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9 cantonese places in Toronto we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Toronto | Cantonese across every city.
Spadina Avenue's Chinatown is the historic heart of Cantonese eating in Toronto, from dim sum carts to late-night barbecue. Rol San and Swatow Restaurant on Spadina are the everyday standbys, House of Gourmet on Dundas Street West keeps a vast menu going late, and Lai Wah Heen near Chestnut Street holds up the refined banquet end.
Rol San ★ 4.3
chinatown · 388 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON M5T 2G5
Rol San on Spadina has run Cantonese dim sum since 1994, founded by Paul and Paulie Li, reopened at 388 Spadina in 2024 after redevelopment.
Pearl Harbourfront ★ 4.3
financial-district · 207 Queens Quay W, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M5J 1A7
Pearl Harbourfront on Queens Quay runs Cantonese dim sum overlooking Lake Ontario from the Queen's Quay Terminal, the city's waterfront dim sum room.
Lai Wah Heen ★ 4.5
chinatown · 108 Chestnut Street, 2nd Floor, DoubleTree by Hilton, Toronto, ON M5G 1R3
Lai Wah Heen reopened on the second floor of the DoubleTree Hilton in July 2025 after a two-year hiatus, chefs Heyden Sin and Huang Zhenqing.
Rol San ★ 4.3
chinatown · 388 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON M5T 2G5
Rol San on Spadina runs Cantonese dim sum and roast meat until 05:00 weekends since 1994, the late-night post-bar dim sum the city's reference.
House of Gourmet ★ 4.2
chinatown · 484 Dundas Street W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G7
House of Gourmet on Dundas West in Chinatown runs Cantonese roast meat and dim sum until 04:00 daily since 2000, a 30-page menu for the post-bar crowd.
Swatow Restaurant ★ 4.2
chinatown · 309 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON M5T 2E5
Swatow on Spadina runs Chiu Chow Cantonese until 02:00 since 1979, the salted-fish chicken fried rice and clay-pot eggplant the late-night order.
House of Gourmet ★ 4.0
chinatown · 484 Dundas Street W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G7
House of Gourmet on Dundas in Chinatown runs Cantonese roast meat and dim sum until 04:00 since 2000, a 30-page menu with BBQ pork rice the staple.
Swatow Restaurant ★ 3.9
chinatown · 309 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON M5T 2E5
Swatow on Spadina has run Chiu Chow Cantonese since 1979, the salted-fish fried rice and a 200-item menu including clay pots and seafood, late-night kitchen.
Rol San ★ 4.3
chinatown · 388 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON M5T 2G5
Rol San on Spadina runs Cantonese dim sum from $5 per plate since 1994, no carts but a tick-the-box paper menu, late-night service until 05:00 on weekends.
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