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If paella is what you are craving, check out this list below for the best paella Toronto has to offer.
There aren't too many places in the city with paella on the menu, but when there is, rest assured that it's going to be worth the often 45 minute wait time to let the rice settle and incorporate all of those flavours. While this popular Spanish dish is rarely associated with a low price point, you'll still get your money's worth after a plate of this hearty and filling rice dish.
Here are some of the best places for paella in Toronto.
King West
478 King St W
Patria
Spanish
This Spanish tapas restaurant on King West has three kinds of traditional paellas to choose from. They’re available in two sizes, with a small starting at $33 and a large at $59.
Patria
King West
478 King St W
This Spanish tapas restaurant on King West has three kinds of traditional paellas to choose from. They’re available in two sizes, with a small starting at $33 and a large at $59.
Spanish
Leslieville
1146 Queen St E
La Paella
Spanish
You know the paella will be good here when the dish is literally in the restaurant’s name. This Spanish restaurant in Leslieville has six paellas on the menu with ingredients like Cuban lobster tails and wild boar.
La Paella
Leslieville
1146 Queen St E
You know the paella will be good here when the dish is literally in the restaurant’s name. This Spanish restaurant in Leslieville has six paellas on the menu with ingredients like Cuban lobster tails and wild boar.
Spanish
Etobicoke
2350 Lake Shore Blvd W
LaVinia
Spanish
Head over to Etobicoke for personal-sized paellas at a reasonable price. Their seafood paella is their most popular out of the four options.
LaVinia
Etobicoke
2350 Lake Shore Blvd W
Head over to Etobicoke for personal-sized paellas at a reasonable price. Their seafood paella is their most popular out of the four options.
Spanish
St. Lawrence
26 Market St
Barsa Taberna
Spanish
Get seafood or vegetarian paella at this Spanish tapas eatery that’s right across from St. Lawrence Market. A market paella featuring the chef’s daily feature is also available.
Barsa Taberna
St. Lawrence
26 Market St
Get seafood or vegetarian paella at this Spanish tapas eatery that’s right across from St. Lawrence Market. A market paella featuring the chef’s daily feature is also available.
Spanish
Danforth Village
97 Danforth Ave
Tapas at Embrujo
Spanish
Paellas are meant for two people at this spot for Spanish tapas in The Danforth. Traditional Spanish short-grain Valencian rice, saffron-infused rice and even noodles are used.
Tapas at Embrujo
Danforth Village
97 Danforth Ave
Paellas are meant for two people at this spot for Spanish tapas in The Danforth. Traditional Spanish short-grain Valencian rice, saffron-infused rice and even noodles are used.
Spanish
King West
433 King St W
Labora
Spanish
Choose from seven kinds of paella at this Spanish restaurant on King West. Offerings include a crispy roasted duck paella and a seafood paella with grilled red prawns, octopus and calamari.
Labora
King West
433 King St W
Choose from seven kinds of paella at this Spanish restaurant on King West. Offerings include a crispy roasted duck paella and a seafood paella with grilled red prawns, octopus and calamari.
Spanish
Thornhill
230 Commerce Valley Dr E #2
Tapagria
Spanish
This Spanish tapas restaurant in Markham offers four paella types, including their signature one with shrimp, chorizo, chicken, squid and clams.
Tapagria
Thornhill
230 Commerce Valley Dr E #2
This Spanish tapas restaurant in Markham offers four paella types, including their signature one with shrimp, chorizo, chicken, squid and clams.
Spanish
Bloor West Village
2315 Bloor St W
Bloom Restaurant
Latin
The paella is just one of the many Latin American and Spanish dishes to get at this restaurant in Bloor West Village. It consists of chicken, chorizo, shrimp, calamari, mussels and clams.
Bloom Restaurant
Bloor West Village
2315 Bloor St W
The paella is just one of the many Latin American and Spanish dishes to get at this restaurant in Bloor West Village. It consists of chicken, chorizo, shrimp, calamari, mussels and clams.
Latin