By Zach Feral
Toronto is one of
Canada's largest cities, not to mention one of its most visited. Whether you're in town to visit the Royal Ontario Museum, the Toronto Zoo or the CN Tower, you're going to want to enjoy the restaurants at some point. Unlike other North American cities, you don't have to wait for the weekend to enjoy brunch. Most of Toronto's popular brunch spots offer this between-the-hours meal seven days a week.
School Bakery & Café
School Bakery & Café offers brunch throughout the week from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Some of its most popular brunch items include nirvana French toast (served with pistachios, strawberries and chocolate sauce), a potato and sausage omelet, Irish oatmeal brulee, Belgian waffles, egg white frittata, super cheesy French toast and a big stack of buttermilk pancakes.
School Bakery & Café
70 Fraser Ave.
Toronto, ON M6K
Canada
(416) 588-0005
sbcto.com
Arriba
Situated in the heart of Toronto's Entertainment District inside the Renaissance Hotel, Arriba offers a variety of brunch standards, such as eggs benedict, steak and eggs, whole grain waffles and the Canadian breakfast, which comes with two eggs cooked to your liking, home fries, bacon or sausage, toast or English muffin and your choice of tea, juice, milk and Starbucks coffee. The restaurant is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. and on the weekends from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Arriba
1 Blue Jays Way
Toronto, ON M5V
(416) 341-5045
arribarestauranttoronto.com
Egg Spectation
Egg Spectation offers brunch specialties around the clock, including a number of unusual signature dishes, such as the brioche beauty (a cinnamon brioche that comes with mixed fruit, yogurt and honey with roasted almonds), a fresh fruit plate, the construction pancake (layers of pancake with sausage, bacon and potatoes) and the Western breakfast burger, which is actually an omelet served on a Kaiser bun with lettuce and tomato. Egg Spectation is open between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. every day of the week except Sunday, when it closes at 5 p.m.
Egg Spectation
220 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M5B
Canada
(416) 977-3380
eggspectation.ca
Caplansky's Delicatessen
Caplansky's Delicatessen serves brunch all day, seven days a week. Specials include steak and eggs, salami and eggs, smoked meat hash, a bagel, lox and cream cheese platter and a lox, cheese and onions plate. The restaurant is open Sunday through Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Caplansky's Delicatessen
356 College St.
Toronto, ON M5T 1S6
Canada
caplanskys.com
About the Author:
Zach Feral has been writing and editing professionally since 2003. He has a B.A. in philosophy from the New School for Social Research in New York and pursued postgraduate studies at the Open University in the U.K. His writing has appeared in numerous international publications, including "Dazed & Confused," "Artforum" and "Think Again."
