Toronto Dining
 

We will be staying in Toronto at the beginning of March. (6 adults) We would like suggestions on restaurants that serve good food, and are reasonably priced.

Toronto has hundreds of reasonably priced restaurants that serve good food.

It's the biggest city in Canda, and the most cosmpolitan city in the world.

Give us an idea of where you'll be, and what cuisines you particularly enjoy.

You'll get lots of ideas if you do this.

And is "reasonable" $100 for two, compared to $200-300, which is easy to spend in Toronto, too. Or do you set a $50 total for two? With wine?

BAK

The concierge at your hotel should be able to give you some suggestions.
It is hard to give you reccommendations when your price point isn't mentioned.
The Distillery Area in Toronto is a great little area.There really are lots of choices, as the previous post mentioned.
Give us more info, including what kind of food you prefer.

Brian...."the most cosmopolitan city in the world"??? I wld have given that title to NYC

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And you would not have been alone.

But I believe you'll find a wider selection of people from more places, more integrated into the life of the city, in Toronto than in New York.

But you could argue the definition of cosmopolitan, of course.

BAK

We are looking for Italian or a place who has good steaks. The price range would be $200-300 for two.

Try 'Canoe' in the Toronto-Dominion Tower, the '360' atop the CN Tower, 'Centro' on Yonge Street, the 'Fifth' on Richmond Street, 'Grano' on Yonge is also an Italian , casual neighborhood kind of place, and 'Via Allegro' is good Italian if you want to drive out to the Queensway.There is a Ruth's Chris steakhouse in the Toronto Hilton.I like Filet of Sole for seafood. If you just stroll around the neighborhoods and areas of the city you will come across many good little places to eat.And have a sausage on a bun from a street cart!

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For Italian, try Oro, on Elm Street, alnmost at Bay Street. Oro serves a ghood piece of beef, too, but not in conventional steak form.

If I was looking for a steak dinner for two in that range, and wanted Toronto personality, I'd pick Barberian's, also on Elm Street, but close to Yonge. It's been there forever, and is a classic Toronto steak house.

Hy's, on the Adelaide Street side of the Richmond Adelaide Centre, between University and Bay, is the Toronto branch of a small chain of excellent steak houses, and will be very, very good.

Down a notch in price, but not quality, try the Pasta Bar at Scaramouche in Benvenuto Place, off of Avenue Road, for Italian.

About The Queensway, mentioned above. Weird place. It's a stretch of low-end commercial, with a Burger King and a Harvey's and a cheque cashing place and small, crappy, computer stores and lousy restaurants, and then, mixed in, several of the best restaurants in the city. There's a great Japanese restaurant there, too.

More Italian; Verona, on the south side of King Street West, across from the Holiday Inn on King.

Of all these, Oro is my favorite for fancy, etc.

BAK

Further to Oro. If there were six at the table, and they all really liked food, you'll find yourselves in serious conversation with the waiters, and the overall meal, allowing for some sharing and tasting, will be an adventure.

The staff love groups this big, who care. Small enough to take care of, big enough to make them really perform and meet challenges.

BAK