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The Best Holiday Dinners in Toronto for 2024
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The Best Holiday Dinners in Toronto for 2024
The best holiday meals in Toronto are the ones we look forward to all year long. Casual or devastatingly chic, over-the-top or deftly restrained, they satisfy a need for festive flavours and singular experiences enjoyed in the company of those who matter most. Whether you’re craving a sexy tête-à-tête, a boisterous gathering or a cozy family dinner, these are the spots serving the most memorable holiday meals this season.
Gia/Stefano’s Diner
Plan every holiday feast around plant-based goodies from Gia and Stefano’s Diner. From vegetarian gnocchi gorgonzola and vegan arancini to meatless smash burgers, there are options for elegant soirées, rowdy receptions and every other type of get-together the holidays might produce. Visit Exploretock.com to order.
Gia/Stefano’s Diner
Plan every holiday feast around plant-based goodies from Gia and Stefano’s Diner. From vegetarian gnocchi gorgonzola and vegan arancini to meatless smash burgers, there are options for elegant soirées, rowdy receptions and every other type of get-together the holidays might produce. Visit Exploretock.com to order.
Downtown
163 Spadina Ave
Alo
French
Available for pick-up or delivery on December 23rd, Alo at Home’s holiday meal is a festive mix of tiger prawns and cacio e pepe rigatoni, beef short rib and peppermint-laced chocolate cake. A meal that allows you to dine to the nines while donning your finest loungewear, this is peak comfort for homebodies. Visit Exploretock.com to order.
Alo
Downtown
163 Spadina Ave
Available for pick-up or delivery on December 23rd, Alo at Home’s holiday meal is a festive mix of tiger prawns and cacio e pepe rigatoni, beef short rib and peppermint-laced chocolate cake. A meal that allows you to dine to the nines while donning your finest loungewear, this is peak comfort for homebodies. Visit Exploretock.com to order.
French
Yorkville
60 Yorkville Ave
Cafe Boulud
French
Peppered with aphrodisiacs, the Festive Prix Fixe Dinner at Café Boulud is as ravishing as your true love’s kiss. Available from December 24th to the 26th, the three-course menu jumps from foie gras terrine to turkey roulade, roasted venison loin and brown-butter-bathed agnolotti to luxurious chestnut Mont Blanc. In short, it’s a menu that’s rich, decadent, and ideally suited to the season of excess. To book a table, visit Cafeboulud.com.
Cafe Boulud
Yorkville
60 Yorkville Ave
Peppered with aphrodisiacs, the Festive Prix Fixe Dinner at Café Boulud is as ravishing as your true love’s kiss. Available from December 24th to the 26th, the three-course menu jumps from foie gras terrine to turkey roulade, roasted venison loin and brown-butter-bathed agnolotti to luxurious chestnut Mont Blanc. In short, it’s a menu that’s rich, decadent, and ideally suited to the season of excess. To book a table, visit Cafeboulud.com.
French
Fashion District
51 Camden St
Alder
A radiant room that smolders from the heat of the kitchen’s wood fire, this is the spot to stoke the embers of your romance over Christmas dinner. Featuring roast turkey with all the trimmings, plus gem salad and sticky toffee pudding, the team’s Hearth Away from Home holiday dinner is a traditional feast guaranteed to elicit plenty of oohs and aahs. Visit Aldertoronto.com to reserve your table.
Alder
Fashion District
51 Camden St
A radiant room that smolders from the heat of the kitchen’s wood fire, this is the spot to stoke the embers of your romance over Christmas dinner. Featuring roast turkey with all the trimmings, plus gem salad and sticky toffee pudding, the team’s Hearth Away from Home holiday dinner is a traditional feast guaranteed to elicit plenty of oohs and aahs. Visit Aldertoronto.com to reserve your table.
The Toronto Beach Club
Invite Santa to appear at the city’s most opulent brunch and you have the makings of a happy outing for all. Running every weekend from now until the big day, the Santa Buffet Brunch at The Toronto Beach Club is the type of event designed to thrill everyone at your table — from the Santa-crazed to the famished. Plus, kids aged five and under eat for free. Visit Thetorontobeachclub.com to reserve.
The Toronto Beach Club
Invite Santa to appear at the city’s most opulent brunch and you have the makings of a happy outing for all. Running every weekend from now until the big day, the Santa Buffet Brunch at The Toronto Beach Club is the type of event designed to thrill everyone at your table — from the Santa-crazed to the famished. Plus, kids aged five and under eat for free. Visit Thetorontobeachclub.com to reserve.
Downtown
33 Yonge St #100
The Joneses
American
Available at lunch and dinner, The Joneses’ holiday prix-fixe menus have enough tempting surprises to thrill revellers of every age. Available until December 23rd, they include squash bisque and deluxe mac and cheese, classic turkey dinners and chocolate brownies crowned with gelato and peanut brittle. To reserve a table, visit Thejonesesrestaurant.com.
The Joneses
Downtown
33 Yonge St #100
Available at lunch and dinner, The Joneses’ holiday prix-fixe menus have enough tempting surprises to thrill revellers of every age. Available until December 23rd, they include squash bisque and deluxe mac and cheese, classic turkey dinners and chocolate brownies crowned with gelato and peanut brittle. To reserve a table, visit Thejonesesrestaurant.com.
American
West Queen West
1150 Queen St W
The Drake
Canadian
On December 24th and 25th, The Drake Hotel invites guests, big and small, to tuck into a three-course holiday feast, sans the stress of the season. Though the Festivus dinner is also available for take-out, if you want to sip on Drake Nog and Ye Ol’ Mules while the kids run wild outside of the family abode, heading to Queen Street West is your best option. Head to Thedrake.ca to reserve.
The Drake
West Queen West
1150 Queen St W
On December 24th and 25th, The Drake Hotel invites guests, big and small, to tuck into a three-course holiday feast, sans the stress of the season. Though the Festivus dinner is also available for take-out, if you want to sip on Drake Nog and Ye Ol’ Mules while the kids run wild outside of the family abode, heading to Queen Street West is your best option. Head to Thedrake.ca to reserve.
Canadian
Financial District
325 Bay St
Louix Louis
French
From its St. Regis Toronto address to its 31st -floor home, its gilded room to its luxury-laden menu, Louix Louis positively drips with opulence. Inhabit the plush surroundings at Christmas Dinner or the team’s Festive Royal Brunch, and toast to the season between bites of burrata with truffles, beef Wellington and meticulous petit fours. Prefer to live large in the comfort of home? Order a Feast To-Go and grab that turkey leg without fear of reproach. Visit Louixlouis.com to reserve.
Louix Louis
Financial District
325 Bay St
From its St. Regis Toronto address to its 31st -floor home, its gilded room to its luxury-laden menu, Louix Louis positively drips with opulence. Inhabit the plush surroundings at Christmas Dinner or the team’s Festive Royal Brunch, and toast to the season between bites of burrata with truffles, beef Wellington and meticulous petit fours. Prefer to live large in the comfort of home? Order a Feast To-Go and grab that turkey leg without fear of reproach. Visit Louixlouis.com to reserve.
French
Downtown
100 Front St W
REIGN
With options for Christmas dinner and brunch, to-go feasts and holiday lunches during the month of December, REIGN offers plenty of ways to toast to the holidays. Opt for dinner on December 24th or 25th, if you like posh surroundings, prix-fixe menus with plenty of irresistible options, and service that’s as smooth as the gravy caressing the team’s Manor House Turkey Dinner. Visit Reigntoronto.ca to book a table.
REIGN
Downtown
100 Front St W
With options for Christmas dinner and brunch, to-go feasts and holiday lunches during the month of December, REIGN offers plenty of ways to toast to the holidays. Opt for dinner on December 24th or 25th, if you like posh surroundings, prix-fixe menus with plenty of irresistible options, and service that’s as smooth as the gravy caressing the team’s Manor House Turkey Dinner. Visit Reigntoronto.ca to book a table.
Yorkville
55 Bloor St W 51st Floor
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Japanese
Perched on the 51st floor of the Manulife Centre, chef Antonio Parks’ eponymous spot offers panoramic views, glorious Pan-Asian plates and enough pizzazz to win the holidays. This year, the team is offering a deluxe six-course Chef’s Tasting Menu peppered with intriguing bites. To book a table, visit Apyorkville.com.
AP
Yorkville
55 Bloor St W 51st Floor
Perched on the 51st floor of the Manulife Centre, chef Antonio Parks’ eponymous spot offers panoramic views, glorious Pan-Asian plates and enough pizzazz to win the holidays. This year, the team is offering a deluxe six-course Chef’s Tasting Menu peppered with intriguing bites. To book a table, visit Apyorkville.com.
Japanese
Shangri-La Toronto
Evenings cluttered up with prior engagements, afternoons can offer the best opportunity for gathering with friends and family. Book Shangri-La Toronto’s Nutcracker Afternoon Tea, and an exquisite series of sweet and savoury treats — from twee turkey pot pie to a pistachio cream wreath — will whisk you away to a series of enchanted lands. Afternoon tea is served Thursdays to Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. To reserve, visit Opentable.com.
Shangri-La Toronto
Evenings cluttered up with prior engagements, afternoons can offer the best opportunity for gathering with friends and family. Book Shangri-La Toronto’s Nutcracker Afternoon Tea, and an exquisite series of sweet and savoury treats — from twee turkey pot pie to a pistachio cream wreath — will whisk you away to a series of enchanted lands. Afternoon tea is served Thursdays to Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. To reserve, visit Opentable.com.
Frenchy
A menu of brasserie-style indulgences await you and your crew at this sophisticated spot inside the Hilton Toronto hotel. Here, surrounded by your nearest and dearest, you can tuck into the team’s three-course Christmas Prix-Fixe as Santa roams the sprawling room. Between morsels of foie gras and seared scallops, steak frites, gnocchi Parisienne and profiteroles, be sure to pause to take a few snaps with the big guy in red. To book a table, visit Frenchytoronto.com.
Frenchy
A menu of brasserie-style indulgences await you and your crew at this sophisticated spot inside the Hilton Toronto hotel. Here, surrounded by your nearest and dearest, you can tuck into the team’s three-course Christmas Prix-Fixe as Santa roams the sprawling room. Between morsels of foie gras and seared scallops, steak frites, gnocchi Parisienne and profiteroles, be sure to pause to take a few snaps with the big guy in red. To book a table, visit Frenchytoronto.com.