Food tour in Leslieville
Riverside and Leslieville Food and Walking Experience
2 of these places are in Leslieville
Weekend brunch is close to a civic ritual in Toronto, and the strongest rooms cluster in the west-end and Liberty Village. Lady Marmalade on Broadview in Leslieville and Mildred's Temple Kitchen in Liberty Village are perennials, with OEB Breakfast Co and the egg-forward kitchens around King West rounding out the line-up.
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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.
Order Berries Gone Wild French toast or Mrs Norfolk's omelette.
School in Liberty Village is the schoolyard-themed all-day breakfast room since 2011, Berries Gone Wild French toast and Mrs Norfolk's omelette top picks.
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.
