NowServingTOThis Week in Toronto · May 29, 2026
THIS WEEK IN TORONTO

Toronto's Chinese kitchens, regional and rising

2 licensed this month. 51 in the past year. From the City of Toronto’s nightly registry.

Pictured: KIM'S NOODLE
2
Past 30 days
9
Past 3 months
51
Past 12 months

The Spadina-Dundas Cantonese era anchors a generation; the 51 kitchens below tell the next chapter. Sichuan hot-pot, Yunnan rice-noodle, Shanghainese xiao long bao, Hakka, even Uyghur polov — the regional map of China keeps unfolding across Markham, Steeles East, North York, and back into downtown. 2 licensed in just the past 30 days.

The 12 most recently licensed

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IRYEWON TORONTO
3MO AGO

IRYEWON TORONTO

2215 Steeles Ave W, North York, ON L4K 2L7 North York
HAPPY PANDA
3MO AGO

HAPPY PANDA

20 Lockport Ave, Etobicoke, ON M8Z 2R7 Etobicoke
KIM'S NOODLE
3MO AGO

KIM'S NOODLE

30 Eglinton Ave E, Toronto, ON M4P 1A6 East Toronto

Where they're opening

All 51 kitchens, by Toronto district. Concentration tells you where the Chinese community's commercial footprint is densest right now.
Scarborough
19
North York
14
Downtown
7
West Toronto
4
East Toronto
4
Etobicoke
3