Welcome to Toronto
Bright and bustling, Toronto brims with art, food, nightlife and even sandy beaches. It has must-sees like the CN Tower and first-rate museums, plus stop-you-in-your-tracks street art, hideaway eateries and walkable neighborhoods. And Canadas largest city is proudly, and astoundingly, diverse with deep global roots, and a tradition of welcoming the world into its fold.
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Toronto Top Sights
Torontos iconic, must-see tower.
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Stunning Gehry-designed art museum.
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Historic farmers market and more.
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Powerful and awe-inspiring waterfalls.
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Beautifully restored double-decker theater.
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Impressive waterfront cultural complex.
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Torontos biggest and best museum.
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Brick factory turned green oasis.
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Lovely island escape in Toronto.
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Arguably Torontos finest public park.
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Unexpected urban nature reserve.
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Eating
Nowhere is Torontos multiculturalism more thrilling than in its restaurants. Youll find everything from Korean walnut cakes and sweat-inducing Thai curries to good ol Canuck pancakes with peameal bacon and maple syrup. Fusion food is hot: traditional Western recipes are spiked with zingy Eastern ingredients, while British influences linger with fizzy lunchtime pints and formal afternoon tea.
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Global Eats
Toronto has more than 7000 restaurants, representing a phenomenal range of tastes, cultures and experiences. Most neighborhoods are known for a certain scene theres fine dining in the financial district, and hole-in-the-wall eats and homegrown talent in Kensington Market and Chinatown but the truth is theres great food from around the world in every corner of Toronto. If ever there was a place to explore, graze and experiment, this is it.
Fine Dining
Toronto is deep into the fine dining and celebrity chef scene. Restaurants are stylish and exclusive, with idiosyncratic techniques and ingredients, and usually a menu of creative cocktails. A splurge perhaps, but always Instagram-worthy.
Food Halls
Cant decide what to eat or where to go? Dining halls may be the answer, featuring a variety of first-rate cuisines, with counter service and communal tables, and a relaxed but lively ambience. Theyre uber-popular and popping up all over town; is a fine place to start.
Best Budget Eats
No-frills restaurant with a dizzying number of Hong Kongstyle dishes.
Standing-room-only place serving the best fish tacos in town.
Brats, beer and communal tables evoke Oktoberfest year-round.
Industrial-chic food court with eateries from vegan to Bangkok-style street food.
Best Fine Dining
Artisanal nose-to-tail Italian served in an upscale setting, soaring ceilings and all.
Mid-century Moderninspired dining room with creative Asian plates meant to be shared.
Different nightly menu of farm-to-table comfort food.