50 essential lunch restaurants in downtown Toronto

Lunch in Toronto can be essential when the middle of a busy day hits. Make sure you're good to go for the afternoon by fuelling up at these conveniently-located places.

Check out the list of 50 essential dowtown Toronto lunch restaurants in this photo gallery.

Lead photo by

Hector Vasquez at House of Gourmet.

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