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Category: Leslieville
Pasaj ~ 1100 Queen St E. ~ (416) 551-1957
It’s widely known that the Toronto Food Blog doesn’t really do brunch. Not because we have anything against it. We fully respect a well-executed benny and understand the joy of a sunny patio at 11am. It’s just not usually our lane. Brunch, for us, tends to blur into sameness: the same plates, the same playlists…
Best of 2024
Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone who followed, read & supported the Toronto Food Blog in 2024. We truly appreciate each & every one of you!!! 2024 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,…
OCHA’s ~ 1022 Queen St E ~ (416) 466-2424
“Every time I make a run…” OCHA’s, one of Vaughan’s best-kept secrets for top-shelf Jamaican, has opened a newish second location right in the heart of Leslieville. They’re immediately part of the conversation when comes to the best Caribbean cooking on Toronto’s lower eastside. We can’t get enough! And by the length of some of…
Yummy House ~ 234 Jones Ave ~ (416) 465-6666
Gōng Xǐ Fā Cái The Toronto Food Blog are creatures of habit. We’re always happy to go back to the well once we’ve uncovered the goods. To that end, Yummy House (234 Jones Ave) is a spot we’ve been frequenting on the regular lately. This hole-in-the-wall across the street from Riverdale Collegiate services the lunch…
Leslieville Pumps ~ 913 Queen St E ~ (416) 465-1313
Leslieville Pumps General Store and Kitchen (aka The Pumps) is a place that needs little introduction. Located on Toronto’s lower eastside, the Flom brothers have been at the forefront of The 6ix’s BBQ scene for over a decade. Growing out of their humble beginnings as a gas station and evolving into a general store &…
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