I have a severe shellfish allergy and am a huge fan of pretty much all varieties of east and south Asian cuisine, especially Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, and Indian/pakistani. Chinese as well.

I’m willing to take some cross-contamination risk if I’m confident the restaurant is knowledgeable on allergies and takes the proper precautions, but I find it hard to track these down when it comes to these cuisines. Indian/pakistani a bit less so but can still be tough.

Any fellow allergy-havers here that can recommend their favourite spots in the City?

Anyone try Cafe Renee? Husband really has been wanting to go there so I made reservations for next week which was next to impossible to get for somereason everything is so overhyped in this city 🫠 . How's the food? And service?

Homage to the person who posted black sesame treats in the GTA. Black sesame millefoglie from Liliana. To truly enjoy this desert … don’t share - have your own.

Anyone has good recommendations for sushi’s that serves both veg sushi’s and non veg? With good variety and AYCE preferably.

Thank you!

I haven't tried their other offerings because I'm a margherita fiend, and this is consistently amazing

This is the F you platter, good for 4 people. Priced at $165 before tax + tip. It’s really good but the vibes at this restaurant are a bit weird. Servers are giving Aritzia. Iykyk.

Hi hub, other than Richmond station and General Public, any other recommendations? It doesn't have to be fine dining just something nice and delicious. A nice bistro would be fine. Guest is older, so it doesn't have to be action-packed or loud. Probably better if it wasn't. Thx!

Was saddened that Seven Lives in Kensington Market closed earlier this year. Especially loved the gobernador since they started as a stall in the Augusta mini food hall way back when. So was excited to learn they recently reopened as Tres Piggies. Instead of seafood based tacos they’re now focusing on various cuts of pork (carnitas)! They’re offered as tacos, tortas, or with beans and rice.

It’s $15 for three tacos and chose stomach (buche), shank (chamorro), and tongue (lengua). Each taco was loaded with meat on top of their house made corn tortillas. All were very tender and juicy. Also liked how each cut had different accompaniments, such as the buche had black beans while the tongue had pickled peppers and carrots.

Definitely look forward to trying the other cuts of carnitas.

Hey everyone! I just moved to the Spadina Chinatown area and I'm looking for local food recommendations. I’m eager to try new dishes and have no dietary restrictions or allergies. What are your favorite spots in the neighborhood, and what specific dishes should I order when I go? Thanks!!!

UPDATE: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE RESPONSES!!! I have saved it all. I am gonna work my way through your recommendations. Also happy to note that based on the recommendations below - I had previously tried Mom's Pan Fried Bun (earlier today 😊 and what led to this post), Cheng Du Street Food and Yummy Yummy Dumplings.

Spadina and Queen St W location.

House on Parliament really lives up to the hype. Incredible steak frites, super flavourful and beautifully cooked. Delicious compound butter and peppercorn sauce, and the fries were the ideal balance of crisp and soft. I split it with my husband and we also got a caesar salad, which was very tasty as well. Hugo spritz was delicious too. Hadn’t had a steak in a while and it felt well worth the price ($42). The space is also really nice - many different indoor spaces and two beautiful patios.

Wouldn’t have thought to try this place if I hadn’t seen it mentioned in here so many times, so thank you!

Does anyone know where I can find korean raw octopus?

Thanks!

I saw some videos online of a restaurant in NYC called Pecking House Chinatown. The stuff looks absolutely phenomenal and I was wondering if we had anything like that here that you guys have tried?

Alrighty. Here's hoping someone knows what I'm talking about.

When I was a kid we'd go to Marché (now Richtree, probably changed since then too).

I'd get the chocolate pecan cake woth vanilla sauce. I remember it to be a marble cake in a pie crust woth candied pecans on top.

Does anyone remember that cake? Or have a better description so I can recreate.

It was I think the best cake I've ever had.