Best Casual Restaurants in Chinatown / Kensington Market

Love it here my favorite restaurant in Toronto. Working a very NYC vibe in Kensington market with phenomenal staff, delicious food in a fun comfortable arty room. Sat at the kitchen bar: a front row seat to watching the chefs do their magic. Last night was a special tasting menu, highlights for me were the Crueler with Crab, the green chili, pancetta and collard paparadelle and the delicious sour dough. A perfect evening with a shout out to Rob the sommelier and my waiter who made the night with his attentive, friendly and knowledgeable service.

This is our 3rd time at R&D as we absolutely love the experience and the food. We always sit at the Chef’s Rail and enjoy watching the chefs at work. The staff is extremely friendly and accommodating. We will always come back.

Excellent from start to finish. Food was exquisite and service was warm and highly attentive. Diverse a la carte menu was perfect for our family gathering. Highly recommend.

tasting menu was phenomenal, staff was friendly and knowledgeable. cant wait to go again

What a fantastic meal! The food was incredible, my cocktail was delicious, and the service was phenomenal. The staff are super knowledgeable about all the dishes and made excellent recommendations. Everything had wonderful layers of flavour and we were surprised when our favourite turned out to be the orange chicken. Such a simple dish but with an amazing sauce and super crispy chicken. I can’t wait to come back!