Best Asian Food Restaurants in Oshawa

"If you wish to have a taste of a cross between Asian cuisine and modern takes in Toronto, DaiLo, a French-inspired Chinese snack-bar, one of the best South Asian restaurant in Toronto, and dim sum counter can be your perfect place. Its coupe-style seating and cushioned seats with delightful and casual Asian ambiance can be your ideal meal destination. Big Mac Bao, Hakka Brown Wontons, Grilled Korean Ribs, all you can have accompanied with wine or beer of your choice."

"Not because it’s bad, but because it’s a gimmick and you know how it’s going to taste. Save your appetite for the menu’s wealth of creative and intricate flavor combinations — like chunks of watermelon fried in a wafer-thin batter and topped with pork floss, or Hakka wontons in brown butter. If dining in a group, absolutely save room for a whole trout that’s been filleted, fried, and reassembled on a platter with sweet, salty, and spicy dipping sauces."

"Highly celebrated for its imaginative cuisine, DaiLo is a bit more upbeat than the other restaurants on this list. In a dimly lit, teal and gold setting, flavourful plates pack a punch by blending traditional Asian dishes and ingredients with French techniques. Let the chef pick your meal if you want to go all out, but a flexible menu means you can eat as much or as little as you want."

"Find it: 180 Queen St. W., plantarestaurants.com, @plantaqueen. The atmosphere: Chef David Lee wowed Toronto foodies with Nota Bene, his Queen Street resto where well-heeled locals would head for the tasting menu. In a bit of a surprise move, the chef opened Yorkville’s Planta in 2016, a plant-based resto for the same style of patron."

"This new venture restaurant by the same creators of Planta Yorkville features amazing Asian-fusion menu from Chef David Lee. A sleek, sexy and sophisticated atmosphere make this one of Toronto’s hottest restaurants right now, and the sensory and flavour overload all worth it for the gram!. https://www.instagram.com/p/ByQtYKbBHmq/?"

"A post shared by PLANTA (@planta) on Jun 18, 2020 at 9:53am PDT. This place may just change your mind about vegan food!. With a completely plant-based menu, this upscale veg resto takes inspiration from all over the world with creations from local chef David Lee."

"One of the favorites amongst locals in Toronto, Buddha’s Vegetarian Foods is one of the best Chinese vegetarian restaurants in Toronto. Serving some of the amazing mock meats, this jewel of a restaurant is a crowd-pleaser in every sense possible. Sitting in the Kensington Market, this restaurant never fails to impress even the meat lovers with their crispy ginger veggie beef, veggies on crispy noodles, mock duck, soya steak, and more."

"Come down to Buddha’s Vegetarian Restaurant to savour some Hong Kong style vegan and vegetarian food. This place has been serving up regional specialities like imitation duck since 1991, and they’re every bit as satisfying and delicious as the meat-filled counterparts. 666 Dundas St W | website"

"Buddha’s Vegan Restaurant has been around forever – since 1991!. They used to be Buddha’s Vegetarian, but they’ve always been a predominantly vegan establishment, so the name change reflects this better. It’s one of Toronto’s oldest vegan Asian restaurants and it’s beloved by many."

"A photo posted by Basil Box (@thebasilbox) on Jun 15, 2016 at 6:59pm PDT. Founded in the food court, this Southeast Asian eatery employs a Chipotle-like approach to creating salads, noodle bowls and rice boxes from mix-and-match proteins, veggies, sauces and garnishes. Address: Square One Shopping Centre, 100 City Centre Drive, MississaugaPhone: 905-277-3000"

"Basil Box is a vegan-friendly chain restaurant around Toronto and the GTA. Their food is inspired by the street markets of Southeast Asia, and it’s a fast food establishment. Create your own box with tofu, rice or noodles, and veggies."

"Paperthin dosas, the size of Little League baseball bats, are the showstoppers at this vegetarian Indian restaurant. But don’t miss the menu of chaats, particularly the dahi poori, bite-sized spheres of crispy dough holding spiced potato and cooling yogurt, with mint and tamarind chutneys dueling for attention."

"You’ll find Idlis and Dosa in a South Indian street food platter for sure. As suggests the name, Udupi Palace’s name derives from the city of Udupi, in the southern part of India. It’s a go-to place for people’s craving for South Indian delicacies."

"Udupi Palace is a vegetarian Indian restaurant, specializing in vegan, gluten-free and Jain cuisine. Every vegan meal has a V next to it on the menu. There are appetizers, curries, dosas, chaats, uthapam, thali, and much more."

"This ghost kitchen operation offers a new lineup of ice creams and toppings every week. Serving up cones, pints and ice cream cakes, they even recently did a collab with Mad Dough to create incredibly enticing ice cream sandwiches. View this post on Instagram"

"The David Dunlap Observatory is a heritage site in Richmond Hill, and it’s definitely worthy of being on your Instagram feed. The building is really unique with its spherical roof and bright blue door, and it’s also a great spot to go star-gazing for some cool shots!. LOCATION:225 East Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill, ON | Website"

"It is quite another to feel more connected with the universe. Just a 30-minute drive out of Toronto offers you access to a world beyond the city. The David Dunlap Observatory is a large astronomical observatory managed by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada."

"This hidden treasure on Brimley Road might be one of the best insights into how early settlers lived when they arrived in Scarborough, before it became on the biggest suburbs in the 20th century. Set off a series of trails and greenery of the Thomson Memorial Park, this series of four buildings is especially beautiful in the summertime."

"Located in the heart of the Kensington Market area, this cafe offers a wide variety of drinks and snacks. They also serve sandwiches. Having an inner wall covered with open books and their sunny outdoor patio has tables and hammocks to relax on, they have won their customers’ hearts while walking through and seeing the eye-catching blue gem color on the external house under sunshine."

"Fika” is a Swedish word that as a verb means “to go out for a coffee,” and as a noun means “coffee break.” So it’s an appropriate name for this Scandinavian-style coffee shop, located in a pretty blue house in Kensington Market. The airy interiors are appropriately Scandi-inspired, with whites and natural woods, plus a feature wall decorated with the pages of old books."

"FIKA Cafe(28 Kensington Ave) is one of the coziest and cutest coffee shops in Toronto inside a bright turquoise house in Kensington Market. The word “fika” is Swedish meaning, “coffee break” or “to go out for coffee”. It is a common practice in Sweden to invite friends to fika every day, which simply means enjoying coffee and a small bite to eat with them."

"This spot in the heart of Toronto's Gay Village feels like home for a lot of its regular customers—and that's not just because it's in a converted row house. It's a well-worn favorite that serves up bistro-style comfort foods with global influence—think spicy, but well-balanced tandoori Benedicts, and house-made samosas—and that little bit of difference has made it a go-to for locals in the neighborhood. Change up your Saturday routine a little with a plate of aloo puri (though, you can sate that pancake craving here, too, if you must), and throw in a creamy mango lassi for good measure; you won't be disappointed."

"Cinnaholic is a 100% vegan cinnamon bun cafe that has 54 locations across the USA and Canada. There’s a location on the Danforth, and they specialize in cinnamon buns and cookie dough scoops. Everything is so decadent and makes for the perfect sweet treat."