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Barberian's Steak House
This classic low-ceilinged steakhouse has been here for decades, and is regularly graced by hungry Hollywood carnivores like Sharon Stone and Edward Norton. John Candy was a regular, but let's not get into any morbid speculation… A New York sirloin will set you back around C$38 . The only word to describe the 15,000-bottle wine cellar is astounding.
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Courthouse Market Grille
You mightn't want to dedicate much thought to it over your sirloin, but Toronto's last public execution took place here. It's a distinguished 1853 building with fireplaces, leather chairs and marble floors - downstairs the bathrooms are inside old jail cells. Expect perfectly grilled meats and whole fish, and, unlike the architecture, a wine list cleverly cleft into 'Old World' and 'New World.'
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Cyrano's
Follow your nose in Cyrano's, an enduring (since 1959) downtown bistro with red leather seats and a portrait of the nasally well-endowed Monsieur de Bergerac on the wall. Order reliably good salads, ribs or seafood offerings, or launch into the signature 16oz rib steak. If you're in a hurry, sit at the bar and graze through a quick-fire menu of burgers, wings and oysters, washed down with Creemore Springs on tap.
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Harbord Fish & Chips
This graffiti-covered, white-brick fish shack wins big smiles for its generous portions of haddock, halibut and shrimp, all freshly fried. Get yours wrapped up in newspapers, or chow-down at outdoor paint-peeling picnic tables while your laundry spins at Coin-O-Rama across the street.
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Harbour Sixty Steakhouse
Inside the strangely isolated 1917 Toronto Harbour Commission building, this opulent baroque dining room glows with brass lamps and plush booths. Indulge yourself in an eminent variety of steaks, sterling salmon (around C$32 ) or seasonal Florida stone-crab claws and broiled Caribbean lobster tail. Side dishes seem pricey but are big enough for two people. Reservations essential.
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King's Table
A fraternal, back-slapping feeling suffuses this storefront, which we'll crown King of The Beaches' fish-and-chip shops. Cheery tables fill up fast as diners demand hearty halibut or salmon grills and basic salads.
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Pure Spirits
The best of the upmarket eateries in the Distillery District, Pure Spirits' superb brick-lined vault fills with theatre-goers, international tourists and affluent locals enjoying plates of oysters on ice (from around C$2 ) and delicious seafood and meat meals, like the Arctic Char - a mussel and clam bourride (soup) with toasted pine nuts, basil, vegetables and pesto tapenade (around C$27 ). Live jazz on the patio in summer; reservations essential.
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Rodney's Oyster House
A classic underground oyster bar run by a PEI oyster boy made good, Rodney's flies in a dozen types of fresh oysters from both Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Dungeness crabs, lobsters, Fundy scallops and seafood chowders swim their way onto the long daily menu, which ends at a N'awlins-style banana flambé. Well-chosen beer and wine pairings are available.
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