Fran's Restaurant is an american diner restaurant in Yorkville, Toronto.
Editorially verified June 8, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Explore Toronto’s vibrant neighborhoods through food. Taste local and international flavors in Roncesvalles, Chinatown, Little India, or St. Lawrence Market.
Address: 20 College Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1K2
Centre Street Deli on Bay Street is the 2024 downtown outpost of the Thornhill original since 1988, Montreal-style smoked meat hand-sliced over light rye.
OrderThe classic smoked meat sandwich on rye with mustard and a pickle.
TipOrder the lean-and-medium mix; pure lean dries out fast. The Thornhill original is at 1136 Centre Street.
United Bakers at Lawrence Plaza is the city's reference kosher-style dairy restaurant since 1912, no-meat menu with blintzes, smoked fish and split-pea soup.
OrderThe split pea soup with a potato latke and applesauce.
TipKosher-style, not certified kosher. Closed Saturday and most Jewish holidays. The Ladovsky family has run it since 1912.
Lahore Tikka House on Gerrard East is Little India's reference Pakistani halal kitchen since 1996, tandoor-grilled meats in a Persian-tile dining room.
OrderA platter of seekh kebab, butter chicken and a fresh naan from the tandoor.
TipHalal certified. The summer patio the city's most colourful outdoor strip; bring cash for tips.
Centre Street Deli on Bay Street is the 2024 downtown outpost of the Thornhill original since 1988, Montreal-style smoked meat hand-sliced over light rye.
OrderThe classic smoked meat sandwich on rye with mustard and a pickle.
TipOrder the lean-and-medium mix; pure lean dries out fast. The Thornhill original is at 1136 Centre Street.
United Bakers at Lawrence Plaza is the city's reference kosher-style dairy restaurant since 1912, no-meat menu with blintzes, smoked fish and split-pea soup.
OrderThe split pea soup with a potato latke and applesauce.
TipKosher-style, not certified kosher. Closed Saturday and most Jewish holidays. The Ladovsky family has run it since 1912.
Pai on Duncan is chef Nuit Regular's northern Thai kitchen since 2014, the khao soi from Chiang Mai that set Toronto's modern Thai standard.
OrderThe khao soi, northern Thai egg noodles in coconut curry with crispy noodles on top.
TipNo reservations; expect 45 minutes at 19:00. Lunch 11:30 and 14:30 the easier window; uptown sister at 2335 Yonge.
Khao San Road on Charlotte Street has run Bangkok-style street food downtown since 2011, the boat noodles and crispy pad see ew the city standard.
OrderThe boat noodles with beef and the pad see ew with extra char.
TipReservations the only way in for dinner; lunch walks in. Closed Sunday lunch.
Mother's Dumplings on Spadina has run northern Chinese comfort food in Chinatown since 2005, Shenyang-born Zhen Feng pressing dumplings by hand.
OrderThe pan-fried pork and chive dumplings and a green onion pancake.
TipWalk-in only; frozen dumpling fridge by the door for takeaway. Cash and card accepted, but cash moves the line faster.
