Jewish brunch in Toronto doesn't feature any bacon, but you'll still leave the table satisfied and full. Bagels and lox is a menu staple, but the options don't end there. Look for briney fish, a peppering of Middle Eastern dishes, and eggs poached in simmering shakshouka or fried with vursht and onions.
Here are my picks for the top Jewish brunch in Toronto.
Essen
Brunch at Essen entails brisket hash topped with poached eggs, chopped salads dusted in za'atar, omlettes on challah, and bagels dressed with whipped dill cream cheese, house smoked salmon, red onions and capers. Be'te-avon!
United Bakers Dairy
Serving up Jewish style comfort foods since 1912, this restaurant on Lawrence Ave. West has 100+ years experience serving chopped herring, falafel, and blitnzes. At breakfast find eggs served with smoked salmon (in lieu of bacon), nova lox platters, and hearty bowls of shakshouka topped with a couple of runny eggs.
Free Times
On Sundays, this cafe on College St. pulls out all the stops, serving up the "Bella! Did Ya Eat?" buffet - a weekly tradition for almost two decades now. The $20 feast includes challah french toast, latkes with sour cream and apple sauce, gefilte fish, smoked salmon, salads, and an assortment of sweets. Klezmer bands or a Yiddish cabaret perform live each week.
Kiva's
At multiple Toronto locations you'll enjoy bagels with scoops and schmears, cheese blintzes, and even a sandwich dubbed Tel Aviv meets Tokyo, which adds a little wasabi to the traditional combo of cream cheese and lox.
Caplansky's
Nosh on chocolate babka french toast, Yiddish rancheros, smoked meat omlettes, and lox platters with Gryfe's bagels at any time of day (not just brunch) at this College St. deli.
What did I miss? Add your favourite Jewish brunch spots to the comments.
Photo of Essen.
by Liora Ipsum via blogTO
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