Best Restaurants on Baldwin Street in Toronto

We are extremely fortunate to have Baldwin Street. This little enclave of restaurants not only offers a variety of dining choices on one strip, most have patios, making it the perfect summer destination. To help you navigate through the many options, I’ve selected my top 5 five places in Baldwin Village:

By Stephanie Dickison

Bodega Restaurant Inc

1

30 Baldwin St, Toronto, ON M5T 1L3

• Phone Number
  • 416-977-1287Primary
• Directions
• Menu

Bodega’s large corner patio, and three-course prix fixe menus (Lunch $23, Dinner $35), make dining alfresco a breeze. French, Spanish, and Mediterranean inspired dishes offer diners a variety of options. The pre-fixe lunch menu alone is superb

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Matahari Bar and Grill

2

39 Baldwin St, Toronto, ON M5T 1L1

• Phone Number
  • 416-596-2832Primary
• Directions
• Menu

Matahari might look unassuming from the outside, but they happen to offer one of the most unique combinations of cuisines in the city: Malay, Chinese, Peranakan (Nyonya) and Indian food. A wicked blend of sweet, sour, salty, crunchy, and spicy dishes delight the palate and offers a welcome change from typical Asian selections. And lucky you, now you can check "Try Peranakan food" off your list.

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Kinton Ramen One

3

51 Baldwin St, Toronto, ON M5T 1L1

• Phone Number
  • 647-748-8900Primary
• Directions
• Menu

It’s never too hot for soup and it’s always time for a satisfying bowl of ramen. Kinton does it superbly (there’s a reason there’s lineups) and this slim, slip of a place makes grabbing a quick meal easy. And while they are quickly expanding around town, it’s nice to be able to go to Kinton’s first location, where it all began.

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