TorontoRestaurants

Seafood restaurants in Toronto

  1. A

    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 ($2 to $3 each) 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 ($27). Free live jazz on the patio in summer aerates the mood; reservations essential.

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  2. B

    Chiado

    Classy Chiado sits among laundromats and used-car dealerships at the not-so-classy western end of Little Italy, but it's well worth suffering the surrounds. Start with the grilled tiger shrimp with piri-piri, roasted jalapeños and banana peppers, then move on to the grilled octopus with roasted sweet-pepper salsa. Service is formal and faultless; framed oils enliven the walls.

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  3. C

    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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  4. D

    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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  5. E

    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 with diners ordering hearty halibut or salmon grills and salads.

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