Must-see restaurants in Kensington Market & Chinatown

  • House of Gourmet

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    A popular, fluorescent-bulb-lit restaurant specializing in Hong Kong–style congee, noodles, barbecue and seafood – more than 800 dishes of them! (It takes…

  • Dipped Donuts

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    A tiny shop selling freshly made, light, moist and fluffy doughnuts with innovative toppings and glazes. Not into lemon-poppyseed glaze with blueberry…

  • Parka Food Co.

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    A starkly white, casual restaurant serving insanely delicious vegan comfort food: burgers made from marinated portobello mushrooms and blackened…

  • Kekou

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    Whiskey, black-sesame or oolong tea: no, they're not cocktails but excellent, Asian-inspired ice creams. The delicious flavors aren't overly sweet or…

  • Seven Lives

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    What started as a pop-up taqueria is now a hole-in-the-wall place with lines of people snaking out the door, waiting to order Baja-style fish tacos: light…

  • Kinton Ramen

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    Ramen noodles are practically a religion in Japan, and they're becoming increasingly popular in Toronto. The cool brains behind this clever outfit leaped…

  • FIKA Cafe

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    Meaning 'coffee break' in Swedish, FIKA is a small cafe in a turquoise Victorian house. Inside, the decor is soothing: exposed-brick walls, whitewashed…

  • Queen Mother Café

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    A Queen St institution, the Queen Mother is beloved for its cozy, dark wooden booths and excellent pan-Asian menu. Canadian comfort food is also on offer …

  • Urban Herbivore

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    This humble wholefoods joint specializes in vegetarian meals sans additives and preservatives, including salads, rice bowls, chunky soups and specialty…

  • Mother's Dumplings

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    The cleanest and best located of Chinatown's dumpling houses prepares plump and juicy dumplings to authentic recipes passed on down for generations…

  • Jumbo Empanadas

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    The chunky Chilean empanadas (toasted delights stuffed with beef, chicken, cheese or vegetables) and savory corn pie with beef, olives and eggs always…

  • Swatow

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    Catering to a late-night crowd, the menu here covers cuisine from Swatow (a city now known as Shantou, on the coast of China's Guangdong province). The…

  • Pow Wow Café

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    A cozy, boho eatery with street-front seating, Pow Wow serves Ojibwe dishes, mostly fry-bread tacos with a choice of fillings such as beef chili, veggie,…

  • Nguyen Huong

    Kensington Market & Chinatown

    Cheap and delicious filled Vietnamese sandwiches are the order of the day at the original precursor to Toronto's banh mi (baguettes filled with pâté,…