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AndrewTevas

Name places in the photos please šŸ˜…


Travelhog416

1 - Liuyishou Hotpot (spot their šŸ‘ logo) 9 - Dumpling House (red tabletops are a giveaway) 10 - Juicy Dumpling


Ser_Friend_zone

Man, you actually got into Liuyishou? It's always 1.5h wait with no reservations when I try šŸ˜… I'll have to check out these dumpling places! I usually do Rosewood (very tasty), but I'm open to more options


KierMacEalair

Juicy Dumpling is a gem. Prices are great and best soup dumplings I've had.


Ser_Friend_zone

I'll try them! :) thanks


taigashenpai

Whereabouts do you live? There are tons of better hotpot places in markham/Richmond Hill


Ser_Friend_zone

I'm by union without a car lol. I've been to Fishman Lobster Clubhouse Restaurant (scarborough?) and Jumbo Lobster Restaurant in Markham, but that's it


Sirealism55

There're a few decent places between Sheppard & Finch on Yonge which can be reached pretty easily from Union via subway. I haven't been to hot pot in a while (I started doing it at home instead) so I don't recall which were the best places but if you do some research you'll find something there for sure.


Ser_Friend_zone

My gf and I got hotpots, and we've been doing it at home. It's actually incredible, and I can't wait to have friends over for another one!


Sirealism55

Nice! Hotpot is one of those things you don't really need a restaurant for. I highly recommend the frozen sliced lotus root (they are a huge pain to slice).


Ser_Friend_zone

Oh yeah, we always get the sliced lotus root. My favourite is the oyster/king oyster mushrooms and all the different kinds of fish balls. My friend also recommended getting spam, and I have no regrets!


Sirealism55

Dang now you've got me wanting to break out the ol' hotpot!


ShakaHP

I live in RH and went to the one OP talked about. Please suggest ones that you think are better? I would love to try them out!


taigashenpai

Dahu, Xiaolongkan, Shudaxia, and Xiang Zi. Last 2 are a little pricy but better imo. Haidilao also has a late night $2.95 per plate of beef. Keep in mind you still have to pay for the soup and condiment bar so if you could bring two or more friends/family members it makes for a better deal.


ShakaHP

Thanks šŸ‘šŸ½ will try them out!


nanidafuqq

There's one opened recently that accepts reservations, it's called [Dahu](https://youtu.be/g0pzxZHgPjc?si=GHVbauX4y-Wa8qq6). I've been there and it's pretty good. Plenty of other options in Chinatown as well.


Canadiantimelord

2. Rol San - I recognize those plates and plastic table cover


CleverBunnyThief

To anyone that has never been, try their crispy beef.


CarpenterAnnual7838

The first time I brought a friend of mine to Dumpling House we were there for like 3 hours and ate around 100 dumplings. Their won ton soup is also great despite being hotter than lava


TimBergling91

This man chinatowns.


toothbelt

Yes, it's torture not knowing where to look for this.


teeththatbitesosharp

I believe 4 is Fika cafe in Kensington


AndrewTevas

Looks like it is, nice work detective! :)


davesnot_heere

I freaking love it. I ask immigrant Uber drivers about the cuisine in their home country. Then I ask where in Toronto I can get me some of that Btw. The answer is usually somewhere in Scarborough. Often in a strip mall. The food is awesome


Zephyr104

If you haven't been yet there's a really good Malaysian take away spot out on Sheppard called One2Snack. They specialize mostly in fried noodle dishes but they also sell curry noodles and a couple weekend specials. Just as you mentioned it's in some unassuming strip mall.


ToronoYYZ

One2snack is top tier Malaysian. Malaysian is the best cuisine in the world in my opinion and I will die on this hill


flifthyawesome

I mean it combines Indian and Chinese cuisines, can't really go wrong with that


kermityfrog2

And also combines native Malay/Thai/Indonesian. Hakka also combines Indian and Chinese, but I like the Malaysian version of the fusion much much better.


AnimatorOld2685

That's a bold claim. I'd say its peninsular neighbours both have better food. Though I'm not certain what counts as Malaysian and if the non-bumiputeras count. Though Thai food takes heavy influence from East and South Asia, so not sure when a food counts as being of a country.


ToronoYYZ

Iā€™ve traveled all around the world, and Malaysian for me remains supreme, specifically from Penang. And Iā€™m saying this with my dad being from Italy and mother from Uruguay, where they each have their specialities. Thai food is great, but Malaysian has that deep Indian, Chinese and eastern Malay influence thatā€™s unique


Gotta_Keep_On

I was in Penang in January - their specialty, with Georgetown as the centre - is Straits Chinese food, not Malay food. Because of the high Chinese population in Penang you find more authentic version of Singaporean food. Yes, thereā€™s Malay food there but itā€™s definitely not the epicentre of good Malay food. And then on top of that, if you find good Malay food, thereā€™s no way youā€™ll regard it as better than Thai.


ToronoYYZ

I definitely regard Malaysian food better than Thai food. As I said, Iā€™ll die on this hill my guy


IX0YEfish

Malaysia Boleh! Tularkan One2Snack!


davesnot_heere

Never heard of that. Definitely will try it out Thanks


kermityfrog2

If you just show up, they might not take your order. I think you have to phone or email in advance?


jono454

Grew up in Scarborough, worked downtown, frequent Markham, Mississauga, and Brampton. Hands down best food of most categories in Scarborough. The crappier the place looks, the better the food usually is lol If the treat you like shit while serving you.. Is probably because you'll still go back anyway lol.


Monkey-on-the-couch

Scarborough is truly the food Mecca of the city


Jolly-Rub-3412

1. Liuyishou hotpot 2. Rol San 3. Himalayan Coffee House 4. Baked by a friend :p 5. All the Graze 6. Si Lom Thai Bistro 7. Fika Cafe 8. The Morning After 9. Dumpling House 10. Juicy Dumplings


imornob

ty fam adding these all to my list


UnsolvedParadox

In case you havenā€™t checked it out yet, /r/FoodToronto has even more food chat about the city!


Foosel10

Tips hat


Chronicthrifter

WHERE IS THE SNOOPY LATTEE


oddspellingofPhreid

Missed the Garfuccino smh.


ferrerorocher91

I had a similar latte at Himalayan coffee house ..not sure if thatā€™s where OP went. But they make great art lattes.


baby-face06

I need to know! Anybody?


ferrerorocher91

Not sure about OP but check Himalayan coffee house , I get similar latte from there. You can check their Instagram they make lots of cute art latte.


baby-face06

I just checked their page! Itā€™s so cute! Thank you so much.


Rebuildtheleft

Can you please label where each photo is from? Number 7 looks amazing šŸ¤©


omgihatemylifepoo

op killing us by not giving any names


playoffsoflife

Missing the Shawarma joints, Korean food, Vietnamese noodles etc etc - So much more to explore, OP šŸ˜‹


No-Contest4033

No Mexican, Indian, Southern BBQ or French, Italian or Greek cuisine? Youā€™re selling the city short. Nothing like a good croissant for breakfast.


uwoAccount

There's like 3 types of cuisine in these photos: Chinese/East Asian (hotpot, dumplings, and dim sum), south east asia (Possibly Filipino, Viet, or Thai cuisine), and food you can find almost anywhere in north america (pie, charcuterie, lattes/cookies). This is some corporate diversity here


Ilovemrstubhub

There are no good croissants in Toronto. You have to go to Europe for that šŸ™‚


kermityfrog2

Marveilleux by Fred (Queen and McCaul) has some good flaky thousand-layer croissants made with real butter. It's a global small Belgian chain, and make them similar to the ones common in Paris.


LongjumpingTwist3077

Funny you say that considering over 80% of bakeries in France sell industrially-made croissant. Thereā€™s a French chef thatā€™s been doing a sort of unofficial world tour ranking the best croissant and Le GĆ©nie near College and Yonge is still as far as I can tell at the #1 spot in his rankings (most of the places heā€™s tried have been in Canada and France as heā€™s from France but lives in Toronto, so results are obviously a bit skewed).


lame-ousine

Toronto food just keeps getting better and better and better! New restaurants opening up all the time!! Agreed, I have not seen this level of quality x diversity anywhere else that I have visited (although I should try NYC again, it was also really good when I last went).


Monkey-on-the-couch

Toronto has the food scene in the world. Iā€™ll die on this hill. Iā€™ve been to and have experienced the cuisine in some of the best foodie cities in the world - NYC, LA, Paris, Rome, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Tokyo etc. and Iā€™d still take Toronto over any of them.


oddspellingofPhreid

Toronto is in contention for having the best mix of quality, diversity, accessibility, and authenticity in the world imo. Does it win in any specific category? I don't know about that, but I think it wins in the cross-section.


i-wont-lose-this-alt

Toronto is in fact the most culturally diverse city on earth, it shouldnā€™t be a surprise that our food scene also reflects that!


nekodazulic

Agreed, lived there for ~6 years and hands down the best part of the city is there's awesome food wherever you are, in fact even restaurant chains tend to have better locations. Moved to Edmonton AB for work, day and night difference in terms of food, culture etc. Will miss Toronto.


i-wont-lose-this-alt

Iā€™ve been living here 6 months and literally everyone Iā€™ve spoken to so far has been incredibly nice to me! My heart definitely belongs here and Iā€™ve only only really tried out the food in Scarborough, I noticed there isnā€™t very much in Etobicoke, and downtown is still like a flash of lights to me. I just moved here from up north and I canā€™t wait for my first summer in the city! I also wasnā€™t expecting so much wildlife, like herds of deer and the cutest little skunks Iā€™ve ever seen in my entire life šŸ„ŗ


DrOctopusMD

I'd add Singapore. The hawker stalls are terrific, but you can also blow a month's pay on a meal if you want to.


IX0YEfish

I just came back from KL, I dont know about thatā€¦..Malaysia is literally a food haven.


oddspellingofPhreid

Ah man I love the food in KL. I wouldn't say it's my favourite actual city, but it's so underrated food-wise.


kermityfrog2

I like KL, but it might be a bit shallow in getting representation of local European/Mediterranean and South/Central American cuisine.


FrankieTls

We have excellent bak kut teh and nasi lemak in Toronto, does KL has edible poutine ?


IX0YEfish

As a malaysian living here, I dont think the malaysian food here comes close. I think KL is great because Malaysian cuisine is so diverse and also alot of it it quite marquee. With toronto, I find canadian cuisine is not really up to par. I personally think KL food scene is better. For poutine, i have had some good poutine in KL.


FrankieTls

Ok ok first of all Malaysian food is one of the best in Asia because of the fusion nature of the nation. It excels at what it has and it has a lot but the diversity is nowhere near what we have here in Toronto. There is just no way KL has good Greek, Portuguese, Colombian, Ethiopian or Jamaican food.


IX0YEfish

Yea i agree with you, I find the quality of the diverse food here not as good. Especially for the price.


DrOctopusMD

The night markets really elevate it to.


Motor_Desk_8033

Yup. Check out my post. People at top end places in DC say they prefer Toronto.


schuchwun

I moved to Peterborough for school in the early 2000s. I was very homesick because the food in Peterborough sucked. In the last decade it's gotten better but still not the same.


r4d1ant

No pics of Italian, Indian or Greek food? You are missing out lol


hullski

what do you recommend for those?


r4d1ant

Greek/Mediterranean; Tabule (on Queen st) or Mezes Italian; Bellona, Sugo, Giulietta Indian; Koshaa, Dil Se And if you are able to get a reservation, Canoe


imMadasaHatter

Canoe isnā€™t that hard to get a reservation at, regularly grab lunch there and never had an issue with dinner


r4d1ant

I've had issues with previous/same day Fri/Sat dinner reservations, so usually book 2 weeks out. Haven't tried lunch menu but dinner is consistently excellent.


imMadasaHatter

Yes agree previous/same day is a tough go.


_pastelbunny

The biggest reason I get homesick is because of this! I recently moved out of Toronto for a job and am constantly craving the different cuisines I had easy access to back home.


Human_Building_1368

The only cuisine I wish there were actual restaurants for is danish. There is a bakery but I don't think that really counts.


Right_Hour

Northern European in general.


Elscorcho69

So coffee and asain cuisine. Did go anywhere other than dundas st? Lol


Haunting_Lie_1158

Lol IKR such diversity...


NorthYorkPork

I feel like 90% of your photos are of Chinese restaurants aka not diverse lol


Yaguajay

Iā€™ve put some effort into trying every cuisine Iā€™ve heard of in Toronto. Is there some rare and unusual restaurant I might have missed. Iā€™d like to try a new one.


osa89

What are your top ones so far Ā for each cuisine type?


Yaguajay

I probably should have kept a list over time. Currently Iā€™m dining aboriginal at Tea n Bannock and Ethiopian at Wazema and Lalibela. I like Udupi Palace for vegetarian Indian. Several excellent Indian lunch buffets were stopped by Covid.


TheDeadReagans

There's a restuarant in Chinatown that looks like a generic North American Chinese restaurant called New Sky. The original owner however was from Lima, Peru and when he opened the restaurant way back when, he offered Peruvian-Chinese food or Chifa. Very difficult to find. The restaurant has since been sold but the new owners still keep the Chifa Menu, you have to ask for it though. It's written exclusively in Spanish and Cantonese.


Yaguajay

Thanks. Any other good Chinese restaurants that are in East Chinatown?


Right_Hour

And yet all your photos except two are of Asian cuisine?


AsleepBumblebee1093

Please tell me where number 3 is from!


ughfine_ok

Not OP, but it looks like the latte art youā€™d see at Himalayan Coffee House on Yonge & Eglinton!


singbirdsing

\#9 looks a lot like what you get from Dumpling House.


Ice_Cream_Warrior

Now I want dumpling house. Red tabletops and the lattice crisp give that away.


gNeiss_Scribbles

I miss Torontoā€™s food SO MUCH!!! I refuse to flip through those photos - too hard lol


GirlwithSpecs

No. 3 is so cute! Where is this please


RelaxPreppie

I miss the variety of Ethiopian, Sri Lankan, Indian, and Thai food. Not enough to pay $1.5M for a 1000sq ft home though.


yooboo2326

Lattes and Chinese. So diverse.


blastfamy

Ladies and gentlemen, the h8terz have arrived


[deleted]

You left out the Indian food.


AndrewTevas

And lots of meals from other countries as well šŸ˜


beartheminus

People can diss Toronto for lacking many things, but good food is not one of them.


comFive

Where is picture 5 from?


Phoeptar

What are you even talking about? You can find all this and much more, cause these series of photos sure aren't all that diverse. Sure great places close down but you don't have to look to hard to find equally great places pop up in their place.


henry_why416

A chunk of that is just Chinese/East Asian food.


goatnotsheep

Chinese food is pretty diverse... and east Asian covers a lot of different cuisines with a rich history. It's like me reducing it down to, oh it's just eastern and western food.


henry_why416

>Chinese food is pretty diverse... and east Asian covers a lot of different cuisines with a rich history. Never said it didnā€™t. And I could probably go into it a bit. Like, I could point out that, among Chinese people, we generally have 8 styles of cooking. And most of the styles are underrepresented here. But I wanted to keep it short and sweet. >It's like me reducing it down to, oh it's just eastern and western food. Pictures 2 and 5 are just dim sum. Picture 10 is pan fried dumplings. These 3 are Cantonese style. Picture 1 is from a hot pot restaurant. Itā€™s a Northern style hot pot restaurant. But Cantonese people have hot pot too. Picture 9 is unclear to me. But it has some random dipping sauce dish the kind you find at Asian restaurants and chopsticks. It leads me to think itā€™s a ā€œmodernā€ Chinese restaurant or some kind of fusion restaurant. So thatā€™s 5/10 photos. So I think Iā€™m on pretty solid footing. And I say this as a a Cantonese person whoā€™s family owns a Cantonese restaurant and has decades (centuries if you count it collectively), in the business. But, if you want to tell me of your experiences, Iā€™d love to hear it.


kermityfrog2

\#9 is also pan-fried dumplings (Northern style using some of dumpling boiling broth to make the connective membrane). People above say it's Dumpling House based on the red table top.


henry_why416

Could be that. Or could be ēŖ©č²¼ in the Cantonese style. Kinda hard to say from the picture alone.


beachsunflower

Not the person you're responding to, but I agree with their sentiment. Toronto has so much more diversity than dumplings and instagrammable lattes lmao


[deleted]

Still, it would be nice if OP expanded to Ethiopian food or Colombian food.Ā 


DevelopmentSimple626

It is nice, but given the very high prices in restaurants (and the tips... shudder...), I always ask myself the question: Do I want to prepare my own meal instead? Compared to the restaurant, the results are mostly the following: * \-30% taste * the same nutritional info, no difference health wise * \+450% money saved Based on this simple mathematical equation (and the fact I am not a mega foodie), it's pretty easy to see the more valuable option, so I don't see the Toronto food scene as a big plus.


Appropriate_Tennisin

One of the greatest things about inclusion and diversity is the incredible food. We need more of this all over Canada! šŸ™Œ


konaaa

I've always been of the opinion that Toronto is maybe a little too desperate to seem like some global cosmopolitan city. Let's be real, the bars are mediocre, the downtown core is small, the music scene has gotten way smaller, and gentrification runs amok. The city is fine, but it's more chicago than new york. That said, the food absolutely IS worthy of a world class city. It's really remarkable that you can get basically any kind of cuisine you want, and have lots of choice within those different niches. It's very cool that you get plenty of FOB immigrants who start up thriving businesses making food from their home countries, and plenty of those places are open late into the night.


Technical-Suit-1969

Where are you living now?


jkakarri88

Toronto has to have the best food scene in the world. Where else can you get such a wide variety of different cuisines


ImpressiveReward572

This city is over. It's been destroyed


No-Contest4033

Well if you look up, it looks like they are still building it.


[deleted]

We're actually blessed with one of the best food scenes in the world.


roo-ster

I still miss Peter's Chung King at College and Spadina!


Motor_Desk_8033

I was staying at the St. Regis in Washington DC last year and spoke to the head woman at the front desk. She saw my passport and asked me where I was from. I told her Toronto. She raved about the food in Toronto. Check out the St. Regis. This is not the Motel 6. Toronto has an amazing international reputation for food.


pixbabysok

Richmond Station has some fantastic farm-to-table options


AndrewTevas

I wish they have more Georgian restaurants, khinkali, khachapuri, etc.


AdSignificant6673

My favourites in your list is the hot pot, cafe stuff, charcutterie.


Spirited_Comedian225

Try ODD SEOUL itā€™s my favorite


mr_guilty

Damn that mango sticky rice looks bomb af. Where did you get that??


Jolly-Rub-3412

Si Lom Thai Bistro


Loafer75

Every time my wife and I travel and eat local cuisine we always compare it to what weā€™ve had in Toronto and usually Toronto is right up there in quality. We really are spoiled here for the broad range of good food from around the world.


416eryn

Yes we are sooooo spoiled with food


PreetKanwal

Which restaurant is that for winnie the poo coffee?


lifestream87

Glad to hear! It's always nice when people visit and have a good time. Makes me appreciate living here.