Our options for midnight munchies used to be woefully limited to pizza, poutine and dubious shawarma. But in the last few years, a new world has emerged, where it’s possible to walk into a twinkly speakeasy at 2 in the morning and indulge in Spanish pinchos or a Big Mac bao. We stayed up way past our bedtime and sampled every wee-hour delicacy to bring you this, our first guide to the city’s most delectable nocturnal dining.
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Courtney Shea is a freelance journalist in Toronto. She started her career as an intern at Toronto Life and continues to contribute frequently to the publication, including her 2022 National Magazine Award–winning feature, “The Death Cheaters,” her regular Q&As and her recent investigation into whether Taylor Swift hung out at a Toronto dive bar (she did not). Courtney was a producer and writer on the 2022 documentary The Talented Mr. Rosenberg, based on her 2014 Toronto Life magazine feature “The Yorkville Swindler.”