Among the most popular items is the breakfast club sandwich with a fried egg, bacon, tomato, avocado and mayonnaise served with a side of fries. Read more.
Worth trying at this posh but low-key place: the two-course prix-fixe lunch ($8) with vegetable dumplings stuffed with shiitake mushroom, sweet corn and peanut, plus steaming pad see ew with beef. Read more.
Lunch favorites here include the sashimi with avocado mousse appetizer and the salmon with Mandarin orange and ginger entree. Read more.
If all you want to do is sleep, this isn't the place. But if background music, mood lighting and a foot massage sound like helpful additions to your nap, then you'll be nodding off in no time. Read more.
Soba noodles are made fresh daily, as is the tofu, using soybeans also grown on the owner's farm, situated outside Montreal. Popular dishes include the soba salad, zaru soba, and salmon teriyaki. Read more.
Seafood is the specialty here, but dessert lovers should save room for the donut plate or the sticky rice pudding. Read more.
This is the place to tweet and be seen. Their meaty lunch menu includes terrines, ham, sea bass and steak, but the most popular entree is the lamb burger ($17). Read more.
For brunch, eggs Benedict gets a twist, being served on crispy waffles studded with chewy lardons. A regular special is deliciously light pancakes with cream and fruit, like freshly sliced peaches. Read more.
Mussels, served about a half-dozen ways, are the most popular menu item. The restaurant also features an impressive beer list. Read more.
If you have about 30 minutes, try a single-serving of paella for about $22. The tab for a plentiful lunch is roughly $30 a person. Read more.
The brunch menu ventures into playful fare like the most popular dish, "eggs in a nest," two eggs served any style over parmesan toast. The mimosas, bloody Marys and sunflower martinis are also good. Read more.
Beware: they only take same-day reservations, and the lunch crowd must wait five to 30 minutes in the front room. Complex $13 Ramen concoctions include the popular Akamaru and the Shiromaru. Read more.