City guide · Dining & Nightlife
82 restaurants and downtown clubs across six areas, each scored on food & drinks, service, value and room/sound, with what to actually order. Looking for nightlife? Jump to our Downtown Clubs Showcase below. Etobicoke has its own guide — start here for the west end — as does the Bloor West corridor. Drinking first? Happy hour is here.
Nightlife & Supper Clubs · Curated Recommendations
Toronto’s downtown nightlife scene extends far beyond ordinary bars. From Queen West bohemian supper clubs and King West rooftop pool lounges to sourdough disco pizzerias and internationally acclaimed underground dance institutions — here are our top recommended downtown clubs, independently scored on atmosphere, sound, service, and drinks.
Annex / Downtown · Underground Dance Club
The city’s uncompromising underground temple for house, techno and PK Sound bass until 5am
Downtown Waterfront · Mega-Club & Nightlife
Canada’s multi-room 45,000 sq ft waterfront mega-club hosting world-class touring DJs and concert spectacles
Queen West · Supper Club
Bohemian coastal supper club that blurs dinner, live fire and tribal house into late-night Queen West
King West · Rooftop Club & Lounge
Sixteen floors above King West — rooftop pool club, skyline cabanas and weekend nightlife
Queen West · Club & Lounge
Queen West nightlife heavyweight with audiophile sound, craft mixology and packed dance floors
King West · Supper Club & Lounge
Gilded supper club and high-energy luxury nightlife on King West’s main strip
King West · Disco & Pizzeria
Wood-fired sourdough pizza and natural wines that shift under mirror balls into a full-blown disco
King West · Boutique Club & Lounge
Subterranean King West boutique club hidden beneath historic brick arches with heavyweight hip-hop sets
A search for somewhere “near me” resolves against wherever you are standing rather than against the words on a page, so here is what each part of the city actually is.
The core, Chinatown, Kensington and King West — tasting menus above storefronts, dim sum until 4am, and the densest concentration of good eating in the country.
22 reviewedOssington, Dundas West, Little Italy and Parkdale. Where a room opens, sets a standard the rest of the city copies, and is loud about it.
23 reviewedLeslieville, Riverside, Greektown and Little India — brunch queues, charcoal grills on Gerrard, and the best-value big tables in the city.
10 reviewedYonge & Eglinton up to Summerhill, plus Yorkville. Occasion restaurants, no-reservation Italian, and the money to keep both full.
9 reviewedWillowdale’s Korean and Sichuan strip, Persian along Yonge, and Balkan charcoal on Lawrence East. The most under-covered good eating in Toronto.
9 reviewedHakka, Sri Lankan, Filipino, Afghan and Cantonese seafood. Nowhere in the city eats better for the money, and nowhere gets written about less.
9 reviewedThe core, Chinatown, Kensington and King West — tasting menus above storefronts, dim sum until 4am, and the densest concentration of good eating in the country.
Ossington, Dundas West, Little Italy and Parkdale. Where a room opens, sets a standard the rest of the city copies, and is loud about it.
Leslieville, Riverside, Greektown and Little India — brunch queues, charcoal grills on Gerrard, and the best-value big tables in the city.
Yonge & Eglinton up to Summerhill, plus Yorkville. Occasion restaurants, no-reservation Italian, and the money to keep both full.
Willowdale’s Korean and Sichuan strip, Persian along Yonge, and Balkan charcoal on Lawrence East. The most under-covered good eating in Toronto.
Hakka, Sri Lankan, Filipino, Afghan and Cantonese seafood. Nowhere in the city eats better for the money, and nowhere gets written about less.