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The Best Breakfast Sandwiches in Toronto

Christine Peddie

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Christine Peddie

The Best Breakfast Sandwiches in Toronto

Toronto's best breakfast sandwiches are the most satisfying way to start your day. Built on the freshest bread, with farm-fresh eggs, house-smoked bacon, and a list of tempting sauces and toppings, these handheld feasts can sate any appetite and quell any morning-after regrets.

Hearty and properly greasy, these sandwiches are meant to be scarfed down, hot coffee at the ready. Grab one on a lazy weekend or infuse any work-from-home morning with a little excitement. Whether you order a traditional take or try a breakfast sandwich done up with sausage, rösti, salmon or some other new and delicious option, you're bound to delight in every bite.

Seek out one of Toronto's best breakfast sandwiches, and enjoy a meal that's greater than the sum of its humble parts. Savoury, crunchy, and astonishingly tempting, these sandwiches are bound to inspire cravings all day long.

Hot Pork

The BBQ Combo Breakfast Sandwich can't be beat from this Dundas West spot, stacked with smoked beef brisket, smoked pork belly, egg, cheese, BBQ sauce, hot sauce and mayo!

Hot Pork

The BBQ Combo Breakfast Sandwich can't be beat from this Dundas West spot, stacked with smoked beef brisket, smoked pork belly, egg, cheese, BBQ sauce, hot sauce and mayo!

Junction Triangle

1543 Dupont St

ALMA+GIL

You can't go wrong with any of the breakfast sandwiches at this College Street spot, but our favourite has to be the Potato Rosti Breakfast Sando!

ALMA+GIL

Junction Triangle

1543 Dupont St

You can't go wrong with any of the breakfast sandwiches at this College Street spot, but our favourite has to be the Potato Rosti Breakfast Sando!

Good Behaviour

A newer addition to their menu, Good Behaviour's breakfast sandwiches rival their classic subs, and we're huge fans of their breakfast sausage.

Good Behaviour

A newer addition to their menu, Good Behaviour's breakfast sandwiches rival their classic subs, and we're huge fans of their breakfast sausage.

Masa Deli

From the owners of Gold Standard, you know their breakfast sandwiches are going to be good, and we're huge fans of their special with corned beef, hash brown, omelette, American cheese, pickles, aioli and salsa.

Masa Deli

From the owners of Gold Standard, you know their breakfast sandwiches are going to be good, and we're huge fans of their special with corned beef, hash brown, omelette, American cheese, pickles, aioli and salsa.

Oakwood Village

317 Oakwood Ave

Primrose Bagel Company

Primerose has a menu consisting of multiple mouthwatering breakfast sandwiches and a build-your-own option. The most famous is the Bodega Bagel, made with egg, cheese, shredded lettuce, pickles, garlic mayo, and Cholula.

Primrose Bagel Company

Oakwood Village

317 Oakwood Ave

Primerose has a menu consisting of multiple mouthwatering breakfast sandwiches and a build-your-own option. The most famous is the Bodega Bagel, made with egg, cheese, shredded lettuce, pickles, garlic mayo, and Cholula.

Dundas West

1132 Dundas St W

The Lakeview

American

The Lakeview calls this one the Captain Canuck. This Canadian classic includes Peameal Bacon, Cheddar, Caramelized Onions, Lettuce, Tomato and Sweet Chili Mayo, served on a soft Brioche Bun.

The Lakeview

Dundas West

1132 Dundas St W

The Lakeview calls this one the Captain Canuck. This Canadian classic includes Peameal Bacon, Cheddar, Caramelized Onions, Lettuce, Tomato and Sweet Chili Mayo, served on a soft Brioche Bun.

American

Harbord Village

161 Harbord St

Emmer

This Harbord Village bakery has stirred quite a buzz, as eager early morning risers wait in line to get their hands on a butter croissant or one of their massive loaves of sourdough. If you're leaning towards a savoury option, their list of breakfast sandwiches can't be missed.

Emmer

Harbord Village

161 Harbord St

This Harbord Village bakery has stirred quite a buzz, as eager early morning risers wait in line to get their hands on a butter croissant or one of their massive loaves of sourdough. If you're leaning towards a savoury option, their list of breakfast sandwiches can't be missed.

Manita

Whether you crave a heaping pile of bacon on your breakfast sandwich or prefer to go vegetarian, Manita has something for everyone. Tied together with cheese, aioli and red-wine braised kale, Manita's breakfast sandwiches hit the spot any time of day.

Manita

Whether you crave a heaping pile of bacon on your breakfast sandwich or prefer to go vegetarian, Manita has something for everyone. Tied together with cheese, aioli and red-wine braised kale, Manita's breakfast sandwiches hit the spot any time of day.

Junction Triangle

3035 Dundas St W

When The Pig Came Home

There's plenty of options when it comes to breakfast at this sandwich joint. Order the Fully Loaded Peameal on a Bun with with cheddar, bacon and egg or opt for the slightly richer choice, the Joseph with sliced brisket, maple aioli, kale, tomato, egg and provolone.

When The Pig Came Home

Junction Triangle

3035 Dundas St W

There's plenty of options when it comes to breakfast at this sandwich joint. Order the Fully Loaded Peameal on a Bun with with cheddar, bacon and egg or opt for the slightly richer choice, the Joseph with sliced brisket, maple aioli, kale, tomato, egg and provolone.

Gold Standard

Breakfast & Brunch

Once you try a breakfast sandwich at Gold Standard, with scrambled eggs, Cheddar, aioli, pickles, bacon, kale or both, you'll agree that the name isn't hyperbole -- these sandwiches really are pretty close to perfection.

Gold Standard

Once you try a breakfast sandwich at Gold Standard, with scrambled eggs, Cheddar, aioli, pickles, bacon, kale or both, you'll agree that the name isn't hyperbole -- these sandwiches really are pretty close to perfection.

Breakfast & Brunch

Little India

1515 Gerrard St E

Lazy Daisy's Cafe

Built on Daisy's "famous buttermilk biscuits," the breakfast sandwiches at Lazy Daisy's are already a step above. Made with the freshest free-run eggs, aged white Cheddar, Mennonite smoked bacon, or avocado and tomato, these sandwiches are sure to inspire repeat visits to the beloved east-end café.

Lazy Daisy's Cafe

Little India

1515 Gerrard St E

Built on Daisy's "famous buttermilk biscuits," the breakfast sandwiches at Lazy Daisy's are already a step above. Made with the freshest free-run eggs, aged white Cheddar, Mennonite smoked bacon, or avocado and tomato, these sandwiches are sure to inspire repeat visits to the beloved east-end café.

Trinity-Bellwoods

72 Ossington Ave

Union

For its hefty, all-day offering, Union crams fried egg, Paris ham, Swiss cheese and rösti between two slices of perfectly golden challah.

Union

Trinity-Bellwoods

72 Ossington Ave

For its hefty, all-day offering, Union crams fried egg, Paris ham, Swiss cheese and rösti between two slices of perfectly golden challah.

Yonge and Dundas

88 Dundas St E

Egg Club

Tempting at any time of day, Egg Club's fluffy, golden, filled-to-bursting sandwiches combine your favourite breakfast foods into one hand-held feast.

Egg Club

Yonge and Dundas

88 Dundas St E

Tempting at any time of day, Egg Club's fluffy, golden, filled-to-bursting sandwiches combine your favourite breakfast foods into one hand-held feast.

Junction Triangle

827 Lansdowne Ave

Donna’s

Perfect in its simplicity, Donna's serves up uncluttered ham, egg and cheddar cheese sammies doused with hot sauce for a subtle kick.

Donna’s

Junction Triangle

827 Lansdowne Ave

Perfect in its simplicity, Donna's serves up uncluttered ham, egg and cheddar cheese sammies doused with hot sauce for a subtle kick.

St. Lawrence

93 Front St E

Carousel Bakery

Canadian

Carousel Bakery's breakfast sandwich may not be the trendiest in Toronto, but, with heaps of peameal bacon, melted Cheddar, and a crisp-fried egg, this OG breakfast entrée is not to be missed.

Carousel Bakery

St. Lawrence

93 Front St E

Carousel Bakery's breakfast sandwich may not be the trendiest in Toronto, but, with heaps of peameal bacon, melted Cheddar, and a crisp-fried egg, this OG breakfast entrée is not to be missed.

Canadian

Little Italy

505 College St

Bar Raval

Spanish

Give the first meal of the day an Iberian spin with a breakfast sandwich from Bar Raval. With Serrano ham, egg and piquillo peppers, all this sandwich needs is a café cortado to wash it down.

Bar Raval

Little Italy

505 College St

Give the first meal of the day an Iberian spin with a breakfast sandwich from Bar Raval. With Serrano ham, egg and piquillo peppers, all this sandwich needs is a café cortado to wash it down.

Spanish