---------------------- TORONTO ----------------------------------------- (As of 9/21/93) I've been putting together a list of good restaurants for selected areas of the country (those that I visit regularly) with an emphasis on flavor, quality & value, rather than ambience & service. Either I've had a very good meal there, or more likely, someone else has recommended it highly. Note that most of the comments in the list are not mine, but are from other people who've taken the time to write up something about their dining experience. If you have additions, corrections, comments, or suggestions for removal, let me know at [email removed] or, even better, post them to the rec.food.restaurants Usenet newsgroup. I'm especially interested in hearing about particular dishes to get or avoid at specific restaurants, so I can include that information in this list, which I will post every few months to rec.food.restaurants Toronto -- By Cuisine ===================== Pickle Barrel -- American Zydeco -- Cajun Champion House -- Chinese Lee's Garden -- Chinese Young Lok -- Chinese Havana -- Cuban Queen of Sheba -- Ethiopian Astoria Gardens -- Greek Christina's -- Greek Ouzeri -- Greek Country Style -- Hungarian Korona's -- Hungarian Cuisine of India -- Indian BBQ Hut -- Indian BBQ Le Kashmir -- Indian Indonesia -- Indonesian Il Fornello -- Italian Poretta -- Italian Real Jerk -- Jamaican Nami -- Japanese Sono -- Japanese Boulevard Cafe -- Peruvian Ole Malacca -- Singapore Golden Thai -- Thai Satay Satay -- Thai Thai Garden -- Thai Thai Shan -- Thai Young Thailand -- Thai Toronto -- In Alphabetical Order ================================ Astoria Gardens -- Greek Danforth Ave between Chester & Pape BBQ Hut -- Indian BBQ Gerrard, West of Coxwell Boulevard Cafe -- Peruvian Harbord & Lippincott (serene Peruvian atmosphere) Champion House -- Chinese 480 Dundas St, Chinatown (Mandarin & Szechuan dishes from Northern China) Christina's -- Greek Danforth Ave between Chester & Pape Country Style -- Hungarian Bloor West Cuisine of India -- Indian Yonge nr North York Centre Golden Thai -- Thai 105 Church St, east of Yonge, North of Adelaide (elegant place, inexpensive good food) Havana -- Cuban College St Il Fornello -- Italian Indonesia -- Indonesian Yonge above Wellsely (downtown) Korona's -- Hungarian Bloor West (large portions, relatively inexpensive) Le Kashmir -- Indian Bloor West Lee's Garden -- Chinese Chinatown Nami -- Japanese 55 Adelaide St East Ole Malacca -- Singapore St Clair West (try $9 soup w seafood & lemongrass) Ouzeri -- Greek On the Danforth, nr Chelsea Subway stop Pickle Barrel -- American Yonge nr Dundas, also Bloomsbury Cafe at 4777 Leslie (great for kids & adults. try bbq chicken, steak sandwiches, chocolate mousse, milkshakes, duckling, trout on pasta; good wine list too, very reasonable prices) Poretta -- Italian Harbord & Robert (excellent, family run, not cheap) Queen of Sheba -- Ethiopian nr Bloor and Osslington Real Jerk -- Jamaican Queen & Broadview Satay Satay -- Thai Bloor West Sono -- Japanese Yonge nr Eglington ($25 all you can eat sushi, tempura, teriyaki, etc) Thai Garden -- Thai Sheppard & Warden Thai Shan -- Thai Eglinton West (Not much to look at, but the food is primo, and the prices are reasonable) Young Lok -- Chinese Chinatown Young Thailand ($$$) -- Thai 111 Gerrard St (Excellent food. Reservations needed.) Zydeco -- Cajun Mirvish Village, just off Bloor, north of Bathurst (cajun tapas!)
Toronto, Canada