Best Restaurants Near Yonge-Dundas Square

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The Carbon Bar is a fancy restaurant with an exceptional fashionable dining venue featuring Texas-style BBQ near Yonge-Dundas Square. The leather seats and round wooden tables with red chairs are in the middle of this luxury restaurant. Moreover, the Carbon Bar is inspired by the flavours of Latin America and Texas.
The Pit Master Platter is total BBQ, including pork ribs, brisket, fried chicken, and turkey breast. The brisket has lots of meats and will fall in your mouth easily. Then, the KFC cauliflower is the right choice for starting your meal since it’s ultra-crispy, spicy, and delicate. Also, the fried chicken is very crisp and moist. After having the first bite, I guessed by the texture that it was brined in buttermilk.
The Carbon Bar is an excellent choice for a date night or special event. The foods are cooked in high-quality with innovative, varied drinks; Carbon Bar has ticked all the boxes!

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Haida sandwich is a fast food restaurant that may be far from Yonge Dundas Square, but don’t worry! Haida sandwich has the delivery option to Yonge Dundas Square.
This restaurant might be a small place, but appetizing foods cooked in Haida Sandwich can change your mind. Their sandwiches are so huge and filled with colourful, natural ingredients that you may not be able to finish it all by yourself.
Moreover, the pizza Haida sandwich offers is oven-cooked but so massive. The soft dough, unique handmade tomato sauce, and local ingredients are all that made their pizza as delectable as their sandwiches.
If you are a group of people, do not worry about all people being satisfied. Haida sandwich offers various delicious, qualified items on the menu that has something for everyone.
Although the prices are totally fair, ordering from their website and application can get you more special discounts.

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Blaze Pizza is a fast-food restaurant, most famous for its pizza, with an open kitchen near Yonge and Dundas Square.
The place has a friendly atmosphere with square-shaped tables set next to each other. Moreover, the fact that you can watch them making your order adds more reliability to this friendly atmosphere.
Blaze Pizza provides a large variety of toppings with natural and fresh ingredients. When the foundation of the pizza is done, it would be baked in an open fire oven. Then, when you take the first bite, the deliciousness of the pizza will enchant you.
There is more!
Not only are there different toppings you can choose from, but also you can select from the bread options. Lately, they have added the Cheesy bread. The Cheesy bread has scratch-made dough, and it is covered in melty mozzarella. It is also served with a classic red sauce, which is Blaze Pizza’s special.

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Trattoria Mercatto is an elegant Italian restaurant located near Yonge-Dundas Square serving meals and wines, big windows, long lamps hanging from the ceiling, and a spacious patio. Also, there are four huge televisions on their bar, where different colourful bottles of fine wines can be seen.
Diavola pizza is the perfect choice to have. It has a thin, chewy crust with flavorful ingredients and its own special sauce. Also, the pasta is so authentic and fresh with the unique, flavoured sauce.
In fact, it would surprise you how flexible their kitchen is since they can satisfy both a kid and an adult.
Besides, bowls of Frutti Di Mare consisting of marinated shrimp, bay scallops, calamari, red onion, and crostini are truly well-cooked. Also, the best dish is the Short Rib Crostini and the Polpetter. The latter includes pork meatballs, roasted eggplant, and tomato caponata. The short rib is tender and juicy with a hearty sauce.
Trattoria Mercatto has all the features of a proper Italian restaurant; enjoy!

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GB Hand-Pulled Noodles is a Chinese eatery with minimal decor specializing in beef soup with homemade noodles.
The noodles are hand-pulled, and you can choose the thickness or style of your noodles. When you are at the front, you can see the way they prepare noodles for their customers. The noodles are simple but delicious in the unique way they cook them. The chilli oil they use on their noodles is a delectable trick!
Moreover, the broth is entirely seasoned, light, and has enough amount of beef. Besides, the braised beef special, including a rich, spicy broth, is hard to say no to it.
Everything from decoration to the menu and the way they cook is simple but appetizing. If you are near Yonge-Dundas Square, you should absolutely come here and try their tasty food, Bon Appetit!

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The Senator is a 40s style diner, offering breakfast & classic comfort-food dishes near Yonge-Dundas Square. There’s also a professional music band that sings the songs of the 40s live!
What about the food? Well, their foods are tasty, but pancakes are divine! Their pancakes, especially buttermilk pancakes, are fluffy and sweet. The maple syrup on their pancakes is watery and perfectly matched with the pancake.
However, their benedict eggs are as divine as pancakes. The appetizing and perfect poached eggs served with biscuits are addictive. Also, the crispy waffles and the salmon omelet with goat cheese and a salmon on the top are hard to resist.
Besides, there’s a selection of fine wines and traditional cocktails that the attentive servers will help you choose from.

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Red Lobster is a restaurant located near Yonge-Dundas Square with New England decoration, specializing in traditional American seafood.
Let me tell you about the food:
The Cajun chicken Alfredo is crispy and crunchy; however, it is soft on the inside and juicy. The biscuits also are buttery, garlicky, and not over-baked. The coconut is fresh and well-cooked. Besides, Tilapia and Rainbow Trout have a tomato-cilantro relish, and the fish is moist and perfect. The chicken and steak provided by Red Lobster are made from fresh and juicy steak. Also, they use a special sauce that makes the chicken and steak more pasta-like in a delicious way.
Their different kinds of soups and side dishes are tempting. They are perfect dishes to order firstly in Red Lobster.
Bon Appetit.

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Kabul Express is an Afghan restaurant offering traditional dishes and oven-baked bread near Yonge-Dundas Square.
They use handmade authentically extracted flavours and highly-qualified ingredients that make a delectable dish. Their food is served in large portions while offering a great variety of butter chicken, chicken karahi, chicken biryani, and many more.
The rice is perfectly cooked, and it as white as seashells. The kabobs are flavoured marinated meats. Although it’s an Afghan restaurant, don’t get surprised when you see Indian people making your orders. Each dish comes with a warm bread allowing you to taste their soft, warm, oven-baked bread.
I had butter chicken that came with rice, side salad, and naan. The salad was packed with natural cucumber, tomatoes, lettuce, etc. The chicken was grilled and cooked in the sauce, which added plenty of flavours. The sauce was special well-flavoured, and creamy, but it is amazing how it paired perfectly with the rice!

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Joey Eaton Centre is a luxury restaurant near Yonge-Dundas Square with glass eye-catching stairs. The fancy lustres hanging from the ceiling and the booths are separated by glass. However, the fantastic venue is just one of the great features of this casual eatery.
You can have the mushroom soup for an appetizer, and you will find it appetizing since it has fresh and flavoured mushrooms. Calamari Fritti is another tight choice for an appetizer. The calamari Fritti is meaty and not too buttery.
Moreover, you can have Herb Crush Salmon for the main dish. The salmon is cooked most deliciously and comes with lemon butter sauce, crispy potatoes. Also, you can have Rotisserie Chicken and BBQ Ribs. The chicken and ribs are tender, moist, and saucy. Since both dishes mentioned above are served with fries, you can substitute the fries with their mouthwatering crispy mashed potatoes.
A team of award-winning chefs work in Joey Eaton Centre; so, you will not regret having a meal in their fancy restaurant.

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Big Smoke Burger is a restaurant dedicated to gourmet burgers, located near Yonge-Dundas Square. The ingredients used in burgers are from top-quality producers and local ones. They also cook their burgers daily, and hand-cut French fries are not an exception; therefore, everything is freshly made and not frozen. They also cook their ingredients in trans-fat-free oil to ensure your health.
Their menu is filled with different kinds of burgers. For example, the Pineapple burger is one of those unique burgers that you cannot find everywhere. The delicious Pineapple burger has a mixture of sweetness and spices with homemade BBQ sauce and banana peppers.
Don’t let the word sweetness in a burger deceive you; the first bite can change your mind. Big Smoke Burger’s quality is top-notch since you will never have a cold burger, or your beef is never frozen.
They also have unlimited refills of drinks like their hand-spun milkshake. A bunch of mushy French fries and hot, meaty burgers featured fresh ingredients worth a bite!

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Located near Yonge-Dundas Square, Kyoto House is a Japanese restaurant with hot entrees and sushi.
One of the cool things is whatever you order; your food will be served on a tray divided into some parts like those classic Japanese movies.
Of course, decoration and things like this are not as important as the food so let me tell you about it: Kyoto House will not surprise you with innovative items on the menu; instead, you would find the primary and regular items. They provide you with the typical, simple choices with an excellent presentation and high-quality (which I believe makes this place cozier).
The rolls are huge and fresh; so is the sushi. The portions are generous and shareable between two or three people. The rice is also well-cooked and can fill you easily.
In brief, Kyoto House offers the typical Japanese dishes of its highest quality featured their incredible hospitality.

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Burrito Boyz is a Mexican restaurant known for its Burritos near Yonge Dundas Square. The restaurant is comfy and social. Also, the staff is welcoming and attending, making you feel welcomed and in the right place.
As I said before and the name shows, they specialized in burritos. The burrito shell is grilled and fresh. You can also see the various options behind a glass to choose which ingredient to put in your burrito. They have a wide variety of toppings that consists of gluten-free and vegan options. This customization is what distinguishes this place from any other restaurant.
All of the ingredients are fresh, and the portions are super filling and huge; even a small burrito is big! Not only the burritos but also all their meals can be customized so you can enjoy your meal.

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Jackson’s Burger is a perfect place for having innovative, great Halal, vegetarian, or chicken burgers near Yonge-Dundas Square. The menu you see on the board is not limited, so your tastes will be satisfied in this place. The restaurant is expansive, and there are enough seats for you to have a meal with a group of friends.
They have Burgerrito, Triple Threat, Swiss Made, Damn Skippy, and many other delicious burgers. The Burgerrito has Grass-fed beef, avocado, salsa, sour cream, lettuce, and dusted onions. It’s really creative to have avocado in a burger. Also, the premium grass-fed beef is fresh, and you can taste the actual, chewy texture of the beef in the first bite. Besides, what makes their burgers more appetizing is the flavours they use, not to mention the massive fries’ portions accompanying every burger you order.
The jerk chicken poutine is filled with seasoned chicken and a unique, tasty sauce. Also, the hot dogs are as delicious as the burgers. Hot dogs are generous in toppings so that it is filled to the brim with toppings. Again, the massive portions of fries serving with hot dogs are thick and soft but hard to finish the whole plate!

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Denny’s is a perfect place for American brunch and lunch near Yonge-Dundas Square. It is affordable and has lots of seating, making it ideal for a restaurant to hang out with your friends.
They serve classic breakfast, tasty salads, hand-pressed burgers, and homestyle dinners. Their menu is extensive with various choices, which is excellent for both adults and kids.
You can order the chocolate banana strawberry pancakes. In this delectable dish, fresh strawberries are used, and the pancake itself is fluffy, chewy, and sweet. The mixture of cold strawberries and hot is excellent, especially when the server adds the extra chocolate.
The servers are courteous and helpful, so they keep checking in and offering refills.
You can have a classic breakfast. The classic breakfast consists of two flavoured eggs, two well-cooked portions of bacon, and soft, fresh toasts. You can also have the slam burger with hash browns, sunny poached side up egg, two juicy bacon strips, natural beef patty, and many other delicious ingredients.
Whatever your mood might be, Denny’s knows how to change your mood and make the rest of your day fantastic!

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Located near Yonge-Dundas Square, Amaya is an Indian restaurant using high-quality ingredients and a classic Indian cooking method.
Your food is served in a big black tray divided into three parts or a big black bowl. Also, they cook the garlic naan and buttered naan every day so that you will have it on your table fresh out of the oven. Indian food is all about spices and flavours, and they know how to cook with them. The masala beef and butter chicken masala will prove to you how well they can cook with flavours; the juicy, tender meat drowned in masala!
You can also order the spinach paneer and fish curry with saffron rice. The fish curry has the spicy signature of Indians so be careful with it. The rice is well-cooked and fluffy coloured with saffron. Everything is in a balanced flavour that will surprise you.
Amaya is a restaurant showing you the harmony of spices in the best way possible; Enjoy!