Canadian restaurants in Toronto
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Canoe
Toronto's definitive dining space may still be Canoe, and what a space it is! Sweeping views of choppy Lake Ontario and the Toronto Islands extend from the dining room, about half-mast to the CN Tower. Intriguing regional Canadian haute cuisine is on offer here. Find your sea legs after the elevator ride then tuck into a plate of pan-seared Yarmouth scallops ($23) or Nunavut caribou hind ($44). Reservations essential.
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Chapter Eleven
Part lounge bar, part restaurant, Cabbagetown's Chapter Eleven derives its name from a US term for bankruptcy. Perhaps they're tempting fate, but if they keep doing what they're doing now, bankruptcy won't ever be a problem. The menu has plenty of appetizers (hummus, deep-fried pepperoni, wings; $4 to $6), or tackle something more substantial like the spinach salad with goat's cheese, grapes, cherry tomatoes, chicken, sliced almonds and balsamic vinegar ($11).
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Spoon
Impressive Spoon ladles out a dose of style amongst an otherwise dated row of restaurants. It’s a long, thin room with voluminous wine glasses, spoon-shaped chairs, lulling jazz and picture-perfect clientele. Start with some PEI mussels in green tea, lemongrass, lime leaf and coconut broth, before moving on to the braised lamb shank with sweet-potato mash, sprouts and pomegranate reduction. Wines by the glass or bottle.
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Pop Bistro
This exquisitely designed, narrow bistro just east of the Don River is a shining light of class on an otherwise uninspiring strip of Queen St E. A simple menu of half a dozen appetizers and as many mains is balanced and well conceived, embracing the likes of beef and chevre salad with pork shallot reduction ($10) and lamb meatloaf with blue cheese and sweet potato ($17). Sunday brunch features eggs done in every way.
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Leslie Jones
If you're not paying attention, you'll walk right past this moody, dim-lit room just east of Jones St in boomtown Leslieville (Leslieville, Jones St, Leslie Jones…oh so pithy). All-day breakfasts draw local arty types, while pasta dishes, meaty mains and sandwiches like jerk pork with mango salsa and chili mayo ($9) are great value.
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Edward Levesque's Kitchen
Inside the front window of a retro-looking diner, chef Edward's clattering skillet yields nouveau Canadian comfort food with seasonal ingredients, his influences ranging from Asian to Italian. Scallop, leek, lemon and asparagus risotto ($24), or a slab of chocolate 'nemesis' cake with fennel confit ($8) guarantee a satisfaction reaction.
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Joy Bistro
Joy has a joyous park-side patio or stripy bench seats inside. Order from a menu emphasizing traditional meat dishes with French overtones: duck confit, Manitoba pork belly, slow-roasted lamb shank. The wine list is global, the service impeccable. Jeff Buckley tunes play downstairs; upstairs is a bar called Over Joy (ha-ha).
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Town Grill
A posh surprise on a humble Cabbagetown corner, this grill and bistro serves sophisticated contemporary Canadian fare in a simple, elegant room. Locals rave about the chef's wizardry with all things related to fowl. Four-course tasting menus are magical; desserts even better.
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