Where to brunch in Toronto: morning spots worth the queue.
Where to brunch in Toronto. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
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Order The chilaquiles or the breakfast pocket, plus an order of churros if dessert is calling.
Lady Marmalade on Broadview is the city's reference Mexican-leaning brunch room since 2007, owner-chef Eric Brennan's chilaquiles and huevos rancheros.
Order Mrs Biederhof's blueberry buttermilk pancakes and Wally's savoury cheese tart.
Mildred's Temple Kitchen in Liberty Village is Donna Dooher's brunch institution since 2008, an iteration of her 1989 Queen West original, the buttermilk.
Order The breakfast sandwich on a Forno Cultura bun.
The Federal on Dundas West is a diner-style brunch counter since 2012, the breakfast sandwich and steak-and-eggs the menu staples in a vinyl-booth room.
3 of the brunch on this list are in Leslieville. So are these tours and tastings.
Order The Iron Skillet Hash with chorizo and a black coffee.
OEB Breakfast in Liberty Village is the Toronto outpost of the Calgary-born breakfast brand, the SoCal benedict and the Iron Skillet Hash the staples.
Order The brioche French toast with seasonal berries or the egg-and-Brie sandwich.
Bonjour Brioche on Queen East is owner Tom Rea's French bakery and brunch room since 1995, the city's reference brioche French toast and the egg-and-Brie.
Order The brunch board with maple sausage and a Caesar on the patio.
The Drake Café on Queen West is the boutique hotel's all-day cafe and weekend brunch room since 2004, Saturday Drag Brunch with Miss Moço the fixture.
Order The buttermilk pancakes with house-smoked bacon and a rotating daily doughnut.
White Lily Diner on Queen East has run since 2017 as the Leslieville reference diner, baking and curing in-house, the Reuben on house bread the staple.
Order The Italian Trio with hot peppers; add a Coke and eat in Trinity Bellwoods Park.
Lambo's Deli on Bellwoods is the takeout-only Italian sandwich counter since 2021, thinly sliced cured meats on a fresh roll, the Italian Trio the staple.
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