Synopses & Reviews
The definitive guide to quality budget dining in Toronto. "Cheap Thrills Toronto" celebrates the culinary diversity of an exciting city.
People who live and work in Toronto were asked by the authors to share their favorite low-cost restaurant with them. The ground rules were simple. The food had to be excellent and the majority of meals on the evening menu had to be under $15 before taxes, tip, and wine.
Taste the cuisines of the world without leaving Toronto: Italy, Hungary, Poland, the Ivory Coast, Chile, France, China, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Vietnam, Iran, Peru, Thailand, Senegal, the West Indies, Israel, Korea, and more. Plus bistros, deli, pubs, vegetarian, kosher, seafood, and all-day breakfast.
Synopsis
Toronto is a unique city where you can eat out inexpensively without compromising taste or quality. In this pocket guide Torontonians share their favourites--ninety restaurants that provide good food and great value. The majority of meals on the evening menu must be under $15 before taxes, tip, and wine.
Synopsis
Toronto natives eagerly share their favorite restaurants in this compact insider's guide to cheap, exotic meals. Full-page reviews describe the food and the people who make it. The restaurants selected from Toronto's global cuisine, from Peruvian to Portuguese, offer good food and great value. Ninety restaurants are listed by type of cuisine and neighborhood, and details are provided on hours of operation, credit card acceptance, and wheelchair access.
Synopsis
Local residents share their favorite food finds in this newly revised edition of the guide to eating well and economically in Toronto. Sixty new places are reviewed and 30 classic picks from the previous edition are revisited. Each destination is given feature treatment with a full-page review that includes hours, credit card information, wheelchair accessibility, and even the history and background of the spot and its owners. Restaurants are organized by cuisine as well as by neighborhood, so travelers can feed a craving or just go somewhere close by. Tourists and residents alike can find a new gem or an old standby to enjoy quality dining on the cheap for a meeting, meal, or evening out.
About the Author
Nancy Marrelli and
Simon Dardick have been reviewing restaurants since 1994. They are the authors of
Cheap Thrills Montreal and
Cheap Thrills New York. They live in Montreal, Quebec.