Shizuku
Omakase restaurant · Toronto, ON
73 places backed by Canada's 100 Best, Canada's 50 Best Bars, MICHELIN and the press · plus 2 local businesses we work with · plus 17 in the Amex Platinum dining credit
Last checked October 2026
- Mizu TemakaseHandroll omakase bar · Thornhill, ON
- Restaurant 20 Victoria$$$$Contemporary Mexican · Financial District, TorontoCanada's 100 Best #10La Liste 81.5/100Canada's Best New #11enRoute Best New #1
- aKin$$$$Modern Asian tasting menu · Old Town, TorontoCanada's 100 Best #27enRoute Best New #3
- Alo$$$$Contemporary French · Chinatown/Spadina, TorontoCanada's 100 Best #7La Liste 95/100
- Don Alfonso 1890$$$$Italian tasting menu · Harbourfront, TorontoCanada's 100 Best #85La Liste 78.5/100
- MICHELIN1★Ex-Alo chef Sam Corkum cooks eight courses in view; the bar serves à la carte.Yorkville, TorontoEnigma Yorkville$$$$Contemporary tasting menu · Yorkville, TorontoCanada's 100 Best #82Canada's Best New #15
- Quetzal$$$Mexican, open fire · Little Italy (College Street), Toronto50 Best #8Canada's 100 Best #4La Liste 76/100
- DaNico$$$$Italian fine dining · Little Italy (College Street), TorontoCanada's 100 Best #38
- MICHELIN1★A modest-looking bistro that wants your phone away and your table kept all evening.Niagara, TorontoEdulis$$$European bistro · Niagara, Toronto50 Best #25Canada's 100 Best #5La Liste 94/100
- Sushi Masaki Saito$$$$Edomae sushi omakase · Yorkville, TorontoCanada's 100 Best #52La Liste 76/100
- Osteria Giulia$$$$Ligurian Italian, seafood · Yorkville, TorontoCanada's 100 Best #72La Liste 76/100Canada's Best New #2
- Kappo Sato$$$$Japanese kappo · Davisville, TorontoenRoute Best New #1
- Shoushin$$$$Edomae sushi · Lawrence Park, TorontoCanada's 100 Best #62
- Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto$$$$Kaiseki · Don Mills, Toronto
- 50 Best#28Changing Korean-Japanese small plates by Hoon Ji and Min Yi, near Bloor West.Bloordale, TorontoMhel$$Korean-Japanese small plates · Bloordale, TorontoMICHELIN Bib GourmandCanada's 100 Best #30enRoute Best New #2
- 100 Best#14David Schwartz's upscale Jewish American steakhouse, named for his mom, Linda.Ossington, TorontoLinny's$$$Steakhouse · Ossington, TorontoCanada's Best New #3
- Dreyfus$$French bistro · Harbord Village, Toronto
- 100 Best#41Matty Matheson's wood-panelled steakhouse: dry-aged beef, plus seafood.Queen West, TorontoPrime Seafood Palace$$$Steakhouse · Queen West, TorontoCanada's Best New #1
- MICHELINBibChili-led regional Chinese plates in a room styled like a 1950s diner.Kensington Market, TorontoSunnys Chinese$$Regional Chinese · Kensington Market, TorontoCanada's 100 Best #94Canada's Best New #8enRoute Best New Best Takeout
- Bar Raval$$Spanish tapas, pintxos · Little Italy (College Street), TorontoCanada's 50 Best Bars #10
- MICHELINBibJen Agg's Kensington Market spot: deep wine list, short seafood-led menu.Kensington Market, TorontoGrey Gardens$$$Wine bar, seafood · Kensington Market, Toronto
- SumiLicious Smoked Meat & Deli$Smoked meat deli · Scarborough, Toronto
- Aburi HanaKyō-kaiseki · Yorkville, TorontoCanada's Best New #19
- Famiglia Baldassarre$$Fresh pasta · Geary Avenue, Toronto
- Churrasqueira Martins$Portuguese chicken · York, Toronto
- Canoe$$$$Canadian tasting menu · Financial District, Toronto
- Casa Paco$$$Spanish · TorontoCanada's Best New #2
- 100 Best#35Italo-Jewish trattoria cooking.TorontoN.L. Ginzburg$$Italian trattoria · TorontoCanada's Best New #6
- Sammarco$$$$Steakhouse · TorontoCanada's Best New #7
- Takja BBQ$$$Korean · TorontoCanada's Best New #5enRoute Best New #4
- Actinolite$$$Canadian, Contemporary · Toronto
- Sushi Yūgen$$$Japanese · TorontoCanada's Best New #3
- 100 Best#86Filipino-tinged small plates.TorontoBar Eugenie$$$Small plates, wood oven · Toronto
- Giulietta$$$Italian · Toronto
- DaiLo$$Asian, Contemporary · Toronto
- Taverne Bernhardt’sContemporary, Rotisserie · TorontoCanada's Best New #4
- Bar IsabelSpanish · Toronto
- Bar PrimaItalian · TorontoCanada's Best New #4enRoute Best New #7
- 100 Best#69Seasonal plates, Asian touches.TorontoLake InezEclectic seasonal · Toronto
- AlmaChinese, Contemporary · Toronto
- Barberian’sSteakhouse · Toronto
- Mimi ChineseChinese · TorontoCanada's Best New #6enRoute Best New #3
- PompetteFrench · TorontoCanada's Best New #5enRoute Best New Best Fine Dining
- Best Bars#2Parisian-style café bar on College; jazz on Sundays, kitchen open all night.Little Italy, TorontoBar PompetteBar · Little Italy, Toronto
- Civil LibertiesBar · Toronto
- Library BarBar · Financial District, Toronto
- Cry Baby GalleryBar · Toronto
- XXXBar · Toronto
- Suite 115Bar · Toronto
- Best Bars#14Troy Gilchrist's Japanese-inspired cocktails in a warm-lit room, opened 2024.Ossington, TorontoNo VacancyBar · Ossington, Toronto
- enRoute#5Shauna Godfrey's first restaurant, built on her bubbe Rose's cooking.Harbord Street, TorontoMavenContemporary · Harbord Street, Toronto
- Yan Dining RoomNeo-Chinese · Toronto
- 100 Best#14Rafa Covarrubias's open kitchen in a bright room over Oakville's Towne Square.Oakville, ONHexagonMexican heritage, tasting menu · Oakville, ON
- Civil WorksBar · Toronto
- Black Dice CafeBar · Dundas West, Toronto
- Best Bars#25All-day Junction bar: coffee, breakfast sandwiches, cult natural wines.The Junction, TorontoDoc’s Green Door LoungeBar · The Junction, Toronto
- Best Bars#27Low-key bar behind a barbershop; a playlist and menu inspired by classics.Ossington, TorontoGift ShopBar · Ossington, Toronto
- Best Bars#28Lobby-style bar upstairs, karaoke downstairs, Iberian-leaning plates.Dundas West, TorontoBar MordecaiBar · Dundas West, Toronto
- 915 DupontBar · Toronto
- 416 Snack BarBar · Toronto
- Simpl ThingsBar · Parkdale, Toronto
- LSL$$$$French tasting bar · North York, TorontoCanada's Best New #2
- Best Bars#42Frankie Solarik's apothecary bar, entered through a chemist storefront.West Queen West, TorontoPrequel & Co. ApothecaryBar · West Queen West, Toronto
- Lonely DinerBar · Toronto
- Best Bars#48Fermentation-focused cocktails from Massimo Zitti, half of them zero-proof.West Queen West, TorontoMotherBar · West Queen West, Toronto
- Cocktail BarBar · Toronto
- Sweaty Betty’sBar · Ossington, Toronto
- Best Bars#23Poised lounge up a short stair; duck confit croquettes, soufflés to order.Ossington, TorontoBar BananeBar · Ossington, Toronto
- Best Bars#33Frankie Solarik's dark lounge where modernist drinks arrive as art pieces.Queen West, TorontoBarChefBar · Queen West, Toronto
- Slice of Life BarBar · Toronto
- Best Bars#41Luc Lafontaine's taproom: authentic Czech lagers with Japanese touches.Leslieville, TorontoGodspeed BreweryBar · Leslieville, Toronto
- Writers Room BarBar · Yorkville, Toronto
- Best Bars#50Frankie Solarik's English-accented bar, all leather and Victorian oil paintings.Dundas West, TorontoCompton Ave.Bar · Dundas West, Toronto
- Best Bars#19Royal York lobby bar for golden-era cocktails, across from Union Station.Financial District, TorontoClockworkBar · Financial District, Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditPatrick Kriss's menus of seafood, grilled fish and chops, with a big wine list.Financial District, TorontoAlobar DowntownSeafood, grill · Financial District, Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditCocktail bar and full restaurant off a Yorkville path; charcoal-grilled fish.Yorkville, TorontoAlobar YorkvilleSeafood, charcoal grill · Yorkville, Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditDinner daily on Spadina, plus Friday lunch and weekend brunch.Chinatown/Spadina, TorontoAloetteRestaurant · Chinatown/Spadina, Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditMidtown trattoria: handmade pasta, focaccia di Recco, a charcoal and wood oven.Yonge and St. Clair, TorontoCucina BucaItalian · Yonge and St. Clair, Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditModern Italian built on regional cooking and produce from specialty farmers.King West, TorontoBucaItalian · King West, Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditBuca's Yorkville osteria: house salumi di mare and branzino served tableside.Yorkville, TorontoBuca YorkvilleItalian, seafood · Yorkville, Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditBuca's modern Italian cooking in Vaughan.Vaughan, ONBuca at VaughanItalian · Vaughan, ON
- Amex PlatinumDining creditBreakfast sandwiches, then lunch, then shared family-style plates at dinner.TorontoDonna'sAll-day restaurant · Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditLorenzo Loseto's seasonal tasting menus, on Queen East since 2003.TorontoGEORGE$$$$Seasonal tasting menus · Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditA steakhouse since 2007, now at 81 Bay, linked to Union Station by the PATH.TorontoJacobs & Co. Steakhouse$$$$Steakhouse · Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditFounded by Joso Spralja in the 1960s and still family run; Dalmatian coast fare.Yorkville, TorontoJoso'sDalmatian coast · Yorkville, Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditContemporary French cooking on Ossington, with Bar Banane alongside.Ossington, TorontoLa BananeContemporary French · Ossington, Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditLaid-back Dundas West room known for its 100-layer lasagna.Dundas West, TorontoLa PalmaRestaurant · Dundas West, Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditChef-driven bar in The Well since 2024; light Pacific Rim plates.The Well, TorontoLulu BarPacific · The Well, Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditHand-made pasta to eat in, to Italian disco, or fresh to take home.TorontoOcchiolinoFresh pasta · Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditChef Yasu's omakase counter, using edomae methods to draw out umami.Harbord Village, TorontoYasu$$$$Edomae omakase · Harbord Village, Toronto
- Amex PlatinumDining creditThe Milos group's Toronto restaurant, serving Greek cooking kept simple.Financial District, TorontoEstiatorio MilosGreek · Financial District, Toronto
