Hunter's Vegan Eats

Excellent plant-based cooking isn't difficult to find. We've rounded up Toronto's best vegan restaurants with forward-thinking flavours, and mock meat so good, you'll have to double-check that they're vegan.

The Toronto location of the Montréal-based restaurant chain is a chef-driven whirlwind of unexpected textures, explosive flavours and unbridled creativity.

The plant-forward Italian restaurant on Dundas West has once again landed on Toronto's Michelin Guide. I sample the menu and let Gia's forward-thinking approach to conscious eating blow me away.

The restaurant's story is one of family, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps and believing in your dreams. Today, La Bartola is on the Michelin Guide and it's the best vegan restaurant in Toronto.

The city is teeming with tasty vegan treats that'll remedy any case of winter blues. Head to the best vegan cafés and bakeries in Toronto for delectable plant-based delights and dairy-free drinks.

Climb the floral staircase above fine-dining restaurant, Avelo to discover plant-based speakeasy Bar Avelo, where the exceptional vegan à la carte menu is only outshone only by its impressive cocktail list.

I sink my teeth into exceptional, Japanese-inspired pastries with fine-tuned flavours at Tsuchi Cafe, Toronto's only vegan Japanese café.

Chile-based company, NotCo has taken a tech-forward approach by using AI to create vegan eats that rival their animal counterparts.

From angry protests to Michelin-recognized chefs, Hunter Gutman dives into the good, the bad and the ugly of vegan food in Toronto.

Khau Gully is a family-run Indian restaurant in Davisville. Along with a stellar meat menu, find a huge list of classic Indian street food with juicy plant-based proteins and dairy-free delights.

Aladdin actor Mena Massoud stars in a new vegan travel show on CTV Life, Evolving Vegan. I sat down with Mena Massoud to chat about the show, good vegan food in Toronto and more.

Offworld bar on Queen West carts out tasty snacks, over-the-top tipples and has excellent vegan options. Stop by for a casual visit or a sci-fi event and get lost amongst the stars.

The Japanese-Peruvian restaurant on Bay St. has crafted a vegan flavour journey that matches — or, in some cases, surpasses — its meat-based options.

Start and end your night at Casa Madera, the swanky restaurant inside the 1 Hotel Toronto that's offering an imaginative, whimsical and luxurious dining experience.

The new plant-based menu doesn't try and replicate meat — it surpasses it, with exquisite flavours, textures and one reality-bending vegan sandwich.

Curryish Tavern is a modern Indian restaurant in West Queen West whose menu features traditional dishes fused with seasonal Canadian ingredients and contemporary cooking methods.