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Diners' Choice: Contemporary Canadian restaurants in Toronto

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Updated April 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Contemporary Canadian cuisine in Toronto? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyzes more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favorites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!


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Bar Vendetta
4.7
4.7 (510)
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Contemporary Canadian
Little Portugal / Dundas West
About the restaurant
Bar Vendetta distinguishes itself in a space that had previously been a fairly iconic restaurant, The Black Hoof, with a beautiful (and imposing) Douglas fir ‘glass canopy’ and a completely different, 70s colour scheme, modelled (very loosely) on Jen's teen basement bedroom in Scarborough. Nothing says 70s like brown, orange and cream! We didn’t want it to scream ‘Italian restaurant’ because frankly it’s only Italian-ish, using the philosophies of Italian cooking with locally available ingredients and a strong devotion to seasonality. Our pastas all made in house, by long-time chef, Annalisa Latavo and our front of house team is simply a dream! The sort of secret treehouse-feeling back patio is hugely popular in the summer, but we think of it as the perfect restaurant for a colder evening, cozy for tucking into a beautiful plate of pasta, with one of your favourite songs playing while you have a very nice Italian red.
Top review
Luciana
Dined 1 day ago
Delicious fresh food. Service was attentive and excellent.
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Rigatoni
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Tagliatelle
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Crown Cacio e Pepe
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The Chefs' House - George Brown College
4.7
4.7 (1721)
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Contemporary Canadian
King East
About the restaurant
Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, The Chefs’ House is an innovative, student-focused concept restaurant where students from George Brown College's Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Arts have the opportunity to learn from the best teacher - experience. It also gives the public the opportunity to experience a relaxed urban dining experience.

For parties of 8 guests or more, please call for reservations.
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Jodi
Dined on Apr 16, 2025
Absolutely delicious meal start to finish. Beautiful presentation. Excellent, attentive service. Lively environment and fun to see the chef students cooking through the open kitchen.
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Chicken Pibil
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Meyer Lemon Tart
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Caesar Salad
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Gallery Grill
4.7
4.7 (339)
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Contemporary Canadian
The Village
About the restaurant
Gallery Grill is closed for the holidays Dec 20 thru Jan 06 inclusive; reopens Tuesday Jan 07.

Gallery Grill serves lunch weekdays upstairs in historic Hart House on the University of Toronto's downtown St George campus. The restaurant is also a stunning setting for private events and receptions. Drop by for a quick bite, unwind over a cocktail, or celebrate a special occasion in one of the city's iconic spaces.



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John D.
Dined on Apr 11, 2025
All was fantastic - Definitely will go back… awesome food!😋
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Burdock Brewery
4.7
4.7 (110)
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Contemporary Canadian
High Park
About the restaurant
Burdock is a microbrewery, restaurant & music venue in the West-End of Toronto. Our restaurant features a tasty, seasonal array of locally sourced dishes and a welcoming community atmosphere. Swing by to try our selection of Real Nice™ beer & other delicious things. Open 7 days a week!
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Maria DanielaVIP
Dined 4 days ago
Beer was spectacular as usual. The fries were amazing don’t skip on them!
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Alobar Yorkville
4.7
4.7 (269)
CAN$51 and over
Contemporary Canadian
Yorkville
About the restaurant
Alobar Yorkville is tucked along a pathway in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood. It puts its foot forward as a cocktail bar, but it is a full-fledged Michelin recommended à la carte restaurant, offering choice seafood with the finest accoutrements, fish and chops off of the charcoal grill, and world-class wines, all served with genuine hospitality. Alobar Yorkville boasts a comfortable courtyard patio merging warm skies with ice cold cocktails during the summer.

Alobar Yorkville's menu pairs french cooking techniques with international ingredients and prime steak and proteins cooked on our charcoal grill.

Chef Patrick Kriss

2022, 2023 - 1 Michelin Star
2024 - Michelin Recommended
2019, 2020, 2022 - Canada's 100 Best Restaurants

Elevated dining - private events - intimate - romantic -
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Kerry
Dined on Apr 22, 2025
Fabulous from start to finish. Booked a bar seat last minute and we were sat at the chef's table. The front of house staff and chef team were lovely and the kitchen staff interacted with us and answered questions about the dishes they were making! We had an amazing evening and the food was amazing. The highlight of our trip to Toronto!
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Salon - Three Course Lunch
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CLAY
4.8
4.8 (671)
CAN$30 and under
Contemporary Canadian
Yorkville
About the restaurant
An original in-house restaurant at Gardiner Museum. Offering seasonal menus of fresh, local fare, inspired design that's deeply connected to the Museum's ceramic focus, and a seamless continuation of the impeccable service clients have to expect from the museum. Clay breathes new life into Yorkville's fine dining community.
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SunaliVIP
Dined 2 days ago
Always great food and excellent service! Thank you Meghan!
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Fish & Chips
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Chopped Salad
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Omelette
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ONE Restaurant
4.7
4.7 (1674)
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Contemporary Canadian
Yorkville
About the restaurant
With a variety of beautiful dining spaces and dishes that will delight the palate, ONE is sure to impress.
The restaurant’s stunning décor was fashioned by award winning design group Yabu Pushelberg. Low light and textured walls create a sumptuous ambiance, perfect for entertaining. The tree-lined candle lit patio is the perfect place to sit back and savour ONE's culinary creations and unique signature cocktails, all the while taking in Yorkville's bustling and exciting street life.
If it is private dining you are interested in, ONE Restaurant has two exquisite spaces to offer. The smaller and more intimate Neil Young Room, located off the main dining room and the grand and impressive Yorkville Room, situated just beyond the entrance to the bar lounge.
Whether the occasion be personal or business, the chic bar, al fresco oasis or lavish dining room will make for an immersive dining experience day or night.
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Dr JonVIP
Dined 3 days ago
It is not cheap, but it is good. What better place to be on a Sunday afternoon in the sunshine?
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Florette
4.6
4.6 (305)
CAN$51 and over
Contemporary Canadian
Queen West
About the restaurant
An intimate place in the neighbourhood to eat, drink, and laugh. Funky sharing plates, culinary-inspired cocktails, and natural wine, all ever-rotating with what's local and seasonal.

Our space is inspired by your cool aunt's home -- dine under our floral ceiling arch, surrounded by good people and lots of colourful pickled veggies and fruits. Our cozy back patio is quaint and covered by the old trees of Queen West, Toronto.
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Marie
Dined 3 days ago
Dinner was lovely. We got the chefs menu and it was beautiful food, delicious. The service was exceptional and we had a great time. We will be going back! Highly recommend! It’s really pretty too!
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Rigatoni
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Chocolate Tart
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Sassafraz
4.7
4.7 (3634)
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Contemporary Canadian
Yorkville
About the restaurant
A beloved local landmark, Sassafraz has welcomed guests to enjoy its contemporary Canadian cuisine, warm hospitality, and unparalleled service for over two decades. Chef Geoff Webb's ever-evolving seasonal menu showcases our relationships with local farms and purveyors. Set in an array of Victorian rowhouses, Sassafraz has evolved through the decades to become a magical space in the heart of historic Yorkville. The iconic little house and its romantic interior make it one of the most stunning restaurants in Toronto.
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AudreyVIP
Dined 4 days ago
Food is always fresh and fantastic, ambiance is sophosticated and relaxing and our servers were wonderful! Derek is always a fan favourite. Excited to return soon!
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Flourless Chocolate Cake
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Caesar salad
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Fish tacos
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Soco Kitchen + Bar
4.6
4.6 (727)
CAN$30 and under
Contemporary Canadian
Harbourfront
About the restaurant
SOCO Kitchen + Bar offers you locally inspired cuisine, using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Served in a lively contemporary setting, enjoy date night, game day, or post-work sips and bites in a space designed to celebrate, enjoy, and savour. Perfectly located just steps from the city’s most exciting venues, including the CN Tower, Scotiabank Arena, Rogers Centre, and Toronto’s entertainment and financial district, we are exactly where you want to be.

Experience SOCO Cafe – a modern and elevated take on the classic cafe. Whether holding a business meeting, enjoying morning coffee or looking to treat yourself, you’ve found yourself in the right place. With a wide selection of freshly baked pastries, brioche breads, decadent desserts and specialty sandwiches made in-house, and espresso based drinks, beverages, and snacks, enjoy on the go or take your time.

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Ingrid
Dined on Apr 20, 2025
Beautiful place, the food marvelous, very recommended.
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Soco Burger
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