The Best of Winterlicious 2011: Toronto Life’s 62 favourite restaurants
January is upon us, and for many hungry Torontonians, that means one thing: Winterlicious. The menus are less predictable than previous years—crème brûlée’s out, lentils du Puy are in—so even the ’Licious haters might have a reason to take advantage of the festival this year. We’ve already named the 12 menus that we think are the best bets, but that doesn’t begin to cover it. Here, find Toronto Life’s 62 favourite Winterlicious restaurants, complete with menus, reviews and reservation numbers.
Winterlicious runs from January 28 to February 10. Reservations are accepted from January 13 onward (January 11 for American Express users).
Seven Numbers
Danforth/Riverdale
307 Danforth Ave. (at Bowden St.) | 416-469-5183
Toronto Life review | sevennumbers.com | View Menu
93 Harbord
The Annex
93 Harbord St. (at Spadina) | 416-922-5914
Toronto Life review | 93harbord.com | View Menu
Amaya Bread Bar
Leaside
3305 Yonge St. (at Glenforest Rd.) | 416-487-1100
Toronto Life review | View Menu
Ame
Downtown
19 Mercer St. (at John St.) | 416-599-7246
Toronto Life review | amecuisine.com | View Menu
Auberge du Pommier
North Toronto
4150 Yonge St. (at William Carson Cres.) | 416-222-2220
Toronto Life review | oliverbonacini.com | View Menu
Azure
Downtown
225 Front St. W. (at Simcoe St.), InterContinental Toronto Centre | 416-597-8142
Toronto Life review | azurerestaurant.ca | View Menu
Bangkok Garden
Downtown
18 Elm St. (at Yonge) | 416-977-6748
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Biff’s Bistro
Downtown
4 Front St. E. (at Yonge) | 416-860-0086
Toronto Life review | oliverbonacini.com | View Menu
Boulevard Café
Annex South
161 Harbord St. (at Borden St.) | 416-961-7676
Toronto Life review | boulevardcafe.sites.toronto.com | View Menu
Bymark
Downtown
66 Wellington St. W. (at Bay) | 416-777-1144
Toronto Life review | bymark.ca | View Menu
Byzantium
Downtown
499 Church St. (at Wellesley St. E.) | 416-922-3859
Toronto Life review | byz.ca | View Menu
C5
Downtown
100 Queen’s Park (at Bloor St. W.) | 416-586-7928
Toronto Life review | c5restaurant.ca | View Menu
Café du Lac
West Toronto
2350 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (at Burlington St.) | 416-848-7381
Toronto Life review | cafedulac.ca | View Menu
Canoe
Downtown
66 Wellington St. W. (at Bay), Toronto-Dominion Centre | 416-364-0054
Toronto Life review | oliverbonacini.com | View Menu
Centro
Midtown
2472 Yonge St. (at Castlefield Ave.) | 416-483-2211
Toronto Life review | centro.ca | View Menu
Célestin
Midtown
623 Mount Pleasant Rd. (at Manor Rd. E.) | 416-544-9035
Toronto Life review | celestin.sites.toronto.com | View Menu
Coppi
North Toronto
3363 Yonge St. (at St. Germain Ave.) | 416-484-4464
Toronto Life review | coppiristorante.com | View Menu
Corner House
The Annex
501 Davenport Rd. (at Madison Ave.) | 416-923-2604
Toronto Life review | cornerhouse.sites.toronto.com | View Menu
Crush Wine Bar
Entertainment District
455 King St. W. (at Spadina) | 416-977-1234
Toronto Life review | crushwinebar.com | View Menu
Didier
Midtown
1496 Yonge St. (at St. Clair Ave. W.) | 416-925-8588
Toronto Life review | restaurantdidier.com | View Menu
The Drake
West Queen West
1150 Queen St. W. (at Beaconsfield Ave.) | 416-531-5042
Toronto Life review | thedrakehotel.ca | View Menu
Edo
Forest Hill
484 Eglinton Ave. W. (at Tarlton Rd.) | 416-322-3033
Toronto Life review | edosushi.com | View Menu
Edward Levesque’s Kitchen
Leslieville
1290 Queen St. E. (at Leslie) | 416-465-3600
Toronto Life review | edwardlevesque.ca | View Menu
Epic
Downtown
100 Front St. W. (at York St.), Fairmont Royal York | 416-860-6949
Toronto Life review | View Menu
Far Niente
Downtown
187 Bay St. (at Wellington St. W.) | 416-214-9922
Toronto Life review | farnienterestaurant.com | View Menu
Fifth Grill and Terrace
Entertainment District
225 Richmond St. W. (at Duncan St.) | 416-979-3005
Toronto Life review | thefifthgrill.com | View Menu
Five Doors North
Midtown
2088 Yonge St. (at Manor Rd.) | 416-480-6234
Toronto Life review | fivedoorsnorth.com | View Menu
Florentia
Midtown
579 Mount Pleasant Rd. (at Manor Rd. E.) | 416-545-1220
Toronto Life review | View Menu
Frank
Downtown
317 Dundas St. W. (at McCaul St.) | 416-979-6688
Toronto Life review | ago.net/frank | View Menu
Globe Bistro
Danforth/Riverdale
124 Danforth Ave. (at Broadview) | 416-466-2000
Toronto Life review | globebistro.com | View Menu
Hank’s
Downtown
9 1/2 Church St. (at the Esplanade) | 416-504-2657
Toronto Life review | hankstoronto.blogspot.com | View Menu
Hemispheres
Downtown
110 Chestnut St. (at Dundas St. W.), Metropolitan Hotel | 416-599-8000
Toronto Life review | hankstoronto.blogspot.com | View Menu
Il Mulino
Forest Hill
1060 Eglinton Ave. W. (at Glen Cedar Rd.) | 416-780-1173
Toronto Life review | hankstoronto.blogspot.com | View Menu
Jaipur Grille
Midtown
2066 Yonge St. (at Eglinton) | 416-322-5678
Toronto Life review | hankstoronto.blogspot.com | View Menu
Jam Café
Cabbagetown
195 Carlton St. (at Ontario St.) | 416-921-1255
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Kamasutra
Leaside
1522 Bayview Ave. (at Millwood Rd.) | 416-489-4899
Toronto Life review | thekamasutrarestaurant.com | View Menu
Kultura
Old Town Toronto
169 King St. E. (at Jarvis St.) | 416-363-9000
Toronto Life review | View Menu
La Fenice
Entertainment District
319 King St. W. (at John St.) | 416-585-2377
Toronto Life review | lafenice.ca | View Menu
Lai Toh Heen
Midtown
692 Mount Pleasant Rd. (at Soudan Ave.) | 416-489-8922
Toronto Life review | lafenice.ca | View Menu
Lee
King West
603 King St. W. (at Portland St.) | 416-504-7867
Toronto Life review | susur.com/lee | View Menu
Lucien
Old Town Toronto
36 Wellington St. E. (at Leader Lane) | 416-504-9990
Toronto Life review | lucienrestaurant.com | View Menu
Mildred’s Temple Kitchen
King West
85 Hanna Ave. (at Snooker St.) | 416-588-5695
Toronto Life review | templekitchen.com | View Menu
Mistura
The Annex
265 Davenport Rd. (at Avenue Rd.) | 416-515-0009
Toronto Life review | sopra.ca | View Menu
Noce
West Queen West
875 Queen St. W. (at Walnut Ave.) | 416-504-3463
Toronto Life review | nocerestaurant.com | View Menu
North 44°
North Toronto
2537 Yonge St. (at St. Clements Ave.) | 416-487-4897
Toronto Life review | north44restaurant.com | View Menu
Nyood
West Queen West
1096 Queen St. W. (at Dovercourt Rd.) | 416-466-1888
Toronto Life review | nyood.ca | View Menu
Oliver and Bonacini Café Grill
North York Centre
2901 Bayview Ave. (at Spring Garden Ave.) | 416-590-1300
Toronto Life review | oliverbonacini.com | View Menu
Ouzeri
Danforth/Riverdale
500 A Danforth Ave. (at Logan Ave.) | 416-778-0500
Toronto Life review | ouzeri.com | View Menu
Pan on the Danforth
Danforth/Riverdale
516 Danforth Ave. (at Logan Ave.) | 416-466-8158
Toronto Life review | panonthedanforth.com | View Menu
Prime
Downtown
18 St. Thomas St. (at Bloor St. W.), Windsor Arms Hotel | 416-971-9666
Toronto Life review | windsorarmshotel.com/Prime | View Menu
Quince
Midtown
2110 Yonge St. (at Manor Rd. W.) | 416-488-2110
Toronto Life review | quincerestaurant.ca | View Menu
Reds Bistro and Wine Bar
Entertainment District
77 Adelaide St. W. (at Sheppard St.) | 416-862-7337
Toronto Life review | redsbistro.com | View Menu
Sassafraz
Bloor/Yorkville
100 Cumberland St. (at Bellair St.) | 416-964-2222
Toronto Life review | View Menu
Senses
Entertainment District
328 Wellington St. W. (at Blue Jays Way), SoHo Metropolitan Hotel | 416-935-0400
Toronto Life review | senses.ca | View Menu
Southern Accent
The Annex
595 Markham St. (at Lennox St.) | 416-536-3211
Toronto Life review | southernaccent.com | View Menu
Studio Café
Midtown
21 Avenue Rd. (at Yorkville Ave.) | 416-928-7330
Toronto Life review | fourseasons.com | View Menu
Tabülè
Midtown
2009 Yonge St. (at Glebe Rd. E.) | 416-483-3747
Toronto Life review | tabule.ca | View Menu
Trevor Kitchen and Bar
Queen West
38 Wellington St. E (at Leader Ln.) | 416-941-9410
Toronto Life review | trevorkitchenandbar.com | View Menu
Tutti Matti
Entertainment District
364 Adelaide St. W. (at Charlotte St.) | 416-597-8839
Toronto Life review | tuttimatti.com | View Menu
Ultra
Queen West
314 Queen St. W. (at Spadina) | 416-263-0330
Toronto Life review | ultratoronto.com | View Menu
Vertical
Downtown
100 King St. W. (at Bay), First Canadian Place | 416-214-2252
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The Wine Bar
Downtown
9 Church St. (at The Esplanade) | 416-504-9463
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What about you let people try the restaurants and make their own opinion instead of trying to tell people where they should go.
The 150 restaurants that were chosen must have been chosen for a reason. Give everyone an equal chance.
I have had a lot better experience eating at some casual unknown restaurants than eating the overpriced ridiculous small portions at some of the restaurants the media never stops talking about! Specially during Winterlicious and Summerlicious.
Maria’s post is silly. You are still free to make your own decisions. The suggestions of the able staff at Toronto Life are merely that. How can you argue that they should not make suggestions based on their experience in this field? I for one buy the magazine and visit the site because I value their suggestions.
Most Toronto restaurants are all hype and this is just another marketing tool
to convince people they are getting a deal. Truth is the regular prices are ridiculous in the first place. All flash, no substance.
Most would do better to buy fresh ingredients, read a cook book and have a better meal at home for one third the cost.
yes.. but what if you don’t want to cook at home?
I enjoy the reccomendations of Toronto Life. Why do people complain that it’s expensive to go to the resturant and people should cook at home? If that was the case, then why go out for dates, or anniversary dinners or birthdays? We go out because its fun and the food is delicious. People who complain should be sent into a bus and then driven off a cliff.
Maria – suck it.
Nlta – suck it.