Best Breakfast Spots in Toronto
Are you looking for the best breakfast spots in Toronto that offer a diverse menu with delectable food items? If yes, read this article!
Best Breakfast Spots in Toronto
There are more than 7,500 restaurants in Toronto of all kinds of cuisine. These include traditional Canadian fast food, themed restaurants, bars, coffee shops, ice cream parlors, breweries, and food trucks.
Whether you live in and around Toronto or are one of those lucky visitors, you will undoubtedly enjoy a myriad of breakfast options that are almost impossible to list. Here are the best breakfast spots in Toronto.
Lady Marmalade
Lady Marmalade is a popular restaurant in Toronto that offers brunch all day, with various eggs, waffles, and poutine. Poutine is a typical dish from the province of Quebec, consisting of French fries, cheese, and meat sauce.
At Lady Marmalade, they only use cage-free eggs, quality meats, sustainable fish, and local products. Highlights include the cheddar and spinach waffles, the eggs Benedict, the poutine, and the pudding (baked fresh daily).
Emma’s Country Kitchen
Emma’s Country Kitchen is the best place if you want to try typical Canadian food. Rachel Pellet is the head chef of this restaurant that owes her name to her grandmother, from whom she still has some touches in her recipes.
The biscuits and gravy stand out among its dishes, which change with each season. Although it sounds like a biscuit, it is a kind of bread usually eaten with salty foods. Eggs Benedict and porridge also stand out. If you fancy something sweet, donuts and pancakes are also some of its main dishes.
Sophie’s
Sophie’s is the perfect restaurant for a tasty, cheaper brunch or breakfast. You can enjoy its terrace in the warmer months and its yellow, white, and floral designs inside.
On their menu, you will find delicious classic brunch dishes, with a few twists, like Eggs Bennington, including the traditional Eggs Benedict but with a little more flavor, Pecan French Toast, Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, and different flavored lemonades.
Mildred’s Temple Kitchen
Mildred’s Temple Kitchen is probably one of Toronto’s most Instagrammable brunch spots. It has been open since 1989 and has its current location for more than a decade.
They are primarily known for their fluffy blueberry pancakes. However, they also stand out for their Huevos Monty, Grilled Cheese Sandwich, pancetta pancakes, and cocktails.
The George Street Diner
George Street Diner is one of Toronto’s most typical breakfast restaurants. The decoration will remind you of the typical American restaurants that people always see in the movies.
Highlights on their menu are soda bread, a kind of sliced bread made with baking soda instead of yeast, flour, salt, buttermilk, blueberry pancakes, and Irish breakfast with two eggs with sausage, ham, or bacon: tomato, beans, home fries, and soda bread.
Landwer Café
You will enjoy a delicious breakfast in this popular Israeli cuisine restaurant, although they also serve lunch and dinner. It stands out for its coffee, shakshouka, a kind of casserole with eggs, tomato, and vegetables accompanied by bread, kebab, and various typical Israeli sweet desserts, cheesecake, and a wide variety of lemonades and teas.
Starving Artist
If you like waffles, this is the best breakfast place. At Starving Artist, all typical breakfast dishes have the waffle as their base. Eggs, Benedict, French toast, omelets stand out, and even little patties with mini waffles instead of bread. You can also enjoy waffles in their typical sweet version, with cream, fruit, or chocolate.
Café Cancan
Café Cancan is a beautiful French food restaurant in Toronto. Although its brunches are undoubtedly the most photographable, it offers breakfast and lunch with delectable items to satisfy your taste buds. Its dishes include ratatouille, omelets, Croque madame, pancakes, and a delicious variety of coffees and cakes.
The Green-Wood
The Green-Wood is a lovely brunch restaurant that focuses on local ingredients and ethical food. Highlights include Issy’s Nosh appetizer platter, Souk fries, hand-cut fries topped with grilled eggplant, their burgers, sandwiches, cocktails, and desserts. If you want to eat a delicious breakfast, nothing is better than visiting the Green Wood with your friends or family in Toronto.
Final Words
Toronto has hundreds of restaurants and cafes that offer delectable food items. However, finding the best breakfast spot in Toronto is not easy. These restaurants and cafes provide delicious food at the most affordable prices. Until Next Time!
- Article based on personal opinion, experience and research.
- Photos from Unsplash & canva.
