Gold Winner Pleasant Street Diner Silver Winner Ardmore Tea Room Bronze Winner The Armview Restaurant & Lounge Tommy and Stephen Fatouros opened Pleasant Street Diner three years ago, but you’d swear it’s been there for decades. That’s probably because, as Stephen says, restaurant business is in their DNA. “My brother works in the front-of-house and […]
The Armview Restaurant & Lounge
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Best Fish Cakes
Gold Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill Silver Winner Good Day Kitchen and Cafe Bronze Winner The Armview Restaurant & Lounge This one goes out to Marilyn. The mastermind behind Mic Mac’s (very secret) fish cake recipe is the late wife of owner Terry Legoffic, and her legacy makes its way to countless tables every […]
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Best Diner
Gold Winner The Armview Restaurant & Lounge Silver Winner Ardmore Tea Room Bronze Winner John’s Lunch When your restaurant has been in business since 1951, you don’t just have fans—you have generations of fans. “We’re a long running establishment so we’ve got a lot of history,” says co-owner George Kapetanakis. This year was a busy […]
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Best Family Restaurant
Gold Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill Silver Winner The Armview Restaurant & Lounge Bronze Winner Palladium Family Restaurant Tradition is the centrepiece at most families’ tables, and the same goes for ye olde Mic Mac Bar & Grill. While the reasons this classic spot is good for the whole family are plenty—unpretentious atmosphere, crowd-pleasing […]
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Best Chowder
Gold Winner The Canteen Silver Winner Esquire Restaurant Bronze Winner The Armview Restaurant & Lounge “It’s the way I’ve always liked to eat chowder,” says The Canteen’s chef (and this year’s Best Chef) Renée Lavallée of her winning recipe, which she calls more of a modern chowder. That mostly means that she’s abandoned the flour, […]
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Best Diner
Gold Winner The Armview Restaurant & Lounge Silver Winner Ardmore Tea Room Bronze Winner True North Diner The Armview’s view isn’t too shabby from the patio on a hot summer’s night, but we’re willing to bet it’s what’s going on inside this restaurant and lounge that keeps winning over readers. The family-run joint known for […]
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Best Family Restaurant
Gold Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill Silver Winner The Armview Restaurant & Lounge Bronze Winner Athens Restaurant Large portions, reasonable prices, spot-on service and room to spare make the Mic Mac a reliable spot to push together a couple of tables and invite the whole fam jam out for dinner. Chances are your grannie […]
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Best Diner
Gold Winner Ardmore Tea Room Silver Winner The Armview Restaurant & Lounge Bronze Winner True North Diner A step up from last year’s silver awards, the Ardmore is claiming some glory. This is a classic greasy spoon joint through and through, complete with paper menus, bottomless coffee, cheap eggs and thick milkshakes. Known for its […]
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Best Diner
Gold Winner The Armview Silver Winner Ardmore Tea House Bronze Winner Westcliff Restaurant & Convenience The atmosphere almost rivals the food and drink at this west end, family-run diner with an actual Northwest Arm view. The Armview has been around since the 1950s, but got a makeover—and a perfect kiss of sleek ’60s style—back in […]
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Morning glory: breakfasts snacks under $7
Homemade Pop Tart Feed your nostalgic cravings with Anchored’s flaky and filled take on the Kellogg’s Pop-Tart. Sweet and savoury options have included pancetta and swiss, apricot and sweet cream, but you’re looking at a classic cherry jam. Anchored Espresso Bar and Toastery, 6451 Quinpool Road Fruit smoothie Here’s more evidence that mom always knows […]
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Best Diner
Gold Winner The Armview Restaurant & Lounge Silver Winner The Ardmore Tea Room Bronze Winner John’s Lunch The Armview is a bit of a throwback. The look and feel of the place is of another time—it’s a cool, chill spot Don Draper would totally take Sally for lunch—but its tastes have evolved. What’s great about […]
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Best Family Restaurant
Gold Winner Tom’s Family Restaurant Silver Winner Athens Restaurant Bronze Winner The Armview Restaurant & Lounge Tom’s owner Dimitri Panopalis emphasizes home-style, made-from-scratch cooking on his family-friendly menus that run the gamut of hearty food: from seafood to steaks to ribs, wraps, burgers, pizza, salads, kiddie specials and made-in-house deserts, Tom’s has it all—for all […]