Looking for budget-friendly dining in Toronto and wondering where to find the best affordable restaurants?
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For a classier way to ease out of your day, stop by this well-known steakhouse at the corner of Bay and Temperance. Happy hour runs from 3 p.
Fahrenheit Coffee, one of my fave coffee shops in Toronto, is on Ritual. They only take about 10% commission from restaurants, which is a lot lower than what other food apps charge.
If you prefer fish, the whole sea bass is smothered in house-fermented chiles, Fujian wine, and flowering chives, creating a numbing hellfire that balances with the angelically floral fish. For dessert, mai lai go (a modest sponge cake from the dim sum realm) is ushered into a sophisticated stratosphere with a custard moat and salted egg yolk filling. To drink, Mimi offers one of the most comprehensive libraries of baijiu in the city, with bottles ranging from juicy and effervescent to deep and saucy.
Junction It’s not the cheapest peameal sandwich in the city, but considering the version at When the Pig Came Home comes topped with kale and maple aioli, $5 is a great deal.
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So why not save up, plan carefully, and treat yourself to some of Toronto’s finest eateries? After all, great food is not just about sustenance, it’s about creating memorable experiences.
It’s par for the course these days for steak menus to list the pedigree of meats like a wine list, but the practice was jarring in the early aughts when this steakhouse first splashed onto the scene. For its efforts revising the norm, the restaurant has become a premier spot for decadent steaks and embellished accoutrements. The waitstaff will happily guide you through the heritage breeds, touching on elements like geography, marbling, feed, certification, and more.
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For nearly 20 years, this Iranian restaurant has been a humble darling of Queen Street West. Co-owned by executive chef Amir Mohyeddin and his sisters, Salome and Samira, Banu — a term of endearment for their mother, loosely translated to “lady” or “dame” — offers a considerate take on the home cooking of Tehran. The food speaks volumes about the power of slow cookery. Roasted eggplant emerges creamy, a touch pungent, and nutty thanks to several stages of peeling, frying, and low-and-slow cooking to extract every ounce of flavor.
Hopefully you’re able to use one or more of these sweet discounts, and there’s likely even more at smaller shops and businesses around the city. Have fun while saving and exploring!
The surprise bags feature items that the restaurants or stores would’ve thrown out, so you’re saving perfectly good food from going into the landfill!