Utopia Café and Grill, Toronto

In the hectic heart of Toronto’s ebullient Little Italy, Utopia deviates from the otherwise obligatory red, white and green rule. An easy menu of sandwiches and salads and a popular patio lures in a laid-back crowd of locals and suburbanites to soak up the neighborhood ambience. The best options are the burritos and quesadillas—both served with sesame slaw and Costa Rican rice and black beans. You’ll see tattooed local longboarders tuck into white bean and tofu quesadillas and nervous young first-daters wrestle with generous steak and cheddar burritos and chicken clubs. The food is filling and pleasantly flavorful, wines are appealingly priced and service is swift on its toes.

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