Real Estate News
Food & Drink
City News
Deep Dives
Culture
Style
Newsletters
Membership
Submit a Tip
Subscribe
Sign in
Japanese
Deep Dives
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026
This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar
Advertisement
Food & Drink
A new Japanese whisky bar is bringing cocktail-based omakase to Toronto
Mizunara follows a drinks-first philosophy
Food & Drink
A downtown hotel is getting a Tokyo-style listening bar
Toki will bring vinyl, Japanese highballs and a food menu by chef Akira Back to the W Hotel
Food & Drink
The sushi push pop trend has arrived in Toronto
For better or worse
Advertisement
Food & Drink
A viral Japanese comfort food staple is coming to Toronto
Boru is bringing us the hambagu
Food & Drink
Four family members, nine seats, 20 courses: inside Toronto’s sweetest new omakase restaurant
The Onda is like a dinner party where the host wields a razor-sharp yanagiba
Food & Drink
There’s a new boutique hotel in the Annex with a Japanese Italian restaurant
Nomas opens March 1
Advertisement
Food & Drink
Where Gateau Ghost chef Jayden Park eats Japanese and Korean food in the west end
His favourite spots for ramen, yakitori skewers and Korean barbecue
Food & Drink
The Incredible Edible Bucket List: 365 must-try Toronto dishes
Our dish-a-day guide to eating spectacularly well in 2026
Food & Drink
A Michelin-starred chef just opened a second restaurant in Toronto
Tono by Akira Back is on the rooftop of Yorkville’s W Hotel
Advertisement
Food & Drink
This retro diner is serving char siu breakfast sandwiches and Kewpie mayo tuna melts
Susie’s Rise and Dine is a greasy spoon reboot for nostalgic millennials
Food & Drink
A dessert at this new omakase restaurant went viral before it was even open
Get a load of Sushi Kiwami’s Japanese crown melon cake
Food & Drink
Masaki Saito’s new ramen restaurant makes only 100 bowls a day
And each one includes a ladleful of Saito’s “essence”
Advertisement
Food & Drink
This Japanese Italian diner is Leslieville’s latest brunch obsession
Tatsuro’s menu features wafu pasta and a whole section dedicated to shokupan
Food & Drink
Radici Project is a buzzy Japanese Italian spot with connections to Noma and Nobu
It celebrates itameshi, a popular fusion style of cooking
Food & Drink
Hot Plate: Five Toronto takes on the Japanese egg sandwich
Japan’s favourite no-fuss snack is the city’s hottest sandwich trend
Advertisement
Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at Kensei Bar, the newest addition to Toronto’s Japanese kissaten scene
Including uni-topped bruschetta, spaghetti Napolitan and steak with miso-whisky butter
Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at No Vacancy, a swanky new cocktail bar on Ossington from the team behind Ghost Chicken
Including sweet and savoury boozy drinks, Japanese-inspired snacks and, yes, fried chicken (but only if you know to ask for it)
Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at Hello Nori, a new sushi bar specializing in hand rolls
Each one is made to order
Advertisement
Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at Nobu Toronto, the luxury restaurant’s first Canadian location
Including the Kardashian-approved lychee martini
Food & Drink
Inside the kitchen of Jared and Miki Ferrall, the owners of Crafty Ramen
Including esoteric mushrooms, Japanese whiskey and many unopened jars of chili crisp
Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at Okeya Kyujiro, Yorkville’s hottest new omakase restaurant
A theatrical dining experience inspired by Cirque du Soleil
Advertisement
Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at Ramona’s, a new cocktail and snack bar on Queen West
Inspired by Pacific coastal culture, the space is open from morning coffee to nightcap
Food & Drink
Everything to eat at Wellington Market, the Well’s fancy new 70,000-square-foot food hall
The space hosts a mix of indie food darlings and international brands with cult followings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
>>
Advertisement
Summer Camp Guide
City News
Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
Best New Restaurants
TL Events
Toronto Life
’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8
General admission tickets are now on sale for Toronto’s biggest culinary night, featuring top chefs, restaurants and drinks
Big Stories
Deep Dives
Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it
When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent
Deep Dives
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026
This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar
Deep Dives
Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team
After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype
Deep Dives
Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with
SNL
rookie Veronika Slowikowska
Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of
Saturday Night Live
in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it
Deep Dives
Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer
The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line
Deep Dives
The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?
We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout
Deep Dives
My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press
My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell
Deep Dives
Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin
Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe
Deep Dives
Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?
Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees
Deep Dives
City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
Deep Dives
This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI
It’s hard out here for a 20-something
Deep Dives
The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market
Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises
Deep Dives
Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI
Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
Deep Dives
293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband
When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him
Deep Dives
The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone
The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks
Deep Dives
Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes
If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”
Just Listed
Just Listed
For Sale: 92 Arjay Crescent
As luxury buyers become increasingly focused on wellness, privacy, and long-term livability, a new generation of custom homes is emerging – one defined less by excess and more by thoughtful design
Just Listed
For Sale: 171 Durant Ave
This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot
Just Listed
For Sale: 50 First Avenue
A testament to time presiding over one of Uxbridge's most storied streetscapes, this magnificently preserved circa 1880 residence commands its prominent corner lot with the quiet confidence of a true architectural landmark
Just Listed
For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive
A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living
Just Listed
For Sale: 75 Queen Street
Guelph is having a moment