3 jewish deli places in Toronto we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Toronto | Jewish Deli across every city.
Toronto's Jewish-deli tradition runs from smoked meat and pickles to dairy-restaurant classics. Centre Street Deli and the long-running United Bakers Dairy Restaurant carry the heritage forward, with the Pickle Barrel keeping a larger all-day deli format going at Yonge and Eglinton.
The Pickle Barrel Yonge and Eglinton ★ 4.0
yorkville · 2300 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4P 1E4
The Pickle Barrel at Yonge and Eglinton has run the Toronto-based deli chain since 1971, smoked meat sandwiches and Jewish-deli classics on the 2nd floor.
Centre Street Deli ★ 4.4
yorkville · 995 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3C4
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.
United Bakers Dairy Restaurant ★ 4.3
yorkville · 506 Lawrence Avenue W, Toronto, ON M6A 1A1
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.