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The Best All-Day Breakfast in Toronto

The best all-day breakfast in Toronto revives waning energies, no matter the time. Sweet, savoury or a mischievous mix of both, these options help diners deliciously greet the day, muddle through it, or even close it out.

Here's where to find the best all-day breakfast in Toronto.


Easy Breakfast
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Easy Breakfast

Parkdale's go-to for sunny, runny eggs, a slew of Mexican-style options, and bottomless cups of coffee, this spot satisfies, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., seven days a week. The no-nonsense service, pre-pandemic prices and diner-style vibe are all just part of the significant appeal.

Eggstatic
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Eggstatic

Early birds, or not, diners can get their breakfast fix at this spot at Bayview and Leaside. Mediterranean influences translate to dishes like mini falafels and zaatar-sprinkled manakeesh, with plenty of Bennys, pancakes and savoury, saucy egg dishes to round things out.


United Bakers Dairy Restaurant
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United Bakers Dairy Restaurant

Diners have been crowding into this North York restaurant for more than a century for the chance to sample challah French toast, bagels heaving under scoops of smoked whitefish salad and farm-fresh eggs with onions and steamy cups of the kitchen's robust brew. Decision-making not your forte? Order the Combination Platter with twisters and try it all.

Honey B Hives
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Honey B Hives

The team at this cozy Scarborough spot doles out waffles, pancakes and egg dishes galore around the clock, meaning that whenever you visit is an ideal time to greet the day. Looking for a deal? Then pop in between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m., when breakfast specials run rampant.


White Lily Diner
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White Lily Diner

Organization is key to nabbing a table at this uber-popular Riverside diner. Join the virtual queue first thing, and by midday, you should find yourself facing down a loaded plate of eggs, bacon and grits, gravy, greens, and downy buttermilk biscuits. Book a table for dinner, and add pudgy griddle cakes, soused with butter and syrup, to a perfect day.


Almond Butterfly
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Almond Butterfly

Diners find all of their favourite brunch classics — made sans gluten — at this boisterous Dundas West café. Go savoury, with eggs squeezed onto plates beside pancakes, bacon, toast and home fries. Prefer sweet? Tempted by options like crepes and French toast, pancakes and parfaits, it's unlikely you'll go home hungry.

Creme De La Creme Cafe
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Creme De La Creme Cafe

For nearly a quarter of a century, diners have turned to this homey Etobicoke spot for diner-style breakfasts, served throughout the day. Here, fluffy omelettes embrace a surfeit of fillings, eggs are served three to an order, the coffee is hot, the service is chipper, and hunger pangs don't stand a chance.


Sunset Grill Beaches
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Sunset Grill Beaches

A rash of straightforward, all-day breakfast options are on offer at this family-friendly Beaches restaurant. Flaunting a little something for everyone, the menu jumps from breakfast poutine and smoked salmon plates to blueberry pancakes and dark rye toast piled high with verdant, fresh, lime-spiked guacamole.

Fran's Restaurant Victoria Street
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Fran's Restaurant Victoria Street

Big and small appetites find their match at this local fixture, with a location near Yonge & Dundas. Pop in 24 hours a day for fresh scones, Benedicts with smoked meat or Canadian peameal, or for the team’s Big Breakfast — a satiating combo of eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, home fries and toast that’s likely to ruin you for food for the rest of the day.

Lead photo by

Hector Vasquez of Almond Butterfly. Additional photos, @sunsetgrill


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