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Toronto Food
The first thing you'll hear about eating out in Toronto is that you can get anything you want at the price you're looking for.
Particularly, Toronto's multicultural cuisine is highlighted as having one of the biggest ranges you'll find anywhere. Locals boast that there are restaurants from Tibetan to Togolese, but the downside of this is that there are not many 'local' dishes or restaurants if you're here particularly to sample the Canadian diet.
An excellent first example of the range and diversity of the food spoken of is the St Lawrence Market. This is a little bit of a local secret ? and for good reason. The food is excellent and affordable and manages to cram a voluptuous selection under one roof.
The first floor is primarily made up of sandwich stores. Most of them contain the closest thing Canadians have to a national dish: meat. Particularly recommended are the veal and eggplant sandwiches, but there is so much to choose from you are bound to need a second visit.
The St Lawrence Market basement holds further surprises with vendors ranging from the Japanese to Ukranian to Vegan. Once again, everything is at market-price and all these factors make it a popular place with Torontonians.
If you are looking for something a bit more substantial, however, head for the Tulip Steakhouse in the Beaches district. Once again, proving the locals' love for meat, this diner-style restaurant has prices to match so you can indulge in some excellent beef without it leaving a huge hole in your wallet.
Moving more upmarket still, the venues for special occasions tend to be located within the most popular tourist districts: King Street West and College Street. Here, you'll find the city's top-end dining establishments. This is where the likes of Marcel's is located; this bistro describes itself as "French with a southern influence" and prides itself on the generations of cuisine from which the menu has developed.
As a result of this international bulk, the best way to experience some of the real Toronto while you eat is to head for the same places as the locals. An excellent example of this is Rivoli on Queen Street West.
Its combination of a trendy setting, including a visibly stylish patio located for maximum exposure with the regularly updated artwork on the walls makes it a regular eatery for many Torontonians. Combine this with live music every evening, a pool hall and an international menu with a range of prices and you've found an excellent people-spotting venue.
Whether you head for Little Italy or Chinatown, Younge Street or the Beaches, your best bet is to go prepared for anything with a mantra of 'little and often'.
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Eating & Drinking
