Fancy restaurants take you on a culinary journey that include not only delectable high-end dishes but also a dining ambiance that elevates that experience to a memorable and special status. A diner in such restaurants is not just a customer but a person on a gastronomic adventure. Dishes are made from locally sourced fresh produce to achieve maximum flavor and the end result is not only pleasing to the palate but also to the other senses. Sophistication is imparted not only through the atmosphere in the dining area but also by the preparation and plating of dishes. If you’re looking to have the most luxurious experience in Toronto, start by booking a stay in either one of the 5-star hotels or boutique hotels, then come and indulge at the best fancy restaurants in Toronto, Canada.
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1. Auberge du Pommie
Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account
For a sophisticated dining experience in Toronto, head out to Auberge du Pommie. With a world-class chef like Chef Tim Schulte overseeing the kitchen, you can be assured that every dish served here is prepared with the utmost care and quality. Auberge du Pommie serves traditional French cuisine with a bit of North American influence to cater to the local palate.
Aside from fine food and top-shelf wines, the restaurant also features a beautiful dining area design that blends country charm and modern sophistication, ensuring a dining experience that feels like a celebration every time.
Auberge du Pommie
Address: 4150 Yonge St, North York, ON M2P 2C6, Canada
Website: Auberge du Pommie
Opening hours: Tue - Fri: 11:45am - 9:30pm; Sat: 5pm - 10pm; Sun: 5pm - 9pm (closed on Mon)
2. 360 The Restaurant at the CN Tower
Located in the world-famous CN Tower, 351 meters (1,151 feet) from the ground, this revolving restaurant is one of the best fancy restaurants in Toronto as it offers some of the most spectacular views in the city.
More than the sceneries, the restaurant also ensures an incomparable culinary experience, serving high-end Canadian cuisine that pairs well with an award-winning selection of wines, craft beers, and spirits. To top it all off, the excellent service is also second to none, ensuring the best dining experience in this metropolitan city.
360 The Restaurant at the CN Tower
Address: 290 Bremner Blvd, Toronto, ON M5V 3L9, Canada
Website: 360 The Restaurant at the CN Tower
Opening hours: 4:30pm - 10pm (daily)
3. Blu Ristorante
Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account
Located along the west side of Avenue Road within the downtown area, Blu Ristorante is a popular go-to spot for those craving authentic Italian food. In fact, it’s one of the best Italian restaurants in the city, serving sumptuous appetizers, main entrees, sides, desserts, and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The kitchen is manned by some of the best in the culinary world headed by renowned chef Eric Bucher, who happens to be trained at Le Cordon Bleu.
Besides the excellent food and drinks, Blu Ristorante features a romantic dining area with ambient lights, elegant decors, and comfy seats and tables, just perfect for date nights. Guests can also enjoy live music during weekends.
Blu Ristorante
Address: 90 Avenue Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 2H2, Canada
Website: Blu Ristorante
Opening hours: Mon - Thu: 5pm - 10pm; Fri: 5pm - 10:30pm; Sat: 4:30pm - 10:30pm; Sun: 4:30 - 10pm
4. Harbour 60 Toronto
Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account
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Harbour 60 Toronto is the city’s top steakhouse located close to the beautiful harbor. As a prime steakhouse, the restaurant takes pride in serving only the best cuts, which include the finest USDA Prime beef and Japanese Kobe beef. It’s more than just a steakhouse, though, as the restaurant also serves the freshest plates of seafood including lobsters, crabs, tuna, oysters, and caviar.
With an exceptional wine selection, relaxing indoor and outdoor dining areas, and outstanding service, even regular Tuesdays and Wednesdays here would feel like a celebration.
Harbour 60 Toronto
Address: 60 Harbour St, Toronto, ON M5J 1B7, Canada
Website: Harbour 60 Toronto
Opening hours: 12pm - 11pm (daily)
5. BlueBlood Steakhouse
Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account
From its location at the lavish Casa Loma, a Gothic Revival style mansion and garden in midtown Toronto, down to its excellent service alone, you’d know that BlueBlood Steakhouse is all about decadence. The restaurant offers only choice cuts from Wagyu beef to Canadian prime beef—all cooked and plated to perfection fit for royalties. The restaurant also serves top-notch seafood dishes like sesame-crusted tuna sushi, miso-glazed Chilean seabass, roasted Atlantic salmon, jumbo scallops risotto, grilled tiger prawns, grilled octopus, and caviar.
BlueBlood Steakhouse also features an upscale vibe all throughout its indoor and outdoor dining spaces thanks to its classic heritage architecture that’s complemented with modern art pieces by renowned artists like Dali, Warhol, and Mr. Brainwash.
BlueBlood Steakhouse
Address: Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace, Toronto, ON M5R 1X8, Canada
Website: BlueBlood Steakhouse
Opening hours: Mon - Wed: 5pm - 12pm; Thu - Sat: 4pm - 2am; Sun: 4pm - 12am
6. The Living Room
The Living Room is a restaurant under the Windsor Arms Hotel group that provides comfort in a luxurious setting to not only travelers but also locals. The interior design has been influenced by British art and has been designed by none other than designer Jacques Dinel. While the restaurant on the whole broadcasts British opulence and sophistication through original print art from England, the dining area features original paintings of Charles Pachter. The restaurant is resplendent with comfortable leather seating and oversized Chesterfields where you can conduct business meetings, formal dinners and get-togethers in luxurious comfort. Besides the aesthetics of such an opulent atmosphere, the restaurant also offers delicious comfort food, state-of-the-art liquor, and an award-winning wine selection.
The Living Room
Address: Windsor Arms Hotel ,18 Saint Thomas Street Toronto, ON M5S 3E7 Canada Yorkville, Discovery District, Downtown Core
Website: The Living Room
Opening hours: Sun - Mon: 7am - 12am; Tue - Wed: 7am - 1am; Thu - Sat: 7am - 2am
7. Toca
Toca is a fine dining restaurant that serves classic Italian dishes made from fresh ingredients. They serve homemade pasta, dishes prepared from locally bought fresh ingredients, fresh desserts and a selection of delectable aged cheeses. The flavourful and widely popular Italian cuisine is elevated by using fresh, locally produced and seasonal ingredients. If you want delicious Italian food in a fine dining experience then a visit to this place is a must for you. Besides regular dining, the restaurant conducts wine dinners, cooking classes, tastings, and other culinary activities to make the dining experience more interesting.
Toca
Address: 181 Wellington Street West Toronto, ON M5V 3G7 Canada
Website: Toca
Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 6:30am - 2:30pm, 5pm - 10pm; Sat - Sun: 7am - 11am, 5pm - 10pm
8. ONE Restaurant
The One Restaurant in the Hazelton’s has a dining culture headed by renowned chef Mark McEwan. The restaurant offers a variety of dining spaces to choose from and caters classic Italian and French dishes to the diners. The decor and atmosphere are welcoming and the food heavenly. The food is innovative and ambitious. If you want to have a memorable dining experience, a visit here is a must.
ONE Restaurant
Address: 181 Wellington Street West Toronto, ON M5V 3G7 Canada
Website: ONE Restaurant
Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 11:30am - 3pm, 5pm - 10pm (closed on Sat & Sun)
9. Scaramouche Restaurant
Scaramouche Restaurant has always provided diners with excellent dishes. The sophisticated cuisine of the chef-cum-owner Keith Frogette coupled with the commitment of the staff makes your dining experience here a memorable one. The menu consists of appetizers, entrees, desserts and a selection of premium wine. You can start your dinner here with appetizers like foie gras terrine, pea ravioli, caviar, steak tartare, gnocchi parisienne and more, then follow it up with state-of-the-art entrees. Dessert menu consists of coconut cream pie, passion fruit mousse, hothouse rhubarb and so on.
Scaramouche Restaurant
Address: 1 Benvenuto Place Toronto, ON M4V 2L1 Canada South Hill
Website: Scaramouche Restaurant
Opening hours: Mon - Thu: 5:30pm - 9:30pm; Fri - Sat: 5:30pm - 10pm (closed on Sun)
10. Bosk
Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account
Posted by Bosk on Friday, July 20, 2018
If you want to dine in style, there is no better place than the Bosk. The restaurant has a seasonal balcony seating where you can get an al fresco experience while dining. This balcony is off limits during the summer months when diners are seated in a dining hall that can accommodate 40 people. The food is exceptional and Asian fusion that still has the comfort of Canadian flavors. The ingredients used are sourced locally to ensure freshness. Besides, they have a kids’ menu that appeals to the younger diners. The restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.
Bosk
Address: Shangri-La Hotel 188 University Avenue Toronto, ON M5H 0A3 Canada Financial District, Downtown Core
Website: Bosk
Opening hours: Mon - Sat: 7am - 10am, 11:30am - 2pm, 5:30pm - 10pm; Sun: 7am - 10:30am, 11am - 2pm
11. Chiado & Senior Antonio Tapas & Wine Bar
A sophisticated European decor coupled with “progressive Portuguese” cuisine makes this restaurant the epitome of fine dining. The interior design of the restaurant is European and exudes an old-world charm in its magnificence. Dining here would make you feel like royalty. Albino Silva, one of North America’s most prominent restaurateurs created this magnificent restaurant to give diners a memorable experience. The food is unique and has been praised for its bold flavors and beautiful plating. Classy decor and the unique dishes allow this restaurant to provide the ultimate fine dining experience.
Chiado & Senior Antonio Tapas & Wine Bar
Address: 864 College St, Toronto, ON M6H 1A3, Canada
Website: Chiado & Senior Antonio Tapas & Wine Bar
Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 12pm - 2:30pm, 5pm - 10pm; Sat - Sun: 5pm - 10pm
12. Byblos
This restaurant blends traditional eastern Mediterranean cuisine with local Canadian characteristics and flavors. It utilizes time-honored methods of Mediterranean cooking with locally sourced ingredients. Essentially, this restaurant has created the perfect marriage of the East and West on a plate. What’s more, all this comes with a fine dining experience. `on the menu, you would be expected to find Turkish dishes like manti dumplings, duck kibbeh, sujuk, and many more dishes from the Mediterranean. The harmony of Eastern spices and Western ingredients creates food unlike no other. All this is served in an amiable and sophisticated ambiance where you can have a dining experience to remember.
Byblos
Address: 11 Duncan Street Toronto, ON M5V 3M2 Canada
Website: Byblos
Opening hours: 5:30pm - 10:30pm (daily)
13. Michael's On Simcoe
Steak is one of the most popular dishes and the experience elevates if it is served in a fine dining restaurant. Michael’s on Simcoe is a high-end modern steakhouse that is run by a family. The dishes feature premium cuts of steak like American Wagyu, A5 Kobe, aged USDA Prime and PEI obtained from cows that are grass-fed and naturally raised. The steaks can be complemented by fresh fish and a variety of delectable homemade pasta. Besides serving excellent dishes, this family-run restaurant puts in the effort to give diners a culinary experience that they will cherish for a long time.
Michael's On Simcoe
Address: 100 Simcoe Street Toronto, ON M5H 3T4 Canada
Website: Michael’s On Simcoe
Opening hours: 4:30pm - 11:30pm (daily)
14. Alo
Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account
Alo serves contemporary French cuisine made with local and fresh produce. It is located atop a heritage building in Toronto, thus the classic ambiance adds to the opulence of the restaurant. It amalgamates the finest of seasonal ingredients to create some of the most delectable dishes and serves them with unparalleled hospitality. The barroom serves beat-based entrees, raw seafood and sides and desserts made with assorted vegetables. The restaurant also offers blind taste-test opportunities.
Alo
Address: 163 Spadina Avenue 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M5V 2A5 Canada
Website: Alo
Opening hours: Tue - Sat: 5pm - 12:45am (closed on Sun & Mon)
15. Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse
As one of the most expensive restaurants in Toronto, Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse is all about fine dining meets one of the most popular dishes around the world, steaks! The menu consists of appetizers, sides, entrees, desserts and a selection of wines. Appetizers mainly contain seafood dishes and salads, as well as soups. Entrees include various cuts of steaks from around the world, split roasted chicken, sea bass and mushroom risotto. Side dishes are mostly vegetable and meat based. Under the desserts menu, you get an array of cakes, brownies, and ice-cream and to wash your meal down, the selection of fine-quality wines is sufficient.
Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse
Address: 12 Brant Street Toronto, ON M5V 1K4 Canada
Website: Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse
Opening hours: Mon - Wed: 5pm - 10:30pm; Tue - Sat: 5pm - 11pm
It's all about fine dining in Toronto
Food is more than a means of sustenance in our lives, it is an experience. Thus, we associate tradition, custom, history, innovation, science to food and create a culture known as fine dining. Everyone must experience it at least once in their lifetime. Visit these luxury restaurants in Toronto to experience the finer side of life.
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