Toronto's luxury shopping district between Bay and Avenue Road north of Bloor. Joso's Dalmatian seafood since 1967, Sotto Sotto Italian, Sushi Masaki Saito Michelin omakase at the InterContinental, plus the Mink Mile patios.
Order The black risotto with squid and the grilled prawns with garlic butter.
Joso's on Davenport has run Dalmatian Adriatic seafood in Yorkville since 1967, founded by Joso Spralja and now operated by Leo and Shirley Spralja.
Order The seasonal tasting menu or the duck a la presse from the brasserie list.
Cafe Boulud at the Four Seasons Yorkville is Daniel Boulud's Toronto brasserie since 2012, Lyon classics plus contemporary plates from the wider group.
Order A handmade pasta and a wood-fired Roman-style pizza.
Buca Yorkville in the Four Seasons hotel is the King Street Food Co.'s northern outpost since 2014, chef Rob Gentile's pasta and crudo plus a wine bar.
Sushi Masaki Saito on Avenue Road runs an edomae omakase counter on a 200-year hinoki bar, Michelin one-star in the 2026 guide after two stars 2022-2024.
Osteria Giulia on Avenue Road is chef Rob Rossi's Ligurian-leaning pasta and seafood room, Michelin star 2022 through 2025, Canada's 100 Best #17.
Shoushin on north Yonge is chef Jackie Lin's edomae sushi counter on a 200-year hinoki bar, Michelin one-star with fish flown from Toyosu weekly.
Scaramouche on Benvenuto Place has run modern European fine dining over the skyline since 1980, chef Keith Froggett's kitchen above Avenue Road.
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Order A handmade pasta of the day and the veal piccata.
Sotto Sotto on Avenue Road has run Roman-style Italian below street level in Yorkville since 1993, chef Massimo Renzi's fresh pasta in an exposed-brick room.
Order A smoked meat sandwich on rye with deli pickle.
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.
Order The all-day breakfast with two eggs, toast and bottomless coffee.
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.
Order The classic smoked meat sandwich on rye with mustard and a pickle.
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.
Order The split pea soup with a potato latke and applesauce.
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.
Order A cortado mid-morning; a glass of natural wine after 16:00.
Boxcar Social Summerhill on Yonge runs third-wave coffee mornings into natural-wine and craft-beer evenings, a hybrid cafe-bar room since 2014.
Order A nitro cold brew or a single-origin filter from the day's selection.
De Mello Coffee on Yonge near Lawrence is the award-winning Toronto roaster's flagship cafe, single-origin filters and a cold-brew tap on bar.
Order The Wassa Ethiopian single origin, brewed as filter.
De Mello roasts on St Clair West since 2014, an award-winning Toronto specialty roaster serving six Toronto cafes plus a Seoul retail outpost.
Order An Assyrtiko with the saganaki and lamb meatballs.
Constantine in the Anndore House pours Mediterranean wines under chef Adam Lafleur, Greek Assyrtiko and Italian growers with wood-fired plates.
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.
The Chef Upstairs on Mount Pleasant has run a culinary classroom and event venue since 2007, evening hands-on classes plus team building events.
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Order A pint at the front bar before the drag show.
Woody's on Church Street has been the Village's reference gay bar since 1989, the room from Queer as Folk that drew the show's location scout.
