Carousel Bakery
Order The peameal bacon sandwich on a kaiser, mustards available at the counter.
Carousel Bakery in St Lawrence Market is the home of Toronto's signature peameal bacon sandwich, the Biancolin family-run counter since the 1970s.
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Banh Mi Boys
- ★ 4.4
- Vietnamese
- $
- Queen West
Order The five-spice pork belly banh mi and the kimchi fries.
Banh Mi Boys on Queen West is the Pham brothers' banh mi counter since 2011, fusion fillings on Vietnamese baguettes plus steamed bao and rice bowls.
Patty King Bakery
Order A spicy beef patty in coco bread, plus a Ting from the cooler.
Patty King on Baldwin Street is a family-owned Caribbean patty bakery since 1981, supplying Toronto convenience stores and cafeterias citywide.
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2 of the street food on this list are in Queen West. So are these tours and tastings.
Buster's Sea Cove
- ★ 4.4
- Seafood
- $
- Financial District / Old Town
Order The cod fish and chips with house tartar.
Buster's Sea Cove on St Lawrence Market's lower level has run fish and chips, lobster rolls and oyster po'boys since 1995, the market's seafood counter.
Khao San Road
Order The beef boat noodles and a side of mango sticky rice.
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.
Caribbean Queen of Patties
- ★ 4.5
- Caribbean
- $
- The Junction
Order A spicy beef patty plus a chicken patty in coco bread.
Caribbean Queen of Patties on Bloor West runs Jamaican beef and chicken patties, the city's reference west-end patty counter under owner Georgie.
Uncle Tetsu
Order A whole jiggly cotton cheesecake, hot from the oven.
Uncle Tetsu on Bay Street is Toronto's first North American outpost of the Japanese cheesecake brand since 2015, jiggly cotton cheesecakes baked daily.
Smoke's Poutinerie
- ★ 4.0
- Street food
- $
- Queen West
Order A butter chicken poutine with extra curds and a side of perogies.
Smoke's Poutinerie on Queen West is the Canadian chain's reference late-night counter, 30 gourmet poutines including butter chicken and Philly cheesesteak.
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