48 Hours Eating Toronto’s BEST Food!
THE BEST FOOD IN TORONTO
In this episode of my 2026 World Cup food series, I’m in Toronto, Canada, to find out why this city has one of the most exciting, diverse and underrated food scenes in North America.
Toronto is a city shaped by immigration, neighbourhoods, old-school institutions and food from every corner of the world. You can go from Caribbean classics to Chinatown legends, New York-style pizza, Canadian comfort food, proper BBQ and one of the best burgers in the city, all in a single day. That is what makes Toronto special.
I start at Albert’s Real Jamaican Foods, a Caribbean institution where I order just about everything on the menu. Jerk chicken, curry goat, oxtail, patties, rice and peas, plantain, proper big flavours and the kind of food that tells you straight away how important Caribbean culture is to Toronto.
Then I head to Yueh Tung, one of the last remaining restaurants from Toronto’s old Chinatown, to try their famous chilli chicken. This place is a proper piece of the city’s food history, serving Hakka Chinese food that has become a Toronto classic.
After that, I visit Pizzeria Badiali to try what many people call the best pizza in Toronto. Huge slices, serious hype, crispy crusts, proper cheese pull and one of the biggest queues I’ve seen on this trip.
Then it is over to Carousel Bakery at St. Lawrence Market for Toronto’s famous peameal bacon sandwich. It is simple, salty, old-school and one of those dishes you have to try when you’re eating your way through the city.
From there, I hit Paddington’s Pump for poutine, Canada’s legendary combination of chips, cheese curds and gravy. Heavy, messy, brilliant.
Then I grab a BeaverTail, one of Canada’s most famous sweet treats, before heading to Cherry Street Bar-B-Que for a massive BBQ platter packed with smoked meat, ribs, brisket and sides.
And finally, I finish at Burger Drops for an incredible burger that proves Toronto can do the modern smash burger thing as well as anywhere.
This is part of my 16-part series travelling to every 2026 FIFA World Cup host city in North America to find out which city has the best food.
I’ve already visited New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston, Boston and Miami, and now I’m in Toronto, a city that completely blew me away with the sheer range of food on offer.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Exploring Toronto’s diverse food scene.
00:38 – Curry Goat and Oxtail at Albert’s Real Jamaican Foods.
05:04 – Famous Chili Chicken at Yueh Tung Restaurant.
10:18 – Braving the -12°C Toronto winter weather.
11:08 – Burrata pizza slices at Badiali Pizza.
14:38 – Iconic Peameal Bacon Sandwich at St. Lawrence Market.
16:38 – Quick stop for Poutine and BeaverTails.
18:13 – Brisket and Beef Ribs at Cherry Street Bar-B-Que.
22:31 – Smash burgers and curly fries at Burger Drops.
26:17 – Finishing up with donuts and banana pudding.
26 Comments
Love love love. I love Toronto, but it is the coldest I have ever been in my life.
Great to see you in our neck of the woods…next time, come down Niagara way. P.S -12 degrees…not too cold.
12:53 I believe the micro bubbles are developed from a long slow fermented dough.
How high was that Jamaican man? I’m going Canada 🇨🇦
You should travel and visit the Balkans and try some food there for 48hrs. Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia,Montenegro,Albania, Macedonia, Slovenia, Slovakia. Great video. 🇷🇸🇭🇷🇧🇦🇲🇪🇦🇱🇲🇰🇸🇮🇸🇰
Absolutely trying these places (particularly Badiali as a pizza lover) when I head to Toronto for the World Cup next month 🔥
Brilliant video again…and yes, Toronto is cold!! Not as cold as Saskatoon though!! -35 when I was last there.
The Mancthony Bourdain. Incredible video yet again 👍
you should visit scarborough lawrence side and also missisauga (closest city to toronto), thats where the real food is. Downtown Toronto food got wiped out by covid lol
All of the food shown besides the poutin is just American food 😂. I thought there would be actual Canadian dishes. All this talk about you guys not being American but then you use all of our food.
now this is the one I was looking forward to!
Next level series. The food the people have been amazing to watch. Can't wait to see the rest. 👏👏❤
You know good on you brother, so much effort on the background stuff the interviews the story. Really is good level i have never seen rice n pea like that before. Its so good to see all the stories and obvs the food, and the man utd tops. Respect to you my brother
10:49 Imagine if you were born in Jamaica! That's love!
Would you say its cheaper or more expensive than new york… great video
You already know it’s a banger to start Wednesday! LEGENDARY content for food lovers. Much love to you and the family as always brother. Thank you
I hope you can do another video on other cultural foods in Toronto. In this video you have covered the standard foods, but there’s other more exotic foods still to be eaten.
Love to Albert from England. What a legend.
Peameal bacon sandwich: There is a condiment stand to your left with honey mustard. It is not complete without the honey mustard. Too bad the lady at the counter did not tell you.
Yueh Tung: It is actually the first Hakka restaurant in Toronto (and probably Canada). My Jewish dentist introduced me to it – it's his favourite restaurant. Three generations of his family have been dining there for maybe 30+ years.
Pizza: If you return please try Descendent Pizza (Detroit Style with a lot of unique flavour combinations).
I will have to try Albert's and have been meaning to try Cherry St. BBQ for a while. Thank you. You might also like Beach Hill Smokehouse.
Poutine: The place you tried was far from the best poutine in the city, but the location is convenient. Poutine is much better in Quebec, especially Montreal.
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to Toronto Jonno ! I knew you'd love it, pizza and caribean food. Next time come in the summer ! Great job on the videos. Peameal sarny with HP and tom
Thank you for visiting Canada and my city Toronto. We are not only the most multi-cultural city in the world, but really a cultural mosaic (not a melting pot). The owner of Cherry St. BBQ describe it best that we integrate, but don't lose our identity. Diversity is our strength. I really hope you return one day because you have not even scraped the surface of our immense food scene. Great job on this series! What is your name pls?
awesome to see you in my city, come back sometime in the warmer weather
Loving the tour. It's coming home ⚽ These prices in Canadian dollars I presume?
Although a bit of a ways away from Toronto, it is DEFINITELY worth it to visit Detroit, being only 4 hours away. On the way you can visit Canada's very own London and Windsor
18 dollars for a plate of broccoli, wtf