produce better than anywhere else in the city — narrow, loud in the right registers, bottles moving between tables at a pace that signals the wine program is…
natural winesmall platesdate night
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9.2
Based on 1023 reviews
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Burgers•Kensington Market•$
Ugly Delicious Toronto
Ugly Delicious Toronto is a sensible burgers call in Kensington Market in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well. The Classic Wagyu Smash and Jalapeños Gone Wild also give you a decent sense of the menu.
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9.2
Based on 842 reviews
12
Sandwiches•Kensington Market•value
Pera Cafe
Pera Cafe on Nassau Street isn't trying to fold Turkish food into some broader Mediterranean category or soften its edges for a brunch crowd unfamiliar with the source material.
Weekend brunchbrunchlunch
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9.2
Based on 742 reviews
13
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Breakfast•Kensington Market•value
Sleepy Pete's
Sleepy Pete's is a strong brunch move in Kensington Market in Toronto when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
Weekend brunchbrunchlunch
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9.2
Based on 381 reviews
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Global•Kensington Market•$$
Knockout chicken
Knockout chicken is a global restaurant in Kensington Market in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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9.0
Based on 3800 reviews
15
Italian•Kensington Market•value
T.O. Dickens Restaurant
T.O. Dickens Restaurant is a smart brunch call in Kensington Market when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion. Loaded Nachos and Calamari Fritti also give you a decent sense of the menu.
Weekend brunchbrunchlunch
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9.0
Based on 367 reviews
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Gastropub•Kensington Market•value
Burdock Brewery Kensington Tavern
Burdock Brewery Kensington Tavern is a strong brunch move in Kensington Market in Toronto when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
Weekend brunchbrunchlunch
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9.0
Based on 92 reviews
17
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Mexican•Kensington Market•value
Kos Restaurant
Kos Restaurant is a smart brunch call in Kensington Market when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.
Weekend brunchbrunchlunch
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8.8
Based on 1289 reviews
18
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Chinese•Kensington Market•moderate
BIB GOURMAND
Sunnys Chinese
Sunny's Chinese occupies a particular position in Toronto's Kensington Market — not Queen West, as some listings conflate — where it has built a reputation as one of the neighbourhood's more purposeful Chinese restaurants.
value dininggroup dinnervalue
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8.8
Based on 983 reviews
19
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Barbecue•Kensington Market•$
SmoQue N' Bones
SmoQue N' Bones is a barbecue restaurant in Kensington Market in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
bbqamerican
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8.8
Based on 947 reviews
20
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Mexican•Kensington Market•$
El Trompo
El Trompo is an easy mexican option in Kensington Market in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.6
Based on 2183 reviews
Guide • toronto
Best Restaurants in Toronto 2026
The definitive Toronto restaurant list — Alo at the top, Edulis close behind, and ten picks that span a 40-year institution, a wood-fire Mexican kitchen, a West African tasting menu, and the east end bistro everyone is suddenly talking about.
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Common questions about dining in Kensington Market
What are the best restaurants in Kensington Market, Toronto?
The top restaurants in Kensington Market include Momo Kensington market, Placos Tacos Mexican Food & Bar, Kensington Kitchen. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings and editorial judgment.
What is the highest-rated restaurant in Kensington Market?
Momo Kensington market is among the highest-rated restaurants in Kensington Market with a 10.0 Google rating across 0 reviews.
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