If you head down to Kensington Market and walk by Rasta Pasta, there’s a good chance you’ll see co-owner Magnus Patterson making jerk chicken outside — using a black oil drum barbecue that reminds you of street-side vendors in the Caribbean.

This Korean bakery is affiliated with North York’s beloved Kim’s A La Cart. The North York cart was part of the city’s plan to introduce more diverse street food to the people of Toronto and is the only vendor that lasted from the project. Since Kim’s A La Cart needed a commercial kitchen to prep

Celiacs rejoice! Riz on Yonge describes itself as a gluten-free restaurant serving the finest in celiac-safe Asian cuisine. It has received a Gluten Free Food Service Certification (GFFS) from the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America (GIG). The menu features Japanese, Thai and other Asian cuisines, like spring rolls, dumplings, sushi and Thai curry, and

With a closing time at 4 a.m, Rol San is available practically around the clock for dim sum fanatics. The restaurant eschews dim sum carts and makes everything to order, ensuring freshness with every little bamboo-covered dish that comes out of the kitchen and into the remarkably cavernous dining room. It’s minimally decorated, with thin

Experience the ultimate Korean BBQ at Sariwon. Dedicated to being the top destination for authentic, do-it-yourself, family-style Korean dining, the restaurants delicious entrees and flavourful banchan (small side dishes) are crafted each day using the finest cuts of meat and premium ingredients. Owned and operated by a Korean-Canadian family, the restaurant also offers essential grocery

Sash Restaurant and Wine Bar, now open at Yonge and Summerhill, is the new home base of chef Sash Simpson, formerly of Mark McEwan’s North 44 and Bymark.

After a visit from K-pop supergroup BTS, Ssangkye Braised Chicken House became the ultimate hot spot for Korean-style braised chicken in Thornhill. Originating in Andong, South Korea, jjimdak is slow braised chicken cooked in a wok with a multitude of delicious Korean sides. At Ssangkye Braised Chicken House, they’re serving jjimdak with dumplings, glass noodles

Sunrise House is one of the best authentic Korean restaurants that has made Korea Town the culinary destination it now is to Torontonians. With menu categories ranging from dumplings to pancakes, soups to fried rice dishes, meats to noodles, there is something for everyone and every flavour craving. The food at Sunrise House comes fast

This Richmond Hill establishment might not seem like much to the naked eye, but the bare bones interior is made up for in full by the extreme Szechuan spice and bold flavours. Szechuan Legend is located in Commerce Gate, a plaza that’s lined with one Chinese restaurant after another. Being surround by competition, you would

For a restaurant that’s been around forever, Taste of China still surprises its enthusiastic clientele of late night diners. The seafood is a focal point (apparent by the live lobsters hanging out in the tanks in the back), but ardent regulars come back for the mix of unapologetic Cantonese flavours in dishes ranging from chop

Experience a playful fusion of traditional Korean cuisine and North American comfort food at Té. This chef-owned gem serves up modern interpretations with love and care. Handcrafted by the chef and her mom, each dish is a labour of culinary magic. Indulge in tea-inspired cocktails, Japanese craft beers, sake, and wine.And make sure to save

Inspired by traditional cooking done in the English countryside, the Beech Tree gives a sleek and modern edge to traditional European peasant and lowbrow foods. All they need is a good, inspiring ingredient and then dishes take on French, Spanish and North African traits. What’s important is that everything is delicious, unpretentious and for the

Located in Richmond Hill, The One Fusion Cuisine teaches us that joy can be found in a little brown box adorned with a dragon. This dim sum giant is offering customers traditional dishes with a modern flair. The establishment appears wedding-ready at all times, with tables decorated in intricate linens and lotus-shaped napkins. Chefs harmoniously

(Asian food + tapas dining style) X a cool space = a good night: the Opium Bar has solved this equation. The bar specializes in all varieties of Asian cuisine, often fusing more than one together, as is the case with their traditional Japanese snack of grilled octopus tentacle on a skewer but flavoured with

After a year-and-a-half hiatus, The Real Jerk has found a new home at Gerrard and Carlaw. It has been a long and bumpy road getting here, but owners Ed and Lily Pottinger have managed to continue tradition by staying in the east end, where they originally started nearly 30 years ago. The space and menu

Growing up at a Chinese dinner table, dessert was always a hard sell. The go-to for most restaurants is a red bean soup. Beans? For dessert? You’re furrowing your brow skeptically and my eight-year-old self would be in complete agreement but today, I’m a defender that Asian dessert doesn’t deserve the bad rap that it often gets.

On the southwest coast of India sits the beautiful town of Udupi. Rich in culture, the Temple City has produced millions of food connoisseurs, like the people who brought Udupi Palace to Toronto. This southern Indian vegetarian restaurant is pulling out all the stops to show us that Indian food isn’t limited to just curries

Vit Béo is serving up Vietnamese fare in a cool and casual spot around the hip area of Bloor and Ossington. Open until late, that is 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday but 2 a.m. on school nights, it even serves some drinks in teacups to be reminiscent of Chinatown establishments serving beer out of

This neighbourhood joint is the perfect spot for a casual night out with friends. Wise Bar in Dufferin Grove is a cute nighttime spot for people looking for a list of good craft brews and snacks. This bar has a lacklustre interior that leaves room for Wise Bar’s clientele to provide the real atmosphere. When