Toronto, often dubbed ‘Canada’s Downtown,’ is a foodie’s heaven. With thousands of restaurants to choose from, eating out in Toronto is an exciting experience, but it can also be an investment.
When plant-based restaurants first descended upon Toronto in the late ’90s, they primarily catered to a niche, healthy audience. Planta founder Steven Salm quietly revolutionized vegetarian and vegan food in the city by making it appealing to staunch carnivores. David Lee, co-founder and executive chef, worked in numerous Michelin-starred restaurants before applying his culinary know-how to the diverse menu, often eliciting counterintuitive praise for how “meaty” dishes taste.
There’s pelo option to choose what’s in the bags, so it’s probably not for you if you have strict dietary restrictions.
Most tofu and rice dishes are available for about $15 or less, like the mouth-watering hot stone pot bibimbap with chopped carrot, juicy beef and mushrooms that sport a perfectly sunny fried egg on top.
Our red onions taste crisp because they don't travel the globe to get to your table. We work with farmers right here in Ontario.
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Toronto is a city known for its diverse food culture and dining scene. However, frequenting some of its restaurants might leave your wallet feeling a bit lighter. Fear not food lovers, there are several ways you can save money while still indulging in Toronto’s culinary delights.
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Prefer to order from restaurants themselves? These are Toronto restaurants doing their own delivery.
Copy Link Can pies solve all of life’s problems? No, but the ones at Gertie’s get close. Operated by chef Ryan Campbell and his wife, Sara Steep, Gertie’s — named for Campbell’s mother Gerda — throws together humble ingredients with potently evolved results. A butter-enriched crust made with peanuts and graham crackers is topped with a voluptuous mound of soft-whipped mascarpone cream (with some extra-fancy peanut butter mixed in for nutty oomph), followed by a filling of your choice — lush caramel, deeply dark chocolate, or perky strawberry jam — and finished with top-notch roasted Virginia peanuts.
Standout selections by head chef Joseph Ysmael include the Husband + Wife Beef, an addictive inferno of tripe and shank cuts bathed in chile oil and finished with peanuts; chewy silver needle noodles that sing with a backbone of soy sauce and overtures of earthy black mushrooms; gnawable lamb ribs perfumed with cumin; and a favorite, plump cubes of mapo tofu topped with salty nuggets of dry-aged beef, Sichuan peppercorn, and garlic chives. Save room for the soft-serve dessert: a swirly-twirly, soybean-based wonder that gets a bear hug of crushed cinder toffee and a drizzle of mature soy sauce caramel. Open in Google Maps
In this blog, we’ll be examining the cost of dining out in Toronto – the city renowned for its multicultural food scene. We’ll compare dining expenses across an assortment of eateries from inexpensive to high-end, to help you set a realistic food budget for your Toronto visits.
Don’t miss their popular hamburger sandwich called “The Holy Chuck,” which is topped with smoked bacon, cheese, and caramelized onions, and you’ll surely come back for more.