Restaurants The larger downtown area of Toronto has enough restaurants to meet any preference and budget. Below is a list of neighborhoods with a high concentration of restaurants in walking distance of each other, with some suggestions. Public transit directions are from “Union Station” (for subway) or from streetcar stop on Queen’s Quay. Harbourfront King Street West This is the area around the hotel, right on the waterfront. All On King St W (west of Spadina Ave) are a few very good restaurants, restaurants are within walking distance from the conference hotel. which are a bit spread out. Take 510 Spadina Station streetcar until King St. Il Fornello (Italian) $$$ 207 Queen's Quay W, (416) 861-1028 Crush Wine Bar (Steak/Seafood) $$$ Pearl Harbourfront (Dim Sum) $$$ Inside the Queen's Quay 455 King Street W, (416) 977-1234 Terminal building on the second floor. Brassaii (International) $$$ 207 Queen's Quay W, (416) 203-1233 461 King St. W, (647) 955-4872 Watermark Irish Pub (Pub Food) $$ Decent Pub fare. Large Lee (Asian Fusion) $$$ Tapas style cuisine by celebrity chef Susur Lee. outside dining area. This is the location of the student dinner on 603 King Street W, (416) 504-7867 Tuesday. Blowfish (Fusion) $$$ Stylish restaurant with Japanese Fusion cuisine. 207 Queen's Quay W, (416) 214-2772 668 King St W, (416) 860-0606 Against the Grain $$ (Gastropub) Recently opened stylish restaurant with a large patio on the waterfront. Good food, reasonably Queen Street West priced. Local brews. The location is about 1km East of the Westin, past the Redpath Sugar Refinery. Queen St West (between Bathurst Ave and Avenue Rd) has many mostly 25 Dockside Dr, (647) 977-6421 inexpensive restaurants, with different styles of food. Harbour 60 $$$$ (Steakhouse) One of the better and more expensive Take 510 Spadina Station streetcar until Queen St. steak/seafood restaurants in Toronto. East of Spadina 60 Harbour St, (416) 777-2111 Nota Bene (Continental) $$$$ This one is not inexpensive. In 2009, voted one of the best new Canadian restaurants. St. Lawrence Market / Esplanade 180 Queen Street W, (416) 977-6400 Restaurants are scattered on Church St, King St, Colborne St, Queen Mother Cafe (Pan-Asian) $$ Wellington St, Front St, The Esplanade. 208 Queen Street W, (416) 598-4719 In walking distance (1 km) from the Westin. Korean Grill House (Korean) $$ Popular Korean barbecue restaurant. Six Steps (Contemporary) $$$ 214 Queen Street W, (416) 263-9850 55 Colbourne at Church, (416) 504-4800 East! (Pan-Asian) $$ Lucien $$$$ (Fine Dining) 240 Queen Street W, (416) 351-3278 36 Wellington E at Church, (416) 504-9990 Little India Restaurant (Indian) $$ One of three good Indian restaurants Hiro Sushi (Sushi) $$$ right next to one another. Consistently rated one of the best Sushi places in Toronto. Small 255 Queen Street W, (416) 205-9836 restaurant. Black Bull (Pub) $ Has a large and popular crowded patio. Good for pub 171 King St E, (416) 304-0550 food, beer, and relaxing. Kultura (International) $$$ Tapas-sized eclectic dishes. 298 Queen Street W, (416) 593-2766 169 King Street E, (416) 363-9000 West of Spadina Esplanade Bier Markt (Gastropub) $$ Belgian-style food. Many Take streetcar 510 to Spadina Station until Queen St. kinds of beer. Fressen (Vegetarian) $$ Excellent vegetarian food. 58 The Esplanade, (416) 862-7575 478 Queen Street W, (416) 504-5127 The Keg (Steakhouse) $$$ Part of the steakhouse chain. La Palette (Bistro) $$$ 26 The Esplanade, (416) 367-0685 492 Queen St W, (416) 929-4900 5th Elementt (Indian) $$$ Dundas Square 506 Queen St W, (416) 504-3213 The Dundas Square is the Toronto version of New York's Times Square. Restaurants in this area are often chain restaurants, e.g., Hard Rock Cafe. Chinatown Take Yonge subway line until "Dundas" station. There are many inexpensive Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants, on Spadina Ave (between Queen St and College St) and on Dundas St (East 3 Brewers (Gastropub) $$ Decent Pub food and self-brewed beer. of Spadina). 275 Yonge St, (647) 347-6286 Take 510 Spadina Station streetcar until Dundas St. Salad King (Thai) $ Very popular Thai. 340 Yonge St, (416) 971-7041 Sky Dragon (Dim Sum) $ Restaurant on the top floor of the shopping mall. Dim sum dishes are served from carts. Entertainment District 280 Spadina Ave, (416) 408-4999 About one mile from conference hotel. There are several places with Rol San (Dim Sum) $ Another popular destination for Dim Sum. gastropub food on John Street between Adelaide St and Queen St. 323 Spadina Ave, (416) 977-1128 The following is a selection from a row of restaurants on King St, Lee Garden Restaurant (Chinese) $$ between John St and Spadina Ave. 331 Spadina Avenue, (416) 593-9524 Pho Hung (Vietnamese) $ Aroma (Indian) $$ 350 Spadina Ave, (416) 593-4274 287 King St W, (416) 971-7242 Asian Legend (Chinese) $$ Northern Chinese food and dim sum. The Kit Kat (Italian) $$$ Southern Italian homestyle cooking. soupy dumplings are sublime. 297 King St W, (416) 977-4461 418 Dundas St, (416) 977-3909 Urban (Steak/Seafood) $$$ Casual, contemporary diner. Mother's Dumpling (Chinese) $ Good dumplings. 303 King Street W, (416) 598-5656 421 Spadina Ave, (416) 217-2008 Le Saint Tropez (Bistro) $$$ 315 King St W, (416) 591-3600 Kensington Market The Annex This funky area on Baldwin St and Augusta Ave (east of Spadina, The stretch on Bloor, between Spadina Ave and Bathurst St, has a broad north of Dundas) has an eclectic mix of restaurants and cheap eats. selection of mostly inexpensive restaurants. Large number of budget Sushi The best time to go is afternoon and early evening. restaurants. Follow directions to Chinatown. Take University-Spadina subway until “Spadina” or the 510 Spadina Station streetcar until “Spadina Station”. Torito Restaurant (Chilean) $$$ Tapas style servings. 276 Augusta Ave, (647) 436-5874 Fresh on Bloor (Vegetarian) $ Urban Herbivore (Vegetarian) $ 326 Bloor St W, (416) 599-4442 64 Oxford Street, (416) 927-1231 Thai Basil (Thai) $$ Amadeus (Portuguese) $$ Outdoor patio. Excellent grilled sardines. 467 Bloor St W, (416) 840-9988 184 Augusta Avenue, (416) 591-1245 Future Bakery (Coffee House) $ Cake, Sandwiches, and a selection of Russian dishes. Patio is very popular with students. Little Italy 483 Bloor St W, (416) 922-5875 On College St (between Euclid and Shaw). New Generation Grill Fusion (Korean) $$ Take 510 Spadina Station streetcar until College; then, take 506 486 Bloor St W, 416-516-8883 Carlton until Bathurst, or walk). New Generation Sushi (Sushi) $$ 493 Bloor St W, (416) 963-8861 Grace (Continental) $$$ Sushi on Bloor (Sushi) $$ 503 College St, 416-944-8884 515 Bloor St W, (416) 516-3456 Kalendar (Mediterranean) $$$ Guu SakaBar (Japanese) $$$ Izakaya restaurant serving Japanese tapas. 546 College St, (416) 923-4138 559 Bloor St W, (647) 343-1101 Cafe Diplomatico (Italian) $$ Popular patio. 594 College St, (416) 534-4637 Yorkville Standard Club (Italian) $$ Good brick oven Pizza. Outdoor seating. This is a posh part of Toronto, but there are reasonably priced restaurants 667 College St, 416-588-8170 on Yorkville Ave and Cumberland St between Avenue Rd and Bay St. Grappa (Italian) $$$ Classic Italian food. Take University-Spadina subway until “Museum”. 797 College St, (416) 535-3337 Hemingway's (Gastropub) $$ Large upstairs patio. Harbord/Spadina 142 Cumberland Street, (416) 968-2828 On Harbord Street (east of Spadina Ave) is a collection of good Jacques' Bistro du Parc (Bistro) $$$ restaurants, many with patios for outside dining. 126 Cumberland Street (2nd Floor), (416) 961-1893 Take 510 Spadina Station streetcar until Harbord. Sassafraz (Continental) $$$$ Celebrity hangout during Toronto Film Festival. Splendido (Italian) $$$$ Probably the most expensive place on this 100 Cumberland Street, (416) 964-2222 street. Yamato (Japanese) $$$ Tepanyaki restaurant 88 Harbord St, (416) 929-7788 24 Bellair Street, (416) 927-0077 Harbord Room (Mediterranean) $$$ Small restaurant with excellent Le Trou Normand (Bistro) $$$ food. There is extra space in the back patio. 90 Yorkville Ave, (416) 967-5956 89 Harbord St, (416) 962-8989 One (Fine Dining) $$$$ 93 Harbord (North African) $$$ Very good couscous dishes, with 116 Yorkville Avenue, (416) 961-9600 good vegetarian options. Courtyard (Hungarian) $$$ 93 Harbord, 416-922-5914 121 Yorkville Avenue, (416) 513-9688 Messis (Continental) $$$ 97 Harbord St, 416-920-2186 Greektown Loire (Bistro) $$$ On "The Danforth", between Chester and Pape, are several restaurants, 119 Harbord St, (416) 850-8330 serving good Greek food at low prices and in large portions. Boulevard Cafe (Peruvian) $$$ A neighborhood favorite. Good Take Yonge subway line until “Bloor-Yonge”, then take Bloor subway line grilled fish and meats. until “Chester”. 161 Harbord St, (416) 961-7676 Astoria Shish Kebob House (Greek) $$ Koreatown 390 Danforth Ave, (416) 463-2838 The Korean Business District on Bloor St (between Bathurst and Pantheon (Greek) $$ Christie) has many low-priced Korean restaurants. 407 Danforth Ave, (416) 778-1929 Take University-Spadina subway until “Spadina” station, and then Mezes (Greek) $$ take Bloor subway line until “Christie” station. 456 Danforth Ave, (416) 778-5150 Pan On the Danforth (Greek) $$$ Arisu (Korean) $$ Outstanding Korean barbecue. 516 Ave Danforth, (416) 466-8158 584 Bloor St W, (416) 533-8104 Ka Chi (Korean) $ Delicious pork bone soup, and other Korean dishes. 612 Bloor Street W, (416) 533-9306 Tacos El Asador (Mexican) $ Very small place, serving excellent Tacos. 690 Bloor St W, (416) 538-9747 Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu (Korean) $ Very good soft tofu soup. 691 Bloor St W, (416) 537-0972 .