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Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine

Name: Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine
Address: 1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto, ON, M6N 1H8, CA
Price range: $$

Portuguese•Little Portugal•$$

Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine is one of the best portuguese restaurants in Toronto for dinner, especially if you want a strong option in Little Portugal.

Flor do Ave occupies a particular and useful role on St.

Editorial review•Jun 10, 2026

Flor do Ave occupies a particular and useful role on St. Clair West: it's a mid-priced Portuguese dining room that leans into the seafood-forward, coastal tradition of northern Portugal rather than the grilled-meat simplicity that defines so many of the strip's more casual spots. The name — Ave is a river in the Minho region — signals an orientation toward that green, wet, oceanic corner of the country, and the menu backs it up. This is a room for the neighbourhood regular who wants a proper sit-down dinner of bacalhau and arroz de marisco without paying destination-restaurant prices, and for the curious diner who wants to understand why Little Portugal's dining culture runs deeper than the piri-piri joints on every corner. The menu centers on the kind of preparations that take patience: the Arroz de Marisco para 1 Pessoa is a seafood rice built in the wet, almost soupy Minho style — closer to a Portuguese caldoso than a paella, meant to be loose and briny and deeply aromatic with shellfish stock. The Bacalhau à Flor do Ave is the house's signature salt-cod preparation, a dish that functions as a litmus test for any serious Portuguese kitchen; regulars gravitate to it as the benchmark. The Gambas à Flor do Ave — prawns prepared in the restaurant's own style — and the Mexilhão com Molho Verde (mussels in green sauce, the classic salsa verde of parsley, garlic, and white wine) round out what diners consistently describe as a reliable shellfish program. The Salada de Polvo, a dressed octopus salad, speaks to the kitchen's willingness to handle cephalopods properly — a cold preparation that demands good sourcing and restraint. For dessert, the Ananaz Grelhado Com Vinho do Porto — grilled pineapple with port — is a quietly classic finish that doesn't overreach. At price level two on a stretch of St. Clair West where Portuguese cooking is a lived tradition rather than a concept, Flor do Ave positions itself as a genuine dinner destination rather than a quick lunch counter. The move, per what regulars report, is to anchor your order around one of the shellfish mains — the arroz de marisco if you want the full coastal-northern experience — and to book ahead for weekend evenings, when the room fills with neighbourhood diners who treat this as their standing reservation. Call ahead; walk-ins on a Friday will test your patience.

Marcus Chen, Senior Restaurant Critic

Methodology•Toronto guides•Editorial team

grill portuguese low key dinner

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Based on 137 reviews

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dinner and grill

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Moderate spend

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Little Portugal · 1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto, ON M6N 1H8, Canada

Price

Moderate spend

Google rating

9.8 from 137 reviews

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Little Portugal | 1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto, ON M6N 1H8, Canada

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Signature dishes at Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine

Gambas à Flor do Ave

Shrimp

Mexilhão com Molho Verde

Mussels in Onion Sauce

Salada de Polvo

Cold Octopus Salad

Arroz de Marisco para 1 Pessoa

Seafood Rice for One

Bacalhau à Flor do Ave

Codfish à Flor do Ave

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What makes Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine worth the move

Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine is a strong portuguese option in Little Portugal in Toronto when you want somewhere that already has a solid public track record. Gambas à Flor do Ave and Mexilhão com Molho Verde also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.8 rating across 137 Google reviews.

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9.8 from 137 Google reviews

Best used for

dinner and grill

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Portuguese in Little Portugal

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Moderate spend

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grill portuguese low key dinner

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Google rating: 9.8 from 137 reviews

Price point: $$

Popular dishes: Gambas à Flor do Ave, Mexilhão com Molho Verde, Salada de Polvo

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Address: 1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto, ON M6N 1H8, Canada
Price: $$
TastyPals score: Coming soon
Google rating: 9.8 (137 reviews)
Cuisine: Portuguese
Neighborhood: Little Portugal

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What cuisine does Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine serve?

Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine is a Portuguese restaurant located in Little Portugal, Toronto. Flor do Ave occupies a particular and useful role on St.

What is Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine best for?

Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine is best for grill, portuguese, low key, dinner. Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine is a strong portuguese option in Little Portugal in Toronto when you want somewhere that already has a solid public track record. Gambas à Flor do Ave and Mexilhão com Molho Verde also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.8 rating across 137 Google reviews.

How much does it cost to eat at Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine?

Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine is in the Moderate spend price range ($$). Google rating: 9.8 from 137 reviews

What should I order at Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine?

Start with Gambas à Flor do Ave, Mexilhão com Molho Verde, Salada de Polvo and Arroz de Marisco para 1 Pessoa. These dishes are shown from TastyPals notes or restaurant data on this page.

Is Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine worth visiting?

Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine holds a 9.8 Google rating from 137 reviews. Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine is a strong portuguese option in Little Portugal in Toronto when you want somewhere that already has a solid public track record. Gambas à Flor do Ave and Mexilhão com Molho Verde also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.8 rating across 137 Google reviews.

Where is Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine located?

Flor do Ave Restaurant (1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto) - Portuguese Cuisine is located at 1654 St Clair Ave W, Toronto, ON M6N 1H8, Canada. Directions are available via Google Maps.

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