New restaurants that opened last month in Toronto
Published May 6, 2026 at 11:27 am
Restaurants that opened last month in Toronto during April 2026 wowed people in the city with all kinds of new concepts, with new spins and takes on old favourites. If you’re into coffee and cocktails, you’re especially lucky lately: new places have opened in Toronto that can take you from morning to night in the city, serving caffeine, booze and bites all day long.
Here are restaurants that opened last month in Toronto in May 2026.
This restaurant promises that unlike many others in Toronto, the nachos, enchiladas and cocktails on the menu are actually semi-affordable. Now open in a charming space in Parkdale, The Dirty Laundry also encompasses a cafe area at the front.
Mediterranean-style eats and slow sips of coffee are what’s on deck at this new coffee shop on Mutual Street. Expect sandwiches, salads, baked goods and even brunch items like French toast, all ready to be accompanied by the cafe’s creative drinks such as a saffron honey iced latte.
All things Vietnamese can be found at this fun new restaurant on College Street that makes pho served with a huge hulking piece of bone marrow on top.
Love wine and Asian food? You’ll want to check out this new wine bar in Little Italy serving a menu of plates inspired by Asian cuisine, such as drunken shrimp and beef tartare.
This Vancouver import finally opened the doors to its Toronto location near the beginning of the month of April on Wellington Street West. The impressive menu revolves around seafood and steak, and includes some majorly jaw-dropping creations.
Craving Japanese hamburger steak, also known as hambagu? Well, now you can get it in Toronto at this restaurant where the steaks are grilled to order right before your eyes.
King West now finally has its own location of this American restaurant chain where you can get their classic smash burgers and frozen custard.
St. Clair West is the surprising neigbourhood where a Montreal team has chosen to open a new concept hidden down a back alleyway. Line up in front of a small window on weekends to pick up gourmet bagels.
Just down the road on St. Clair West, the neighbourhood also got a new source for delicious Caribbean food this month, with people lining up for the opening.
