Pho Anh Vu Scarborough North

Haidilao needs little introduction — the Sichuan hot-pot chain has built a global reputation as much on its service culture as on its soup, and the Scarborough location on Sandhurst Circle appears to deliver the full, slightly theatrical…

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.

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.

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.

Viet Garden lands on Queen Street East in Corktown at an interesting moment for the neighborhood — and by most accounts, the restaurant carries itself with the kind of quiet confidence that neighborhood still hasn't quite figured out yet.