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Toronto is truly an international city with restaurants from every cuisine that will fit any budget. You can find food represented by Italy, Greece, United Kingdom, and Asian all the way to the local Canadian cuisine. You can find elegant Toronto restaurants sitting next to a steak house which is right down the road from a hamburger joint. If you enjoy food, then Toronto is the place to be.

One of the most elegant and visible restaurants sits a top the CN tower and revolves a full 360 degrees with floor to ceiling windows for a full view of the city of Toronto. The name is, appropriately, the Restaurant 360 and it offers a moderate menu along with a choice of over 550 different types of wines from all over the world. This restaurant has won awards for the food but has won more for the novelty of being 114 stories above ground level. Reservations are advised and meals will cost about C$70 to C$100 and wines can go upward to over C$1000 per bottle.

Splendito Restaurant and Truffles are two other restaurants in the same prices range. Look for Splendito in the Distillery District where you will find the menu changes with the season and has many modern Mediterranean dishes. Choose from the regular a la carte menu or try the tasting menu where you get a sampling of many different entrees. Check out this restaurants wine list and you will be well satisfied. Inside the Four Seasons' Hotel you will find the award winning Truffles. Here you will find elegant French Cuisine and a great atmosphere.

If you prefer to go to a restaurant where you don't have to rob a bank to enjoy it you can find many restaurants in Toronto that will cost about C$30 to $75 per meal. If you want to sample Canadian Cuisine go to the Canoe Restaurant and Bar on Toronto Harbor. You will find an abundance of menu items using maple sugar as well as local fruits and vegetables. You may even want to try the caribou or venison offerings. The place looks like a lodge in the woods. You need reservations to go there and it is not open on weekends at all.

If you want something unique and interesting try Lolita's Lust near Greektown in Toronto. This is a fun restaurant with interesting recipes of meats and seafood.

Budget restaurants in Toronto will give you great food at a great price. Fran's in the Midtown area is a down to earth place that gives you food at a great price and a lot of it. Meatloaf is supreme here along with chicken wraps and tuna melts. It is open 24 hours and serves a huge breakfast platter at all times.

Another cheaper place is Fresh on Bloor located on Bloor street where you can find healthy menu items from vegetarian to organic. The food is great and it also offers 40 sublime to the ridiculous juices that would rival any expensive restaurants wine list.

For those who are budgeting, remember to factor in taxes. Toronto imposes three different taxes on food consumed in a restaurant that will not be included in the menu price. They are added on to the bill after you eat. They include the 8% provincial sales tax, 10% alcohol tax, and the 5% federal goods and services tax. Irregardless you can find exactly the type of food you want to satisfy in Toronto. The restaurants above are a minuscule sampling of what is available in Toronto and you only have to go to the city and explore to find many more.

See what the City of Toronto has to offer by dining at a Toronto restaurant this weekend. If you're in Quebec, then a restaurant Montreal is a great idea for spending some quality time.