Toronto is an early bird’s town, with breakfast restaurants aplenty. For busy travelers, finding a satisfying morning meal can mean the difference between zipping through museums and sights, or sloshing coffee from a paper cup as you scramble to leave the hotel.
Check out these breakfast restaurant favorites in Toronto, offering delicious ways to begin your day of travel. As always, check for travel guidelines and closures before planning your trip.
Making Breakfast a Class Act at School
A Toronto breakfast favorite in artsy Liberty Village, School, gets an A+ spot for offering fresh-baked pastries and award-winning scones. The revamped industrial space maintains a schoolhouse theme with an apple on each table and giant clocks perpetually set to 3:30 p.m.
Pop open your laptop and plan your day over bottomless cups of hot coffee and flapjack stacks doused in black and blueberry sauce with brown sugar butter.
Insider tip: School doesn’t take reservations, so go early to nab a table. Try and score a seat outside on the patio in the summer.
Vegan Delights in Toronto
For delicious vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free breakfast options, look no further than Karine’s. It’s tucked into the Village by the Grange (about a 10-minute walk from Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel), but don’t let the food court location fool you. The dishes offer all the comfort of a home-cooked meal, and a warm welcome and top-notch service from the staff is a pleasant surprise to many who stop by.
This spot also offers a variety of vegan and gluten-free options, and they can typically accommodate food allergies, as well.
Insider tip: Bring along a few sticks of chewing gum so you can order the garlic fries. (However, they’re so incredible that they’re worth the garlic breath.)
Dine on a Brilliant Buffet at Trios Bistro
The airy atmosphere and inviting decor in Trios Bistro, located at Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, is inspired by the surrounding neighborhood and historic Trinity Square, viewed through a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows.
A spacious community table encourages fellow business travelers to connect over a decadent menu, which might include brioche French toast and Italian sausage frittatas. There’s also a generous buffet serving crowd-pleasers like made-to-order omelets and classic Canadian selections like bacon and muffins.
Insider tip: Need to arrange an early-morning breakfast meet-up? A small circular banquette, ensconced by a beaded curtain, offers small parties a semi-private setting.
The Senator Restaurant
A Toronto breakfast tradition since it was established in 1929, the Senator Restaurant is one of the city’s oldest restaurants. Tucked near the corner of Victoria and Dundas streets, the interior dishes up an authentic 1950s feel with Formica tables, an old soda dispenser, and checkerboard flooring.
The restaurant offers farm-to-table brunch options such as organic wildflower honey from their apiary, freshly hand-squeezed orange juice, and custom-roasted coffee.
Insider tip: Check out the cool musician portraits filling the walls. They harken back to the restaurant’s days as a jazz club.
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