The best vegetarian restaurants Toronto: Yorkville edition
Yorkville’s sterling reputation for fine dining extends to the vegetarian palate. Some of the best chefs in the city are as good with greens and grains as they are with more mainstream ingredients.
Matisse Restaurant & Bar
90 Bloor St E, Toronto, ON M4W 1A7This restaurant has a huge menu that spans breakfast to late night snacks. The food includes familiar offerings like yogurt and granola parfait, crunchy French toast, omelettes, poutine and cheese plates, with a hint of the “exotic” in avocado fritters and mushroom ragout/oka dumplings. Because they’re located in the Yorkville Marriott, the staff can help you book the room for meetings or parties.
Blu Ristorante
90 Avenue Road, Toronto, ON M5R 2H2Knockoff Italian eateries go heavy on the meat while authentic ones offer a large variety of vegetarian-friendly insalata (salad), antipasti and pasta. Here, the only thing you’ll be limited by is your imagination. If you want grilled eggplant and quinoa, marinated olives or gluten-free rice pasta, all you have to do is say the word. There’s no corkage fee for bringing your own wine on Sundays and Mondays, but the wait staff is always ready to suggest a label from the cellar.
Yamato Japanese Restaurant
18 Bellair St, Toronto, ON M5R 2C7Toronto has no shortage of Japanese restaurants but finding one to please vegetarians can be tricky. Yamato offers the best of all worlds with expertly-prepared dishes like crystal clear miso soup, edamame dusted with salt, assorted grilled vegetable mix and lightly- battered vegetable tempura. The menu doesn’t stop there, as there’s an impressive selection of udon and soba soups, teppanyaki (grilled) dinners and à la carte temaki (sushi).
