Cafe restaurants in Toronto
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Commensal
Cafeteria-style Commensal sells 100-plus buffet dishes from breakfast to dinner, many of them priced by weight (lasagna is $2.43 per 100g). Fresh salads, hot mains with international flavors, and naturally sweetened desserts are a step above normal cafeteria food. Also accommodates most dietary restrictions.
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Kalendar
It feels like France in Little Italy, with dark wood, tiled floors and a dainty sidewalk patio. The menu funks things up with different types of scrolls (crepe-style roti topped with all sorts of veggies and sauces) and nannettes – naan topped with yummies such as pesto, artichoke hearts and asiago cheese. There’s a long list of cocktails to help you wash it all down.
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Gilead Café
Counter service meets haute Canadian cuisine in this Jamie Kennedy kitchen. The menu, featuring items like gourmet poutine, Canadian artisan cheese plates, and cider mayo, is written on the chalkboard daily. Ingredients are sourced from Ontario farms; if you’re watching your mileage, the Gilead is a great choice for the 100-mile diet.
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7 West Café
Three floors of moody lighting, textured jade paint, framed nudes, wooden church pews and jaunty ceiling angels set the scene for a dazzling selection of pizzas, pastas and sandwiches, and 24-hour breakfasts. Make like a vampire sipping blood-red wine (by the glass or bottle) as the moon dapples shadows across the street.
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Aunties & Uncles
An always-bustling place with a line on the sidewalk outside the picket fence, Aunties & Uncles does yummy breakfasts with a whole lot of housemade items such as ketchup and chorizo. Plop yourself down in one of the mismatched chairs and dig into dishes like grilled brie with pear chutney and walnuts on challah.
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The Swan
This art-deco diner features a small and deceptively simple menu, with items like smoked oyster with pancetta and egg scrambles, club sandwiches, and mussels that sit iced in a vintage Coca-Cola cooler. The coffee is divine, and it’s a great place to sit at the counter and read the paper on a rainy Sunday.
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Sassafraz
With a red-carpet parade of celebs filing through (Jude Law, Matthew McConaughey, Joan Collins etc), Sassafraz feels more like LA than TO. Jazz combos serenade weekend brunchers; sassy receptionists distribute clientele between the sun-drenched patio and indoor courtyard. The food? Predictably good.
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The Rectory
Propped up next to the boardwalk, this cozy gallery-cafe serves light meals, cups of tea and weekend brunch with views of Tommy Thompson Park. Reservations recommended for brunch and dinner; quick snacks and drinks are more casual. Try to nab a seat on the lakeside patio if the sun is shining.
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Cafe la Gaffe
Stripy cotton tablecloths and fresh-cut flowers adorn the tables in this little cafe. A small patio sits under leafy trees, where you can dine on market salads, a filet mignon sandwich or the hand-tossed pizzas. A small-print wine list offers an extensive selection.
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Beacher Café
This long-standing cafe looks like a seaside cottage and boasts a narrow but eternally sought-after sidewalk patio. The egg and pancake brunches are particularly good. Local artwork changes monthly.
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