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Restaurant•Toronto•$$$
Melting Pot Restaurant Madurai
Melting Pot Restaurant Madurai suits a night out when you want restaurant that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.8
Based on 2314 reviews
$$$ · Upscale
Best Upscale Restaurants in Toronto: 78 Picks for 2026
Elevated dining with polished kitchens, considered service, and rooms that feel considered. Right for a birthday, an impression, or when the meal itself is the plan.
78 restaurantsAvg rating 8.9Updated July 2026
Top upscale picks in Toronto
Fast answers for diners comparing upscale restaurants in Toronto.
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French•Toronto•$$$
Maison T
At the corner of Shaw and Dupont, Maison T operates on a philosophy many Toronto restaurants articulate and very few honour: restraint as a form of generosity.
date nightwineupscale
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9.6
Based on 525 reviews
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American•Downtown•$$$
The Frederick
The Frederick arrived in September 2025 with a pedigree that made it one of downtown's most-anticipated openings before it served a plate.
summerlicious 2026prix fixegluten free options
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9.6
Based on 303 reviews
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Seafood•Rosedale•$$$
Seahorse
Seahorse is a contemporary pick in Rosedale in Toronto when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
upscaledate night
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9.6
Based on 90 reviews
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Italian•Woodbridge•$$$
Sam's Ristorante
Sam's Ristorante is a italian pick in Woodbridge in Toronto when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
pastaupscaledate night
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9.6
Based on 64 reviews
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French•Toronto•$$$
Le Baratin
Le Baratin occupies a quiet stretch of Bloorcourt and operates on the logic of a real French bistro — short menu, a wine list assembled with actual conviction, a room that prioritizes the table over the turn.
date nightwineupscale
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9.4
Based on 1385 reviews
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Seafood•Toronto•$$$
Robot Boil House
Robot Boil House is not a room designed to flatter the evening — it is designed to dismantle it in the best possible way.
seafooddate nightupscale
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9.4
Based on 1373 reviews
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Japanese•Yorkville•$$$
MSSM Yorkville
Yorkville has a way of making restaurants perform for the room rather than cook for the diner.
sushiupscaledate night
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9.4
Based on 904 reviews
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Seafood•Toronto•$$$
Honest Weight
Honest Weight occupies a specific and stubborn position on Dundas West — twenty seats in the Junction, a neighbourhood that still leans more hardware store than cocktail bar, at a fish counter that operates as though simplicity were its…
seafoodupscale
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9.4
Based on 843 reviews
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Seafood•Toronto•$$$
BIB GOURMAND
Joso's
Joso's has anchored the edge of Yorkville since 1967, which in Toronto restaurant years amounts to something close to mythology.
seafooddate nightupscale
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9.4
Based on 824 reviews
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Filipino•Rosedale•$$$
Mineral
Mineral operates on a split identity that, by most accounts, it manages without strain.
upscaledate night
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9.4
Based on 595 reviews
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Fine Dining•Midtown•$$$
FK
FK is a fine dining restaurant pick in Midtown in Toronto when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
fine diningdate night
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9.4
Based on 465 reviews
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Italian•Woodbridge•$$$
Cantina Amici
Cantina Amici arrives in Woodbridge with the kind of backstory that either redeems a restaurant or haunts it: Antonio Caputo built I Sarti Italian Menswear into a luxury GTA boutique brand before deciding his real ambition was bringing t…
pastaupscaledate night
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9.4
Based on 195 reviews
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Seafood•Toronto•$$$
Seafood Kitchen Toronto
Seafood Kitchen Toronto is the kind of seafood room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
seafooddate nightupscale
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9.4
Based on 140 reviews
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Contemporary•Distillery District•$$$
The Distillery Historic District
Let's be precise about what The Distillery Historic District actually is, because precision matters here: it is not a restaurant.
date nightpatiospecial occasion
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9.2
Based on 25995 reviews
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Buffet•Toronto•$$$
Graze Kitchen
Graze Kitchen is a buffet restaurant in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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9.2
Based on 3500 reviews
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Seafood•Toronto•$$$
Rodney’s Oyster House
Rodney's Oyster House has been making the same argument since 1987, and Toronto has largely come around to its side.
seafooddate nightupscale
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9.2
Based on 3490 reviews
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Steakhouse•Toronto•$$$
Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse
Jacobs & Co.
upscalespecial occasionclassic
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9.2
Based on 2887 reviews
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Italian•Corso Italia•$$$
Giulietta
Rob Rossi's giulietta sits on Corso Italia, a stretch of Toronto that has its own Italian-American history, though the restaurant operates at a register well above the neighbourhood's red-sauce legacy.
pastaitaliandinner
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9.2
Based on 1796 reviews
20
Restaurant•Toronto•$$$
PLATES
PLATES is a restaurant restaurant in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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9.2
Based on 1484 reviews
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Mediterranean•Rosedale•$$$
Taline
Taline arrived in Rosedale in April 2023 carrying something rarer than a strong concept: a genuine inheritance.
upscaledate night
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9.2
Based on 535 reviews
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Steakhouse•Toronto•$$$
Animl Steakhouse Toronto
Animl Steakhouse at 420A Wellington St.
upscalespecial occasionclassic
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9.2
Based on 401 reviews
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Japanese•Yorkville•$$$
TONO by Akira Back Toronto
Nikkei cuisine — the century-old fusion of Japanese precision and Peruvian boldness that took root when Japanese immigrants arrived in Lima — doesn't have many serious Toronto addresses.
sushiupscaledate night
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9.2
Based on 272 reviews
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Contemporary•Rosedale•$$$
Sash
Sash is, in the most literal sense, a chef's restaurant — not as a branding exercise but as a biographical fact.
upscaledate night
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9.2
Based on 200 reviews
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Japanese•Toronto•$$$
MICHELIN ★★★
Sushi Masaki Saito
Sushi Masaki Saito makes a quiet but pointed argument: that omakase at its most disciplined belongs in Toronto as fully as it belongs in Tokyo or New York.
omakasefine diningspecial occasion
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9.2
Based on 192 reviews
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Restaurant•Toronto•$$$
Park Street Mews
Park Street Mews is a restaurant restaurant in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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9.0
Based on 3022 reviews
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Italian•Toronto•$$$
The Bayleaf
The Bayleaf is a sensible italian call in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
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9.0
Based on 2689 reviews
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Steakhouse•Toronto•$$$
Hy's Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar
Hy's Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar is a sensible steakhouse call in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
upscalespecial occasionclassic
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9.0
Based on 2610 reviews
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Steakhouse•Toronto•$$$
Barberian's Steak House
Barberian's Steak House is a steakhouse restaurant in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
upscalespecial occasionclassic
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9.0
Based on 2508 reviews
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French•Toronto•$$$
Auberge du Pommier
Auberge du Pommier has been doing a specific and increasingly rare thing since 1987: making the case that a French restaurant can be genuinely romantic without tipping into pastiche.
date nightwineupscale
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9.0
Based on 2434 reviews
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Bistro•Chinatown•$$$
Aloette Restaurant
Aloette occupies the ground floor of the same Queen Street West building as Alo, and that proximity is the point.
bistrobrunchcocktail
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9.0
Based on 2030 reviews
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Japanese•Toronto•$$$
Akira Back Restaurant
Akira Back Restaurant is a japanese restaurant in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
omakasefine diningspecial occasion
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9.0
Based on 1855 reviews
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Italian•King West•$$$
Blu Ristorante Toronto
Blu Ristorante Toronto is a italian pick in King West in Toronto when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktailfine diningwine bar
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9.0
Based on 1724 reviews
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Italian•Financial District•$$$
MICHELIN ★
Don Alfonso 1890
Don Alfonso 1890 occupies a position in Toronto's dining landscape that few rooms can credibly claim: it is the only North American outpost of the Iaccarino family's Michelin-starred original from the Amalfi Coast, and it carries that li…
fine diningupscalebusiness dinner
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9.0
Based on 1661 reviews
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French•Toronto•$$$
La Palette
La Palette is a french pick in Toronto when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date nightwineupscale
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9.0
Based on 1442 reviews
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Italian•St. Lawrence Market•$$$
Notte Ristorante (formerly Amano Trattoria)
Notte Ristorante (formerly Amano Trattoria) is a italian restaurant in St. Lawrence Market in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
classicmarketreliable
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9.0
Based on 1058 reviews
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Fine Dining•Financial District•$$$
LIBRARY BAR
Library Bar is not trying to be a restaurant that happens to serve cocktails, nor a cocktail bar that happens to serve food.
fine diningupscalebusiness dinner
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9.0
Based on 872 reviews
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French•Rosedale•$$$
MICHELIN ★
Sorrel
Sorrel has been operating in Rosedale since 2010, and fourteen years of continuous service in a neighbourhood that cycles through concepts with some regularity says something substantive about the room's positioning.
upscaledate night
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9.0
Based on 493 reviews
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Italian•The Annex•$$$
Bar Mercurio
Bar Mercurio is a italian pick in The Annex in Toronto when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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9.0
Based on 465 reviews
40
Italian•Woodbridge•$$$
Tigo Trattoria Woodbridge
Tigo Trattoria is the kind of room Woodbridge actually keeps to itself — ten tables, a family at the helm, and a clientele that reportedly runs toward politicians and diplomats who've learned that the best Italian in Vaughan doesn't anno…
pastaupscaledate night
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9.0
Based on 358 reviews
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Contemporary•Rosedale•$$$
Manita Rosedale
Manita Rosedale suits a night out in Rosedale when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
upscaledate night
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9.0
Based on 122 reviews
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Californian•Corktown•$$$
KŌST
KŌST is the kind of californian room in Corktown you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktailsdate nightintimate
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8.8
Based on 5878 reviews
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American•Financial District•$$$
Canoe
For thirty years, Canoe has occupied the 54th floor of the TD Bank Tower, and in that time it has become the rare Toronto institution that treats its view as the second-best thing about the room.
fine diningupscalebusiness dinner
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8.8
Based on 3803 reviews
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French•Toronto•$$$
Le Sélect Bistro
Le Sélect Bistro has been anchoring the intersection of Wellington and John in Toronto's King West neighbourhood since 1977, which makes it one of the city's longest-running French bistros — and one of the few that has resisted the tempt…
date nightwineupscale
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8.8
Based on 3172 reviews
45
Restaurant•Toronto•$$$
The Gallery Café
The Gallery Café is an easy restaurant option in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.8
Based on 2904 reviews
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Seafood•Distillery District•$$$
Pure Spirits
Pure Spirits occupies one of the Distillery District's most persuasive rooms — soaring Victorian brick, an industrial ceiling that holds the light beautifully, and an oyster bar positioned as the room's structural and philosophical heart.
date nightpatiospecial occasion
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8.8
Based on 2364 reviews
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German•Toronto•$$$
The Bavarian German Restaurant and pub
The Bavarian German Restaurant and pub is the kind of german room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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8.8
Based on 2274 reviews
48
Seafood•Toronto•$$$
The Lagoon
The Lagoon is a sensible seafood restaurant call in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.8
Based on 2235 reviews
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Seafood•Toronto•$$$
Lobster Burger Bar
Lobster Burger Bar is the kind of seafood room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
seafooddate nightupscale
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8.8
Based on 2156 reviews
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Seafood•Financial District•$$$
The Chase
The Chase occupies a dramatic multi-level space in the heart of Toronto's Financial District, and its positioning is deliberate: this is the room the Bay Street crowd books when the occasion demands something more considered than a steak…
fine diningupscalebusiness dinner
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8.8
Based on 2015 reviews
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Seafood•Toronto•$$$
Pearl Diver
Pearl Diver is a seafood pick in Toronto when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
seafooddate nightupscale
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8.8
Based on 1971 reviews
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French•Toronto•$$$
Maison Selby
Maison Selby is a french pick in Toronto when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date nightwineupscale
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8.8
Based on 1695 reviews
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Bar•Toronto•$$$
ON14 Rooftop Lounge & Bar
ON14 Rooftop Lounge & Bar is a sensible bar call in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.8
Based on 1569 reviews
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Coffee Shop•Yorkville•$$$
Café Boulud
Café Boulud is a strong brunch move in Yorkville in Toronto when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
bistrobrunch
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8.8
Based on 1489 reviews
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Seafood•Toronto•$$$
Prime Seafood Palace
Prime Seafood Palace is a seafood omakase counter from the team behind Quetzal — Kate Chomyshyn, Julio Guajardo, and sommelier Remi Leroux — and its central premise is one that Toronto has not seen executed quite this way before: Japanes…
seafooddate nightupscale
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8.8
Based on 721 reviews
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Italian•Toronto•$$$
F'Amelia
F'Amelia is a italian pick in Toronto when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktaildate night
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8.8
Based on 689 reviews
57
Contemporary•Wychwood•$$$
Woods Restaurant & Bar
Woods Restaurant & Bar is doing something quietly singular in Toronto's dining landscape: it's a chef-driven room where the décor isn't just mood-setting — it's literally growing your food.
cozy
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8.8
Based on 678 reviews
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Pizza•King West•$$$
King Taps First Canadian Place
King Taps First Canadian Place occupies 100 King St W with the kind of ambition that goes well beyond typical bar programming.
cocktailsupscalestylish
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8.6
Based on 4873 reviews
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Latin American•King West•$$$
Baro
Baro is a latin american restaurant in King West in Toronto that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
late nightcocktailshigh energy
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8.6
Based on 3847 reviews
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Restaurant•Toronto•$$$
The Sizzle Colombo
The Sizzle Colombo is the kind of restaurant room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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8.6
Based on 3255 reviews
61
Catering Service•Toronto•$$$
The Barnesbury
The Barnesbury is a sensible catering service call in Toronto when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.6
Based on 2810 reviews
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Japanese•Financial District•$$$
Chotto Matte Toronto
Chotto Matte Toronto is an easy japanese option in Financial District in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation.
business lunchquicklunch
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8.6
Based on 2652 reviews
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Cafe•Yorkville•$$$
Sassafraz
Sassafraz is the kind of cafe room in Yorkville you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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8.6
Based on 2303 reviews
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Spanish•Toronto•$$$
Beso by Patria
Beso by Patria is the King West relaunch of the long-running Patria, reborn under INK Entertainment as a paella-forward Spanish room with a self-conscious sense of occasion.
small plateswinedate night
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8.6
Based on 2147 reviews
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Restaurant•Little Portugal•$$$
La Palma
La Palma is the kind of restaurant room in Little Portugal you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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8.6
Based on 1699 reviews
66
Japanese•Yorkville•$$$
Yamato Japanese Restaurant
Yamato Japanese Restaurant is a japanese pick in Yorkville in Toronto when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
sushiupscaledate night
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8.6
Based on 1331 reviews
67
Japanese•Yorkville•$$$
Sushi Inn Japanese Restaurant
Sushi Inn Japanese Restaurant suits a night out in Yorkville when you want japanese that feels grown-up without getting stiff. California Roll & Futo Maki and Sushi Inn Special also give you a decent sense of the menu.
sushiupscaledate night
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8.6
Based on 1228 reviews
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Japanese•Yorkville•$$$
KOKO Share Bar
KOKO Share Bar is a japanese pick in Yorkville in Toronto when you want dinner to feel a little more planned. Kimchi Trio and Korean Spicy Crispy Cauliflower also give you a decent sense of the menu.
sushiupscaledate night
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8.6
Based on 422 reviews
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Italian•Rosedale•$$$
Terroni
Terroni suits a night out in Rosedale when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
upscaledate nightrefined
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8.4
Based on 3799 reviews
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Contemporary•Financial District•$$$
LOUIX LOUIS
LOUIX LOUIS is an easy contemporary option in Financial District in Toronto to suggest without needing a long explanation. Foie Gras Torchon and Petit Seafood Plateau also give you a decent sense of the menu.
business lunchquicklunch
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8.4
Based on 1890 reviews
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Italian•Toronto•$$$
La Bettola Di Terroni
La Bettola Di Terroni is a italian pick in Toronto when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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8.4
Based on 1454 reviews
72
Italian•Woodbridge•$$$
Via Mercanti Woodbridge
Via Mercanti Woodbridge suits a night out in Woodbridge when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
pastaupscaledate night
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8.4
Based on 908 reviews
73
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Oyster Bar•Toronto•$$$
Luma
Luma is a oyster bar pick in Toronto when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
fine dininglate nightcocktail
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8.4
Based on 861 reviews
74
Contemporary•Rosedale•$$$
Pantry (Rosedale)
Pantry Rosedale has built a reputation as Rosedale's go-to all-day kitchen by committing to a deceptively straightforward premise: comfort food that is properly seasoned, genuinely fresh, and assembled with enough care to stand apart fro…
upscaledate night
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8.4
Based on 479 reviews
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Japanese•Midtown•$$$
MICHELIN ★
Shoushin
Shoushin operates out of a twelve-seat counter on Yonge Street in Bedford Park, a neighbourhood that offers no particular culinary theatre — which, by all accounts, suits Chef Jackie Lin's intentions precisely.
omakasefine diningspecial occasion
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8.4
Based on 466 reviews
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French•Toronto•$$$
La Plume
La Plume is the kind of french room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date nightwineupscale
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8.2
Based on 819 reviews
77
Japanese•Yorkville•$$$
Kasa Moto
Kasa Moto occupies several floors of a Yorkville address and has built a reputation as one of the neighbourhood's more serious attempts at pairing a high-design room with a kitchen that can hold its own.
sushiupscaledate night
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8.0
Based on 2089 reviews
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South Indian•Toronto•$$$
Amma Mess
Amma Mess is a dependable south indian option that a lot of diners already know and return to.
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7.6
Based on 8989 reviews
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