Although Toronto doesn’t enjoy warm weather year-round, there’s a silver lining: the city is teeming with magical patios where you can savour the outdoors in the summer months. From scenic rooftops to stunning terraces, we’ve curated a list of our 31 favourite unsung patios, where you can soak up the sun all season long.
31 of our favourite unsung patios where you can soak up the sun
The 5,000-square-foot patio is decked out with vibrant colours (yellows, fucsias, aquas) and is anchored with an open firepit that roars both day and night.
On the 44th floor of the Bisha Hotel, you'll find panoramic views of Toronto, along with some of the best Californian/Mexican cuisine outside of Baja State.
Operating for more than 40 years, Hemingway’s Restaurant and Bar is home to one of Toronto’s most popular rooftop patios.
Where to begin: it has four patio spaces, landscape views of Toronto Island and the skyline, space for 1,000 guests in the dining room and an on-site brewery.
This space opens up into a large patio on Ossington, a quick hop, skip and a jump away from bustling Queen West.
The rooftop pushes boundaries, as the glass wall makes you feel like you're dining on top of the skyline.
Sparkling fairy lights and sky-high greenery add to the already enchanting architecture of the one-time church space.
School keeps people coming in year-round with its refreshed and cosy industrial interior in the winter and its patio during the summer.
What better way to spend the summer than on a rooftop patio, sipping fruity cocktails with your friends!
Añejo brings passion for all things Mexican (especially tequila) to the King West Entertainment District.
At Assembly Chefs Hall, 17 of Toronto's top chefs, restauranteurs and baristas have assembled under one roof to hawk their best and most innovative dishes.
The crowded, 24-wide row of taps (plus one cask handle) behind the bar here has a definite local and craft focus.
A bar on one side and a dining room on the other, Eastside Social is the radical and nautical seafood restaurant that Leslieville locals are loving.
This little Mexican casa is translating Mexican street bites into shareable plates made to enjoy amongst friends.
Located on the corner of Harbord and Borden, Emmer offers a covered patio for guests to sit back and enjoy the tasty treats while taking in Toronto sights.
The restaurant’s sprawling terrace features lush greenery, stylish firepits and its own equally stunning bar, plus an outdoor kitchen with a wood-fired oven.
F’Amelia is ambitious. In addition to its not-so-small menu of meats, seafood and northern Italian–inspired pastas, literally everything is made the hard way, in-house.
Right in the heart of Toronto's downtown Entertainment District, Figo offers Italian-inspired cuisine in a sleek, elegant and modern setting.
Gia seats for 32 inside and 30 more outside on an elegant CaféTO patio that stretches along Dundas West.
A private social and athletic club founded back in 1875, the Granite Club offers all kinds of recreational services for members, along with a variety of dining options.
Hanmoto is an ultra-cool Japanese snack bar tucked in an unmarked building on Lakeview just north of Dundas West.
Hotel Ocho's lounge and bar are especially popular with the after-work crowd. It features over 50 brands of whisky, scotch and bourbon.
A quick ferry ride from the mainland, Ward’s Island is home to the Island Cafe, a charming family-run eatery that got its start years ago as a concession stand.
The locale has partnered with Dillon’s Small Batch Distillery to offer an exclusive line of vodkas, gins and absinthe.
Founded in the early nineties, Terroni now boasts locations throughout Toronto as well as Los Angeles.
