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Canada Guidebook

Where to eat in Canada

Restaurants, cafes, wine bars, bakeries and markets - by city. Each place has its address, hours, our honest write-up and a link to the map.

What to try in Canada: a guide to the cuisine
City
Cuisine
Price level

Price level: C$ - cheap, C$$ - mid-range, C$$$ - above average.

Places shown: 6

Toronto

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Neo Coffee Bar

King East (Frederick x King, a few minutes from St. Lawrence Market) Specialty coffee, Japanese-inspired bakery C$

Toronto's original Neo location near St. Lawrence Market, running since 2008, known for house-roasted espresso alongside matcha and hojicha lattes and spongy Japanese roll cakes.

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7:00-20:00, Sat-Sun 8:00-20:00 (please confirm)

Picked as one of Toronto's most-recommended specialty coffee bars, repeatedly featured by blogTO and coffee-industry guides for its Japanese-inspired roll cakes and matcha drinks.

Verified · August 9, 2026 On the map Website
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St. Lawrence Market

Old Town (South Market, at Front & Jarvis) Food market, prepared foods and produce C$

A working public market since 1803, its South Market hall packed with butchers, bakers, cheesemongers and prepared-food counters under one roof, best known for the peameal bacon sandwich at Carousel Bakery.

Opening hours: South Market: Tue-Fri 9:00-19:00, Sat 7:00-17:00, Sun 10:00-17:00, closed Mon; North farmers' hall: Sat only 5:00-15:00 (please confirm)

Picked as Toronto's flagship food market: in continuous operation since 1803 and named one of the world's top food markets by National Geographic.

Verified · August 9, 2026 On the map Website

Vancouver

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Go Fish

Fairview (False Creek Fisherman's Wharf, next to Granville Island) Seafood, fish and chips C$$

A blue shack on False Creek Fisherman's Wharf serving beer-battered cod, halibut and salmon fish and chips, oyster po'boys and fish tacos, with the catch coming off boats moored a few steps away.

Opening hours: closed Mon; Tue-Fri 11:30-19:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-19:00 (please confirm)

Picked as Vancouver's best-known walk-up seafood shack, opened by restaurateur Gord Martin steps from the boats it buys from, and a repeat pick on local best fish-and-chips lists.

Verified · August 9, 2026 On the map
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Lee's Donuts

Granville Island Public Market Doughnuts, bakery C$

A family-run doughnut counter inside the Granville Island Public Market, hand-rolling and frying classic doughnuts to order since 1979, honey dip and Bavarian cream among the flavours regulars ask for by name.

Opening hours: daily 8:00-18:00 (please confirm)

Picked as Granville Island's original doughnut counter since 1979, rated 4.5 of 5 on TripAdvisor and 4.8 of 5 on Restaurant Guru across thousands of reviews.

Verified · August 9, 2026 On the map Website

Montreal

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La Banquise

Le Plateau-Mont-Royal (near Parc La Fontaine) Poutine, Quebec comfort food C$

A 24-hour poutine institution in the Plateau, running more than two dozen combinations from the plain classic to versions loaded with sausage, bacon or a fried egg, in a proper sit-down dining room rather than a takeout window.

Prices for main dishes · a guideline, check on site

  • La Classique poutine (regular) C$9.99
  • La Classique poutine (large) C$17.25

Opening hours: open 24 hours (please confirm)

Picked as Montreal's definitive poutine address: open around the clock since the early 1980s and a stop Anthony Bourdain named among his favourite Montreal meals.

Verified · August 9, 2026 On the map Website
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Schwartz's Deli

Le Plateau-Mont-Royal (Boulevard Saint-Laurent, "The Main") Delicatessen, Montreal smoked meat C$$

Montreal's original smoked meat counter on Boulevard Saint-Laurent, cutting brisket by hand since 1928 and serving it on rye with mustard and a pickle, no ceremony, just a line out the door most afternoons.

Prices for main dishes · a guideline, check on site

  • Smoked meat sandwich C$16.95
  • Fresh-cut fries C$4.95
  • Black cherry soda C$3.85

Opening hours: Sun-Thu 10:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-00:00 (please confirm)

Picked as Montreal's best-known smoked meat deli: a MICHELIN Guide-listed address since 1928 and a fixture on nearly every ranking of the city's essential restaurants.

Verified · August 9, 2026 On the map Website