Restaurant 3030 Dundas West is a hotbed of culture in the ever-more-happening Junction. The cavernous space is a bit of everything: a bar, restaurant, art gallery and concert hall rolled...

Every day is Rib Fest at this central Texas‒style barbecue joint. AAA Bar is serving up some of the city’s best barbecue and isn’t ashamed to say it. The award-winning...

For chef Anna Chen’s first stand-alone restaurant, she opted to open a 32-seater in the west end. Blonde wood accents the minimalist room, and soulful tunes play overhead, foreshadowing Chen’s...

At Art of BBQ, smoked meat is, well, an art form. The joint began as a way to honour pit master Trevor David’s late uncle who loved smokehouse barbecuing in...

Burger joints may not be hard to come by in Toronto, but there’s nothing quite like Aunty Lucy’s Burgers. Now located at the Annex Hotel, Aunty Lucy’s began as a...

Bang Sue is a cozy 50-seat bar on the second floor above Khao San Road restaurant. The bar’s moniker is a nod to Bangkok’s main train station. If you had...

Bar Batavia is a midtown cocktail bar located upstairs from Indonesian eatery Little Sister. It claims to have no-nonsense cocktails made with precision, quality ingredients and a smile. The food...

Cabano’s Comfort Food is an old-school sandwich and burger shop decorated with exposed brick and a sleek, modern design. Cabano’s is proud to serve beef that is never frozen, and...

On a trip to Nashville, husband and wife Matt and Carolyn fell in love with the city’s crispy, moist chicken and decided to bring it back to Canada. Named after...

Find this fried chicken in a cone tucked into Ryerson’s Wold Food Market. The Yonge and Dundas pop-up market is the best place to taste interesting otherworldly dishes, like Chickee...

When it comes to fried chicken, Cluck Clucks knows what its doing. The compact, counter-serve restaurant offers diners several variations on one dish: chicken and waffles. Whether it’s a group...

Though it’s well known across California, this Parkdale location is the first Dave’s Hot Chicken to open in Toronto. Brought to the city by John Bitove, founder of the Toronto...

Roncesvalles’ Cambodian restaurant Tuk Tuk Canteen transformed into takeout-friendy concept Ding-a-Wing amid the pandemic. Although Ding-a-Wing was born out of Toronto’s ongoing dining room closures, chef and co-owner Mike Tan...

Good news for Annex-based fried chicken lovers: Kensington Market staple The Dirty Bird has opened a new outpost. The new location at Bloor and Bathurst can seat 29, which is...

Thoughtfully sourced and cooked to perfection, Earlscourt BBQ is cooking up some superb southern barbecue in Toronto’s Corso Italia. Created by Pork Ninjas, this barbecue joint is the perfect place...

Epoch Bar & Kitchen is a polished restaurant set on the lobby level of the Ritz-Carlton, Toronto. The restaurant sees the hotel’s former DEQ Terrace & Lounge space revamped with...

Blame Escape Goat for nothing but a full stomach and good times. This gastropub in the heart of Parkdale is serving up next level pub fare making all its food...

Nashville hot chicken has taken over the North American food scene in the last year. With hot chicken joints popping up all over the continent, people are hungry for a...

Function Bar is pretty much what your eight-year-old self hoped, wished and probably thought adult freedom would look and be like. This underground bar near the bustling Yonge and Eglinton...

On the website, this Ossington sandwich shop labels itself as an “ode to the king of poultry.” That means Ghost Chicken knows how to do Chicken sandwiches. This take-out place...