THESE GUYS ARE JUST THE BEST (an ongoing list; revised for 2023)… 24hr Restaurant: Markham Station (5117 Sheppard Ave E) Afghan Restaurant : Bamiyan Kebab (62 Overlea Blvd) Arancini: Centro Trattoria (1224 St. Clair Ave W) Arepa: Pomarosa (1504 Danforth Ave) Armenian Restaurant (East): Armenian Kitchen (1646 Victoria Park Ave) Armenian Restaurant (West): Armenian Bistro…
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Best of 2022
Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone who followed, read & supported the Toronto Food Blog in 2022. We appreciate you!!! 2022 was a big year for the Toronto Food Blog as we continued our pursuit of documenting the best (and worst) restaurants, greasy spoons, watering holes, food courts, strip malls, bodegas, markets and food trucks…
Vietnamese #cheapeats in the 6ix (a list)
Happy Halloween! We’ll be out trick-or-treating with the kiddos tonight… hoping to fill our boots full of South-East Asian #cheapeats. Recently, some out-of-towners asked us about the best Vietnamese food in the city. They were visiting from Calgary, which happens to have one heck of a Viet food scene. So this month, we thought we’d…
Maya Bay ~ 252 Carlton St ~ (416) 924-8989
Maya Bay is a hidden gem in Cabbagetown with a large menu of hard-to-find Thai classics. The dining room is very laid-back and unrefined with lots of window seats. That said, the dishes are elevated enough to be considered finer dining. We’re told that head chef Prasopchok Trakulphat was an Iron Chef back in Bangkok. …
Canteen ~ 280 Spadina Ave ~ (416) 593-6888
Tucked away on the second floor of the Dragon City Mall, Canteen has been offering some of the best cheap eats in town since 2005. This cha chaan teng (Hong-Kong-Style diner) has an eclectic and affordable menu adorned with milk teas, Western-style set meals, and hard-to-find Malaysian classics. If you’re looking for great food that’s…
Best of 2021
Happy New Year! Did anyone else feel like 2021 just flew by? Another year of lockdowns and restrictions for Toronto’s restaurants. Rather than dwell on the negative, let’s instead take a look back at some of the best eats of the year. With the seemingly ever-increasing price of food, we managed to enjoy many a…
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