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The places I go to satiate my love of midday eggs and latte.

 1. Dr Generosity

2197 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6S 1N2
Canada
(416) 604-0704

Category: Breakfast & Brunch

Neighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea

5.0 star rating
  2/15/2010

Let me just start by saying that DR. GENEROSITY ROCKS!!

Now that that's out of the way, let me tell you why with the GOOD:
- The Huevos Rancheros are *delicious*. DELICIOUS!!
- The eggs were perfectly poached with yolks that weren't too hard or soft
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 2. Bar One Trattoria - CLOSED

924 Queen St W
Toronto, ON M6J 1G6
Canada
(416) 535-1655

Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Italian

Neighbourhoods: West Queen West, Trinity Bellwoods

5.0 star rating
  Update - 2/15/2010

Bar_One has become my regular brunch spot, so I thought it was time to update my review.

Bar_One's food is always spot on, the servers are fantastic, their coffee is the best I've had*, and their music is always awesome (they were playing the "Garden…More »

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  • 3.0 star rating
    9/20/2009

    After attempting to eat brunch at Swan, which was packed, I stood outside using the Yelp monocle to… Read more »

 3. Lola's Kitchen

634 Church Street
Toronto, ON M4Y 2G3
Canada
(416) 966-3991

Category: Breakfast & Brunch

Neighbourhoods: Church-Wellesley Village, Downtown Core

4.0 star rating
  1/9/2010 ROTD 9/6/2010

This spot may very well have one of the best resto names in the city: Lola's Commissary (heretofore known as "LC"). Luckily for those Torontonians who consider brunch a sport, they also have one of the best brunches I've ever had.

Thanksbeto the TTC,…More »

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 4. Aunties & Uncles

74 Lippincott Street
Toronto, ON M5S 2P1
Canada
(416) 324-1375
4.0 star rating
  8/9/2009

Aunties and Uncles is everything everyone says it is. I had the breakfast tacos with scrambled eggs, chorizo, red cabbage and salsa.  The menu said it came with coriander sour cream on the side, although mine tasted nothing like coriander.  You have…More »

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 5. Cool Hand of a Girl

2804 Dundas St W
Toronto, ON M6P 1Y5
Canada
(416) 832-1076

Category: Breakfast & Brunch

Neighbourhood: The Junction

4.0 star rating
  11/24/2009 ROTD 6/22/2010

Prepare yourself for a long drive to Cool Hand of a Girl if you live anywhere near the downtown core, by which I mean Michigan. ;-) Only kidding, although the Junction is not close.

Cool Hand of a Girl, though, is absolutely worth the drive. The…More »

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 6. Lady Marmalade

898 Queen Street E
Toronto, ON M4M 1J3
Canada
(647) 351-7645

Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Italian

Neighbourhood: Leslieville

5.0 star rating
  Update - 4/11/2010

I've been back to Lady Marmalade twice in the last three weeks and it's only gotten better. I've been on an Eggs Benny kick and have tried their brie/avocado eggs benny and their mango/cheddar cheese eggs benny. They were both *spectacularly* good;…More »

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  • 3.0 star rating
    7/25/2009

    I'd been planning to brunch at Lady Marmalade since I started seeing Tweets about it a few weeks… Read more »

 7. Morning Glory Cafe

457 King Street E
Toronto, ON M5A 1L6
Canada
(416) 703-4728

Category: Breakfast & Brunch

Neighbourhood: Corktown

4.0 star rating
  8/30/2009

Morning Glory or not to Morning Glory? That was the question. I was going to Buskerfest and wanted to find a brunch place in the St. Lawrence/Corktown/Financial District. I narrowed it down to Morning Glory (thanks Kat F!) and Le Petit Dejuner. It…More »

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 8. Saving Grace

907 Dundas St W
Toronto, ON M6J 1V9
Canada
(416) 703-7368

Category: Breakfast & Brunch

Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Trinity Bellwoods

2.0 star rating
  Update - 11/24/2009

I hate waiting! I'd been to Saving Grace once before and had no wait. I got there at 10:30am on a recent Sunday (they open at 10am) and wasn't seated until 11:05am -- and I was a party of one!!  I came very close to leaving, but after 20 minutes, you…More »

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  • 4.0 star rating
    8/5/2009

    Apparently I've had my head in the sand for two years -- how I've missed out on Saving Grace all… Read more »

 9. Mildred's Temple Kitchen

85 Hanna Ave
Toronto, ON M6K 3S3
Canada
(416) 588-5695

Categories: Canadian (New), Breakfast & Brunch

Neighbourhood: Liberty Village

3.0 star rating
  2/15/2010

There's nothing in this entire world I love more than those perfect, white, cream puffy things otherwise known as poached eggs. I eat poached eggs at least once a week because I like to give my cholesterol some bang for its buck. When the plate with…More »

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 10. School Bakery & Cafe

70 Fraser Ave
Toronto, ON M6K 3E1
Canada
(416) 588-0005

Categories: Bakeries, Canadian (New), Breakfast & Brunch

Neighbourhood: Liberty Village

3.0 star rating
  1/23/2010

I'm on a weekly quest to try new brunch places and I'd heard good things about School. Considering the cool name and even cooler website, I had to try it.

In Liberty Village, I got there well before the crowd and was seated right away. The decor,…More »

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 11. Ella's Uncle

916 Dundas St W
Toronto, ON M6J 1W1
Canada
(416) 703-8881

Categories: Bakeries, Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhood: Little Italy

3.0 star rating
  8/8/2009

My plan was to hit Saving Grace (again) for brunch, but as per usual, it was packed.  So instead, I crossed the street to see what Ella's Uncle had up their sleeve in the way of foodstuff.  

They have the typical coffee lineup (latte, americano,…More »

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