Restaurants
Restaurants in Kensington Market
Restaurants
Akram's Shoppe / Falafel
Akram's Shoppe has a simple philosophy: delicious, fresh and healthy food at prices affordable to everyone. Akram and his wife Hiyam reopened the shop in May 2010 after a nightmare...
Amadeu's / Portuguese
Amadeu's is a popular Portuguese restaurant in Kensington Market . They have a casual patio fronting Augusta and the park as well as a slightly more formal dining room inside....
Big Fat Burrito / Burritos
Home of the yam burrito, Big Fat Burrito makes 'em just as it sounds. But hold off on the salsa - it's way too sweet and tastes store bought. ...
Buddha's Vegetarian / Vegetarian
Last night I met up with some friends at Buddha's Vegetarian, a little hole in the wall on Dundas, just East of Bathurst. They had eaten there before and consider...
Dr. Augusta's Samitorium / Sandwiches
Dr. Augusta's Samitorium opened on the southern fringes of Kensington Market a little over a week ago, and their particular brand of sandwiches has already developed regulars in the neighborhood....
El Gordo Fine Foods / Latin American
El Gordo's certainly not about ambience. There's plenty here to suspect that its previous incarnation was a Kensington market butcher shop (increasing the suspicion is the fact that the proprietors...
El Trompo / Mexican
El Trompo in Kensington Market, with its west-facing patio, is one of my favourite places to be on a sunny afternoon in Toronto. This spot, serving up delicious and simple...
Free Times Cafe / Middle Eastern
After turning down a string of Hanukkah "Latke Party" invites last past week due to work committments, I was craving those greasy taters so badly come Sunday night. Walking...
Fresco's Fish and Chips / Fish 'n Chips
Fresco Fish and Chips is a take-out joint located across the street from Kensington Park, ideal sitting grounds for a takeaway meal. Having grown up in a small fishing community...
Greens Vegetarian Restaurant / Vegetarian
Greens Vegetarian Restaurant is on Dundas West just steps from Kensington Market. The menu is 100% vegetarian with plenty of mock meat dishes with a decidedly Chinese influence....
Grilled Cheese / Sandwiches
The Grilled Cheese in Kensington Market has taken a simple concept, perfected it and unleashed it on the neighbourhood at just the right time to capitalize on the mass...
Hot Beans / Vegetarian
Hot Beans has recently opened in Kensington Market. The idea to open a vegan taco restaurant in the area is such an obviously brilliant idea, it's surprising it has taken...
Hungary Thai / Thai
Hungary Thai is a quirky little resto in the heart of Kensington Market that marries stick-to-your-ribs Eastern European fare with trendy Thai dishes. Sure, it's a bit of an...
Jumbo Empanadas / Latin American
So empanadas eh? I can eat a couple. Especially if they're from Jumbo Empanadas in Kensington market. Unlike the picture above, this particular frigid afternoon it's hard...
Ka Chi / Korean
Along St Andrew's St, where Chinatown meets Kensington Market, a little Korean restaurant is busy winning over regulars from both sides of the neighbourhood. I'd just left the Moonbean cafe in...
Kensington Cornerstore / Brunch
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...
King's Cafe / Vegetarian
King's Cafe on Augusta in Kensington Market is a vegetarian restaurant serving noodle soups and a variety of mock meat options. ...
KOS Restaurant (Kensington) / Brunch
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...
Krepesz European Palacsinta Cafe / Crepes
Krepesz European Palascinta Cafe is a new spot on Kensington's cafe-happy Augusta Ave. Specializing in Hungarian-style crepes, it features an interior as sweet and comforting as its culinary creations....
La Tortilleria / Mexican
La Tortilleria is Toronto's first place that makes fresh corn tortillas every day. Not quite as good as what you'll find in Mexico, but still better than the frozen or...
Last Temptation / Pub Food
Last Temptation is one of the quintessential Kensington Market hangouts. It's best on a sunny Summer's day, sharing a pitcher of beer among friend on the front patio. Inside, things...
Le Kensington Bistro & Rotisserie / French
Le Kensington Bistro & Rotisserie is not chef Jean-Charles Dupoire and sommelier Sylvain Brissonnet's first foray into Toronto's French restaurant scene. The longtime friends already own the acclaimed Loire restaurant...
Le Ti Colibri / Caribbean
Le Ti Colibri has recently opened in Kensington Market, adding its unique international dishes to a neighbourhood already known for bold flavours, exotic ingredients, and best of all, affordable prices....
Mexican Salsas Grill / Mexican
Mexican Salsas Grill is a new joint promising authentic Mexican fare in the heart of Kensington Market. And while I like Tex Mex as much as the next person...
Oishi Kada / Sushi
Oishi Kada is, surprisingly, the lone sushi purveyor of Kensington Market. After twelve-years, Oishi Kada (translation: that was delicious!) is comfortably settled in its niche between a hostel and a...
Pancho Y Emiliano / Mexican
Pancho Y Emiliano is the most recent entrant into the crowded Mexican restaurant scene in Kensington. With a Mexican chef and named after two Mexican revolutionary heroes (Villa and Zapata,...
Pizzeria Via Mercanti / Pizza
Pizzeria Via Mercanti is the latest addition to Toronto's Neapolitan-style pizza scene, and in many ways holds its own with some of the other major players in this city like...
Planet Pizza / Pizza
Planet Pizza at College and Augusta serves up cheap pizza slices, whole pies, panzos and pasta combo deals. It's a popular lunch time spot for students in the area....
Pure Vegetarian Restaurant / Asian
Denison and Dundas is a competitive area for Asian vegetarian food. With Buddha's Vegetarian next door, Full Moon Vegetarian Restaurant a few steps away and others close by, the aptly...
Romeo's Juice Bar / Juice Bar
Romeo's Juice Bar guarantees that its juices and smoothies are made with the freshest possible fruits and vegetables. And that guarantee comes with a pretty good backing — Romeo, himself,...
Sadie's Juice Bar / Juice Bar
Sadie's Juice Bar is the first offspring of the popular vegan breakfast hotspot, Sadie's Diner. While the original Sadie's serves up vegan friendly diner staples, its new offshoot is honing...
Seven Lives / Mexican
Seven Lives opened up in the recently renovated space at 214 Augusta just 2 weeks ago and there's already a line-up. Having popped up at the Toronto Underground Food Market...
Spicy Grill / Indian
Spicy Grill has taken over from the short-lived Debu's on Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market. While Kensington doesn't really need another Indian restaurant (the serviceable Indian Waterfalls and Tapas is...
Supermarket / Asian
Supermarket is an asian tapas parlour and DJ venue at the northern end of Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market. The food here is good value and is a good for...
Tasty Corner / Eclectic
Tasty Corner has moved into the awkward corner of Augusta and Nassau. The kitchen serves up both breakfast and lunch including omelettes, pancakes, salads, burgers, roti, rice dishes, wraps and...
Thai Noodle / Thai
Thai Noodle straddles the border of Kensington Market and Chinatown at the corner of Baldwin and Spadina. Its tacky appearance puts it more into the nondescript Chinatown restaurant category, but...
The Burgernator / Burgers
The Burgernator has been open for less than a week in Kensington Market (in the former home of Big Chubby Burger), but it's fairly easy to spot; from the logo,...
Tibet Cafe / Asian
The only Tibetan restaurant in Kensington Market, the unassuming Tibet Cafe may be short on looks but what it lacks in appearances it more than makes up in flavour. Best...
Torito / Spanish
A few days ago I had dinner at Torito, a new Spanish tapas restaurant on Augusta in Kensington Market. I had a hunger to go there for a while. ...
Urban Herbivore / Vegetarian
Whether you're looking for organic salads, vegetarian sandwiches, vegan soups or just a really healthy, flavourful (and filling) lunch, Urban Herbivore has got you covered. Sure enough, Toronto is already a...
Valentina / Latin American
Valentina is a new Latin American eatery in Kensington Market occupying the site of the former restaurant The Bellevue. They serve dishes like tacos, tostada and enchiladas, and they've...
Waterfalls Indian Tapas / Indian
Waterfalls has stuck to its chef's roots and re-branded itself as Indian Tapas. It might be a tough sell with popular tapas-ish spots Supermarket and Torito across the street, but...
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