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Around the Corner / Etobicoke
Around the Corner is a new brunch spot in Etobicoke from the same owners as the Village Butcher. The all day menu features organic and gluten free meals including french...
Aunties and Uncles / Little Italy
Aunties and Uncles is now in its 14th year of operation and has earned itself quite the reputation. Located near College and Bathurst on Lippincott Street, this restaurant competes with...
Beacher Cafe / Beaches
Beacher cafe is a popular Queen east destination for brunch and all day breakfast. The kitchen cooks up a wide range of staples like waffles, eggs benny, french toast and...
Beast Restaurant / King West
Beast is tucked away at 96 Tecumseth, just North of King and West of Bathurst, on a quiet tree-lined residential street with ample shaded patio seating to cool off on...
Boiler House / Distillery District
The Boiler House in the Distillery quickly overtakes childhood memories of Golden Griddle's breakfast buffet (not knowing better at the time). As soon as I entered the massive warehouse-type space...
Bonjour Brioche / Riverside
Bonjour Brioche, at the corner of Queen East and Degrassi Streets is a favourite neighbourhood spot serving breakfast, lunch and weekend brunch. Lines snake out the door on weekends as...
BOOM Breakfast & Co / St. Clair West
Over the past few months I've watched a fading strip of St Clair West between Westmount & Oakwood Ave undergo some brilliant changes. New hip cafes, family-run eateries, shops...
Brunchworks Cafe / St. Clair West
Brunchworks Cafe is open daily from 8am-10pm, serving up breakfast, brunch and diner classics. Choose from omelettes, pancakes, or croissants, or try their cold sandwiches, entree salads, and burgers. They...
By The Way Cafe / Annex
Looking to enjoy this balmy autumn weather, some friends and I stopped into By The Way Cafe's big corner patio for a late brunch. Fast, friendly service along with...
Camp Restaurant / Bloor West Village
Camp Restaurant isn't promising any bonfires, sing-a-longs or food on sticks, but you will find some mean breakfast and brunch items served with a side of hospitality (and fewer mosquitos)....
Cardinal Rule / Roncesvalles Village
Cardinal Rule is comfort food at its finest. The dim lighting, the cozy wood tables, and the food, oh the food. The place is perfect for a pub stop, some...
Chai / Bayview and Leaside
One of the most popular brunch spots in Leaside, Chai has many regulars. Not surprising, considering the quality of the food as well as the quick and friendly service. At Chai,...
Cranberries / Cabbagetown
Cranberries is open for lunch and dinner through the week but it's best know for its weekend brunch where the eggs benedict and pancakes are the star attractions....
Daybreak / Church Wellesley Village
It's Tuesday, it's raining and there's no food in the fridge. Naturally, all I can do is torment myself with thoughts of the scrumptious Saturday brunch I had a Daybreak...
Disgraceland / Bloorcourt
Disgraceland opened earlier this year on Bloor West and quickly won over local fans for its weekend brunch lineup. Having heard glowing reviews from friends but mixed reviews in the local...
Easy Breakfast / Parkdale
My absolute favourite place to have brunch in the city is Easy Breakfast on Queen West near Roncesvalles. A nominee in our inaugural Best of Indie Toronto poll, Easy impresses...
Easy Restaurant (College St.) / Little Italy
Easy Restaurant has made the trek East and recently opened a sister location to their longstanding Roncesvalles location, on College Street in Little Italy. WIth a higher quotient of bars...
Edward Levesque's Kitchen / Leslieville
Edward Levesque's Kitchen in Leslieville, so i've heard many times through the brunch grapevine, is an east end staple for the city's beloved weekend meal. This spot has caught my...
Egglicious Cafe and Grill / Etobicoke
Egglicious Cafe and Grill serves up all-day breakfast and brunch dishes such as omelettes, burgers, sandwiches and pancakes. Also enjoy coffee and freshly-squeezed orange juice....
Emma's Country Kitchen / St. Clair West
Emma's Country Kitchen has been open just 3 weeks on St. Clair West, but gauging by the warm-toned and casually decorated interior, and the families that spill in around lunchtime,...
Fanny Chadwick's / Annex
Fanny Chadwick's, located at the corner of Howland and Dupont, is a short skip and a hop from the Dupont subway. The name, I learned, is a homage to the...
Farmhouse Tavern / Junction Triangle
The Farmhouse Tavern makes it easy to forget you're in the middle of the city. The Farmhouse brings the quiet pace of the countryside to the Junction Triangle, an area...
Figs / Corktown
Figs is a small, sunny restaurant near the corner of Queen and Parliament that draws in locals for breakfast, brunch and lunch. As someone who loves brunch, but sometimes works...
Flo's Diner / Yorkville
Some 40's years since Joni Mitchell played the then-legendary Yorkville scene, there isn't a lot left in the neighbourhood for me as I don't shop in the boutiques or need...
Fran's Restaurant / Yonge & College
It's 3:00am as I slip through the retro-flashy front entrance of the legendary Fran's Restaurant on College St. At this hour, it's one of the only places left where...
Gayley's Cafe / Dundas West
Gayley's Cafe is a quiet, sunny, beer-serving breakfast place on Dundas West. It's apparently the place to go when you're hung over and want to wait in line for an...
Golden Griddle 24 Hrs / Yonge & College
Golden Griddle 24 Hrs is a Ryerson student favourite during exam time. Free WiFi, all-you-can-eat pancake Tuesday, and a licensed bar make it ideal for the hungry, stressed, and on...
Grapefruit Moon / Annex
Grapefruit Moon is a cozy spot on Bathurst that's best for brunch. But they also have a range of lunch and dinner options....
Hoof Cafe at Raw Bar / Dundas West
Hoof Cafe at Raw Bar, now a permanent brunch pop-up (if that makes any sense), has returned to Dundas West. On a cold and miserable Saturday morning in March,...
Kalendar / Little Italy
In my neverending quest to find the best places in Toronto for brunch, I decided to try out Kalendar, a restaurant in Little Italy. Lush and intimate, the interior design...
Karine's / Baldwin Village
Karine's, a new eatery in the Village on the Grange food court, offers a rare combination of all-day breakfasts and plentiful vegan treats. I'd never been to the restaurant before,...
Kensington Cornerstore / Kensington Market
The Kensington Cornerstone is a 100% gluten-free restaurant but you can forget about noticing that, in fact, most people wont. The only indication about it's status comes from a small...
KOS / Annex
All day breakfast, homemade burgers and a large patio. Now with a second location in Kensington Market....
KOS Restaurant (Kensington) / Kensington Market
KOS restaurant has two locations in Toronto, one of which is at the corner of Bellevue and Nassau St. in Kensington Market. Here, it's tucked away from the hustle-bustle and...
L'Ouvrier / Dundas West
L'Ouvrier, translated as the worker, is a recent addition to Dundas West at the corner of Palmerston. Once an after-hours club (Crystal) with a wanton past, the restaurant owners have...
Lady Marmalade / Leslieville
Lady Marmalade, in the former Pulp Kitchen space, ups the ante on standard brunch by offering locally sourced organic food (when possible), and plenty of options for our non-meat eating...
Le Petit Dejeuner / King East
Located on King St East, Le Petit Dejeuner is sandwiched in between the Chocolate Lounge (where I can not even afford to smell the food let alone dine) and Gabby's...
Leonard's Family Restaurant / Bayview and Leaside
Leonard's Family Restaurant is a popular weekend brunch spot across from the shopping plaza near Laird and Eglinton Avenue East. Expect plenty of egg offerings like eggs benedict as well...
Littlefish / Junction
Littlefish in the Junction is a brunch spot I've been meaning to make the great swim across town to. Armed with two friends to split a cab and swap...
Maggie's / Little Italy
Somewhere in between closing time at rowdy Sneaky Dee's and the midday bustle of Kensington Market, Maggie's opens up for brunch on College Street. Serving up a variety of delicious breakfast...
Maggie's (Charles St.) / Yonge & Bloor
Maggie's (Charles St.) is a popular weekend brunch spot near Yonge and Bloor. The menu has all the typical Sunsay noontime fare including eggs, bacon, and French toast. Maggie's is...
Melanie's Bistro / Danforth
Melanie's Bistro is a popular local option for brunch, lunch and dinner. Try the Newfoundland breakfast special....
Mitzi's / Roncesvalles Village
On the quiet, tree-lined Sorauren Avenue, just north of Queen sits Mitzi's, a hugely popular cafe and brunch spot. The best thing about Mitzi's is the spiced potatoes. It's one...
Morning Glory / King East
Sunday my partner and I made our way to Morning Glory at 457 King street (east of Parliament). My first impression was a kind of homey, but light and...
New York Cafe / Danforth
New York Cafe is a Broadview favourite despite its name. Most popular is a classic two-egg breakfast with toast, homefries, and your choice of ham, bacon, or sausage starting at...
Okay Okay / Leslieville
My favourite pancake has a home and it's at 1128 Queen Street East. Hot off the grill and topped with fresh whipped butter, the big fluffy wonders at Okay Okay...
Poor John's Cafe / Parkdale
After too much green beer on Saturday, a hearty breakfast was called for. I met up with a couple friends and headed over to Poor John's Cafe at 1610 Queen...
Rosie's Kitchen / Bayview and Leaside
Rosie's Kitchen is a popular neighbourhood brunch and lunch spot serving bacon, eggs and toasted bagels. ...
Sadie's Diner / Queen West
Breakfast and brunch restaurants have a special place in North American culture. They provide an experience, not to mention a meal, that is of a decidedly different flavour than...
Saving Grace / Dundas West
Brunch at Saving Grace feels like visiting a friend who has a better apartment than you, but isn't smug about it. The small, high-ceilinged room seats twenty people (many,...
School Bakery and Cafe / Liberty Village
School Bakery and Cafe in Liberty Village doesn't look like any school I attended. The huge glass displays that cordon off the kitchen from the crowd are definitely cafeteria-esque and...
Scratch Fresh Foods / Other
Scratch Fresh Foods is in an absolutely abysmal location. Unless you live near Glencairn subway, you likely wouldn't know about it; but you should. "Fresh" doesn't only apply to the...
Sunnyside Grill (Corso Italia) / Corso Italia
The Sunnyside Grill is one of those brunch spots whose business model rests on the notion that brunch shouldn't strictly be a weekend thing. As a result, its franchise seems...
The Bristol Yard / Other
The Bristol Yard is a quaint British cafe that's located on Christie just North of Bloor. Davy Love--of BlowUp DJing fame--has faded out from the club scene and into the...
The Commissary / Leslieville
The Commissary has taken over the space formerly home to Sophie Cafe on Queen East. So far the main attraction has been its extensive line-up of eggs benny and French...
The County General / West Queen West
The County General is Splendido's tattooed cousin from the South, with a penchant for rock music and bourbon. But don't let its tough-as-nails attitude fool you, because just like...
The Federal Reserve / Dundas West
The Federal Reserve has annexed the former Zoots Cafe location on Dundas West. This up and coming area has seen an influx of new restaurants and bars of late (including...
The Good Fork / Bloor West Village
The Good Fork doesn't mind if you use other utensils. It just asks that you let it satisfy your hunger with comfort food. Open for seven weeks now, The...
The Guild / Dundas West
The Guild is the latest of a number of brunch-oriented restaurants to open on a reinvigorated stretch of Dundas at Dufferin. Yet, considering it took almost two years to bring...
The Homeway / Mount Pleasant
The Homeway has been a North Toronto staple for more than half a century. At the corner of Erskine and Mt. Pleasant, the restaurant is hardly recognizable to our group...
The Ultimate Cafe / King West
The Ultimate Cafe is a tourist-oriented restaurant in the heart of Toronto's theatre district....
Universal Grill / Annex
Universal Grill is a cherished gem at Shaw and Dupont, located amongst the surrounding residential, and somewhat industrial neighbourhood. We indulged in a leisurely Sunday brunch outing, arriving just before...
Upper Beach Cafe / Upper Beaches
The Upper Beach Cafe is found on a quiet stretch of Gerrard East, just down the street from The Bandit. The sit down restaurant is open for brunch, lunch and...
Waffle Bar / Upper Beaches
Waffle Bar on Scarborough Road is nearly impossible to miss. Though it sits just off of the main stretch of Kingston Road, the aroma of fresh waffles will lead you...
Wanda's Belgian Waffles / Yonge & Dundas
Wanda's Belgian Waffles serves up quick and tasty waffles near the corner of Yonge and Dundas. Word is they're slowly expanding their Belgian Waffle empire with a new outlet sighting...
Wanda's Belgian Waffles (Queen St.) / Queen West
Wanda's serves fresh Belgian waffles, Illy espresso, and toasted sandwiches. You can grab a sweet treat on the street that's less than $3, with flavours like vanilla, cinnamon, maple or...
Wanda's Belgian Waffles (Yonge and Wellesley) / Yonge & Wellesley
Wanda's Belgian Waffles at Yonge and Wellesley has mastered the art of seduction. Passing by this place late at night, prepare to be sucked in by the smell of sweet,...
Wexford Restaurant / Scarborough
The Wexford Restaurant has been a Scarborough institution for over 50 years. Located near Warden and Lawrence, this family-operated eatery claims to have cracked over 720 million eggs and juiced...
Whippoorwill Restaurant and Tavern / Bloordale Village
Whippoorwill is somewhat tucked away at the southeast corner of Bloor and Landsdowne in the spot formerly occupied by the Bloordale Pantry. This latest incarnation of a diner at 1285...
White Brick Kitchen / Koreatown
The White Brick Kitchen opened this past week at 641 Bloor, offering a casual setting for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Named for the white brick building facing Euclid, the...
Whitlock's / Beaches
A good bet for brunch in The Beach, Whitlock's features a brunch buffet on Sundays. Good for pancakes and waffles....
Wish / Yonge & Bloor
Wish is at once peaceful and full of energy. Located at 3 Charles Street, it's just a few doors west of the ever busy, always bustling, Yonge Street. Its warm...
Zocalo / Junction Triangle
Zocalo, another recent addition to the roster of casual restaurants in Bloordale Village, is one of those places that just feels like a neighbourhood spot. Narrowing the gap between Bloordale...
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