For a dim sum meal with the best view, this restaurant, located in the Queens Quay Terminal overlooking the lake, offers savoury steamed dumplings and other Hong Kong style snacks. Popular choices like Har Kau (Shrimp Dumpling) and Siu Mai (Pork Dumpling) are delicately made by hand and packed with flavour. But expect the view and delicious execution to come at a cost.

Read my review of Pearl Harbourfront in the restaurants section.

From the owners of L'Unita, this new (not-for-the-budget-seeking) restaurant opened a couple months ago and it's already an Avenue Road hotspot, offering an ever-changing abundance of mouth-watering seafood options with a sprinkling of meat entrées to satisfy the carnivores in the bunch.

Read my review of Malena in the restaurants section.

Though the decor is uninspiring, this College St. Ethiopian restaurant makes up for that by offering lunch specials that are the real deal. With plenty of mildly spiced vegetarian as well as chicken, lamb and beef offerings, it's the kind of menu that will likely appeal to a broad audience of Ethiopian food fans and novices.

Read my review of Sheba Ethiopian in the restaurants section.

Saying that they serve the "Best Peking Duck In Town" is a big statement, but this restaurant in Chinatown does right by that claim by serving perfectly crispy-skinned, savoury Peking Duck as well as an extensive menu of Cantonese delights including special items like braised oxtail hot pot and snails with black bean sauce.

Read my review of People's Eatery in the restaurants section.

For a toonie and a quarter ($2.25) you can get a savoury Vietnamese French-style sub at Banh Mi Ba Le. But that's not all they offer. A hot menu with noodle dishes starting from $3.00 makes this bustling Chinatown restaurant a gratifying pit stop for the penny-conscious.

Read my review of Banh Mi Ba Le in the restaurants section.

Although the menu offers a highly extensive list of congee, Congee Star in the Don Mills and Eglinton area is much more, offering everything from dim sum-like snacks to stir fries and rice noodle rolls. Continuous streams of customers day and night are just one sign that this restaurant is a must try if you're in the area.

Read my review of Congee Star in the restaurants section.