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10 restaurants in Toronto where you can have a unique dining experience

It's not hard to find a restaurant in Toronto where you can have a unique dining experience, but some are more out-of-this-world than others. Meals at these places are nothing short of unforgettable from beginning to end.

Here are some restaurants in Toronto where you can have a unique dining experience.

Haidilao Hot Pot Toronto

Talk about a restaurant that has it all. In addition to serving steaming bowls of noodles, you'll be entertained by staff dancing with noodles and can get a manicure or hand massage while you wait for your table.

Selva Toronto

The jungle-themed glow-in-the-dark interiors at this underground Entertainment District spot are unique in and of themselves, but in the winter you can also dine on the patio under heated bubble domes.

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Selva's glow-in-the-dark, jungle-themed interiors make for a truly wild experience. Photo by Fareen Karim.

ONOIR

Have you ever wondered whether the loss of one sense will heighten others? You can test that hyopthesis at this Church Wellesley concept restaurant where your entire meal is served in total darkness. You can even opt to have staff choose your meals for you for an extra element of surprise.

Le Petit Chef

Somewhere between a hibachi and an immersive experience, this Harbord St. restaurant (with locations all over the world) lets you watch your meal be created from start to finish — by a teensy-weensy chef projected directly onto the table in front of you.

Yunnan Noodle Shack

You can take yourself out on a solo date at this Baldwin Village noodle shop — in fact, that's exactly what it's designed for. The city's first-ever solo dining experience seats you in a comfortable cubby so you can focus on what really matters: the food.

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Yunnan Noodle Shack was specifically designed for you to ride solo. Photo by Fareen Karim.

360 Restaurant

Perhaps one of the city's most recognizable restaurants (likely because it's located squarely at the top of its most recognizable building,) this restaurant located in the CN Tower slowly revolves, giving you a sweeping, sky-high view of the entire city.

The Keg Mansion

The architecture and fine details of this Church Wellesley heritage building make it undoubtedly the most visually stunning of all of the steakhouse chain's locations, but the swirling rumours of its ghostly inhabitants give your meal there an extra edge of intruigue.

Sara Restaurant

The saying "phone eats first," could not be further from the truth at this luxe King West spot, that encourages genuine connection and a serene experience by asking you to store your phone away in a tabletop cubby at the beginning of the meal.

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Give your phone a break at SARA. Photo by Jesse Milns.

Old Spaghetti Factory

An institution in the city, this kitschy go-to near Union Station is laden with funky, retro decorations — but the real star of the show is the vintage streetcar inside of the restaurant that you can dine inside of.

BlueBlood Steakhouse

You'll be dining — quite literally — like a king, at this luxurious steakhouse located inside of Toronto's own castle (well, almost), Casa Loma. To access the restaurant you'll first have to walk through the mansion's sprawling gardens — but who'd complain about that?

Lead photo by

Hector Vasquez at The Old Spaghetti Factory. Contributions by Amy Carlberg.


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