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Best Restaurants for Business-Lunch in Toronto (2026)
Business lunch · Toronto · 7 weekday tables ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 6, 2026 · Updated June 17, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Toronto's deals are still done over lunch, and they are done within a few blocks of Bay Street, because that is where the rooms built for it sit. Most of the city's fine dining is dinner-only, so the working-lunch map is a short, specific list: a fifty-fourth-floor room directly above the bank towers, a steakhouse in the CIBC Square tower, a glass atrium purpose-built in 1993 for the Financial District. What they share is the thing a client lunch needs, a room quiet enough to talk through a deal and a kitchen quick enough to get you back to the desk. Every entry below confirms weekday lunch service, the rarest commodity in this city. Ranked on the food, on how well the room handles a deal, and on service pace.
1.Canoe
The 54th-floor power lunch above the bank towers; book it for refined Canadian cooking and the view that closes the deal.
Canoe sits on the fifty-fourth floor of the TD Bank Tower on Wellington Street West, an Oliver and Bonacini room that has been the definitive Bay Street power lunch for three decades. The panoramic view over the bank towers does half the impressing before the menu arrives, and the hushed, polished dining room is built for talking through a deal. Lunch runs Monday to Friday from 11:30 to two, the kitchen turning out refined Canadian cooking that leans on game and Canadian seafood, most lunches around seventy to a hundred and ten dollars a head. It is closed to the public on weekends, so this is strictly a workweek booking. Reserve a window table midweek, order the seasonal Canadian menu, and the room will carry the meeting.
Book a weekday window table in the TD Bank Tower; ask for the view side.
2.Bymark
Mark McEwan's ground-floor Financial District room; book it for the truffle Bymark burger and a private corner for the deal.
Bymark, Mark McEwan's modern Canadian room in the TD towers atrium on Wellington Street West, is the ground-level counterpart to Canoe in the same complex, sleek and quiet enough for deal-talk. A floor-to-ceiling wine cellar anchors the room, there are intimate private spaces for a sensitive conversation, and it sits directly beneath the Bay Street offices. Lunch runs Monday to Friday from 11:30, the signature Bymark burger, available with truffle and lobster, and the Wagyu beef dumplings the orders, most lunches around fifty to ninety dollars a head. It is the pick when Canoe's view feels like too much occasion and you want a working room with a serious kitchen. Book a midweek table, order the burger, and use a private corner if the talk is delicate.
Book a weekday lunch in the TD towers atrium; the Bymark burger is the order.
3.Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse
The CIBC Square steakhouse for a serious deal; book it for dry-aged Prime and Wagyu steps from Union Station.
Jacobs and Co. Steakhouse occupies the fourth floor of CIBC Square on Bay Street, a Michelin-listed room that is the top-tier choice for closing a deal over red meat. It is polished, expense-account-appropriate and steps from the Bay Street towers and Union Station, which makes it an easy host for a client arriving by train. Lunch runs Monday to Friday from 11:30 to 2:30, with dry-aged USDA Prime and Japanese Wagyu the orders, most lunches around seventy to a hundred and twenty dollars a head. This is the room for the lunch that matters, where the beef and the service both signal that the account is being taken seriously. Book a midweek table, order a dry-aged cut, and let the room do the rest.
Book a weekday lunch at CIBC Square; the dry-aged Prime is the order.
4.Jump
The glass-atrium room purpose-built for the deal; book it for North American grill fare and a semi-private table.
Jump, the Oliver and Bonacini room in Commerce Court East on Wellington Street West, was built in 1993 specifically for the Financial District power lunch and still does the job better than almost anything. The glass atrium room is handsome and professional, with semi-private and private spaces for a client group, and the weekday service is fast and efficient for people on a schedule. Lunch runs Monday to Friday from 11:30, the North American grill fare and Italian-influenced pastas the strengths, most lunches around forty-five to eighty dollars a head. It is the pick for an efficient working lunch that still feels like a proper room. Book a midweek table, ask for a semi-private spot if you are hosting several, and order a pasta to keep the pace easy.
Book a weekday lunch in Commerce Court East; ask for a semi-private table.
5.Harbour Sixty
The clubby South Core steakhouse near Union; book the prix-fixe lunch for aged prime beef without the long afternoon.
Harbour Sixty, the old-guard steakhouse at 60 Harbour Street near Union Station, is the South Core power room, clubby and expense-account by long habit, recently reborn under its new name at the same address. It is the right call for a client arriving at Union or based in the South Core towers, and its set prix-fixe lunch is the smart move for a working meal: two courses around fifty-eight dollars, three around sixty-eight, which keeps the meal fast without skimping. Lunch runs Monday to Friday from 11:30, with the aged prime steaks and signature large-format cuts the orders, most lunches around fifty-eight to a hundred dollars a head. Book a midweek table, take the prix-fixe, and you will close the conversation and the cheque without losing the afternoon.
Book a weekday prix-fixe lunch on Harbour Street; it keeps the meal fast.
6.Richmond Station
The unstuffy downtown room near Queen and Yonge; book the famous Stn. Burger when the deal wants food, not formality.
Richmond Station, the well-regarded New Canadian room on Richmond Street West near Queen and Yonge, is the pick when a client lunch wants serious cooking without the steakhouse formality. Co-founded by Carl Heinrich, it is polished but unstuffy, reliable, and close to the downtown-core offices rather than the bank towers proper. Lunch runs Monday to Friday from 11:30 to 2:30, with the famous Stn. Burger and the seasonal Canadian plates the orders, most lunches around thirty to fifty-five dollars a head. It is the most relaxed and the best value on this list, ideal for a younger client or a working session that should feel collegial rather than ceremonial. Book a midweek table, order the Stn. Burger, and let the kitchen carry it.
Book a weekday lunch on Richmond Street West; the Stn. Burger is the order.
7.Aria Ristorante
The spacious South Core Italian room by Union; book it for house-made pasta when the client is near the waterfront towers.
Aria Ristorante on York Street in Maple Leaf Square, beside Scotiabank Arena, is the South Core's polished Italian room, spacious and professional and reached without stepping outdoors via the PATH from Union. It is the easy host when a client is based in the waterfront towers rather than up on Bay Street, the room comfortable for a working lunch and the kitchen reliable. Lunch runs Monday to Friday from 11:30 to 2:30, the house-made pasta and Italian classics the orders, most lunches around forty to seventy dollars a head. The proximity to Union and the arena offices is the point, and the room absorbs a larger client group without strain. Book a midweek table, order a house pasta, and the meeting runs at the pace a working lunch needs.
Book a weekday lunch at Maple Leaf Square; the house-made pasta is the order.
Don't book these for a business lunch
Don't book these for a deal
Alo. One of Canada's best restaurants, but it is a dinner-only blind tasting menu from five o'clock, Tuesday to Saturday. There is no lunch service, and a three-hour-plus tasting is wholly wrong for a midday business meeting.
Edulis. A superb seafood and truffle room, but it runs a prepaid set menu, dinner Thursday to Saturday plus a single Sunday lunch, with meals stretching past four hours. There is no weekday lunch and no quick option for a client meeting.
How to book a business lunch in Toronto
Toronto's working-lunch problem is supply: most of the city's best rooms are dinner-only, so the first rule is to confirm lunch service before you invite a client. The Financial District core holds the reliable options, Canoe and Bymark in the TD towers, Jacobs and Co. at CIBC Square, and Jump in Commerce Court East, all within a short walk of one another and the Bay Street offices. Match the room to where your client actually is.
If your client is arriving by train or based in the South Core, Harbour Sixty and Aria sit near Union Station, the latter reachable through the PATH without going outdoors in winter. Book the midweek slot, ask for a quiet or semi-private table, and consider a prix-fixe, as Harbour Sixty's set lunch keeps the meal fast without feeling rushed. An 11:30 seating buys a calmer room and a faster turn. For more rooms suited to hosting, browse the Toronto dining guide and plan by neighbourhood.
Frequently asked
What is the best business lunch restaurant in Toronto?
Canoe, on the fifty-fourth floor of the TD Bank Tower, is the definitive Bay Street power lunch, with a panoramic view over the bank towers and a hushed room built for closing a deal. For a serious steak lunch, Jacobs and Co. at CIBC Square is the Michelin-listed choice. Pick by the meeting: Canoe for the view and occasion, Jacobs for red meat and gravity.
Which Toronto restaurants serve weekday lunch for business?
Canoe, Bymark, Jacobs and Co., Jump, Harbour Sixty, Richmond Station and Aria Ristorante all run weekday lunch service. This matters in Toronto more than most cities, because most fine dining here is dinner-only: Alo and Edulis are tasting-menu dinners, and the Keg Mansion and Scaramouche open only in the evening. Always confirm lunch before inviting a client, and note that Reds Wine Tavern and La Societe have closed.
Where do you take a client for lunch in the Financial District?
The Financial District core holds Toronto's reliable power lunches. Canoe and Bymark share the TD towers complex on Wellington Street West, Jacobs and Co. Steakhouse sits in CIBC Square on Bay Street near Union, and Jump occupies Commerce Court East. All run weekday lunch, all are walkable from the bank towers, and all are built to handle a working meal at the pace a Bay Street schedule demands.
How quickly can you do a business lunch in Toronto?
Plan for about ninety minutes if you book an early seating and order decisively. Harbour Sixty's prix-fixe lunch, two courses around fifty-eight dollars or three around sixty-eight, is the fastest route to a complete meal without feeling rushed. An 11:30 reservation at any of the Financial District rooms buys a calmer space and a quicker turn than a noon one, and skipping a long dessert course gets you back to the office inside the hour and a half.
Where can you take a client near Union Station for lunch?
Harbour Sixty on Harbour Street and Aria Ristorante at Maple Leaf Square are both steps from Union Station in the South Core, ideal for a client arriving by train. Aria is reachable through the PATH without going outdoors, which is useful in winter, and serves house-made Italian. Jacobs and Co. at CIBC Square is also close to Union for a steakhouse lunch. All three run weekday lunch and host a client well.
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