downtown toronto restaurants

50 essential restaurants in downtown Toronto you need to try at least once

Restaurants in downtown Toronto are what you want when you're craving a swanky dinner served by waistcoat-wearing waitors, or are jonesing for a cheap eat.

From impressing visitors in the Financial District to cruising King West, here's where you'll find some of the most noteworthy eats in downtown Toronto, as defined by the borders of Bathurst, Jarvis, Wellesley and the lake.

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Hector Vasquez at Koh Lipe


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