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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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Best lunch Restaurants in Toronto: 141 Picks for 2026
The best restaurants for lunch in Toronto, curated by TastyPals editors.
141 restaurantsAvg rating 9.0Updated July 2026
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Top picks for lunch in Toronto
Fast answers for diners searching for lunch restaurants in Toronto. These first picks make the occasion easier to compare.
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Chinese•East Chinatown•$
Haidilao Hot Pot Toronto Downtown
Haidilao's downtown Toronto location at 237 Yonge operates at a scale that makes most North American hotpot spots look tentative.
cheap eatsgroup dinnerchinese
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9.8
Based on 5267 reviews
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Vietnamese•Scarborough•value
Di An Vietnamese Cuisine Scarborough
Di An opened in a Scarborough strip mall less than a year ago and has apparently been making the downtown Vietnamese corridor look a little complacent ever since.
Pholunchtakeout
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9.8
Based on 1865 reviews
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Burgers•Toronto•$
The Burger Monk (Flame Grilled)
Most burger spots in Toronto have gone all-in on the smash patty, so The Burger Monk's commitment to flame-grilling is a genuine differentiator — and, according to consistent reporting on the place, the point of the whole operation.
burgerscheap eatsquick
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9.8
Based on 1294 reviews
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Japanese•Toronto•$
Machida Shoten (College St)
Machida Shoten on College Street carries a straightforward but significant distinction: it is Canada's first Yokohama Iekei ramen shop, which alone explains why it has accumulated more than a thousand reviews at a near-perfect rating in…
ramenjapanesecozy
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9.8
Based on 1034 reviews
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Burgers•Toronto•$
Crack Burger Toronto
Crack Burger has built a genuine following in Kensington Market on the back of a deliberately minimal menu and a smash patty that, by all accounts, tends to derail conversations mid-bite.
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9.8
Based on 913 reviews
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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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Vegan•Toronto•$
Sprouty
Sprouty holds a genuinely unusual position on Gerrard Street East: it is, by available accounts, the only restaurant east of the Don River operating a fully dedicated gluten-free and dairy-free kitchen.
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9.8
Based on 463 reviews
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Vegan•Toronto•$
Social Llama Cafe
Chef Kumar Ishan didn't open Social Llama Cafe to ride a wave.
veganhealthybright
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9.8
Based on 301 reviews
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Vietnamese•Chinatown•$
Rose's Viet Subs
Let's get one thing straight before you walk in expecting ghosts: this is not the Rose's.
no frillscheap eatsvietnamese
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9.8
Based on 189 reviews
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Japanese•The Annex•$
Gyubee Japanese Grill (Bloor)
Here's what the all-you-can-eat format usually gets wrong: it bets you won't notice the quality because you're too busy managing the grill and timing the next order.
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9.6
Based on 10117 reviews
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Middle Eastern•Lawrence•$
Lebanese Garden
Lebanese Garden has been holding down its spot on College Street near Kensington for over thirty years, and the longevity is not accidental.
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9.6
Based on 3255 reviews
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Middle Eastern•Lawrence•$
Laylak Lebanese Cuisine Toronto
Let's get one thing straight about Laylak Lebanese Cuisine: this is not the kind of place doing quiet, low-key Middle Eastern cooking in a strip-mall setting.
shawarmagrillmiddle eastern
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9.6
Based on 2866 reviews
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Vietnamese•Scarborough•value
PHO DAY
Pho Day has built what appears to be one of the more durable reputations in Scarborough's Vietnamese dining scene, accumulating more than 1,500 reviews at a near-perfect rating around its Sandhurst Circle location.
Pholunchtakeout
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9.6
Based on 1525 reviews
15
Vietnamese•Scarborough•value
Pho Hue (Vietnamese Cuisine 最美味的越南河粉汤)
Pho Hue isn't running a mood or a brand — it's a Scarborough strip-mall Vietnamese spot operating on the logic that the food should be reason enough.
Pholunchtakeout
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9.6
Based on 1412 reviews
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Vietnamese•Scarborough•value
Lang Chai Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine
Lang Chai is what happens when a family stops hedging and starts cooking exactly what they want to cook.
Pholunchtakeout
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9.6
Based on 1389 reviews
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Middle Eastern•Lawrence•$
Mabelle Turkish Restaurant
Mabelle is a halal Turkish bakery-restaurant that has been running its own race since 2011, when owner Bulent Oksuz opened the original on Wilson Avenue with pastry as the founding logic.
shawarmagrillmiddle eastern
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9.6
Based on 1226 reviews
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Chinese•East Chinatown•value
Grandma Kitchen阿婆私房菜
East Chinatown doesn't need another pan-Asian shortcut, and Grandma Kitchen on Spadina isn't offering one.
Authentic Chineselunchgroup dinner
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9.6
Based on 971 reviews
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Korean•The Annex•value
Woojoo Bunsik - Bloor
Woojoo Bunsik on Bloor is the kind of Korean street food snack bar The Annex has been quietly deserving — a navy-blue, space-themed room planted a block from the U of T sprawl that, by all accounts, refuses to act stressed about it.
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9.6
Based on 883 reviews
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Japanese•Toronto•$
Hana Ramen 一花ラーメン
Gerrard Street East has never needed a dining trend to feel vital — its long corridor of Tamil grocery stores, Caribbean bakeries, and Vietnamese lunch counters runs on a working relationship with honest, filling food.
ramenjapanesecozy
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9.6
Based on 863 reviews
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Chinese•Chinatown•$
Chopfire 西门炊烟
Chopfire is doing something specific and unambiguous on Spadina: a mainland Chinese restaurant that refuses to apologize for it.
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9.6
Based on 706 reviews
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Vegetarian•Toronto•$
VegeDelight Vegetarian Restaurant Toronto 波羅蜜養生素食餐厅
VegeDelight — whose Chinese name translates roughly to Jackfruit Wellness Vegetarian Restaurant — is doing something deliberate and specific on Dundas West that Toronto's plant-forward scene rarely pulls off: a single coherent menu that…
vegetarian friendlyhealthyvegetarian
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9.6
Based on 444 reviews
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Burgers•Toronto•$
The Burger Shop
The Burger Shop is the Queen West outpost from the team behind Top Gun Burger, which already tells you something useful: this isn't a first attempt at smash burgers.
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9.6
Based on 433 reviews
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Vietnamese•Chinatown•$
Nang Saigon
Here's what Nang Saigon is doing that the rest of Toronto's Vietnamese dining scene hasn't caught up to yet: the red wine in the pho broth is not a stunt.
no frillscheap eatsvietnamese
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9.6
Based on 428 reviews
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Vegetarian•Toronto•$
Thien Tam Restaurant
Thien Tam on Dundas West is doing something the Junction's dining scene has genuinely needed: serious plant-based cooking that draws from Thai and Vietnamese traditions without collapsing either into a generic pan-Asian blur.
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9.6
Based on 352 reviews
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Vietnamese•Scarborough•value
Minh’s (Scarborough)
Minh's arrived in Scarborough in 2025 as the fifth location of a franchise with an unusually legible origin story: the brand is named for Minh Le, a former banker who left a twenty-six-year career to build a Vietnamese restaurant group f…
Pholunchtakeout
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9.6
Based on 211 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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Vietnamese•Chinatown•$
PHO VALLEY TORONTO
PHO VALLEY TORONTO is a vietnamese restaurant in Chinatown in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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9.6
Based on 92 reviews
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Deli•The Annex•value
Eisenbergs - Dairy Restaurant & Caterer @ The Prosserman JCC
Eisenbergs - Dairy Restaurant & Caterer @ The Prosserman JCC earns a weekend detour in The Annex when you want brunch that beats the usual default.
Deli brunchbrunchlunch
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9.6
Based on 63 reviews
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Gastropub•St. Lawrence Market•$
Scotland Yard Pub
Scotland Yard Pub has been operating since 1978 in the St.
classicmarketreliable
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9.4
Based on 5042 reviews
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Canadian•Financial District•$
Richmond Station
Carl Heinrich's Richmond Station has a cleaner origin story than most downtown Toronto restaurants care to admit: it grew directly from his Top Chef Canada win, and a decade on, the kitchen has reportedly stayed close to the premise it o…
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9.4
Based on 3709 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
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Thai•The Annex•value
EAT BKK Thai Bar & Restaurant (Annex)
Bloor West between Spadina and Bathurst is one of the most contested stretches of dining real estate in Toronto — every cuisine on earth competing for the same student wallet and the same 7 p.m.
Cheap eatslunchtakeout
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9.4
Based on 2115 reviews
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Burgers•Toronto•$
Firefly Burger Toronto
Firefly Burger on Yonge Street has built a reputation around a cooking method that sounds almost contradictory: Black Angus beef smashed on a flat-top for crust, then finished on a grill for a hit of barbecue char.
burgerscheap eatsquick
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9.4
Based on 1977 reviews
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Vegetarian•Toronto•$
Hawker
Hawker operates on a premise that most plant-based rooms in this city are still working up to: vegetables as the main event, not the consolation prize.
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9.4
Based on 835 reviews
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Japanese•Toronto•$$
KINTON RAMEN YONGE X RICHMOND
KINTON RAMEN YONGE X RICHMOND is a japanese restaurant in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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9.4
Based on 798 reviews
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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.
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9.4
Based on 514 reviews
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Japanese•Toronto•$
Gyou Ramen
Gyou Ramen arrived on Yonge Street in April 2025 and appears to be doing something genuinely uncommon at its price point: treating a budget bowl with technical seriousness.
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9.4
Based on 455 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
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Vegetarian•Toronto•$
Stefano's Diner
What separates Stefano's Diner from the crowded field of Toronto vegetarian spots is something you can read in the menu before you ever set foot inside: there is no apology, no token salad thrown in for the reluctant carnivore, no wellne…
vegetarian friendlyhealthyvegetarian
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9.4
Based on 346 reviews
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Vietnamese•Chinatown•$
TRE - Viet Heritage Kitchen & Bar
Tre Viet Heritage Kitchen & Bar occupies a second-floor space at the edge of Toronto's Chinatown, above Flipper's Pancakes, and owner Henry Tran has made something of a statement with the room: bamboo sourced from outside Hanoi lines the…
no frillscheap eatsvietnamese
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9.4
Based on 244 reviews
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Global•Toronto•value
The Carvery At The Well
The Carvery At The Well is an easy global option in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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9.4
Based on 133 reviews
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Jamaican•King West•value
Wat Ah Jerk Caribbean Grill - TD Centre
Wat Ah Jerk Caribbean Grill occupies a counter-service slot inside the TD Centre that, by most accounts, was a genuine absence before it arrived — a fast-turnaround Jamaican kitchen in the Financial District where the weekday lunch crowd…
Jerk chickenlunchtakeout
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9.4
Based on 107 reviews
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Jamaican•King West•value
Wat Ah Jerk Caribbean Grill - Scotia Plaza
Wat Ah Jerk Caribbean Grill - Scotia Plaza is a sensible jamaican call in King West in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
Jerk chickenlunchtakeout
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9.4
Based on 38 reviews
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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
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Trinidadian•Toronto•value
Down D islands rotishop
Down D islands rotishop is an easy trinidadian option in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Rotilunchtakeout
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9.4
Based on 3 reviews
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Burgers•Toronto•$
The Burger's Priest
The Burger's Priest has a reasonable claim to being the restaurant that rewired Toronto's burger expectations.
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9.2
Based on 5774 reviews
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Vietnamese•Scarborough•$
Linh Anh Vietnamese Cuisine Scarborough
Scarborough doesn't owe downtown Toronto any explanation, and Linh Anh Vietnamese Cuisine is a clean example of why the argument keeps coming up.
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9.2
Based on 3879 reviews
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Vietnamese•Scarborough•$
Pho Metro
What Pho Metro has quietly accomplished out of a Lawrence East strip mall is more interesting than anything happening at half the Vietnamese spots downtown right now.
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9.2
Based on 3831 reviews
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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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Japanese•Toronto•$$
ramen RAIJIN
Ramen RAIJIN on Wellesley Street West is one of those rooms where the concept and the cooking are reportedly pulling in the same direction.
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9.2
Based on 3127 reviews
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Japanese•Toronto•$$
Ikkousha Ramen Toronto
Ikkousha isn't pitching itself as Toronto's most ambitious Japanese restaurant — it's positioning itself as Fukuoka's most faithful ambassador, and that narrowness of purpose is precisely what makes it worth taking seriously.
ramenjapanesecozy
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9.2
Based on 2580 reviews
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Deli•The Annex•value
United Bakers Dairy Restaurant
United Bakers Dairy Restaurant has been feeding Toronto since 1912, making it one of the last kosher dairy restaurants of its kind in North America — a genuine living institution rather than a nostalgia project.
Deli brunchbrunchlunch
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9.2
Based on 1657 reviews
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Trinidadian•Toronto•value
Trinidad Golden Place
Trinidad Golden Place is a trinidadian restaurant in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Rotilunchtakeout
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9.2
Based on 1587 reviews
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Vegetarian•Toronto•$
Buddha's Vegan Restaurant
Buddha's Vegan Restaurant is a sensible vegetarian call in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
vegetarian friendlyhealthyvegetarian
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9.2
Based on 1366 reviews
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Vietnamese•Chinatown•$
Pho Ha Noi
Pho Ha Noi is a vietnamese restaurant in Chinatown in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
no frillscheap eatsvietnamese
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9.2
Based on 1244 reviews
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Middle Eastern•Lawrence•$
Lavash Authentic Armenian Restaurant
Lavash sits on the Lawrence strip doing something specific: serving Armenian food — not a generalized Middle Eastern mashup, not a shawarma counter with falafel bolted on — in a neighbourhood that rewards regulars and mostly ignores the…
shawarmagrillmiddle eastern
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9.2
Based on 998 reviews
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Caribbean•Toronto•value
Indar's Roti & Doubles
Indar's Roti operates out of Etobicoke as a Trinidadian-style roti shop, and by reputation it understands the format and respects the price point the format is supposed to occupy.
Caribbean comforttakeoutlunch
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9.2
Based on 969 reviews
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Vietnamese•Chinatown•$
MiMi Vietnamese
MiMi Vietnamese has been anchoring Chinatown East for close to 25 years, and the reason it survives — and matters — isn't trendiness or a PR budget.
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9.2
Based on 867 reviews
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Chinese•East Chinatown•value
Que Ling Vietnamese Cuisine
Que Ling Vietnamese Cuisine is a sensible chinese call in East Chinatown in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
Authentic Chineselunchgroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 844 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
62
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.
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9.2
Based on 742 reviews
63
Caribbean•Etobicoke•value
Flava Ceen Inc.
Flava Ceen Inc.
Caribbean comforttakeoutlunch
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9.2
Based on 721 reviews
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Mexican•The Annex•$
Blanco Cantina
Blanco Cantina walked into Toronto's most opinionated dining corridor — Bloor West through the Annex — as a western Canadian franchise with something to prove, and by most accounts it delivers.
studentseasygoinglunch
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9.2
Based on 621 reviews
65
Chinese•Chinatown•$
Bao House (Dundas)
Bao House's Dundas Street location — second floor above the Chinatown-AGO corridor, soft-opened in late November 2024 — is the downtown extension of a North York institution that's been making Chinese pastries, bao, dumplings, and noodle…
dim sumcheap eatsgroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 593 reviews
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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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Chinese•Chinatown•$
Juicy Dumpling
Juicy Dumpling is a sensible chinese call in Chinatown in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well. If Juicy Dumpling is your kind of order, that is a good sign.
dim sumcheap eatsgroup dinner
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9.0
Based on 3907 reviews
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Jamaican•Scarborough•$
Chris Jerk
Chris Jerk is an easy jamaican option in Scarborough in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
jerk chickenjamaicanbold
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9.0
Based on 3866 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
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Middle Eastern•Lawrence•$
Byblos Downtown
Byblos Downtown is a middle eastern restaurant in Lawrence in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room. Dom Pérignon Brut and Château Musar Jeune Cinsault Blend also give you a decent sense of the menu.
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9.0
Based on 3720 reviews
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Barbecue•St. Lawrence Market•$$
The Carbon Bar
The Carbon Bar sits in the St.
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9.0
Based on 3613 reviews
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Burgers•Toronto•$
Ozzy's Burgers Toronto
Ozzy's Burgers has held down a spot in Kensington Market since 2017 on a short list of commitments that are easy to respect: never-frozen beef, hand-cut fries, house-made organic sauces, and a fully halal kitchen.
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9.0
Based on 3396 reviews
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Global•The Annex•value
Fresh Kitchen + Juice Bar
Fresh Kitchen + Juice Bar is a global restaurant in The Annex in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Cheap eatslunchtakeout
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9.0
Based on 2458 reviews
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Trinidadian•Toronto•value
Roti on the Run
Roti on the Run is an easy trinidadian option in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Rotilunchtakeout
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9.0
Based on 1072 reviews
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Italian•St. Lawrence Market•$$$
Notte Ristorante (formerly Amano Trattoria)
Notte Ristorante (formerly Amano Trattoria) is a italian restaurant in St. Lawrence Market in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
classicmarketreliable
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9.0
Based on 1058 reviews
76
Vegetarian•Toronto•$
Gia Restaurant
Gia is the clearest argument Toronto has that abandoning meat doesn't mean abandoning ambition.
vegetarian friendlyhealthyvegetarian
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9.0
Based on 775 reviews
77
Italian•The Annex•$
Trattoria Fieramosca
Forty-plus years into its run on Prince Arthur Avenue, Trattoria Fieramosca is one of the few Toronto Italian restaurants that can credibly claim to have shaped the neighbourhood around it rather than chased it.
studentseasygoinglunch
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9.0
Based on 687 reviews
78
Global•Toronto•value
Waterworks Food Hall
Waterworks Food Hall is the rare project that earns its ambition through architecture alone — and then backs it up with talent.
Food halllunchgroup dinner
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9.0
Based on 668 reviews
79
Caribbean•Etobicoke•value
Roti Roti Family Restaurant
On Albion Road in Etobicoke, Roti Roti Family Restaurant operates as a focused, family-run Trinidadian kitchen — not a pan-Caribbean greatest-hits operation, but a place that has staked its reputation on doing two things with evident con…
Caribbean comforttakeoutlunch
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9.0
Based on 638 reviews
80
Chinese•East Chinatown•value
Oji Seichi
Toronto's ramen defaults to tonkotsu — the heavy pork-bone broth that reads as the whole category to most of the city.
Authentic Chineselunchgroup dinner
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9.0
Based on 625 reviews
81
Deli•The Annex•value
Zelden's Deli and Desserts
Zelden's Deli and Desserts is a family inheritance made physical — the direct culinary descendant of Zely's Deli in Thornhill, carried forward by sisters Irene and Shelley Zelden, who learned the craft from their mother, known simply as…
Deli brunchbrunchlunch
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9.0
Based on 450 reviews
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Japanese•Toronto•$
Ramen x Remix Ramen&Bar
Ramen x Remix Ramen&Bar is a japanese restaurant 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 399 reviews
83
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.
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9.0
Based on 367 reviews
84
Caribbean•Etobicoke•value
Trini Gardens Restaurant
Trini Gardens has operated long enough in South Etobicoke to become the kind of reference point that residents of the western edge of the city simply assume everyone already knows about.
Caribbean comforttakeoutlunch
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9.0
Based on 361 reviews
85
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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
86
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Jamaican•Toronto•value
Wat Ah Jerk Caribbean Grill - Simcoe Place
Wat Ah Jerk Caribbean Grill - Simcoe Place is a jamaican restaurant in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Jerk chickenlunchtakeout
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9.0
Based on 90 reviews
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Chinese•Chinatown•$
Bao Bao Dim Sum
Bao Bao Dim Sum is an easy chinese option in Chinatown in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
dim sumcheap eatsgroup dinner
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9.0
Based on 39 reviews
88
Global•Toronto•value
The Yard
The Yard is a global restaurant in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Food halllunchgroup dinner
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9.0
Based on 23 reviews
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Italian•St. Lawrence Market•$
The Old Spaghetti Factory
The Old Spaghetti Factory is a dependable italian option in St. Lawrence Market that a lot of diners already know and return to.
classicmarketreliable
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8.8
Based on 13707 reviews
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Trinidadian•Toronto•$
Trinciti Roti Shop & Restaurant
Trinciti Roti Shop & Restaurant is one of the better-known trinidadian spots in Toronto, which makes it a practical place to start.
rotitrinidadiancaribbean
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8.8
Based on 5686 reviews
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Brunch•The Annex•$
Insomnia Restaurant and Lounge
Insomnia Restaurant and Lounge is a sensible global call in The Annex in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
cheap eatsstudentslunch
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8.8
Based on 3945 reviews
92
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Japanese•Toronto•$$
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka is a japanese restaurant in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
ramenjapanesecozy
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8.8
Based on 3707 reviews
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Burgers•Toronto•$
The Burgernator
The Burgernator has occupied the same Kensington Market corner since 2013, and its reputation is built on a premise that is straightforward but not lazy: burgers made from a custom blend of freshly ground chuck that is never frozen, prod…
burgerscheap eatsquick
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8.8
Based on 3134 reviews
94
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Global•Toronto•$
The Well
The Well is a global restaurant in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room. Large Curved Corner Digital Display and Front Street West Large Digital Double-Sided Blade Sign also give you a decent sense of the menu.
food hallvarietystreet food
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8.8
Based on 2482 reviews
95
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Classic•St. Lawrence Market•$
The Corner Place
The Corner Place is an easy classic option in St. Lawrence Market in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
classicmarketreliable
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8.8
Based on 1797 reviews
96
Google
Middle Eastern•Lawrence•$
Souk Tabule
Souk Tabule is an easy middle eastern option in Lawrence in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
shawarmagrillmiddle eastern
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8.8
Based on 1475 reviews
97
Google
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
98
Google
Vietnamese•Chinatown•$
Anh Dao Restaurant
Anh Dao Restaurant is a sensible vietnamese call in Chinatown in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
no frillscheap eatsvietnamese
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8.8
Based on 1222 reviews
99
Google
Trinidadian•Queen West•value
Ali's Roti
Ali's Roti is a sensible trinidadian call in Queen West in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
Rotilunchtakeout
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8.8
Based on 1138 reviews
100
Vegetarian•Toronto•$
Greens Vegetarian Restaurant
At 638 Dundas Street West, Greens Vegetarian Restaurant occupies a particular lane that few Toronto spots manage: Cantonese-rooted, fully vegan since 2015, and unapologetically unpretentious.
vegetarian friendlyhealthyvegetarian
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8.8
Based on 782 reviews
101
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Classic•St. Lawrence Market•$$
The Rabbit Hole
The Rabbit Hole is a classic restaurant in St. Lawrence Market in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
classicmarketreliable
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8.8
Based on 695 reviews
102
Google
Chinese•Chinatown•$
Wok Theory | 新天虹
Wok Theory | 新天虹 is a chinese restaurant in Chinatown in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room. Dim Sum Selection and Snacks & Soups also give you a decent sense of the menu.
dim sumcheap eatsgroup dinner
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8.8
Based on 472 reviews
103
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Casual•The Annex•$
Joni Restaurant
Joni Restaurant is a casual restaurant in The Annex in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
studentseasygoinglunch
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8.8
Based on 457 reviews
104
Google
Chinese•Chinatown•$
Sue Fung's Dimsum Canteen 小鳯食堂
Sue Fung's Dimsum Canteen 小鳯食堂 is a chinese restaurant in Chinatown in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
dim sumcheap eatsgroup dinner
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8.8
Based on 298 reviews
105
Global•Toronto•value
Wellington Market
Wellington Market is a sensible global call in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
Food halllunchgroup dinner
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8.8
Based on 240 reviews
106
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Casual•The Annex•$
Annex Social
Annex Social is a sensible casual call in The Annex in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
studentseasygoinglunch
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8.8
Based on 221 reviews
107
Google
Classic•St. Lawrence Market•$
Mill Street Brewpub Distillery District Toronto
Mill Street Brewpub Distillery District Toronto keeps showing up in the right conversations in St. Lawrence Market when people want a reliable classic plan.
classicmarketreliable
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8.6
Based on 6837 reviews
108
Google
Classic•St. Lawrence Market•$
CRAFT Beer Market Toronto
CRAFT Beer Market Toronto keeps showing up in the right conversations in St. Lawrence Market when people want a reliable classic plan.
classicmarketreliable
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8.6
Based on 5890 reviews
109
Google
Trinidadian•Toronto•$
Sybil's
Sybil's is a sensible trinidadian call in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
rotitrinidadiancaribbean
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8.6
Based on 3346 reviews
110
Google
Japanese•Financial District•$$$
Chotto Matte Toronto
Chotto Matte Toronto is an easy japanese option in Financial District in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
business lunchquicklunch
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8.6
Based on 2652 reviews
111
Google
Burgers•St. Lawrence Market•$
MICHELIN ★
Duke's Refresher St Lawrence
Duke's Refresher occupies a specific and deliberately chosen lane: a 450-seat, 70s-inflected room inside St.
classicmarketreliable
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8.6
Based on 2294 reviews
112
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Mexican•Kensington Market•$
El Trompo
El Trompo is an easy mexican option in Kensington Market in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cheap eatshidden gemlow key
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8.6
Based on 2183 reviews
113
Google
Breakfast•Financial District•value
Sunset Grill
Sunset Grill is an easy contemporary option in Financial District in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation. Lobster Benedict and Eggs Sunset also give you a decent sense of the menu.
Business lunchbusiness lunchlunch
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8.6
Based on 2145 reviews
114
Google
Middle Eastern•The Annex•$$
Fat Pasha
Fat Pasha is an easy middle eastern option in The Annex in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
studentseasygoinglunch
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8.6
Based on 1598 reviews
115
Vietnamese•Chinatown•$
Dzô Viet Eatery
Dzô Viet Eatery is an easy vietnamese option in Chinatown in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation. Viet Tacos and Chá Giò • Fried Spring Rolls also give you a decent sense of the menu.
no frillscheap eatsvietnamese
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8.6
Based on 1088 reviews
116
Chinese•East Chinatown•value
Dine & Dim
Dine & Dim is a sensible chinese call in East Chinatown in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
Authentic Chineselunchgroup dinner
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8.6
Based on 818 reviews
117
Google
Caribbean•Etobicoke•value
Caribbean Lyme
Caribbean Lyme is an easy caribbean option in Etobicoke in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation. Pepper Shrimp and Breaded Shrimp also give you a decent sense of the menu.
Caribbean comforttakeoutlunch
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8.6
Based on 676 reviews
118
Global•Toronto•value
Union Food Court
Union Food Court is a global restaurant in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room. Tonkotsu Ramen and Shanghai Dumplings also give you a decent sense of the menu.
Food halllunchgroup dinner
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8.6
Based on 619 reviews
119
Google
Vietnamese•Scarborough•value
MS PHO Saigon (Scarborough)
MS PHO Saigon (Scarborough) is a sensible vietnamese call in Scarborough in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well. Crispy Pork Spring Rolls and Tempura Shrimp also give you a decent sense of the menu.
Pholunchtakeout
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8.6
Based on 477 reviews
120
Caribbean•Etobicoke•value
Spotlight Caribbean Kitchen
Spotlight Caribbean Kitchen is an easy caribbean option in Etobicoke in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Caribbean comforttakeoutlunch
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8.6
Based on 237 reviews
121
Deli•The Annex•value
Pantry
Pantry is a strong brunch move in The Annex in Toronto when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
Deli brunchbrunchlunch
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8.6
Based on 151 reviews
122
Google
Trinidadian•Toronto•$
Singh's Roti Shop & Bar
Singh's Roti Shop & Bar is a sensible trinidadian call in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
rotitrinidadiancaribbean
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8.4
Based on 4133 reviews
123
Google
Chinese•East Chinatown•value
Swatow Restaurant
Swatow Restaurant is an easy chinese option in East Chinatown in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Authentic Chineselunchgroup dinner
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8.4
Based on 3057 reviews
124
Google
Contemporary•Financial District•$$$
LOUIX LOUIS
LOUIX LOUIS is an easy contemporary option in Financial District in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation. Foie Gras Torchon and Petit Seafood Plateau also give you a decent sense of the menu.
business lunchquicklunch
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8.4
Based on 1890 reviews
125
Jamaican•Chinatown•value
Jerk King
Jerk King is a sensible jamaican call in Chinatown in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well. Jamaican Patties and Fried Plantain also give you a decent sense of the menu.
Jerk chickenlunchtakeout
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8.4
Based on 77 reviews
126
Google
Global•Financial District•value
TABLE Food Hall (Fare + Social)
TABLE Food Hall (Fare + Social) is an easy global option in Financial District in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Food halllunchgroup dinner
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8.4
Based on 61 reviews
127
Google
Chinese•Chinatown•$
Dim Sum King Seafood Restaurant
Dim Sum King Seafood Restaurant is a sensible chinese call in Chinatown in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
dim sumcheap eatsgroup dinner
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8.2
Based on 3879 reviews
128
Google
Chinese•Chinatown•$
Mother's Dumplings
Mother's Dumplings is a sensible chinese call in Chinatown in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
dim sumcheap eatsgroup dinner
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8.2
Based on 3347 reviews
129
Google
Vietnamese•Chinatown•$
Phở Hưng Restaurant
Phở Hưng Restaurant is an easy vietnamese option in Chinatown in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation. Pho and Chao also give you a decent sense of the menu.
no frillscheap eatsvietnamese
Read restaurant page
8.2
Based on 3083 reviews
130
Google
Global•The Annex•value
The Fortunate Fox
The Fortunate Fox is an easy global option in The Annex in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Cheap eatslunchtakeout
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8.2
Based on 890 reviews
131
Google
Chinese•Chinatown•$
Rol San Restaurant
Rol San Restaurant is a sensible chinese call in Chinatown in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
dim sumcheap eatsgroup dinner
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8.0
Based on 4595 reviews
132
Google
Trinidadian•Toronto•value
Trini Delite Roti Shop
Trini Delite Roti Shop is a trinidadian restaurant in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Rotilunchtakeout
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8.0
Based on 1596 reviews
133
Google
Jamaican•Koreatown•value
Jerk King
Jerk King is an easy jamaican option in Koreatown in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation. Jamaican Patties and Fried Plantain also give you a decent sense of the menu.
Jerk chickenlunchtakeout
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8.0
Based on 1095 reviews
134
Google
Chinese•East Chinatown•value
Wok & Roast Chinese BBQ Restaurant
Wok & Roast Chinese BBQ Restaurant is a chinese restaurant in East Chinatown in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Authentic Chineselunchgroup dinner
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8.0
Based on 1072 reviews
135
Google
Bistro•The Annex•value
Future Bistro
Future Bistro is a sensible bistro call in The Annex in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
Cheap eatslunchtakeout
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8.0
Based on 826 reviews
136
Deli•The Annex•value
Cafe Sheli
Cafe Sheli is a strong brunch move in The Annex in Toronto when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
Deli brunchbrunchlunch
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8.0
Based on 367 reviews
137
Caribbean•Etobicoke•value
Tinnels West Jamaican Cuisine
Tinnels West Jamaican Cuisine is a sensible caribbean call in Etobicoke in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
Caribbean comforttakeoutlunch
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8.0
Based on 238 reviews
138
Google
Caribbean•Etobicoke•value
The Original Drupatis
The Original Drupatis is a caribbean restaurant in Etobicoke in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Caribbean comforttakeoutlunch
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7.6
Based on 1435 reviews
139
Vietnamese•Scarborough•value
Pho Vietnam
Pho Vietnam is an easy vietnamese option in Scarborough in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Pholunchtakeout
Read restaurant page
7.6
Based on 1031 reviews
140
Google
Caribbean•Etobicoke•value
Ralph's West Indian Delights Inc.
Ralph's West Indian Delights has been operating in Etobicoke for more than thirty years — a stretch that included an original location on Finch before settling at Queens Plate Drive — and that kind of longevity in the Caribbean takeaway…
Caribbean comforttakeoutlunch
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7.6
Based on 143 reviews
141
Caribbean•Etobicoke•value
Da House Of Jerk
Da House Of Jerk is a sensible caribbean call in Etobicoke in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
Caribbean comforttakeoutlunch
Read restaurant page
7.2
Based on 430 reviews
Common questions about lunch in Toronto
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The top restaurants for lunch in Toronto include Momo Kensington market, Haidilao Hot Pot Toronto Downtown, Di An Vietnamese Cuisine Scarborough. TastyPals curates these picks based on occasion tags, Google ratings, and editorial judgment.
What is the best lunch restaurant in Toronto?
Momo Kensington market is among the top-rated options for lunch in Toronto, with a 10.0 Google rating and 0 reviews.
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