Toronto Restaurants, An International Affair
Toronto is truly an international city with restaurants from every cuisine that will fit any budget. You can find food represented by Italy, Greece, United Kingdom, and Asian all the way to the local Canadian cuisine. You can find elegant Toronto restaurants sitting next to a steak house which is right down the road from a hamburger joint. If you enjoy food, then Toronto is the place to be.
The CN tower is about 114 stories above the ground in Toronto and houses an elegant restaurant called Restaurant 360. This restaurant revolves to give you a floor to ceiling view of the city. The items on the menu will cost anywhere from C$75 to C$100 but the wine list is what people come for along with the view. There are over 550 international wines on their list that can cost upwards of C$1000. Don’t forget to make reservations as it is difficult to get into if you don’t.
Two other fine restaurants that will cost you upwards to C$100 for a meal are Splendito and Truffles. At Splendito in the Distillery District seasonal ingredients are used to make great tasting and unique Mediterranean cuisine. The great thing about this restaurant is that you can choose from an a la carte menu or go to the tasting menu where you only get a little bit of everything you want. This restaurant has a great wine list as well. Truffles is located in the Four Seasons’ Hotel and is an award winning restaurant. Everything is quite elegant and very extreme in French style.
Should these restaurants be too rich for your blood try some other less inexpensive where meals cost C$35 up to C$75 and the food is still great. Go to Canoe Restaurant and Bar to sample some of the best Canadian cuisine around where they use maple sugar to make their tempting entrees. They also use local produce and offer wild game as well. Look to Toronto Harbor and you will find this place that looks like it came out of the forest in style. Always have reservations before you go and don’t go on weekends because it won’t be open.
Want something quirky and Bohemian in style then go to Lolita’s Lust in Greektown. Not only is the ambiance different so are the menu offerings including some unique meat and seafood dishes.
There are many budget conscious restaurants in town where you will pay less than C$35 for a great meal. Look to the Midtown area to find a place that gives diner a good name at Fran’s. Specialty of the house is meatloaf but you can get a great tuna melt and interesting chicken wraps. This restaurant is open 24 hours and you have to check out the wildly enormous breakfasts they serve.
Fresh on Bloor (on Bloor Street) is an affordable health food restaurant with great tasting food. Not only does it have the great food it also features 40 different juices and some of them are very interesting.
For those who are budgeting, remember to factor in taxes. Toronto imposes three different taxes on food consumed in a restaurant that will not be included in the menu price. They are added on to the bill after you eat. They include the 8% provincial sales tax, 10% alcohol tax, and the 5% federal goods and services tax. Irregardless you can find exactly the type of food you want to satisfy in Toronto. The restaurants above are a minuscule sampling of what is available in Toronto and you only have to go to the city and explore to find many more.
See what the City of Toronto has to offer by dining at a Toronto restaurant this weekend. If you’re in Quebec, then a restaurant Montreal is a great idea for spending some quality time.
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