Best five Toronto restaurants to scarf a sake

Something there is about a frigid mid-winter day that sends the mind in the direction of sake. If you can’t warm your bones from the outside, after all, you might as well work on it from the inside.Toronto is fortunate to be blessed with a whack of bona fide sake joints where chilly travelers might find heat-bearing relief in the form of this minor miracle of fermented rice. Here are five of the best:

By YP Dine

Momofuku Nikai

1

190 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5H 0A3

• Phone Number
  • 647-253-6226Primary
• Directions

There’s no shortage of creative cocktails available to wash down the kimchi apple salad and chilled spicy noodles at this Financial District charmer, but best to up the authenticity of your Asian experience by honing in on the real-deal sake. Teion sakura and nama nama are Momofuku Nikai’s pristine pair.

Ontario Spring Water Sake Company

2

55 Mill St, Toronto, ON M5A 3C4

• Phone Number
  • 416-365-7253Primary
• Directions

Treat your taste buds to a genuinely unique encounter with a brewery tour at this Distillery District darling. A tour of the limestone-walled brewery — eastern North America’s first sake brewery —includes a detailed description of the sake-making process and the opportunity to taste a quartet of the robust result. Tours are held Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays and cost $15 a head.

More from YP Dine

Covering great dining across Canada, our team of YP Dine editors will show you the way to the best food fests, restaurant openings, local eats and more. From Montreal to Vancouver, fine wines to pulled pork, we make sure you know what’s on and what’s delicious at restaurants and foodie events near you.

• My Website
• My Twitter
• My Facebook
• My Instagram

Some like it hot: Best hot chocolate spots

On a cold, snowy Edmonton night, nothing says lovin’ like a cup of hot chocolate. It’s no surprise this drink was originally dubbed the “elixir of the gods.” Regardless of the variety you select, or whether you opt for the simplest hot chocolate on the menu, all I can say is ... don’t forget the marshmallows.

Go gourmet at these fine-dining destinations

You don’t have to travel to Paris to have a true fine-dining experience; you can enjoy an upscale dinner, complete with a five-course meal and fine wine, right here at home. Victoria is a fine-dining destination with an excellent reputation – where talented chefs enjoy crafting delicious gourmet dishes from fresh, locally sourced ingredients.

A slice of heaven: Perfect pie places

Paired with a nice cup of coffee or topped with a scoop of ice cream, pie is unbeatable comfort food. And yet it faces stiff competition from cupcakes as the city’s dessert of choice. Well, pie is fighting back with old fashioned deliciousness as well as new and tantalizing flavours.