Chinese (57)
Canadian Chinese cuisine or Can/Chinese is a popular style of cooking exclusive to take-out and dine-in eateries. This cooking style was invented by early Cantonese immigrants who adapted traditional Chinese recipes to Western tastes. This usually required altering cooking times, ingredients, and preparation methods so that the dishes were more agreeable to the Canadian palate. »
Sushi (36)
In Japanese cuisine, sushi (寿司) is a food made of vinegared rice combined with various toppings or fillings, especially seafood, but also vegetables, mushrooms, eggs, or meat. Most, but not all, fish used in sushi is raw; other ingredients may be cooked, blanched, sauteed, or marinated. »
Pizza (33)
Toronto offers many Pizza chains both Canadian (Pizza Pizza, Pizza Nova) and from the States (Pizza Hut, Dominos). It also has many smaller one shop stores that offer more gourmet pizzas (Magic Oven, Johns Italian Cafe). »
Subs, Sandwich, Pitas (62)
Toronto has many fast food restaurants offering all different sorts of sandwiches. You can find favorite sub franchises (Subway), homemade burger places (BB Ques), and the best sandwiches (Mustachio, Black Camel). And some of the late night eateries are part of the best(Burrito Boyz) »
Italian (45)
Toronto has many restaurants (specially fine dining restaurants) offering Italian food. You could find a high concentration of these restaurants in Little Italy.
A traditional Italian menu consists of: 1. antipasto - hot or cold appetizers, 2. primo ("first course"), usually consists of a hot dish like pasta, risotto, gnocchi, polenta or soup. 3. secondo ("second course"), the main dish, usually fish or meat (pasta is never the main course of a meal). 4. contorno ("side dish") may consist of a salad or vegetables. 5. dolce ("dessert") 6. caffè ("coffee") (espresso) 7. digestivo which is liquors/liqueurs (grappa, amaro, limoncello). »
Vegetarian (27)
Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming the flesh of any animal, with or without also eschewing other animal derivatives, such as dairy products or eggs. Toronto is very vegetarian friendly. You can find restaurants that are exclusively catering to vegetarians, and those that offer vegetarian menus, for the vegetarians and those that are looking for a healthier meal. »
Mediterranean (40)
Mediterranean cuisine is the cuisine of the areas around the Mediterranean Sea, some of which are: Greece, Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Spain. It is therefore, a wider category that includes many other cuisines within it. The idea of the ‘standard Mediterranean diet’ ... is a modern construction of food writers and publicists in Western Europe and North America earnestly preaching what is now thought to be a healthy diet to their audiences by invoking a stereotype of the healthy other on the shores of the Mediterranean. »
Seafood (26)
There is a few big seafood chains in Toronto (Red Lobster), but there are many fine dining restaurants that offer great fresh seafood (Biagio, Bodega) »
French (18)
French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking, and is renowned for both its classical or grande cuisine and provincial styles. For French people, cooking is a part of culture, and cooking good food is well appreciated. French wine and French cheese are an integral part of French cuisine, both as ingredients and accompaniments. In brasseries you could order food like: Steak frites(steak with French fries); Poulet frites(chicken with fries); Croque-monsieur — a grilled Swiss cheese and ham sandwich; And a typical simple, cheap, quick meal consists of pasta, often spaghetti, with tomato sauce. »