3 american diner places in Toronto we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Toronto | American Diner across every city.
The all-day diner is a Toronto comfort staple, equal parts late-night refuge and weekend breakfast counter. Fran's Restaurant has held down College Street near Yorkville for decades, while the White Lily Diner on Queen Street East gives Leslieville a from-scratch, produce-forward version of the form.
Fran's Restaurant ★ 4.0
yorkville · 20 College Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1K2
Fran's Restaurant at College and Yonge has run a 24-hour diner since 1940, the breakfast served at any hour the post-shift staple plus Reubens and burgers.
Fran's Restaurant ★ 4.0
yorkville · 20 College Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1K2
Fran's Restaurant on College at Yonge is the city's 24-hour diner since 1940, the breakfast served at any hour the post-shift staple plus the late-night.
White Lily Diner ★ 4.5
leslieville · 678 Queen Street E, Toronto, ON M4M 1G8
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.