Restaurants
Restaurants in King East
Restaurants
Amsterdam Bicycle Club / Pub Food
The Amsterdam Bicycle Club has emerged next to the Old Spaghetti Factory on the Esplanade. ...
Bier Markt (The Esplanade) / Pub Food
The Bier Markt on the Esplanade is the original location of one of Toronto's favourite meet markets. There's plenty to drink here - with a large selection of imported beer...
Big Smoke Burger (King East) / Burgers
Big Smoke Burger on King East is the third location of this mini burger chain and the first one to open under the new brand - as opposed to the...
Bolet's Burrito / Burritos
Bolet's Burrito is a super casual, mostly take-out, joint on Lower Sherbourne. Options include standard beef and chicken but also a tasty shredded pork....
Bombay Palace / Indian
In the mood for some takeout Indian last night we decided to order from Bombay Palace. It had been ages since I ate anything cooked up in their kitchen, but...
Bravi Ristorante / Italian
Bravi Ristorante is easily one of the city's most romantic restaurants. Nestled in a busy street of restaurants and bars (Trevor Kitchen Bar, Lucien and Pravda are neighbours), and across...
C'est What / Pub Food
Amidst my group of friends, C'est What has earned a reputation as a great "first date place". With a mixed crowd, warm atmosphere and diverse menu, it welcomes most...
Carisma / Italian
Carisma is an Italian restaurant on King East from the former owner of Il Mulino. On the menu is the antipasti quartet, fish carpaccio, ricotta gnocchi, veal piccata al limone...
Corner Place / Pub Food
The Corner Place takes over from a long line of unsuccessful restaurant ventures at the corner of Front and Jarvis Street. The problem all these places have is they think...
Fusaro's (Richmond East) / Italian
Fusaro's has just opened a second location on Richmond St. East and it's already getting crowded. Compared to the original location on Spadina, this new spot is even smaller but...
G for Gelato / Gelato
G For Gelato may be new to Toronto, but its history traces back to more than half a century ago in Italy. The business started as a little gelateria (if...
Galangal Thai Fusion / Thai
Galangal Thai Fusion is the latest incarnation of this Thai restaurant on Colborne Lane. Open for lunch and dinner, the restaurant serves up Thai classics like crispy spring rolls and...
George Street Diner / Diner
The newly crimsoned exterior of the George Street Diner is a welcome and arresting sight for anyone who finds themselves around the King East area in a famished state. The recent...
Gilead Cafe / Sandwiches
Jamie Kennedy has moved into Corktown with his latest culinary installment, Gilead Cafe. My friends and I popped in for lunch and fully enjoyed our meal, owing to...
Golden Thai / Thai
One of Toronto's original thai food restaurants, Golden Thai is still going strong and serves up a huge assortment of rice, curry and noodle dishes....
Great Burger Kitchen (Church St.) / Burgers
Great Burger Kitchen has opened a second location, next to the Wine Bar and Hank's on lower Church St. Check out our review of their original Gerrard East location....
Harlem / Caribbean
It is evident that a lot of love has been poured into creating this unique spot that serves soul food of both literal and figurative varieties. Inspired by the...
Hiro Sushi / Sushi
Long acclaimed as one of the best sushi restaurants in Toronto, Hiro stars chef and owner Hiro Yoshida's fresh and inventive Japanese creations. ...
Hot House Cafe / Italian
Hot House Cafe at the corner of Church and Front Streets specializes in pizza and pasta. Cajun Shrimp Fusilli, Grilled New Zealand Rack of Lamb and Jambalaya are some of...
Ichiban Sushi (Wellington) / Sushi
Ichiban Sushi has numerous locations in Toronto including this one at Church and Wellington. Like the other locations, the offerings here are standard if unremarkable. But for moderate priced sushi...
Il Re Trattoria / Italian
Il Re Trattoria is a new entrant on the King East lunch scene. This small restaurant offers both table service and take-out of Italian food made with organic ingredients....
Jason George / Pub Food
The Jason George is a pub near Jarvis and Front that draws a mixture or locals and tourists. On the menu are pub staples like beef dip and chicken fingers...
Kirei Sushi / Sushi
Kirei Sushi + Bar brings upscale sushi to what used to be the location of a series of all you can eat Thai restaurants....
Kultura Restaurant / Asian
There has been a lot of good buzz about Kultura. Everything from great service, good eats and beautiful space, I heard it all. But, I am not one to listen...
La Maquette / Mediterranean
La Maquette endures thanks to its busy summers where it seems to be always booked for a wedding. It's a big space - with seating on two floors - as...
Le Papillon / French
Serving French and Quebecois fare (onion soup and crepes are particularly noteworthy), Le Papillon is popular with fresh-off-the-VIA-train tourists, the business crowd, and local concert- and theatre-goers....
Le Petit Dejeuner / Brunch
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...
McVeigh's / Pub Food
McVeigh's is the place where everyone lines up for miles to get in for a drink on St. Patrick's Day. The rest of the year it gets by with basic...
Mengrai Thai / Thai
Mengrai Thai has been open since 2007, hidden on Ontario in the former Regal Brewery. This place does phad thai two ways - the more sweet and tomato-y kind favoured...
Miyaki Sushi / Sushi
Miyaki Sushi is a good neighbourhood options for cheap enough maki, sushi and other Japanese and Korean food....
Morning Glory / Brunch
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...
Mystic Muffin / Sandwiches
Mystic Muffin is a popular take-out spot at Jarvis and Richmond that serves tasty cheap eats including egg salad sandwiches, soup, chili, falafel and its famous apple cakes. Photo by Roger...
Nari Sushi / Sushi
Nari Sushi is a great take-out sushi spot near King and Sherbourne. Expect pre-packaged (but freshly made) quality maki at a decent price....
Olympos/Crowbar / Diner
Olympos/Crowbar is a small diner that's open for breakfast and lunch. An assortment of tables, chairs and padded stools compliment the kitchen's offerings of steak on a bun, corned beef...
Origin / Eclectic
Origin is Claudio Aprile's second restaurant in Toronto. Located on the corner of King and Church, this $1.3-million project was envisioned to be a casual dining place for fans of...
Pacific Junction Hotel / Pub Food
The Pacific Junction Hotel has recently opened in the old Veritas space on King East. The new restaurant is owned by the folks behind Betty's and has a cheeky menu...
Paganelli's / Italian
Paganelli's is the new name and concept from the restaurant formerly known as Romagna Mia. An enoteca and a risotteria, Paganelli's specializes in homemade risotto, pasta, pizza and salumi....
Pat Quinn Lounge / Pub Food
Pat Quinn Lounge isn't owned by the former Leaf hockey coach. Instead, the man behind the scenes here is another Pat Quinn - a 70 something Irishman who owns a...
Patrician Grill / Diner
Patrician Grill is a classic diner on King East that seems to be open more for film shoots than it is for serving hungry patrons. Nevertheless, they server good and...
Richmond Rogue / Pub Food
Richmond Rogue is a pub that was featured on Restaurant Makeover (and survived that show's apparent bad luck curse). Some of its more popular offerings are its chicken wings (which...
Scotland Yard / Pub Food
Scotland Yard is an English style pub, found at 56 The Esplanade. Serving a traditional pub menu, with a great Guinness stew in a Yorkshire pudding bowl, fish & chips,...
Shawarma House / Falafel
Shawarma House has recently opened at the corner of Princess and The Esplanade. On the menu is shawarma, falafel and other Middle Eastern eats. ...
Spice Shack / Indian
Spice Shack has recently opened near the corner of The Esplanade and Princess St. The bare bones restaurant is mostly a take-out and catering operation but is worth the visit...
Sultan's Tent / Moroccan
The Sultan's Tent on Front Street cooks up four course Moroccan prix-fixe dinners and features live belly dancing every night of the week. ...
Swish by Han / Korean
Swish by Han, the brainchild of Leemo and Leeto Han, was conceived back in 2006, but took a while to come to fruition. When the brothers finally managed to...
Terroni (Adelaide) / Italian
Terroni is the King of pizza and casual Italian eats in Toronto. Here at its Adelaide St. location is has plenty of room for hungry diners to indulge in one...
The Chef's House / Eclectic
The Chef's House is home to budding George Brown culinary students testing their chops on diners like you. Open for lunch and dinner, Monday through Friday, the restaurant features an...
The Keg (Esplanade) / Steak
The Keg (Esplanade) has a similar menu and atmosphere to the other Toronto Keg locations. You'll find the usual options for classic steak (cooked to your specifications), sirloin, rib steaks,...
Tilted Kilt (Esplanade) / Pub Food
Tilted Kilt (Esplanade) is a cozy pub with comforting pub staples on offer, such as nachos, hot sandwiches, and pizza. To drink, you'll find beer and beer cocktails, premium spirits,...
Trevor / Eclectic
Hip, modern, cozy, chic, smooth all seem apt to describe Trevor, a fine-dining establishment sans the elitism. Order from the main dinner menu, or from a smaller, more modestly...
Triple A Bar / Barbecue
Triple A Bar opened up just over a week ago, and I'd dearly loved its previous incarnation as Laide. For this reason, I went prepared to dislike it (expecting a...
Ueno Take Out Sushi / Sushi
Ueno Take Out Sushi is found in the lower level of an office building on Sherbourne. It serves up your usual assortment of creative maki, nigiri, bibimbap and other Japanese...
Woods / Eclectic
Woods, the new 60-seat dining room opened in the old Colborne Lane space, is a little like the escape into shade on a hot summer day. I'll attribute it partly...
Yes to Fresh / Sandwiches
Yes To Fresh is a new quick service restaurant near St. Lawrence Market that specializes in healthy wraps, salads and sandwiches. The menu features a range of toppings and combinations...
Yuzu Sushi (King East) / Sushi
Yuzu Sushi, a large sushi chain based in Quebec, has opened their first location in Toronto on King East between Sherbourne and Parliament. The mostly take-out spot (they do have...
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