Exploring & Eating in Toronto's Luxurious Yorkville Neighbourhood! Where to Eat & Best Restaurants!!

hey it's tom and mike from take time to travel toronto is a beautiful city with so many different cool and unique neighborhoods one of the most prestigious is toronto's yorkville neighborhood it's filled with charming century-old victorian homes lots of luxurious shopping boutiques and of course lots of delicious restaurants we're going to show you what we think are some of yorkville's best restaurants and what else there is to see and do in this lovely downtown area of the city so without further ado let's get started with yorkville's high-end mink mile its flowery sidewalks are lined with luxury shops and boutiques like holt renfrew dolce gabbana christian dior prada's two-story flagship boutique and there's even a car chase store on the mink mile just above these luxury retailers there's also some tasty food we made our way to the second floor to the stylish lebanese restaurant called ammao just as it was opening after you walk through the front doors there's this lovely light and sleek bar area but we're here for lunch so we're going to sit in the dining room we followed the hostess over to their beautifully designed large and open concept main seating area we sat down at our table and took in the incredible gold blue and white painted ceiling this is such a spectacular looking restaurant we started with a couple of cold stella beers which hit the spot nicely then we had the seared halloumi cheese with tomatoes cucumber and basil emulsion which was served with warm airy puffed pitas that ripped apart easily and tasted delicious and for the main course we got a lot of food i got the beef pistachio kebab platter with health spice blend bows pita grilled tomatoes serrano peppers grilled onions hummus and rice as well as a side of tabbouleh salad and tom ordered the chicken shawarma which came with two pickles and a bowl of rice i really enjoyed my beef pistachio kebab platter it was flavorful and tasted excellent as was everything else that we tried at a mall we really enjoyed our meal at a mall and thought that the service was excellent the food tasted great and it was reasonably priced for yorkville especially with the beautiful atmosphere and this gorgeous painted ceiling but let's keep going back on the mink mile past luxury shops like mont blanc and boutiques like gucci louis vuitton and the world famous luxury jeweler tiffany and co further along the mink mile at the corner of bloor and queen's park there's this stately building called the lillian massey building which houses the center for medieval studies for the university of toronto but let's keep going and see what else there is just across queens park avenue there's the royal ontario museum love how the modern crystal edition pokes out from the original stone architecture the rom has sprawling natural history and world cultures galleries as well as a dinosaur exhibit it's a great place to enrich your mind or you can head across the street to the park hyatt hotel's rooftop bar for a drink which is what we decided to do so let's head inside the hotel through the main doors and grab some drinks as well as a bite to eat there's joanie restaurant on the park hyatt hotel's main floor located in this elegantly designed grand and open space but we're going to take the elevator up to the 17th floor to the newly renovated rooftop bar called the writer's room bar they serve handcrafted cocktails and small bar bites and it has floor-to-ceiling glass to help take in the stunning views of toronto's iconic skyline the writer's room bar has a popular outdoor terrace which is the perfect place to enjoy the warm weather and the picturesque city views unfortunately we didn't get a spot on the patio but we did get a nice table inside we started with some steam whistle beers and got some complimentary popcorn the steamed whistle beers were served with frosty glasses and hit the spot nicely to start we shared the beef tatar with oyster emulsion pickled shiitake and nori crisp the beef tatar piled on top of the nori crisp tasted excellent we both really enjoyed it then we ordered the korean fried chicken which came on this tiered tower the top layer had the korean fried chicken the middle layer had the various sauces and the cauliflower kimchi and the lower tier had the bib lettuce what a great presentation and it was delicious after our tasty fried chicken and a couple more beers we made our way back out on the rooftop terrace to enjoy some more of the spectacular cityscape views what a gorgeous vantage point to see toronto it's a great spot to take a selfie after we took our selfie we headed back inside for some dessert we got the matcha cheesecake i thought it tasted amazing but tom doesn't like matcha so he didn't like it as much so i got to eat the entire thing once the sun had set we went to the patio with the rest of the crowd so that we could enjoy the picturesque nighttime city views we really enjoyed our drinks and snacks at the park hyatt's rooftop writers room bar it's a great spot for a drink and a little bite to eat but if you're looking for dinner we've got some more recommendations for you just up avenue road is a popular italian restaurant called soto soto where celebrities have been seen let's head up the front stairs through the restaurant's entryway and make our way inside to check it out after we checked in with the hostess we followed her past the cozy bar area and over to the main floor dining room to our table we sat down for our early reservation and had a look over the menu it's recommended to make a reservation in advance because even though it isn't busy yet it will be later this evening to drink i had the golden dream cocktail which tasted just like a creamsicle and tom had a rum and diet coke with a lime wedge tom quite enjoyed his rum and diet coke which was on the strong side i also really enjoyed the golden dream cocktail it tasted just like a liquid creamsicle to start we shared the buffalo caprese mozzarella cheese from campagna and fresh heirloom tomatoes as well as the buttermilk battered and deep fried shrimp and calamari with tartar sauce next i had la carbonaro with artisanal zachny spaghetti tossed with crispy pork cheek eggs and roman pecorino cheese and tom had the capolini nazini with angel hair pasta shrimp and arugula and cherry tomato sauce then we shared the pesce del giorno the fish of the day which was a whole fresh sea bass cooked on the grill and expertly seasoned in the vitello de la nona the villa scallopini with golden eggplants and fresh mozzarella and tomato sauce after we ate that delicious food soto soto really started to fill up by the way that was way too much food for two people but there's always room for dessert so we shared the pistachio cake which just like everything else from ristorante soto soto tasted amazing but let's keep going and make our way down the green and leafy hazelton avenue to explore some more of yorkville hazelton has lined with lots of beautiful brick row homes as well as gorgeous century old victorian homes with nicely landscaped and manicured front yards in the spring the street also has some beautiful blooming cherry blossoms but let's keep going further along hazelton avenue there's some professional office space for some businesses like investment advisors in these beautiful brick buildings here there's also this cool building with the heliconium club and just down from the heliconian club near the bottom of the street there's also lots of fine art galleries like the ingram gallery the mira goddard gallery the huffle fine art auction house and the hazelton fine art galleries just beside the galleries there's also some high-end clothing stores and the entrance to yorkville village a small high-end shopping mall and on hazelton avenue you're also likely to see some high-end luxury cars if you head down to yorkville avenue you'll also see lots of luxury vehicles you'll find ferraris porsches audis bmws and range rovers amongst the high-end fashion brands porsches and ferraris seem to be everywhere on yorkville avenue i guess it's no surprise with high-end shopping like brunello cuccinelli versace and chanel there's even a balenciaga store coming soon yorkville avenue sure is a nice treat to take a stroll along on a spring or summer day and if you need some new shoes for your stroll there's even a christian louboutin boutique right beside the boutique there's this cool colorful street art adorned alcove covering multiple levels around the green patio of sofia restaurant and bar love all the murals what a wonderful little area yorkville avenue even has a pub called the oxley but let's keep going and try some more delicious food further across yorkville lab there's toronto's four seasons hotel which has some tasty restaurants let's head in and try them out once you walk in the main doors there's a cozy seating area with some pretty white blossom trees but let's keep going around the corner past the little shop and the lobby with the soaring ceiling and up the stairs to the second floor so that we can try daniel balud's french brasserie called cafe balud after we check in with the hostess for our early dinner reservation we followed her through the lovely french brasserie past the sleek looking bar and all of the booths over to the far side of the restaurant so that we could sit at our table right next to the florida ceiling glass windows overlooking yorkville avenue and bay street while we browse the menu we ordered some beer i had a bottle of heineken and tom had the lost craft diver city lager tom liked his diver city lager and i quite liked my beer as well some complimentary baguette slices and some fancy-looking butter were brought to the table followed by our appetizers i got the french onion soup which was served piping hot and tom had the beetroot salad with roasted beets spicy greens sheep milk cream and pine nuts beets are one of tom's favorite foods so he really enjoyed his beetroot salad i also really love french onion soup and this bowl was delicious although i forgot how hot it was and took a bite too soon i definitely should have given it more time to cool down for the mains tom got the bc halibut with fingerling potatoes spring onion leek mushrooms and beer blanc and i had the rabbit risotto with coffee rabbit fava beans spring peas ricotta and nasturtium for dessert we got the rhubarb baked alaska which was flamed right at our table and came with yogurt and rhubarb ice cream hibiscus sorbet and almond aquas we were told it looks much better when it's darker and the flame shows up better but it tasted amazing for our second dessert we ordered the grapefruit gibrae with sesame halva rose le coome and grapefruit sorbet to go with dessert i got the metropolitan cocktail served with a bubble made by a smoke gun the metropolitan has casamigo blanco cassis cranberry apple and lime this is such a cool looking cocktail love how the bubble breaks and the smoke pours out when you take a sip and it tastes great too the grapefruit jivare also had great presentation and tasted excellent as well if you like grapefruit you'll love this dessert we really enjoyed our delicious meal and the excellent service at cafe ballooned after we were finished the atmosphere and the brasserie started to change the lights were dimmed and it started to fill up but it's time for us to get up keep going and try some more delicious food in toronto's yorkville neighborhood which we don't have to go very far for we walk down the stairs to another lovely spot in the four seasons hotel called d-bar well we actually came back on a different day we came back on valentine's day for d-bar's afternoon tea in addition to the cool bar area there's also this elegantly designed long expanse of the lounge section which looks out onto yorkville's bay street love the high ceilings after we sat down they brought out these lovely rose petals for our table which was a nice touch as we looked over the valentine's day afternoon tea menu it had lots of tasty sounding options tom decided to try some of the cronenberg's 1664 beer instead of the tea that was included with the meal after a short wait our mouth-watering three-tiered serving tray arrived the top tier has the savory treats there's the deviled quail eggs the mini chicken and waffles lobster sliders and house cured smoked salmon tarts on the second tier there's our favorite part the sweet treats there's the lavender eclairs the raspberry and sakura mousse chocolate passion and the cute little pom damore the bottom tier has the fresh clotted cream and a couple of amazing jams then of course there's the freshly baked plain and raisin scones everything tasted wonderful and tom especially loved the cute little house cured smoked salmon tart we really enjoyed our afternoon tea at d-bar and our dinner at cafe blood but let's keep going and make our way across yorkville's belair street to try some more terrific food we're going to try yamato japanese restaurant which has teppanyaki grills and a sushi bar we came back at night for our dinner reservations let's head inside and check it out as soon as you step inside the restaurant the first thing you'll see is the sushi bar with the chef's heart at work slicing fresh fish but let's head around to the other side of the restaurant for the teppanyaki grills yamato has quite a few different teppanyaki grills where you're seated all around we got a spot at the end of this teppanyaki grill and sat down we got a couple of their sapporo drafts which was the perfect way to start the meal we ordered some of the teppanyaki dinners all of which include japanese clear onion soup as well as a green salad with house dressing we also got some sushi the six piece negatorumaki and two pieces each of the tuna nigiri salmon nigiri scallop nigiri and marbled tunagiri and three pieces of salmon sashimi after we finished our delicious sushi it was time for the teppanyaki chef to come out and for the entertainment to begin steamed rice is included with the dinners but as an add-on we ordered the tapping fried rice with vegetables and egg to start cooking it our teppanyaki chef bounced the egg up and down on his cooking spatula before he threw the egg up in the air and cracked it on its side then he even drew a heart with the egg white very cool after the eggs were cooked he threw the rice on the grill with some veg and put on a little show with the shakers once the fried rice was done he scooped it into the bowl flipped it around then gave it to everyone who'd ordered the rice well after a couple of attempts anyways next it was time to cook the grilled vegetables which were also included with the teppanyaki dinners he poured some oil in the corner of the grill which he lit with a match then he filled the piled onion slices with some more oil before he used his bare hand to flip the flames from the corner over to the pile of onions which lit up with a fiery bang it's so cool how the flames are shooting up from the onion like a volcano after that it was time for our chef to cook the protein next to the teriyaki chicken he gently placed the deep sea scallops on the grill and then proceeded to lay out a few portions of the shrimp for dinner as the shrimps cooked in the lemon garlic butter and soy sauce our chef flipped the scallops shortly after that mike's scallops were ready to be plated then it was time for our teppanyaki chef to start cooking the steak as our chef began to work on our beef roll teppanyaki dinner we started on our hotatsu guy deep sea scallop dinner grilled with garlic butter and soy sauce as well as the imperial dinner with filet mignon shrimps and teriyaki chicken we both really enjoyed our teppanyaki dinners thank you chef it tasted delicious we also ordered the beef roll with thinly sliced prime ribeye beef wrapped around fried garlic and green onion after the beef rolls were fully cooked it was time for him to put them on our plate we decided to each take half of the beef rolls to add to our already full teppanyaki dinner plates we found the beef rolls good but we preferred our other dinners overall we really enjoyed our dinner and show at yamato and we'll definitely be back it's a great place for a special occasion and if you're wondering yes we had leftovers but let's keep going over to another one of yorkville's busiest areas cumberland street as you walk down the sidewalk you'll find lots of specialty stores and lovely little boutiques as well as some restaurants coffee shops beauty salons and spas just across the street there's the yorkville rock and the village of yorkville park the park is surrounded by modern glass towers and it has this cool wooden walkway as well as the steel industrial looking pergola covered walkway just on the other side of which are these beautiful cherry blossom trees that were in full bloom and had lots of people relaxing underneath them the village of yorkville park sure is a beautiful looking park to hang out at on a sunny spring or summer day and with the warm weather it can get pretty busy if you keep going further on this side of the park there's an area to wander through the pine trees and just a little bit past the park on cumberland street there's barrena which has some delicious mediterranean cuisine let's head inside and try it out we walked up the stairs through the front door and passed these purple curtains over to the restaurant's hostess desk bar rayna does have this cool looking back terrace but unfortunately we weren't able to get a seat so we followed the hostess through the bustling restaurant past the bar and up the stairs to the second floor and to our table to drink i had a bottle of the mill street organic beer and tom had the mena bria draft to eat we had the manchego and cauliflower croquettes with spanish aioli which tasted exceptional followed by two delicious lambok lava with katafi braised lamb shake burnt honey saffron aioli and pistachio as well as the lamb meatball pot pie with house made lamb meatballs feta pomegranate tomato and flatbread and the full chicken shawarma platter with a roast chicken flatbread turkish salsa pickle turnip pink lentil and kale tabbouleh and tzatziki overall we thoroughly enjoyed our meal at bareina especially the chicken shawarma the lamb baklava and the manchego and cauliflower croquettes but let's walk off a little bit of that food and check out the nearby cute little old york lane which is lined with restaurants shops boutiques and you'll also find a lively new zealand style pub called hemingway's restaurant it's a popular spot with a huge year-round rooftop terrace that spans multiple different areas and levels after we checked in with the hostess we followed her and wound our way through the busy patio over to our table we sat down at our high top table against the wall and had a look over the menu to drink we had a couple pints of brickwork cider with glasses of ice on the side while we waited for our appetizer we sipped on our tasty brickwork ciders after a short wait our appetizer arrived we got this massive plate of onion rings for the mains i got the chicken fajitas on a sizzling platter of green and red peppers sweet onions and served with all the fixings and hot tortillas tom got the fish and chips with crispy battered haddock and a massive plate of fries with tartar sauce and coleslaw overall we really enjoyed our meal at hemingway's it has great food and great value for the yorkville neighborhood well we really enjoyed going to all these amazing patios and restaurants in new yorkville and hopefully it gave you some ideas on what to do and where to eat we also really enjoyed making today's video and we hope you enjoyed watching it too if you did we'd really appreciate it if you'd like subscribe and hit the bell for notifications on our future videos it really helps with the youtube algorithm and it helps 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Published: Thu Jun 09 2022