Restaurants
Restaurants in Financial District
Restaurants
Acqua Ristorante / Italian
Acqua aims to reel in the tourists wide-eyed from their visit downstairs at the Hockey Hall of Fame or the nearby Hummingbird. $19 Macaroni and Cheese and $38 Australian Rack...
Akco Lounge / Asian
Akco Lounge is a busy, mid-scale wine and sushi bar catering to the busy business crowd along the Financial District's underground PATH. Nicely decorated with dark wood tones and silver...
Aria Ristorante / Italian
Aria is pure eye candy. Taking its name from the Italian meaning for air, the restaurant has a breathtakingly beautiful interior, with 35 foot high ceilings in the prime and...
Bardi's Steakhouse / Steak
Bardi's has served the business district crowd since before Trudeaumania, but got a new shot in the arm with the pre-game crowd on their way to their private boxes at...
Biff's Bistro / French
Biff's Bistro is part of the Oliver & Bonacini group of companies that also includes nextdoor neighbour Oliver & Bonacini Cafe Grill plus Jump, Canoe, Auberge du Pommier, Luna and...
Bikkuri / Sushi
Bikkuri is a popular sushi restaurant on the fringes of Toronto's Financial District. A good friend of mine swears by this place as the only sushi joint she'll get take-out...
Black Moon / Eclectic
Black Moon is popular among the well dressed after work crowd on Bay Street. The menu is heavy on Asian inspired seafood but there are also burgers and less adventurous...
Blowfish on Bay / Sushi
Blowfish on Bay is the second Toronto location for this high end sushi purveyor that first wooed maki fans at their swank restaurant on King West....
Cafe on the Square / Sandwiches
What do city councillors do when they break from squabbling about pop machines at Toronto parks and rec facilities? Head downstairs and crack open a Coke? Maybe. Canned soda is...
deKefir / Frozen Yogurt
deKefir is a little shop on the PATH offering fresh, locally made kefir. If you're wondering what that is--don't worry, I was too. In fact, having never tasted kefir and...
DEQ at the Ritz Carlton / Eclectic
DEQ at the Ritz Carlton is a lavish outdoor restaurant and lounge with great views of the downtown skyline. Aside from snacks like flatbreads and charcuterie, the other draw here...
Duke of Devon / Pub Food
The Duke of Devon is a sibling pub to the nearby Duke of Westminster. But while the name might be different, the formula stays the same - pub favourites like...
Duke of Westminster / Pub Food
The Duke of Westminster is a popular Bay Street pub at the north end of First Canadian Place. Fresh faced and overworked Analysts and Associates gravitate here for some much...
e11even / Eclectic
e11even restaurant is MLSE's foray into high end dining next to the ACC. The menu includes lots of sports-fan friendly fare like steaks and chops, baby back ribs and a...
Earls Toronto / Pub Food
Earls' Toronto location on King West in the Financial District is the first in the city for the west-cost chain. The restaurant caters to a similar crowd to The Keg...
Eight Wine Bar / Eclectic
At Eight Wine Bar, located inside the Cosmopolitan Hotel, you will find a selection of upscale dishes and a list of a few dozen wines that changes on a weekly...
Far Niente / Italian
Far Niente isn't a restaurant for pretenders. Their web site takes the understated route, boasting "unsurpassed style" and "stunning presentations". Someone should go over their and boost up their sagging...
Fast Fresh Foods / Sandwiches
Fast Fresh Foods is sort of like Lettuce Eatery except there's more emphasis on sandwiches. Like Lettuce, FFF serves premium and custom crafted salads, but they also do brisk business...
Fiore / Sandwiches
Fiore is a new lunch and after work spot that has opened at the corner of Yonge and Temperance. Menu highlights include a crispy chicken sandwich, angus ciabatta burger, sausage...
Fisherman's Wharf / Seafood
FIsherman's Wharf is a long time resident of Richmond St. that continues to serve up oyster shooters, crab cakes and lobster to hungry Bay St. brokers....
Foodwares Market / Sandwiches
Foodwares Market is a casual eatery on the lower level of The Bay near Queen and Bay St. It's a mostly take-out spot to grab prepared foods, salads and sandwiches...
FOUR Restaurant / Eclectic
FOUR Restaurant is a new edition to the Bay Street dining scene. Fancier than the food courts that litter Commerce Court, FOUR serves an eclectic mix of healthy eating options...
Fran's Diner (Front St.) / Diner
Fran's Diner is a chain of 24 hour diners in Toronto serving standard diner fair. Their Yonge and Front street location is their newest restaurant in Toronto....
Freshwest Grill / Burritos
Freshwest Grill has all the makings of a successful burrito chain, but two years since its opening there's still only one location - in the TD Centre food court. Get...
Hawthorne Food and Drink / Eclectic
Hawthorne Food + Drink is a glass encased restaurant just steps from the Financial District and around the corner from Downtown Camera. The chef/owner previously made friends at Fabarnak on...
Houston Avenue Bar and Grill / Steak
Houston Avenue Bar and Grill has recently undergone a major renovation and changed its name from the former Houston Steaks and Ribs. But carnivores shouldn't fret - the restaurant is...
Hy's Steakhouse / Steak
Hy's Streakhouse is where Bay Street traders and big spenders go to blow big bucks on fat cow. Pair a 22oz Porterhouse for $48.95 with some $17.95 steak tartare. Then...
IQ Food Co. / Eclectic
IQ Food Co. is a new lunch option for food-court frequenters in the Financial District. They serve various kinds of healthier options compared to your typical fast food stalls. Think...
IQ Food Co. (Bay St.) / Sandwiches
IQ Food Co. (Bay St.) has been open just over a month, and although it mostly shares a menu with its original location at Wellington and York, the ground-level, high-ceilinged...
Irish Embassy / Pub Food
The Irish Embassy is In a fabulous old bank building on the corner of Yonge and Wellington. This is the rowdier, sportier and even more suit filled older brother to...
John and Sons Oyster House (Bay St.) / Oysters
John & Sons Oyster House (formerly Rodney's By Bay) is, in essence, a more intimate version of the original and better-known Rodney's Oyster House on King West. Opened in the...
Kupfert & Kim / Vegetarian
Kupfert and Kim opened up recently in the winding maze that is the PATH (making it an automatic take-out only space, although I did spy a nearby recessed wooden cubby...
La Bettola di Terroni / Italian
La Bettola di Terroni, aside from the yet to open Summerhill location, is the most recent addition to the ever-expanding Terroni empire. The restaurant's website explains that in Italy, a...
Little Anthony's / Italian
LA's Italian Bar is an updated version of Little Anthony's, which has occupied the corner of Richmond and York streets for 17 years. Recently taken over by the next-gen...
Mercatto (Bay St.) / Italian
Mercatto gets compared to Terroni quite a bit, which is probably fair given that both menus are focused on southern Italian pasta staples and Neapolitan-sytle pizza. Given the Bay Street...
Metropolitan / Eclectic
A bar/restaurant combo, Metropolitan serves up martinis and an eclectic array of dishes, priced surprisingly reasonably for the location....
Michael's on Simcoe / Steak
Michael's on Simcoe recently opened to the public after hosting hordes of celebrities during TIFF. The work of former Harbour Sixty GM Michael Dabic, the restaurant positions itself as an...
Miller Tavern (downtown) / Seafood
Miller Tavern has recently come south from its Hogg's Hollow location and opened up a second location on Bay Street, specializing in high-quality seafood. ...
Mio RistoBar / Italian
Mio RistoBar brings shared antipasto and calamari fritto to Bay Street. Their menu is decidedly Italian complete with pizza, pasta, veal piccata, Santal Italian fruit juices and Illy espresso....
Mirto Italian / Italian
Mirto Italian is a Toronto Street haunt for diners who like a bit more formality with their bruschetta. The white table clothed restaurant serves up Italian classics Caprese salad, grilled...
Modus Ristorante / Italian
Modus Ristorante is a formal Italian restaurant found on the fringe of the Financial District. This is a place for Bay St. bankers, tourists and other craving a menu stacked...
Momofuku Daisho / Asian
Momofuku Daisho, the center of the Momofuku sandwich housed inside the Shangri-La Hotel on University, is the moderate option from David Chang's highly anticipated arrival in Toronto. Specializing in shared...
Momofuku Shoto / Asian
Shoto, the top-tier restaurant of Chef David Chang's Momofuku complex at the Shangri-La Hotel is likely the most exclusive dining to be had in Toronto. The ultra-exclusive 22-seater dining room...
Momofuku Toronto / Asian
Momofuku Toronto has finally opened its doors after a summer full of eager anticipation. The Noodle Bar, from famed, New York chef David Chang, is the first of three restaurants...
Mr. Sushi / Sushi
Mr. Sushi is a great new addition to cheap sushi eats near the Financial District. Found on Toronto Street, the mostly take-out spot serves up a range of pre-prepared maki...
Mucho Burrito / Burritos
Mucho Burrito is a global burrito chain quickly taking over the Financial District. Now with three locations in the area - including this one in the Mezzanine level food court...
Nashtah Tandoori Grill / Indian
Nashtah Tandoori Grill is welcome find in the food court on the mezzanine of First Canadian Place in the Financial District. In a neighbourhood where ubiquitous fast food chains rule...
Ninki Izakaya / Japanese
Ninki Izakaya has opened just steps from the Hilton Hotel on Richmond Street. They serve up traditional Japanese eats as well as a long list of sake options....
O & B Cafe Grill / Eclectic
O&B Cafe Grill lives up to the opulence that's expected of an Oliver & Bonacini restaurant. The starters include B.C. albacore tuna tataki with ginger and wasabi dressing, and beef...
Obika Mozzarella Bar / Italian
Obika Mozzarella Bar bills itself as Canada's first mozzarella bar. Not for the lactose intolerant, this restaurant is a sushi-styled bar emphasizing fresh and organic products. Food is displayed in...
Old Spaghetti Factory / Italian
An institution on the Esplanade, the Old Spaghetti Factory still packs 'em in, doing brisk business from the tourist trade and families looking for a meal before or after a...
Oliver & Bonacini Cafe Grill / Italian
Oliver & Bonacini Cafe Grill has a new location near Yonge and Front. Replacing the old Shopsy's deli, this corporate chain restaurant serves up lunch, brunch and dinner in the...
Osteria Ciceri e Tria / Italian
Osteria Ciceria e Tria feels like a remote Southern Italian escape, far removed from the bustling financial district just blocks away. Heralding our entrance are two sculptural relief...
P.J. O'Brien / Pub Food
P.J. O'Brien has whiskies, a long brass topped bar and no kilts on the waitresses. Older crisply dressed Irish gentlemen can almost always be found sharing a story or a...
Parlour Deep Dish Pizza / Pizza
Parlour Deep Dish is not your everyday online pizza delivery service. The project generated some buzz (and raised a few eyebrows) before its launch in October as a covert enterprise...
Petit Four Bakery / Sandwiches
Petit Four is the smaller (and cheaper) sibling to FOUR Restaurant. Tucked near the Commerce Court entrance at Wellington and Bay, the strictly take-out operation serves fresh sandwiches, salads, soups...
Quinn's Steakhouse & Irish Bar / Steak
Quinn's Steakhouse & Irish Bar is found on the southern end of the Sheraton Hotel on Richmond Street West. The menu is a mix of steakhouse and pub favourites with...
Real Sports Bar / Pub Food
The Real Sports Bar at Maple Leaf Square is a mammoth man cave - an adult's arcade and according to ESPN the best sports bar in North America. Call it...
Reds Wine Tavern / Eclectic
Reds Wine Tavern, a place known for power lunches and after work drinks in the core of Toronto's Financial District, has totally has reinvented itself after a month-long closure. Every...
Richmond Station / Eclectic
Richmond Station is the highly anticipated first restaurant from last season's Top Chef Canada winner, Carl Heinrich and Ryan Donovan of the well-loved West Side Beef. The duo, who both...
Rosewater / Eclectic
The Rosewater has undergone a bit of a makeover and rebranding and is no longer called the Supper Club. Inside, the space is split over two levels and is often...
Ruth's Chris / Steak
Ruth's Chris is a global steakhouse chain with one location in Toronto inside the Hilton Hotel....
Soup Market / Soup
The Soup Market lives in the bowels of the E&Y Tower on Bay Street. Throngs of soup-seekers gather here at lunch for some tasty take-out soup. Offerings change everyday, but...
Soup Nutsy / Soup
At the Soup Nutsy it's hard to believe that anything that started as a running gag on a sitcom could be this good, but it is - service is (suitably)...
Stock Restaurant / Eclectic
Stock Restaurant is where to eat when hunger pains strike at the Trump Hotel. Found on the 31st floor, the II by IV designed restaurant includes an outdoor patio as...
Sukhothai (Wellington) / Thai
Sukhothai has expanded from its modest roots in Regent Park to a more modern, expansive space on Wellington St., just east of Yonge....
Sweet Lulu (Temperance) / Asian
Sweet Lulu has two locations in Toronto including this one at Bay and Temperance. The fast-food style noodle chain serves up relatively cheap bowls "design your own" rice and noodle...
Szechuan Szechuan / Chinese
Szechuan Szechuan gets packed at lunchtime. On the second floor of First Canadian Place, it's the place in the Financial District to go for some Peking Duck or General Tao's...
Taco Del Mar / Burritos
Taco Del Mar on Bremner Blvd. represents the first Toronto location of this North American taco and burrito conglomerate. Don't go here expecting Chino Locos though. The menu (and quality)...
Thai Express / Thai
If you are a frequent visitor of the Scotia Plaza food court, chances are you are familiar with Thai Express - one of the latest MTY Group franchises to hit...
Thai Island / Thai
Thai Island is a quick service restaurant in the TD Centre Food Hall. It's a popular lunch options for meat, veggie and tofu combos with noodle and rice. They all...
The Antler Room / Pub Food
The Antler Room is the latest concept bar/restaurant from the people behind Jack Astor's. Found underground in an alleyway off 146 Front Street, the Antler Room features live music, shots...
The Blue Chip Truck at City Hall / Burgers
The Blue Chip Truck is a well established late-night stop in Toronto, located right in front of City Hall. Whether heading home after a night of dancing, shopping on Queen...
The Gabardine / Pub Food
The Gabardine is located in the heart of the Financial District at Bay and Richmond. I came here for the first time on my own around three on a Thursday...
The Keg (Financial District) / Steak
The Keg has multiple locations throughout Toronto, but this one in the Financial District upholds the area's penchant for high-end decor, and you can enjoy your meal inside or on...
The Shore Club / Steak
The Shore Club is a Canadian steakhouse chain with locations in Ottawa, Vancouver and, now, downtown Toronto. On the menu are a long list of meat and seafood options like...
TOCA Restaurant / Eclectic
TOCA is the destination restaurant at the still new-feeling Ritz-Carlton Toronto. When making a visit here, it is absolutely necessary to tell everyone that you're going to the Ritz. But...
Tom Jones / Steak
Tom Jones is one of Toronto's surviving old guard of original steakhouses. It has been in its charming little home in the shadow of the King Eddy since 1966, and...
Turf Lounge / Eclectic
Turf Lounge is something of a throwback to an older Bay Street, one that conjures up the dark-hued masculinity popularized by Mad Men over the last few years. While by...
Umi Sushi Express / Sushi
Umi Sushi Express innocently calls it a bonito hot dog. As I stand amid a teeming mass of hungry Financial District suits however, my disbelief at what I'm seeing gives...
Vertical Restaurant / Mediterranean
Vertical Restaurant occupies prime space on the second floor of First Canadian Place. With a patio, swish dining room and a couple private rooms it's a prime spot for Bay...
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