Toronto is the fourth largest city in North America and home to a melting pot of cultures, offering a diverse culinary scene that will make your foodie's heart flutter. You have many choices in this city for dining, from Portuguese to Caribbean and Vietnamese. A mix of tried and true places and buzzing new hot spots, here are the best restaurants in Toronto right now.
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Grey Gardens (Hotels nearby)
Grey Gardens is part wine bar and part restaurant, where you'll find locals popping in for a glass of wine and a snack after work or friends enjoying dinner in the back dining room. It has an upmarket bohemian address in Kensington Market, where you can dine on chard and horseradish trout, peppers stuffed with chicken sausage and vegetables and grilled pork tongue, while snacks range from smoked salmon to foie gras and duck terrine.
Chubby's Jamaican Kitchen 
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Chubby's Jamaican Kitchen (Nearby Hotels)
If you're looking for Caribbean food with a lot of flavour, head to Chubby's Jamaican Kitchen. They have an indoor grill and their pork and chicken, which takes four days to prepare. Choose from herb-crusted coconut and sea bream to sautéed fish fritters, oxtail scatters and likkle pies made with curried turkey and vegetables. Be sure to save room for dessert, as the passion fruit and coconut cream pie are a treat for those with a sweet tooth.
Beach Hill Smokehouse (Neighbouring Hotels)
Thirsty for Texas BBQ? There's no better place to experience the deliciousness of authentic barbecue than at the Beach Hill Smokehouse. This joint uses a 7,000-pound smoker to serve up to a pound of meat, where you can sink your teeth into anything from smoked brisket to pork ribs, sausages and halal chicken. It's not real barbecue until you pile on the sides, which include mac and cheese, poblano coleslaw, beans and potato salad.
Farm'r Eatery & Catering (Hotels nearby)
A charming farm-to-table restaurant, Farmr is known for using local and seasonal ingredients in their dishes. You can enjoy a guilt-free meal at this restaurant, which serves comfort food from scratch. Pair proteins ââ'¬â€œ like spicy turkey meatballs and lentil and chickpea pancakes with kohlrabi and red cabbage, sweet potatoes, mushrooms and cabbage. A perfect place for brunch, they also have breakfast specialities including sandwiches, rice porridge and brunch mimosas.
Pinky's Ca Phe (Hotels nearby)
You'll discover Pinky's Ca Phe on the first floor of a converted house, where Vietnamese meets Philadelpian cuisine is celebrated with giant feasts of delicious delicacies. Start your meal by sampling the lightly fried 'banh xeo' crepes stuffed with Tiger's Milk ceviche with yellow fin tuna, scallops, clams, tom yum spices and coconut milk. If you really have an appetite, choose the 'Pho beef dip-i-dip' menu item, which is a banh mi cheese steak toasted by a cannon shot, stuffed with brisket, Asiago, hoisin and Sriracha, then served with a bowl of pho for dipping.
Scaramouche (Hotel nearby)
Dress your best and head to Scaramouche for an elegant date, where you'll be greeted with white tablecloths and classic European cuisine. The view alone is worth the price tag, as it sits on the crest of a hill overlooking Toronto, offering a chance to admire its twinkling lights at sunset. You can dine on roast duck breast, grilled lamb with salsa verde and wild halibut with lemon fennel, while those who like it better can enjoy the grilled half lobster. Just make sure to save room for a slice of coconut cream pie with white chocolate chips.
Kay Pacha 
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Kay Pacha (Nearby hotels)
Kay Pacha is bright and colourful, offering tasty Peruvian cuisine that will transport you to South America. This is where you can start with chifles, yuca frita, empanadas and Causa de Salmon with Yukon mashed potatoes infused with lime and Aji peppers or grilled skewers of anticuchos, the quintessential Peruvian street food. Indulge in classic ceviche or opt for grilled sea bream, daily fresh fish served whole or Arroz la China with tiger prawns, squid, scallops and baby octopus served with jasmine rice with soy glaze and peppers.
pukka 
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Pukka (Hotels nearby)
Refined yet casual, Pukka's cuisine is nothing short of fantastic. Go hungry and dine on beef ribs with cumin, cloves and cardamom and sliced paneer with shiitake mushrooms, spinach and pistachios. Choose from a menu of British desserts, where you will be impressed by the delicious caramel pudding that is a seductive mound of caramel goodness. You will also find an extensive wine list, which pairs well with main entrees such as butter chicken, steak vindaloo, stuffed paneer and lamb lollipops.
Yang's Fine Chinese Cuisine (Hotels nearby)
Dating back to the late 19th century, Toronto's Chinatown was home to working-class Chinese immigrants, but in recent generations they have made a home in Markham. Yang's fine Chinese cuisine is a must for dim sum lovers, where you'll find all the usual offerings like har gow, char siu bao, lo bak go expertly prepared with fresh ingredients. Be prepared to elbow your way to a table.
Crown pastries (nearby hotels)
If you're ready to satisfy your sweet tooth, check out Crown Pastries' selection. Come in to discover a variety of chewy pastries and fresh daily baklava, from basbousa (semolina and rosewater syrup) to borma, which are crispy strands of dough wrapped around pistachios. Bring home some warbat, which are puff pastry with a creamy hazelnut filling, and we're sure you'll be back later.
Conspiracy Pizza 
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Conspiracy Pizza (Hotels nearby)
It's hard to resist the call of a good pizza, and Conspiracy Pizza are the experts. Here you will find New York slash Italian hybrid pizzas, made with the freshest possible ingredients. All proteins are sourced in-house and their jalapeno-cheddar sausage bombs with jalapenos and pickled banana peppers are a must. The most popular item on the menu, however, is the Bay of Pigs with its white sauce flavour that layers Adamson pulled pork and smoked bacon with red onions, mozzarella and mustard barbecue sauce.
Centre Street Deli 
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Centre Street Deli (Hotel nearby)
Built to cater to Jews who moved from Montreal to Toronto in the 1970s, Centre Street Deli has the same look as it did in 1988 with its charming cartoon-style décor and fluorescent lights. It's the smoked meats that will lure you to this location just outside the city, where you'll find top-notch food like sandwiches and fries. Be sure to try the kishke, a sausage made of chicken fat and matzo meal, and the chopped liver, which is passed with caramelised onions in a smooth spread.