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The Best Breakfast Sandwiches in Toronto

Christine Peddie

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Christine Peddie

The Best Breakfast Sandwiches in Toronto

Toronto's best breakfast sandwiches are the most satisfying way to start your day. Built on the freshest bread, with farm-fresh eggs, house-smoked bacon, and a list of tempting sauces and toppings, these handheld feasts can sate any appetite and quell any morning-after regrets.

Hearty and properly greasy, these sandwiches are meant to be scarfed down, hot coffee at the ready. Grab one on a lazy weekend or infuse any work-from-home morning with a little excitement. Whether you order a traditional take or try a breakfast sandwich done up with sausage, rösti, salmon or some other new and delicious option, you're bound to delight in every bite.

Seek out one of Toronto's best breakfast sandwiches, and enjoy a meal that's greater than the sum of its humble parts. Savoury, crunchy, and astonishingly tempting, these sandwiches are bound to inspire cravings all day long.

Oakwood Village

317 Oakwood Ave

Primrose Bagel Company

Primerose has a menu consisting of multiple mouthwatering breakfast sandwiches and a build-your-own option. The most famous is the Bodega Bagel, made with egg, cheese, shredded lettuce, pickles, garlic mayo, and Cholula.

Primrose Bagel Company

Oakwood Village

317 Oakwood Ave

Primerose has a menu consisting of multiple mouthwatering breakfast sandwiches and a build-your-own option. The most famous is the Bodega Bagel, made with egg, cheese, shredded lettuce, pickles, garlic mayo, and Cholula.

Dundas West

1132 Dundas St W

The Lakeview

American

The Lakeview calls this one the Captain Canuck. This Canadian classic includes Peameal Bacon, Cheddar, Caramelized Onions, Lettuce, Tomato and Sweet Chili Mayo, served on a soft Brioche Bun.

The Lakeview

Dundas West

1132 Dundas St W

The Lakeview calls this one the Captain Canuck. This Canadian classic includes Peameal Bacon, Cheddar, Caramelized Onions, Lettuce, Tomato and Sweet Chili Mayo, served on a soft Brioche Bun.

American

Harbord Village

161 Harbord St

Emmer

This new Harbord Village bakery has stirred quite a buzz, as eager early morning risers wait in line to get their hands on a butter croissant or one of their massive loaves of sourdough. If you're leaning towards a savoury option, their list of breakfast sandwiches can't be missed.

Emmer

Harbord Village

161 Harbord St

This new Harbord Village bakery has stirred quite a buzz, as eager early morning risers wait in line to get their hands on a butter croissant or one of their massive loaves of sourdough. If you're leaning towards a savoury option, their list of breakfast sandwiches can't be missed.

Manita

Whether you crave a heaping pile of bacon on your breakfast sandwich or prefer to go vegetarian, Manita has something for everyone. Tied together with cheese, aioli and red-wine braised kale, Manita's breakfast sandwiches hit the spot any time of day.

Manita

Whether you crave a heaping pile of bacon on your breakfast sandwich or prefer to go vegetarian, Manita has something for everyone. Tied together with cheese, aioli and red-wine braised kale, Manita's breakfast sandwiches hit the spot any time of day.

Liberty Village

85 Hanna Ave #104

Mildred's Temple Kitchen

Breakfast & Brunch

Everyone loves the Veda at this buzzing brunch restaurant in Liberty Village but we have our eyes on their most recent menu item. The Big Bite Biscuit Sandwich is comprised of a buttermilk biscuit, chorizo patty, homemade Grandma's mustard, garlic aioli, fresh tomato, spinach, pickled jalapeño, cheddar and fried egg.

Mildred's Temple Kitchen

Liberty Village

85 Hanna Ave #104

Everyone loves the Veda at this buzzing brunch restaurant in Liberty Village but we have our eyes on their most recent menu item. The Big Bite Biscuit Sandwich is comprised of a buttermilk biscuit, chorizo patty, homemade Grandma's mustard, garlic aioli, fresh tomato, spinach, pickled jalapeño, cheddar and fried egg.

Breakfast & Brunch

Junction Triangle

3035 Dundas St W

When The Pig Came Home

There's plenty of options when it comes to breakfast at this sandwich joint. Order the Fully Loaded Peameal on a Bun with with cheddar, bacon and egg or opt for the slightly richer choice, the Joseph with sliced brisket, maple aioli, kale, tomato, egg and provolone.

When The Pig Came Home

Junction Triangle

3035 Dundas St W

There's plenty of options when it comes to breakfast at this sandwich joint. Order the Fully Loaded Peameal on a Bun with with cheddar, bacon and egg or opt for the slightly richer choice, the Joseph with sliced brisket, maple aioli, kale, tomato, egg and provolone.

Brockton Village

1104 College St

Black Cat Espresso Bar - College

Known for specialty coffees, unique sandwiches and pastries, Black Cat is also the perfect spot to score a hefty breakfast sandwich. Piled high with egg, aged Cheddar, bacon, tomato and house mayo, this well-toasted sammie will keep you going 'til lunch.

Black Cat Espresso Bar - College

Brockton Village

1104 College St

Known for specialty coffees, unique sandwiches and pastries, Black Cat is also the perfect spot to score a hefty breakfast sandwich. Piled high with egg, aged Cheddar, bacon, tomato and house mayo, this well-toasted sammie will keep you going 'til lunch.

Gold Standard

Breakfast & Brunch

Once you try a breakfast sandwich at Gold Standard, with scrambled eggs, Cheddar, aioli, pickles, bacon, kale or both, you'll agree that the name isn't hyperbole -- these sandwiches really are pretty close to perfection.

Gold Standard

Once you try a breakfast sandwich at Gold Standard, with scrambled eggs, Cheddar, aioli, pickles, bacon, kale or both, you'll agree that the name isn't hyperbole -- these sandwiches really are pretty close to perfection.

Breakfast & Brunch

Little India

1515 Gerrard St E

Lazy Daisy's Cafe

Built on Daisy's "famous buttermilk biscuits," the breakfast sandwiches at Lazy Daisy's are already a step above. Made with the freshest free-run eggs, aged white Cheddar, Mennonite smoked bacon, or avocado and tomato, these sandwiches are sure to inspire repeat visits to the beloved east-end café.

Lazy Daisy's Cafe

Little India

1515 Gerrard St E

Built on Daisy's "famous buttermilk biscuits," the breakfast sandwiches at Lazy Daisy's are already a step above. Made with the freshest free-run eggs, aged white Cheddar, Mennonite smoked bacon, or avocado and tomato, these sandwiches are sure to inspire repeat visits to the beloved east-end café.

Kensington Market

189 Augusta Ave

Egg Bae

Breakfast & Brunch

Whether you like your breakfast sandwich with scrambled or fried eggs, topped with meat, fish, or fried tofu, garnished with extras like slow-cooked onions, avocado, arugula or tomato, served on a regular or gluten-free bun, Egg Bae has a handheld treat guaranteed to temper your hunger pangs.

Egg Bae

Kensington Market

189 Augusta Ave

Whether you like your breakfast sandwich with scrambled or fried eggs, topped with meat, fish, or fried tofu, garnished with extras like slow-cooked onions, avocado, arugula or tomato, served on a regular or gluten-free bun, Egg Bae has a handheld treat guaranteed to temper your hunger pangs.

Breakfast & Brunch

Trinity-Bellwoods

72 Ossington Ave

Union

For its hefty, all-day offering, Union crams fried egg, Paris ham, Swiss cheese and rösti between two slices of perfectly golden challah.

Union

Trinity-Bellwoods

72 Ossington Ave

For its hefty, all-day offering, Union crams fried egg, Paris ham, Swiss cheese and rösti between two slices of perfectly golden challah.

Le Gourmand

Served on a crisp, fresh croissant, Le Gourmand's egg, bacon and aged cheddar cheese breakfast sandwich can infuse any morning with a Parisian feel.

Le Gourmand

Served on a crisp, fresh croissant, Le Gourmand's egg, bacon and aged cheddar cheese breakfast sandwich can infuse any morning with a Parisian feel.

Yonge and Dundas

88 Dundas St E

Egg Club

Tempting at any time of day, Egg Club's fluffy, golden, filled-to-bursting sandwiches combine your favourite breakfast foods into one hand-held feast.

Egg Club

Yonge and Dundas

88 Dundas St E

Tempting at any time of day, Egg Club's fluffy, golden, filled-to-bursting sandwiches combine your favourite breakfast foods into one hand-held feast.

Danforth Village

173 Danforth Ave

Dough Bakeshop

At Dough Bakeshop, you can opt for a veggie breakfast sandwich, one with peameal or one that's a heavenly mix of both, piled high with peameal bacon, a fried egg, cheddar, tomato and avocado.

Dough Bakeshop

Danforth Village

173 Danforth Ave

At Dough Bakeshop, you can opt for a veggie breakfast sandwich, one with peameal or one that's a heavenly mix of both, piled high with peameal bacon, a fried egg, cheddar, tomato and avocado.

Junction Triangle

827 Lansdowne Ave

Donna’s

Perfect in its simplicity, Donna's serves up uncluttered ham, egg and cheddar cheese sammies doused with hot sauce for a subtle kick.

Donna’s

Junction Triangle

827 Lansdowne Ave

Perfect in its simplicity, Donna's serves up uncluttered ham, egg and cheddar cheese sammies doused with hot sauce for a subtle kick.

Dundas West

3070 Dundas St W

Dirty Food Eatery

If deciding whether to top your Dirty Food breakfast sandwich with an andouille sausage patty or deep-fried pickles is too tough, choose both. Fully loaded, complete with cheddar, extra pickles and dirty mayo, this is the type of sandwich that requires two hands, a stack of napkins and a proper appetite.

Dirty Food Eatery

Dundas West

3070 Dundas St W

If deciding whether to top your Dirty Food breakfast sandwich with an andouille sausage patty or deep-fried pickles is too tough, choose both. Fully loaded, complete with cheddar, extra pickles and dirty mayo, this is the type of sandwich that requires two hands, a stack of napkins and a proper appetite.

Trinity Bellwoods

130 Ossington Ave

Cote De Boeuf

Yes, Côte de Boeuf's "secret" breakfast sandwich has a farm-fresh, fried egg, house-made aioli and pickles. But we all know that it's the bacon -- thick cut, double-smoked and layered on thick -- that's the real draw.

Cote De Boeuf

Trinity Bellwoods

130 Ossington Ave

Yes, Côte de Boeuf's "secret" breakfast sandwich has a farm-fresh, fried egg, house-made aioli and pickles. But we all know that it's the bacon -- thick cut, double-smoked and layered on thick -- that's the real draw.

St. Lawrence

93 Front St E

Carousel Bakery

Canadian

Carousel Bakery's breakfast sandwich may not be the trendiest in Toronto, but, with heaps of peameal bacon, melted Cheddar, and a crisp-fried egg, this OG breakfast entrée is not to be missed.

Carousel Bakery

St. Lawrence

93 Front St E

Carousel Bakery's breakfast sandwich may not be the trendiest in Toronto, but, with heaps of peameal bacon, melted Cheddar, and a crisp-fried egg, this OG breakfast entrée is not to be missed.

Canadian

Little Italy

505 College St

Bar Raval

Spanish

Give the first meal of the day an Iberian spin with a breakfast sandwich from Bar Raval. With Serrano ham, egg and piquillo peppers, all this sandwich needs is a café cortado to wash it down.

Bar Raval

Little Italy

505 College St

Give the first meal of the day an Iberian spin with a breakfast sandwich from Bar Raval. With Serrano ham, egg and piquillo peppers, all this sandwich needs is a café cortado to wash it down.

Spanish