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Bistro 990City/Region: Toronto
Known as a Hollywood celebrity hot spot, diners can rub elbows with the stars while delighting in French country favorites such as traditional chicken liver pâté, half roast chicken with garlic mashed potatoes or Steak Frites in a shallot or Roquefort sauce. There are excellent value fixed-price menus available and an outstanding wine list. Reservations required. Closed Sunday. No lunch Saturday.
Address: 990 Bay Street (Downtown)
Lai Wah HeenCity/Region: Toronto
The huge menu features
the finest traditional and modern Cantonese dishes within the sophisticated setting of the Metropolitan Hotel. The menu offers a large variety of shark's fin and abalone dishes, as well as some of the best dim sum in the city, and delicious meat and noodle dishes. Service is attentive and food elegantly served. Daily lunch and dinner.
Address: Metropolitan Hotel, 108 Chestnut Street (Downtown)
SensesCity/Region: Toronto
Senses is a combination of bakery, gourmet food retail outlet and fine dining restaurant that makes dining here an experience for the senses. The upstairs restaurant is delicately stylish and tastefully furnished with luxurious seating, excellent service and superb cuisine. The displays of smoked salmon and caviar in the emporium below prepare the taste buds for starters such as the goat's cheese empanada, or main dishes like the leek cannelloni stuffed with ground lamb, spinach and feta. Dinner Wednesday to Sunday; bar and bistro open daily.
Address: 318 Wellington Street West
Website: www.senses.ca
Splendido Bar and GrillCity/Region: Toronto
Under new ownership, the Italian-influenced menu has taken a step aside to make room for the new mouth-watering Canadian cuisine that complements the new-look interior that is classy with a professional service to match. Delectable dishes include Moroccan lamb, halibut fillet, and Ontarian butternut squash ravioli and a delightful lemon pudding cake with caramelized mango. Dinner Tuesday to Sunday. Reservations essential.
Address: 88 Harbord Street (Downtown)
Website: www.splendidoonline.com
North 44City/Region: Toronto
Named after Toronto's latitude, North 44 has been one of the city's most genteel eating places for many years and is an experience in pampering. The artistic interior bathes diners in a warm glow, the food is superb and the service flawless. The seasonal menu is influenced by Mediterranean, American and Asian flavors and might include pepper and sesame crusted tuna, lamb shank or stuffed quail, as well as a few exciting pastas and pizzas. Desserts such as the lemon meringue mille-feuille are the best in town. Reservations essential. Closed Sunday. Dinner only.
Address: 2537 Yonge Street (Uptown)
Website: www.north44restaurant.com
Vanipha LannaCity/Region: Toronto
Vanipha Lanna is different from other Thai eateries in that it specializes in Lao-Thai cuisine from Thailand's northwestern Lanna region, and the flavors are permeated by the strong and spicy influences of Lao cooking. This colorful, vibrant restaurant attracts the crowds again and again with specialties like the grilled chicken and garlic in a lime-chilli sauce or the bamboo steamer of chicken and seafood dumplings. Reservations recommended. Closed Sunday.
Address: 471 Eglington Avenue West (Uptown)
Website: www.vanipha.ca
TrufflesCity/Region: Toronto
Truffles continues to earn international acclaim and top awards on the culinary and service front, and dining here is a luxurious treat for gastronomes seeking indulgence. The soaring ceilings and well-spaced tables create an ambience of sophisticated lightness, and the quintessence of modern French cuisine is brought to the table with a light and fresh, aromatic style of cooking. Truffles' signature dish is the spaghettini with a light truffle sauce. Reservations required. Closed Sunday. Dinner only.
Address: Four Seasons Hotel, 21 Avenue Road, Yorkville (Downtown)
Website: www.fourseasons.com/toronto
MisturaCity/Region: Toronto
In an elegant candlelit atmosphere diners can sample contemporary Italian cuisine that includes a choice of bruschetta to start, followed by dishes like the roast chicken with garlic mashed potatoes and rosemary sauce, or the spinach and ricotta gnocchi with a creamy Gorgonzola sauce. Good portions, deliciously simple food, an extensive wine list, and a knowledgeable staff keep the crowds coming back for more. Closed Sunday. Dinner only.
Address: 265 Davenport Road (Downtown)
Website: www.toronto.com/infosite/150535/1.shtml
ZooM Caffe and BarCity/Region: Toronto
The unusual yet strikingly designed interior of this eclectic restaurant has received awards for its dining space that has been created within a long-gone bank, with high ceilings, low lighting, velvet lounges and small tables. The cuisine is equally inventive with a precise menu offering creations like sesame seed encrusted prawns, salmon steaks tied with leek ribbons, or beef tenderloin crusted with peanuts and coffee. The glitzy fare equals the beautiful people that patron the place. ZooM is a popular spot for private functions so reservations are recommended. Closed Sunday. No lunch Saturday.
Address: 18 King Street East (Financial District)
Website: www.zoomrestaurant.com
360 Revolving RestaurantCity/Region: Toronto
Located in the world's tallest free-standing structure, the restaurant at the top of the CN Tower has floor-to ceiling windows and revolves slowly so that every part of this breath-taking view can be fully appreciated while dining in style. The food is not as high-flying as the location, but the experience is certainly a memorable one. The highlight of the dessert list is the chocolate version of the CN Tower. Reservations essential. No winter lunches.
Address: CN Tower, 301 Front Street West (Downtown)
Website: www.cntower.ca
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