Ontario, Canada — Restaurants
Bellini's Ristorante
With dark wood, white linen tablecloths and soft ambient lighting, Bellini's Restorante serves delicious hearty Italian fare and is popular with locals and celebrities. Try the carpaccio of beef tenderloin with arugula salad, shaved Parmesan cheese and white truffle oil, or the delicate Truffle risotto with Arborio rice, woodland mushrooms, Fontina fondue and white truffle oil. Open daily for dinner. Open for lunch for tables of 25 or more. Reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Italian
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Business
- Address
- 101 Yorkville Ave
- City
- Toronto
- Website
- www.bellinisristorante.com
Bistro 990
Known as a Hollywood celebrity hot spot, diners can rub elbows with the stars while delighting in French country favorites such as traditional chicken liver pâté, half roast chicken with garlic mashed potatoes or Steak Frites in a shallot or Roquefort sauce. There are excellent value fixed-price menus available and an outstanding wine list. Reservations required. Closed Sunday. No lunch Saturday.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 4
- Address
- 990 Bay Street (Downtown)
- City
- Toronto
Lai Wah Heen
The huge menu features the finest traditional and modern Cantonese dishes within the sophisticated setting of the Metropolitan Hotel. The menu offers a large variety of shark's fin and abalone dishes, as well as some of the best dim sum in the city, and delicious meat and noodle dishes. Service is attentive and food elegantly served. Daily lunch and dinner.
- Food Type
- Chinese
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Metropolitan Hotel, 108 Chestnut Street (Downtown)
- City
- Toronto
Senses
Senses is a combination of bakery, gourmet food retail outlet and fine dining restaurant that makes dining here an experience for the senses. The upstairs restaurant is delicately stylish and tastefully furnished with luxurious seating, excellent service and superb cuisine. The displays of smoked salmon and caviar in the emporium below prepare the taste buds for starters such as the goat's cheese empanada, or main dishes like the leek cannelloni stuffed with ground lamb, spinach and feta. Dinner Wednesday to Sunday; bar and bistro open daily.
- Food Type
- Modern Eclectic
- Price
- 4
- Address
- 318 Wellington Street West
- City
- Toronto
- Website
- www.senses.ca
North 44
Named after Toronto's latitude, North 44 has been one of the city's most genteel eating places for many years and is an experience in pampering. The artistic interior bathes diners in a warm glow, the food is superb and the service flawless. The seasonal menu is influenced by Mediterranean, American and Asian flavors and might include pepper and sesame crusted tuna, lamb shank or stuffed quail, as well as a few exciting pastas and pizzas. Desserts such as the lemon meringue mille-feuille are the best in town. Reservations essential. Closed Sunday. Dinner only.
- Food Type
- Modern Eclectic
- Price
- 5
- Address
- 2537 Yonge Street (Uptown)
- City
- Toronto
- Website
- www.north44restaurant.com
Vanipha Lanna
Vanipha Lanna is different from other Thai eateries in that it specializes in Lao-Thai cuisine from Thailand's northwestern Lanna region, and the flavors are permeated by the strong and spicy influences of Lao cooking. This colorful, vibrant restaurant attracts the crowds again and again with specialties like the grilled chicken and garlic in a lime-chilli sauce or the bamboo steamer of chicken and seafood dumplings. Reservations recommended. Closed Sunday.
- Food Type
- Oriental
- Price
- 3
- Address
- 471 Eglington Avenue West (Uptown)
- City
- Toronto
- Website
- www.vanipha.ca
Truffles
Truffles continues to earn international acclaim and top awards on the culinary and service front, and dining here is a luxurious treat for gastronomes seeking indulgence. The soaring ceilings and well-spaced tables create an ambience of sophisticated lightness, and the quintessence of modern French cuisine is brought to the table with a light and fresh, aromatic style of cooking. Truffles' signature dish is the spaghettini with a light truffle sauce. Reservations required. Closed Sunday. Dinner only.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 5
- Address
- Four Seasons Hotel, 21 Avenue Road, Yorkville (Downtown)
- City
- Toronto
- Website
- www.fourseasons.com/toronto
The Boiler House
Situated in a lofty industrial space in the trendy Distillery District, The Boiler House restaurant is renowned for being one of the best live jazz and blues venues in Toronto. Indulge in a fine evening meal from Thursday through to Saturday complimented with toe tapping beats. Soak up the chic urban atmosphere, with 22 foot wine racks, intimate private rooms and hand crafted heavy timber tables. Serving up contemporary Canadian cuisine in a warm, chic environment, the Boiler House restaurant is a good bet for a satisfying Toronto evening out.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 3
- Address
- 55 Mill Street
- City
- Toronto
- Website
- www.boilerhouse.ca
360 Revolving Restaurant
Located in the world's tallest free-standing structure, the restaurant at the top of the CN Tower has floor-to ceiling windows and revolves slowly so that every part of this breath-taking view can be fully appreciated while dining in style. The food is not as high-flying as the location, but the experience is certainly a memorable one. The highlight of the dessert list is the chocolate version of the CN Tower. Reservations essential. No winter lunches.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 5
- Address
- CN Tower, 301 Front Street West (Downtown)
- City
- Toronto
- Website
- www.cntower.ca
Bangkok Garden
Established 25 years ago, the Bangkok Garden was one of the first Thai restaurants in Toronto with essential ingredients being delivered fresh from Bangkok to ensure authenticity. The lemon seafood soup is a great starter while the red beef curry, toasted cashew chicken, and Three Pagodas curry are all delicious. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and dinner. Saturdays dinner only, closed Sundays.
- Food Type
- Thai
- Price
- 2
- Address
- 18 Elm Street, Toronto
- City
- Toronto
- Website
- www.bangkokgarden.ca
Canoe
This trendy eatery is a must for anyone looking to impress, whether it be a business dinner or a romantic evening out. The minimalist décor, imaginative and inventive menu, and flawless execution will leave diners coming back for more. Flagship dishes include the seared Bluefin Tuna with broccoli hash, kumquat caramel and dandelion as well as the bacon wrapped Monkfish with smoked ham hock, white cabbage and porcini. Open for lunch and dinner from Monday to Friday. Open Saturday and Sunday for private events.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- 54th Floor, Toronto Dominion Bank Tower, 66 Wellington St.
- City
- Toronto
- Website
- www.oliverbonacini.com/canoemovie.html
