Restaurants
Restaurants in Danforth
Restaurants
417 Danforth Restaurant and Lounge / Mediterranean
417 Restaurant and Lounge opened this week on the Danforth just East of Chester in what general manager Drew Burke-Gaffney boasted was a whirlwind seven weeks in the making. In...
521 Bar and Lounge / Pub Food
521 Bar and Lounge is part restaurant, part sports bar on the Danforth. Best bet is to head to the patio out back for a beer and a sandwich....
7 Numbers / Italian
7 Numbers on the Danforth whips up Italian favourites like homemade lasagna, pasta fagioli and panfried calamari. Save room for "Tony's very small but tasty cannolis" for dessert. ...
Al Mandi Restaurant / Middle Eastern
Ali Mandi Restaurant on The Danforth serves a mix of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and African Cuisines. On the menu are Kuskus, a chicken/beef stew and Kibabe....
Alexandros Take-Out / Greek
"NOBODY DARES TO COMPETE WITH US", says a bold statement in the front window. Located on the Danforth, that's a bit hard to believe - still, they're often busy up...
Amaro Pizza / Pizza
Amaro Pizza on the Danforth does a brisk take-out and delivery service for its pizza (with available toppings including gourmet fare like scallops and brie), calzones and wings. ...
Asteria Souvlaki Place / Greek
Asteria is a family run restaurant with two locations on the Danforth - each is located on the polar ends of Greektown and maybe that's why they aren't often that...
Astoria / Greek
Astoria is probably the best-known Greek restaurant on the Danforth. And while the decor could use an update, the restaurant always offers solid takes on Greek classics. The secret to...
Auld Spot Pub / Pub Food
Fish 'n chips, burgers and a pulled pork sandwich are some of the items you can wash down with one of the many fine Irish beers on tap. ...
Avli / Greek
Avli is everything you'd expect from a Danforth Greek restaurant; aging decor, a cozy dining room, patrons at the next table who talk too loudly, and some truly fantastic homemade...
Baitul Muqadus Halal Pizza & Wings / Pizza
Baitul Muqadus Halal Pizza & Wings has cheap and tasty pizza and wings on the Danforth....
Bangkok Spoon / Thai
Bangkok Spoon boasts clean and modern decor and mouthwatering flavourful Thai dishes. The house specialties are Pad Thai Noodles and Tamarind Pork Ribs, made using chef's unique recipe. ...
Big House Pizza / Pizza
Big House Pizza has been firing up their oven going on a month now, and already customers are being lured back to this Danforth pizzeria near the "Pocket" for second...
Bistro Camino / French
Bistro Camino provides a generous prix-fixe menu offering a fusion of French and Japanese cuisines. If you're looking for meatless options, beware: Their menu is on the carnivorous side....
Brass Taps Pizza Pub / Pub Food
Brass Taps has been around since 1990 and has been a winner of a ton of Toronto Sun Reader's Choice Awards. The Danforth outlet (shown above) of this chain has...
Burger Stomper / Burgers
Burger Stomper is now open for business on the Danforth just west of Chester. The 5-week old restaurant is co-owned by John and Nick who are both about as burger...
Burrito House / Burritos
The Burrito House on the Danforth serves basic, tasty beef and chicken burritos. Sadly, there aren't any fish burritos on the menu. ...
Bus Terminal Diner / Diner
The Bus Terminal Diner has been an East Toronto landmark since 1948. The chrome details and colourful walls have hosted a slew of major motion pictures, but in between...
Cafe Fiorentina / Sandwiches
Cafe Fiorentina is a cozy restaurant and cafe on the Danforth featuring local, house-made sandwiches, soups, sweets, coffee and tea. Sample menu items include their naturally raised porchetta sandwich on...
Cafe Tangiers / Middle Eastern
Café Tangiers is a hardly noticeable hole-in the wall that I've been enjoying for years, for for far more than just its ambience, and the smoke and fragrant shisha scents...
Caribbean Dutchpot / Caribbean
The Caribbean Dutchpot resurfaced on Broadview just south of the Danforth about four months ago. They were previously near Queen and Coxwell for many years. They offer a typical array...
Carter's Ice Cream / Ice Cream
Carter's Ice Cream is newish ice cream parlour on Woodmount just steps from the Danforth. They sell Kawartha Dairy ice cream. ...
Casa di Giorgio (Danforth) / Italian
Casa di Giorgio is a family-style Italian restaurant on the Danforth, although they have another location on Queen East in the Beaches. They are most known for their pizza but...
Casa Sushi / Sushi
Casa Sushi on the Danforth is located just a couple doors down from Sushi Delight and seems to want to lure some of its customers over with cheap sushi specials....
Christina's on the Danforth / Greek
Christina's on the Danforth has all the bases covered: enjoy the delightful Mediterranean cuisine, live music, belly dancing, and Toronto's largest year-round heated patio....
Danforth Dragon / Chinese
Danforth Dragon, with its quirky tropical decor, creates the impression of an oasis for Hakka food-seekers. A couple years ago, the friendly owners revamped their menu to focus on Hakka-style...
Danforth Pizza House / Pizza
Danforth Pizza House makes some of the best pizza east of the DVP. Take-out is the name of the game here as the service is quick and the prices are...
Danforth Roti Shop / Roti
Danforth Roti, a nondescript shop in Toronto's east end, is an antidote to my patriotic concerns, a trip down memory lane, and a good spot for tasty nosh. You see,...
Danforth Sandwich / Sandwiches
Danforth Sandwich is more than just a sandwich shop, offering a full menu of Italian cuisine, from gourmet panini to fresh pasta....
Detroit Eatery / Burgers
Nobody really knows why there's a Detroit-themed diner on the Danforth. You won't catch Leaf fans in here on a Saturday night watching HNIC. But the Detroit Eatery does have...
Diamond Pizza / Pizza
Diamond Pizza is a bit of a hidden gem of a pizza place on Main north of the Danforth. Their specialty? Just great tasting pizza and panzerottis. They also have...
Diner's Thai / Thai
Diner's Thai on the Danforth serves up usual That favourites like mango salad, red curry chicken and Thai style eggplant. They also offer a short list of Malaysian dishes....
Double Sushi / Sushi
Double Sushi is a sushi joint on the East Danforth that replaced the old Dosa Dosa restaurant. They offer all the standard Japanese dishes such as bento boxes, maki, Udon,...
Duckworth's Fish & Chips / Fish 'n Chips
Duckworth's Fish & Chips makes some of the better fried fish in the east end. Located in the far reaches of the Danforth near Main St....
Dukem Restaurant / Ethiopian
Dukem is one of the better Ethiopian restaurants on Danforth near Woodbine. Spicy chicken stew, curried vegetables and lamb kebabs are all on the menu,...
Embrujo Flamenco / Spanish
Embrujo Flamenco is a Spanish tapas restaurant on the Danforth that also features live flamenco Wednesdays through Sundays....
Estonian House Cafe / Eastern European
The Estonian House Cafe is situated within a large community centre and banquet hall on Broadview north of the Danforth. The banquet hall style cafe serves up warm dishes like...
Factory Girl / Italian
Factory Girl is a casual Italian restaurant on the Danforth that serves up a wide variety of pizza, pasta, sandwiches and pub staples like chicken wings and nachos....
Faros by Night / Greek
At first glance Faros by Night can be easily overlooked. It's exterior is unobtrusive and dimly lit and its interior is really outdated. Bring your appetite because they offer some...
Fasiledes / Ethiopian
Fasiledes Ethiopian Restaurant is a cozy (albeit extra-casual) spot in the East End with authentic Ethiopian platters perfect for sharing. The injera is perfectly spongy and Fasiledes is one of...
Fox and Fiddle (Danforth) / Pub Food
Fox and Fiddle is a pub with locations throughout the Toronto area including this one on the Danforth. It's best known for it's garage-door style front windows (which open out...
Globe Bistro / Eclectic
Globe Bistro offers three floors of drinking and dining including a spectacular rooftop patio (pictured above). The kitchen takes great pride in sourcing local ingredients for its menu that features...
Golden Pizza / Pizza
Golden Pizza on the Danforth received a major upgrade in 2012 thanks to the TV show Restaurant Takeover. The tired looking dining lounge has been completely revamped but still serves...
Green Basil (Danforth) / Asian
Green Basil has expanded beyond its original Beach location to an outpost on the Danforth across from the Big Carrot. Open for lunch and dinner, the restaurant serves up a...
Ha Gow Dim Sum House / Chinese
Ha Gow Dim Sum House is just what it sounds like - a restaurant specializing in all day dim sum. Just don't expect Casa Imperial or anything fancy at this...
Happy Sushi / Sushi
Happy Sushi is a quaint little sushi joint on Danforth East that serves the usual sushi, sashimi and maki options....
Il Fornello / Italian
Il Fornello now has nine restaurants in the Toronto area. Of them, the Danforth is arguably the best of the bunch, and usually bustling. Weekdays, they offer a buffet lunch...
Indira's Caribbean Spot / Caribbean
Guyanese (or Indira's Caribbean Spot as known by most) is a must-stop restaurant on the Danforth. To say this is a lively spot would be a vast understatement with the...
iPho / Vietnamese
iPho is one of the few options for decent Vietnamese cuisine in Greektown. Though it's got nothing on Pho Hung or Golden Turtle, for east enders with a serious pho...
Jean's Vegetarian / Vegetarian
Jean's Vegetarian serves up good value, healthy Thai cuisine. As the name suggests, all the options are vegetarian. ...
Katsu Sushi / Sushi
Katsu Sushi distinguishes itself with all you can east lunch and dinner buffets as well as some tasty (and value-priced) lunch combos....
Lalibela (Danforth) / Ethiopian
Lalibela, the popular Bloor St. West Ethiopian restaurant also has a location on the East Danforth....
Lee's Thai Spring Roll / Thai
Lee's Thai Spring Roll serves authentic Thai and Malaysian cuisine on the Danforth. There are more than 60 items on the menu including crab meat satay, tofu goreng, beef, chicken...
Lolita's Lust / Eclectic
Lolita's Lust features an eclectic menu with Italian influences. Offerings are heavy on the seafood and include options like lobster dumplings, calamari, lamb shank, baked halibut and polenta fries. ...
Louis Authentic Gyros and Souvlaki / Greek
Louis Authentic Gyros and Souvlaki is a small food stand housed in Louis Meat Market. This is a great concept because customers know they're buying fresh meat. For under $5,...
Mad Italian Gelato Bar (Danforth) / Gelato
The Mad Italian Gelato on Danforth is serving up all things Italian. This gelatori serves paninis, salads, and zazzus (pizza in a soft cone). The Mad Italian Gelato also offers...
Magic Oven (Danforth) / Pizza
Magic Oven (Danforth) serves the same healthy, preservative-free pizza (including some items suitable for those with dietary restrictions) as the company's other locations, while also providing family-friendly dining and a...
Makkah Restaurant / Indian
Makkah Restaurant on The Danforth offers mostly Indian style food for take out, or dining in. Some of their traditional dishes include Tandoori, Naan, butter chicken, Kabab, and sweet desserts...
Mambo Lounge / Cuban
Yes, we have a Cuban bistro in town! Mambo features succulent tapas and mains, live music and some of the best mojitos in town....
Maple Leaf Dairy / Ice Cream
Maple Leaf Dairy is a local favourite for ice cream in Danforth East at Dawes Road. The ice cream store is known by locals as St. Clair's and is attached...
Maras Gyros / Greek
Maras Gyros is a small Greek restaurant located, where else, on the Danforth. Serving up your usual Greek favourites made with fresh ingredients, their most popular dish by far are...
Melanie's Bistro / Brunch
Melanie's Bistro is a popular local option for brunch, lunch and dinner. Try the Newfoundland breakfast special....
Mike's Fish & Chips / Fish 'n Chips
Mike's Fish & Chips is the place to get light and flaky fish and chips on the Danforth. Their popularity and limited seating mean that it may be standing room...
Morgans on the Danforth / Pub Food
Morgans on the Danforth has opened in what used to be the Taps & Tales space just east of Greenwood Avenue. On the menu? Pub food and craft beer....
Motorama / Greek
Motorama has gone through a few signage changes over the years, but the breakfast, thankfully, has remained the same. Another unapologetic greasy spoon, here you'll find a breakfast special that...
Mr. Pide / Middle Eastern
Mr. Pide has drawn the Danforth crowd to its thin-crusted pide. Recommended here is mevlana, a sacred pide believed to be named after the Sufi mystic Rumi, with ground beef,...
Namaste Nepal / Indian
Namaste Nepal is a re-branded take on Nepalese classics from the same people behind the Mount Everest Restaurant chain. The big draw here is the lunch buffet ($11) available 7...
New York Cafe / Brunch
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...
Off the Hook / Fish 'n Chips
Off the Hook has a great name, and their fish isn't so bad either! Located on Broadview just south of the Danforth, it occupies what was once fish & chip...
Pachuco / Mexican
Pachuco is a Danforth restaurant specializing in traditional Mexican food with a modern twist. The "modmex" menu features a lengthy list of tasty items, including gourmet guacamoles and taquitos, all...
Pan on the Danforth / Mediterranean
Pan on the Danforth doesn't just do Greek food, there's also some rather stimulating entertainment. After all, what would a charming Greek restaurant be without a lone woman gyrating next...
Panini Trip / Italian
Panini Trip offers Italian fare in the Broadview and Danforth area. Specializing in paninis and pizza, they also offer an array of pastas. Panini Trip is fully licensed and offers...
Pizzeria Libretto (Danforth) / Italian
Pizzeria Libretto Danforth is a lesson in nostalgia. Funkdadelic and Motown classics bounce off the walls in a room that recalls the Ossington original and it's easy to imagine that...
Planet Donut / Pizza
Planet Donut pretty much serves candy with a side of donut. Proudly perched in an old-school cake display by the front window, these sweet treats seem to exert a seductive...
Rails & Ales / Pub Food
Rails and Ales has moved east of their old location, and features pool tables, a patio, and 6 big screen TVs. Alongside classic pub favourites like jalapeno poppers, wings and...
Red Chilli / Thai
Red Chilli is a new Thai restaurant on the East Danforth that serves typical Thai favourites like phad thai....
Relish / Eclectic
Relish on the Danforth bills itself as a tapas restaurant but what they're most known for is their amazing celiac menu for the gluten-free among us. There are plenty of...
Rendez-Vous / Ethiopian
Rendez-Vous Restaurant Bar & Café, the aromas, ambiance and welcoming hosts will transport you to Ethiopia and back, if only for a shot time. My first taste of Ethiopian food...
Rodeo Brazilian Steakhouse / Brazilian
Rodeo Brazilian Steakhouse on the Danforth is a re-brand of the Red Violin restaurant. The concept is still the same - all you can eat meat, meat and more meat...
Sarah's Cafe and Bar / Pub Food
Sarah's Cafe and Bar has one of the best street side patios on the east end of the Danforth. It's a popular spot for afternoon drinks; and on weekends it's...
Sauce on the Danforth / Pub Food
Sauce on the Danforth has been open just over nine months, but according to owners Michelle Belisle and Johnny Lucier it's really the realization of 10 plus years spent dreaming. Lucier...
Sher-E-Punjab / Indian
Sher-E-Punjab on the Danforth serves a mix of mainly northern Indian dishes like Tandoori Chicken, Matar Paneer and Aloo Gobi....
Slider Revolution / Burgers
Slider Revolution, frontrunners of the micro-sandwich frontier, opened a few months ago and have been busy queuing up a veritable carousel of sliders for the Pape-Danforth neighbourhood to rotate through....
Square Boy / Greek
Square Boy has been a fixture on the Danforth since the 1960's and is home to Toronto's first square hamburger (sorry Wendy's). Walking into this place is something of a...
Sultan Shawarma & Falafel / Falafel
Sultan Shawarma & Falafel on Danforth East is probably the area's best optional for fresh shawarma and falafel sandwiches. Prices are cheap and the take out spot is busy enough...
Sultan Shawarma & Falafel (Pape) / Falafel
Sultan Shawarma and Falafel has expanded beyond its popular location at Danforth and Main to, thankfully, replace the old Champions shawarma outpost at Pape and Danforth....
Sunshine Caribbean Restaurant / Caribbean
Sunshine Caribbean Restaurant serves up standard eats like jerk chicken, rice and peas, roti and oxtail dinners....
Sushi Delight / Sushi
Sushi Delight is a popular sushi restaurant on the Danforth that hasn't updated their web site in a while. Check out the coupon on their home page that expired back...
Sushi Friends / Sushi
Sushi Friends is the latest AYCE sushi restaurant to hit the Danforth. Prices are cheap - $10.99 for lunch and $18.99 for dinner. There's also a bunch of a la...
Taha's Restaurant / Middle Eastern
Taha's restaurant is a Middle Eastern restaurant on The Danforth. They offer a small and basic menu, with items like kabob, salad, rice, and pita for under $10. They do...
Taste of the Silk Road / Chinese
Taste of the Silk Road is primarily a Chinese restaurant, but, true to its name, it also offers dishes inspired by the cuisines of Thailand, India, Indonesia, and other Silk...
The Big Carrot Organic Juice Bar / Juice Bar
The Big Carrot Organic Juice Bar is next to the Big Carrot and blends and grates a huge variety of fresh juices and smoothies. ...
The Combine Eatery / Pub Food
The Combine Eatery is a new addition to the Danforth offering up southwestern comfort food like lobster fritters, fish tacos, burgers, creative cocktails and craft beer....
The Court Jester Pub / Pub Food
The Court Jester Pub is a low key (and dimly lit) pub on the Danforth that draws locals for pints and pub food....
The Family Thai (Danforth) / Thai
The Family Thai on the Danforth has just re-opened after an extensive renovation. Open for lunch and dinner, the casual restaurant offers an extensive list of Thai classics including a...
The Fuzz Box / Sandwiches
The Fuzz Box serves up Halifax-style donairs on the Danforth. Everything is made the traditional way except they use a Greek-style pita instead of a Lebanese one. But on the...
The Local Co. / Italian
The Local Co. is a restaurant and lounge on the Danforth that is part dinner destination, part bar and part event venue. DJs spin here on Friday and Saturday nights...
The Works (Danforth) / Burgers
The Works is a Canadian burger chain that's finally made its way to Toronto. Near Danforth and Jones, The Works serves up beef, chicken, turkey, veggie and portobello mushroom burgers...
Top Notch Pizza / Pizza
Top Notch Pizza just might serve some of the most underrated pizza in Toronto. Located far enough east on the Danforth to be all but invisible to West-enders, this pizza...
Trapezzi / Mediterranean
Though the decor will have you thinking this is a fancy and perhaps even somewhat intimidating establishment, Trapezzi is nothing of the sort. Yes, the succulent Mediterranean-inspired dishes are...
Zeitoun Restaurant / Middle Eastern
Zeitoun is a new Turkish restaurant on the Danforth that serves up standards like pide, falafel and shawarma as well as a wide variety of kebabs and Turkish ravioli....
Zorba's Restaurant / Greek
Zorba's may not be the prettiest joint on the block, but for 23 years has been providing Greektown locals with incredibly authentic dishes that taste straight out of YiaYia's (grandma)...
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