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1. Enigma Yorkville
4.8
Exceptional(555)
Price: Very Expensive
• International • Yorkville
Booked 3 times today
Enigma Yorkville is a modern international restaurant nestled on the picturesque St. Thomas Street in Toronto’s historic Yorkville. Under the leadership of Chef Quinton Bennett, whose international resume and well-traveled kitchen team bring a wealth of global influences—from the Nordics to Nihon—Enigma crafts dishes that are delicate, poised, and intricately detailed. Enigma offers a dynamic, seasonal blind tasting menu that seamlessly blends the finest local and international ingredients, delivering a dining experience that is both refined and globally inspired.
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2. Yasu Toronto
4.7
Exceptional(610)
Price: Very Expensive
• Japanese • Harbord Village
Booked 10 times today
*Important Reminder* Due to frequent same-day cancellations from flight delays and schedule changes, we ask that you avoid booking on your arrival day. A cancellation fee applies to cancellations within 48 hours, regardless of the reason. Thank you for your understanding.Yasu is Canada's first Omakase sushi bar. We celebrates the ocean’s best catches and the craft of sushi in its award-winning Toronto eatery; dishes created by Executive Chef and Owner Yasu Ouchi from Osaka, Japan. There is only one menu at Yasu; Omakase style (chef's choice set course) at $185 per person, a Japanese tradition wherein Chef Yasu creates a new menu daily based on the freshest and seasonal seafood available from around the world. The Omakase course consists of approximately 20 items including a kaiseki plate, soup,​selection of seasonal nigiri and dessert. . ​​​An 18% service fee will be added to each bill. Any further tipping or gratuity is not expected. We look forward to hosting you!​
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3. Byblos Uptown
4.6
Exceptional(1404)
Price: Very Expensive
• Middle Eastern • Midtown / Uptown
Booked 30 times today
Byblos represents a marriage of Eastern Mediterranean cuisine with strong influences from both traditional and local ingredients. Using time-honoured classic techniques and modern methods, our dishes showcase the regionally specific spices and flavours of the Eastern Mediterranean seaboard. The menu is a true coastal and cultural mosaic, served family style in a convivial atmosphere.
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4. Paese Ristorante Bathurst St.
4.7
Exceptional(1274)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • North York / Don Mills
Booked 7 times today
With regulars referring to Paese as their "kitchen away from home", Paese Ristorante has been serving Italian inspired food made from the finest local ingredients for the past 21 years.Attention to quality of ingredients and healthy alternatives sets Paese apart. Paese Ristorante"s food philosophy, as directed by owner, Tony Loschiavo, is driven by a passion for bringing a modern twist on traditional favorites to North Toronto. Paese also boasts one of the city's most diverse lists of major producing wine regions. Paese also has three sommeliers on staff to assist with creating the perfect marriage of food and wine.Whether you're in the mood for a delicious meal, share a pizza at the bar with a glass wine from the list of 10 glasses, Paese Ristorante's elegantly contemporary environment offers the idyllic backdrop for a truly tempting evening. Wine Spectator 'Award of Excellence' from 1997 - 2010 consecutively.
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5. Avelo Restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(148)
Price: Very Expensive
• Vegan • Yorkville
Booked 6 times today
Avelo Restaurant is located in a heritage townhouse on a quiet street in Yorkville and serves some of the city's finest plant-based cuisine. Our aim is to deliver an extraordinary and immersive dining experience where the servers guide guests through an exploration of many small plates highlighting seasonal ingredients while offering insight into each dish. We also offer an optional wine pairing and are able to accommodate many dietary restrictions with advance notice.Avelo hosts two dinner seatings per evening where guests choose between the 5-course or the 8-course* tasting menu. The seating times are 5-6:15pm and 7:45-8:30pm. Prices:5-course:$70/person Wed, Thu, Sun$85/person Fri-Sat8-course*:$115/person Wed, Thu, Sun$135/person Fri-SatFor a more casual plant-based experience, see our other concept, Bar Avelo, which focuses on cocktails, and offers an a la carte Tapas menu.*The 8 course meal is only available during our second seating time from 7:45-8:30pm
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6. Pizzeria Libretto - Yonge
4.2
Awesome(185)
Price: Moderate
• Pizzeria • North York / Don Mills
Booked 6 times today
Pizzeria Libretto is in Toronto, Ontario and specializes in serving Neapolitan style pizza. The restaurant is family friendly and utilizes local ingredients and tomatoes grown in Italy. Currently open for dinner service and offers a takeout option. The restaurant’s menu features an array of pizza and authentic Italian appetizers, salads and desserts. Appetizer and salad options at the restaurant include arugula salad, caprese salad, an assortment of real Neapolitan pizza is served at Pizzeria Libretto including margherita, pepperoni, and roasted cremini mushroom.
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7. Electric Bill
4.8
Exceptional(9)
Price: Moderate
• Cocktail Bar • The Annex
Booked 1 time today
Electric Bill Happy Hour Daily 5:00-7:00pm! Electric Bill Bar is a cocktail bar that brings a taste of Aussie life to Toronto. Our cocktail menus are playful with drinks named after Australian slang and highlight fresh, seasonal produce. Our food is inspired by Aussie pub grub while showcasing local ingredients. We're a vibrant and cheeky spot where the only thing we take seriously is our drinks. Join us at the bar, an inside inside table or on our patio 7 days a week.
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8. Gallery Grill
4.7
Exceptional(334)
Price: Expensive
• Contemporary Canadian • The Village
Booked 11 times today
Gallery Grill is closed for the holidays Dec 20 thru Jan 06 inclusive; reopens Tuesday Jan 07. Gallery Grill serves lunch weekdays upstairs in historic Hart House on the University of Toronto's downtown St George campus. The restaurant is also a stunning setting for private events and receptions. Drop by for a quick bite, unwind over a cocktail, or celebrate a special occasion in one of the city's iconic spaces.
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9. Canoe Restaurant and Bar
4.5
Awesome(6357)
Price: Very Expensive
• Contemporary Canadian • Financial District
Booked 62 times today
Critically acclaimed to be among Canada’s best restaurants, Canoe's unique location high atop the TD Bank Tower affords a breathtaking view of the city and Lake Ontario. The design, originally conceptualized by noted designers Yabu Pushelberg and most recently refreshed by Solid Design Creative, is clean and simple, yet absolutely stylish - a brilliant reflection of Canada's rich raw environment. That same brilliance is captured through the flavours and textures of Chef Ron McKinlay’s inspired regional Canadian cuisine.
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10. Blue Bovine Steak + Sushi House
4.5
Awesome(412)
Price: Very Expensive
• Steak • Entertainment District
Booked 75 times today
Liberty Entertainment Group's 2024 project in the iconic Union Station. Blue Bovine combines the traditional steakhouse with the traditional Japanese sushi house to fashion a distinctly modern dining experience. Combining custom elements, such as exclusively designed Canadian maple wood furniture, manufactured in Toronto with bespoke artwork, handcrafted lighting details, and a warm colour palette of deep reds, seawater blues and layers of white to reflect Toronto's four seasons. Honouring the integrity of local and natural elements, the restaurant's ethos is expressed both through the commitment to local menu ingredients on the plate and local and natural material honesty in the design.

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