By extending the CaféTO program, the city has acknowledged that outdoor dining will be a permanent part of the urban landscape, and indoor dining has returned as well, with capacity limits and mask requirements. This past summer restaurant workers saw a glimmer of hope, as the city experienced a slight return to normalcy with more outdoor dining options and a proliferation of streetside patios.
Like countless other places in the world, the restaurant industry in Toronto has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. But the town has been digging away long enough for gems to emerge. One of North America’s largest cities, Toronto can be more of a trend-chaser than setter, quick to fawn over the latest shiny thing. There are jerk chicken, tacos, fried chicken and waffles, churros, Mexican sandwiches, Texas barbecue, Japanese crepes, German doner sandwiches, Greek frozen yogurt, brew pubs, kombucha cafes, every week another coffee shop, and all without a single corporate-owned store in sight. Beyond retailers the city is home to a collection of cafes, bars, and restaurants of such variety they make it nearly impossible to choose lunch.
After the dog, food lovers should start their eating itinerary with a stroll through Kensington Market, once a Jewish community dotted with pushcart merchants that has evolved throughout waves of immigration - Portuguese, Caribbean, Vietnamese - into an open-air mall and the heart of the city’s food culture (while still being very much a neighborhood with real people who live in it).īy day, tourists clog the sidewalks while locals flit between specialty shops: bakeries, butcheries, fishmongers, dried-goods shops, grocers (Chinese, Portuguese, organic), fresh tortilla vendors selling by the kilo, and a store that only makes tofu. Carts are everywhere and the standard Toronto wiener is shockingly good, particularly compared to its anemic New York counterpart. If you land in Toronto and absolutely cannot wait to eat, get a hot dog.
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