One of the best reasons to order food on DoorDash is that they take less commission from Toronto restaurants than they do other food apps.

When plant-based restaurants first descended upon Toronto in the late ’90s, they primarily catered to a niche, healthy audience. Planta founder Steven Salm quietly revolutionized vegetarian and vegan food in the city by making it appealing to staunch carnivores. David Lee, co-founder and executive chef, worked in numerous Michelin-starred restaurants before applying his culinary know-how to the diverse menu, often eliciting counterintuitive praise for how “meaty” dishes taste.

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Many of the city’s best restaurants come with sky-high price tags that we can’t bear to look at right now, for fear the shock might land us in the hospital. But the beauty of Toronto is that it’s home to an incredibly diverse array of culinary exploits, and that includes cheap eats.

Satisfy your sushi cravings with here a visit to Rollation, where sushi burritos and bowls take center stage. The contemporary and fresh atmosphere sets the tone for a delightful dining experience. Prices here typically range from $seis to $17. 

Now, you can hunker down at a table while you wait for your piping-hot fried bao to cool. You can get four of the crispy balls of heaven for under $10. Bite a hole in it first, suck out the delicious broth and then dig in.

Previous dinners have included sweetbread-stuffed ravioli with parsley cream sauce; heart tartare, vibrant with fermented shrimp and whipped bone marrow; a menacing smoked chicken leg (with claws intact) served with breast mousse; and a vigorously gamy duck-hen-partridge tourtière, complete with a head and legs peeking out of the pie. Open in Google Maps

Yorkville Kebaberie has chicken, beef or veggie kebab sandwiches and chicken or beef shawarma sandwiches for under $10.

"As Toronto re-opens and customers return to regular buying habits, many small businesses will encounter new supply issues such as surplus food," he said.

Not to mention, most places use the term happy 'hour' lightly, serving up food and drink specials well into the evening.

Hopefully you’re able to use one or more of these sweet discounts, and there’s likely even more at smaller shops and businesses around the city. Have fun while saving and exploring!

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