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Prix-Fixe Intelligence · Toronto · July 2026

Summerlicious,
by the numbers

All 243 participating restaurants, cross-referenced with 309,822 Google reviews. Served, in the spirit of the festival, as a three-course menu — with the picks for dessert.

243restaurants at the table
4.41★average Google rating
$20cheapest way in (7 lunches)
74%have a vegetarian option
54%of tables are Downtown
First course

The lay of the land

Every menu is a fixed price at one of six tiers. Lunch runs $20–$55, dinner $25–$75, and the middle of the menu is where everyone crowds: $34 lunch and $45 dinner are the most common tickets. 174 restaurants serve both meals; 68 are dinner-only, and exactly one brave soul does lunch only.

Lunch tickets

restaurants per price tier

Dinner tickets

restaurants per price tier

The report card

Google rating distribution — 67% of the field sits at 4.4★ or better

Main course

Three findings worth chewing on

1 · Price doesn't buy praise. The seven humble $25 dinners average 4.54★ — the best of any tier — while the $75 white-tablecloth set manages 4.44★. Across every tier the needle barely moves. At Summerlicious, the room is flat: pay more for the occasion, not the odds.

Average rating by dinner price

bubble size = number of restaurants in tier

2 · Italian brings the most tables, not the most love. With 63 restaurants, Italian is a quarter of the festival — but it ranks near the bottom on rating (4.36★). The quiet overachievers are Thai and pan-Asian kitchens (4.53★), and steakhouses bring up the rear at 4.26★.

The cuisine league table

cuisines with 8+ restaurants · bar = headcount · dot = average rating

3 · Every restaurant, one picture. Each bubble is a restaurant: dinner price across, rating up, bubble size = how many people have weighed in. Hover to see who's who. The prize quadrant is top-left — great and cheap.

Price vs. praise, all 243

hover a bubble · 4.6★ and up  ·  everyone else

Dessert

The picks

Three shortlists, three strategies. Gems are superbly rated but still under the radar (under 400 reviews). Sure things are loved at volume. Steals are 4.5★+ kitchens at the two lowest lunch prices.

💎 Hidden gems

4.7★+ with fewer than 400 reviews

Chon Modern Thai CuisineThai · East Toronto
4.9★ · 136
Muse Bistro + BarBistro · Midtown
4.8★ · 83
Tis Two CitiesDowntown
4.8★ · 149
CKB RestaurantDowntown
4.8★ · 153
The FrederickDowntown
4.8★ · 302
Naari Thai BBQThai
4.7★ · 191

🏟️ Sure things

4.5★+ holding up under 2,000+ reviews

Chop Steakhouse & BarSteakhouse · North York
4.7★ · 9,287
Scaddabush — ScarboroughItalian
4.5★ · 9,013
Khazana by Sanjeev KapoorIndian
4.5★ · 6,731
Earls SherwayEtobicoke
4.7★ · 6,273
Black & Blue RestaurantSteakhouse
4.7★ · 6,147
Earls King WestDowntown
4.8★ · 4,751

🍋 The $20–27 steals

4.5★+ at the two cheapest lunch tiers

Cowboy's Grill$27 lunch
4.9★ · 1,024
Krave Indian Toronto$20 lunch
4.7★ · 156
Balti Indian — Bloor$20 lunch
4.6★ · 1,023
High Park Brewery$20 lunch
4.6★ · 350
Tokyo Grill$20 lunch
4.5★ · 1,615
Oji Seichi$20 lunch
4.5★ · 630
Seconds

The cheat sheets

Ready-made answers to what everyone actually googles. Rankings use a confidence-weighted score (rating shrunk toward the 4.41★ festival average by review volume), so a 4.8★ with twenty reviews can't outrank a 4.7★ with three thousand. One surprise up front: the West End rates highest of any region (4.53★ average), while Downtown holds half the tables and the lowest average (4.35★).

The best table in every corner of the city

🏙️ Downtown

122 in the festival · 4.35★ average

Earls King WestAmerican · $41 lunch · $55 dinner
4.8★ · 4,751
Edna + VitaItalian · $41 lunch · $55 dinner
4.8★ · 2,157
Black & Blue RestaurantAmerican · $48 lunch · $65 dinner
4.7★ · 6,147
KINKA Sushi Bar Izakaya HarbourfrontJapanese · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 2,789
CommaKorean · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 957

🌳 Midtown

22 in the festival · 4.45★ average

Cowboy's GrillAmerican · $27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.9★ · 1,024
El Inka Peruvian CuisinePeruvian · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 1,078
Kadak - Vibrant Indian CuisineIndian · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 683
The Monkey Bar & GrillBistro · $55 dinner
4.7★ · 240
FlorentiaItalian · $45 dinner
4.6★ · 392

🎨 West End

39 in the festival · 4.53★ average

Bellona - JaneItalian · $27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.9★ · 938
La NayaritaMexican · $41 lunch · $55 dinner
4.8★ · 2,193
ChiadoMediterranean · $55 lunch · $75 dinner
4.7★ · 975
DaiLoAsian · $75 dinner
4.6★ · 1,902
PukkaIndian · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.6★ · 1,135

🏖️ East End

21 in the festival · 4.46★ average

Tabule QueenLebanese · $27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.6★ · 1,726
Chon Modern Thai CuisineAsian · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.9★ · 136
PapyrusEgyptian · $27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.6★ · 651
The Kingston HouseCanadian · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.6★ · 334
George RestaurantCanadian · $55 lunch · $75 dinner
4.5★ · 1,303

🚅 North York

23 in the festival · 4.40★ average

Scaddabush Italian Kitchen & Bar - Don MillsItalian · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.8★ · 5,019
Han Ba Tang Korean Restaurant & BarAsian · $27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.7★ · 2,302
Pii Nong ThaiAsian · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 834
MeNami RestaurantJapanese · $27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.6★ · 4,705
Thairoomgrand York MillsThai · $27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.6★ · 2,234

🌉 Etobicoke

11 in the festival · 4.54★ average

Chop Steakhouse & BarSteakhouse · $41 lunch · $55 dinner
4.7★ · 9,287
Earls SherwayCanadian · $41 lunch · $55 dinner
4.7★ · 6,273
Lume Kitchen and LoungeMediterranean · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.6★ · 1,505
Balti Indian Restaurant - BloorHakka · $20 lunch · $25 dinner
4.6★ · 1,023
Veloute Bistro @ Palace PierFrench · $75 dinner
4.7★ · 356

⛰️ Scarborough

all 5 of them, ranked

Upper Beaches Bourbon HouseCajun/Creole · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 738
Scaddabush Italian Kitchen & Bar - ScarboroughItalian · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.5★ · 9,013
Koh Lipe ScarboroughThai · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.5★ · 2,867
Floga EstiatorioGreek · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.3★ · 1,791
Milestones ScarboroughAmerican · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.1★ · 2,568

By budget and by diet

🍾 Worth the splurge

$65+ dinners that earn it

Black & Blue RestaurantAmerican · $65 dinner
4.7★ · 6,147
ChiadoMediterranean · $75 dinner
4.7★ · 975
LucieFrench · $75 dinner
4.7★ · 591
The FrederickAmerican · $65 dinner
4.8★ · 302
DaiLoAsian · $75 dinner
4.6★ · 1,902

💸 Big flavour, small bill

$27-and-under lunch or $35 dinner

Cowboy's GrillAmerican · $27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.9★ · 1,024
Bellona - JaneItalian · $27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.9★ · 938
Han Ba Tang Korean Restaurant & BarAsian · $27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.7★ · 2,302
MeNami RestaurantJapanese · $27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.6★ · 4,705
Thairoomgrand York MillsThai · $27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.6★ · 2,234

🌱 Best vegan menus

kitchens with a full vegan option

Bellona - JaneItalian · $27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.9★ · 938
CommaKorean · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 957
HawkerCanadian · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 855
Pii Nong ThaiAsian · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 834
MeNami RestaurantJapanese · $27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.6★ · 4,705

🌾 Best gluten-free

celiac-friendly and beloved

Scaddabush Italian Kitchen & Bar - Don MillsItalian · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.8★ · 5,019
Black & Blue RestaurantAmerican · $48 lunch · $65 dinner
4.7★ · 6,147
HawkerCanadian · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 855
Pii Nong ThaiAsian · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 834
Kadak - Vibrant Indian CuisineIndian · $34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 683

Best in class · one champion per cuisine

Italian
Scaddabush Italian Kitchen & Bar - Don Mills$34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.8★ · 5,019
Canadian
Earls Sherway$41 lunch · $55 dinner
4.7★ · 6,273
Asian
Han Ba Tang Korean Restaurant & Bar$27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.7★ · 2,302
Thai
Pii Nong Thai$34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 834
Japanese
KINKA Sushi Bar Izakaya Harbourfront$34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 2,789
Indian
Kadak - Vibrant Indian Cuisine$34 lunch · $45 dinner
4.7★ · 683
French
Lucie$75 dinner
4.7★ · 591
Mediterranean
Chiado$55 lunch · $75 dinner
4.7★ · 975
Seafood
Chiado$55 lunch · $75 dinner
4.7★ · 975
Steakhouse
Chop Steakhouse & Bar$41 lunch · $55 dinner
4.7★ · 9,287
Mexican
La Nayarita$41 lunch · $55 dinner
4.8★ · 2,193
Korean
Han Ba Tang Korean Restaurant & Bar$27 lunch · $35 dinner
4.7★ · 2,302
Digestif

Find your table

All 243, searchable. Click a column to sort; chips filter by dietary option.

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Sources: toronto.ca Summerlicious registry (243 restaurants, July 2026) + Google Places ratings & review counts, fetched July 4, 2026. Ratings are point-in-time. Built for the OffMenu outreach pipeline.

Want this data? It comes from the City of Toronto public registry + Google Places, refreshed July 4, 2026.