Avelo Restaurant

4.8

125 Reviews

CAN$51 and over

Vegan

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2 people

Dec 23, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 6 times today

Experiences are available.

Vegan-friendly
Good for special occasions
Charming

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-Sat

8-course*:
$115/person Wed, Thu, Sun
$135/person Fri-Sat

For 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

Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
CAN$51 and over
Cuisines
Vegan, Global, International, Vegetarian / Vegan
Hours of operation
Wed–Sun 5:00 pm–11:30 pm
Phone number
(647) 643-3132
Website
http://www.avelorestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Fernando Anrango

Location
51 St Nicholas St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1W6
Neighborhood
Yorkville
Cross street
Located on St Nicholas St, North of Irwin St and South of St Mary's St.
Parking details
None
Public transit
A 7-10 minute walk from both Bloor-Yonge and Wellesley stations.
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Vegan, Wine

Experiences

Fri/Sat 5-Course Tasting Menu - $85
CA$85.00 per person
Multiple dates available
Seating time: 5:00-6:15pm *** Join us on an exhilarating exploration of plant-based fine dining, featuring local ingredients and globally inspired flavours, brought to you by Head Chef Fernando Anrango. Our servers will guide you through each unique dish, offering an intimate, engaging and personalized experience. 18% service charge added in lieu of tip. $45/person Optional wine pairing.
Fri/Sat 8-Course Tasting Menu - $135
CA$135.00 per person
Multiple dates available
Seating time: 7:45-8:30pm *** Join us on an exhilarating exploration of plant-based fine dining, featuring local ingredients and globally inspired flavours, brought to you by Head Chef Fernando Anrango. Our servers will guide you through each unique dish, offering an intimate, engaging and personalized experience. 18% service charge added in lieu of tip. $45/person Optional wine pairing.
Weekday/Sunday 5-Course Tasting Menu - $70
CA$70.00 per person
Multiple dates available
Seating times: 5:00-6:15pm OR 7:45-8:30pm *** Join us on an exhilarating exploration of plant-based fine dining, featuring local ingredients and globally inspired flavours, brought to you by Head Chef Fernando Anrango. Our servers will guide you through each unique dish, offering an intimate, engaging and personalized experience. 18% service charge added in lieu of tip. $45/person Optional wine pairing.

What 125 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.7Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

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Toronto
Best Overall
Toronto
Best Service

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Avelo Restaurant offers an exceptional vegan dining experience with "amazing amazing food" and "creative and delicious" dishes. The tasting menus are praised for their "inventive" flavors and presentations. Guests enjoy "excellent service" and a "lovely atmosphere," making it perfect for special occasions. Highly recommended for vegans and non-vegans alike.

125 Reviews

OT
OpenTable Diner
VIP
Philadelphia
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on December 15, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Servers were all lovely, every course was unique and delicious, and they had multiple non-alcoholic options which is always a fun treat. Definitely worth an experience if you’re vegan in Toronto. And they made sure my soy-allergy didn’t interfere at all with having the complete experience.
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Carol
Toronto
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 13, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
What a wonderful experience. Exceptional food, service and atmosphere. And all plant based. Thank you!
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kimberley
Toronto
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 13, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing food, experience and the service was stellar. Thank you.
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Nadine
Toronto
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 6, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Avelo is among the finest dining experience with artful, beautiful, thoughtful creations and presentation. Every course is full of nuance and delicious taste sensations. The wine pairings are complementary and enhancing. The service is impeccable. All staff are warmly engaging, very knowledgeable, and committed to the whole experience. I give Avelo my highest recommendation, visiting since 2021.
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Buena
Toronto
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 30, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Feel completely dissapointed and robbed. Beware vegan foodies. Cheap establishment. Staff does not want to go over budget and give you a 2nd bite-sized croissants to finish the pate it comes with. Misleading portions and shared desserts?? FREEZING cold establishment will have you leaving with frostbite in hands and toes, staff do not care when you express your concerns, some dishes gave me a stomach ache, or had me rushing to chug down water, tip is mandatory and no choice to remove it. Unacceptable. Terrible experience.
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Michelle Mark
Chicago
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 17, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Loved our meal at Avelo! Everything was spectacular.
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OpenTable Diner
Toronto
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 17, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
This is the first time my husband and I did an 8 course tasting. With incredibly knowledgable staff, mind blowing and complex food, this was a night to remember. When a taste can bring you back to your childhood (much like what happened in Ratatouille), it’s nothing I had ever experienced anywhere else. Even as a non vegetarian, I did not miss the absence of meat. A must “go-to”.
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Paul
Toronto
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 11, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was amazing and well worth it. Staff are really friendly and welcoming.
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Julian
Toronto
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 10, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
I’m neither vegan nor vegetarian but I wanted to try this restaurant to experience something different. It was a wonderful dinning experience. The food was amazing and the service was terrific. The quality of the food was impressive. The staff was extremely attentive and knowledgeable. My own vegetable dishes just don’t cut it anymore. It is pricey but, in my opinion, it’s worth it.
Avelo RestaurantResponded on November 13, 2024
Hello! Thank you so much for the incredibly kind review, I hope we are able to host you again sometime soon!
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SarahB
VIP
Greater Boston
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 27, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Had a great experience at Avelo. Ordered the 5-course tasting menu with wine pairing for a birthday with some requested substitutions. Food had great variety of flavours and we appreciated the care in the substitutions. Ambience was excellent: quiet but not fussy; elevated but comfortable. As a group, we liked some of the dishes more than others, but portions were just right and the wine pairings were very good. Highly recommend doing both. Included special dessert and complementary drink. for the birthday. Overall, highly satisfactory for 2 omnivores and a vegan. It's expensive, so we won't be doing it regularly, but was perfect for a special occasion.
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Avelo Restaurant is rated 4.8 stars by 125 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Dec 23, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 6 times today

Experiences are available.

51 St Nicholas St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1W6

Additional information

Cross street
Located on St Nicholas St, North of Irwin St and South of St Mary's St.
Neighborhood
Yorkville
Hours of operation
Wed–Sun 5:00 pm–11:30 pm
Price
CAN$51 and over
Cuisines
Vegan, Global, International, Vegetarian / Vegan
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None
Public transit
A 7-10 minute walk from both Bloor-Yonge and Wellesley stations.
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Fernando Anrango
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Vegan, Wine

Website
http://www.avelorestaurant.com/
Phone number
(647) 643-3132

Avelo Restaurant

Make a reservation

Additional information

Experiences

Fri/Sat 5-Course Tasting Menu - $85

Fri/Sat 8-Course Tasting Menu - $135

Weekday/Sunday 5-Course Tasting Menu - $70

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What 125 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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Review summary

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