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Sky-High Sights and Romantic Rooftops: Toronto Dining with a View
Experience Toronto from a fresh perspective with these four stunning sky-high restaurants. From rooftop patios to revolving dining rooms, savor exquisite cuisine alongside sweeping city views that redefine fine dining.
By Andrea Yu
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Do you enjoy your meals with a side of stunning vistas? These four Toronto restaurants, perched up high, offer great dining experiences alongside sweeping city panoramas. Here’s what to expect from the restaurants in Toronto with the best city views:
Aera
One of Toronto’s newest fine dining eateries is elevated in many ways. From Oliver & Bonacini, a respected restaurant group in Toronto, Aera serves up high-end sushi and steakhouse classics from lunch and brunch to dinner with a late-night cocktail and bottle service too. Located on the 38th floor of a building in The Well, a new development project at Front and Spadina, Aera’s expansive footprint also includes two private dining spaces plus an open-air rooftop patio and bar in warmer weather.
AP Yorkville
Korean-Montreal chef Antonio Park is making his mark on the city with AP Yorkville, a restaurant located on the 51st floor of 55 Bloor West. Open for happy hour and dinner, AP merges Japanese and Korean cuisines in creative ways. Their menu was just updated in October 2024 with items like wagyu beef croquettes, mushroom mando dumplings and miso clam chowder. The Asian influences continue into AP’s cocktail menu with ingredients like pandan, lemongrass and umeshu liqueur making appearances.
KŌST
This rooftop restaurant, on the 44th floor of the Bisha Hotel, boasts a pretty stellar view of the CN Tower and the Rogers Centre. KŌST’s decor and menu are inspired by California and the West Coast, and they’ve even got an infinity pool on their terrace for Bisha hotel guests to use. From November 2024 to February 2025, KŌST is transforming their restaurant interior into a Lake Tahoe-inspired ski chalet, complete with plush furnishings, alpine decor and après ski-inspired menu items like cheese fondue.
360 Restaurant
Leave it to the tallest structure in the city to provide one of the best dining views you can find. Located 351 metres above ground, 360 Restaurant is named for the slow rotation that the entire eatery makes every 72 minutes, meaning there’s no bad seat in the house. The Canada-centric menu boasts ingredients from across the country, like Fogo Island shrimp, BC sablefish and Ontario lamb chops. The restaurant is home to the world’s highest wine cellar, and dining here also includes complimentary access to the tower’s main observation level.
CN Tower designs are marks of Canada Lands Company Limited. Used with permission.
Andrea Yu
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Andrea Yu is a freelance journalist based in Toronto. Her travel writing has been published in the Globe and Mail, CAA Magazine, Escapism and the Toronto Star. After stints living abroad, in Copenhagen and Hong Kong, she's excited to explore more of her home country by bike, kayak and on foot.
