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The Best Bites to Pair With Your Olympic Viewing

Christine Peddie

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Christine Peddie

The Best Bites to Pair With Your Olympic Viewing

Inspired by the host country, the best bites to pair with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are packed with flavour and are the best accompaniments to your favourite sports. From classy to casual -- think stunningly sumptuous Wagyu to fried shrimp sandos -- these dishes are ideal to pair with victories, losses and every high-stress moment between. As the most inspiring athletes aim to be higher, faster and stronger than the rest, sate your appetite with tastier, grander, bolder dishes that are guaranteed to wipe out the competition.

If you've been waiting to cheer on our athletes, the moment is now. Whether you love the thrill of the 100 metre, the elegance of gymnastics or the lightning speed of A-list table tennis, the Olympics offers up a range of real-life drama sure to electrify your summer. Pair each minute with one of these expertly, if unscientifically, chosen dishes, and revel in a global summer ritual that, in many ways, feels the way it always has.

Queen West

456 Queen St W

Raku

Japanese

Ever wondered what a diver feels like moments before the plunge? Neither have we, but something about these cold noodles from Raku, topped with mountain yam, quail egg, and bonito flakes, feels like the right fit.

Raku

Queen West

456 Queen St W

Ever wondered what a diver feels like moments before the plunge? Neither have we, but something about these cold noodles from Raku, topped with mountain yam, quail egg, and bonito flakes, feels like the right fit.

Japanese

Cabbagetown

193 Carlton St

Zakkushi on Carlton

Prep for all three Olympic fencing events, from foil and sabre to épée, with a selection of skewers from Zakkushi. With a wide selection of pork, chicken, beef, seafood and vegetable skewers available, these tasty morsels will disappear as quickly as a fencer strikes.

Zakkushi on Carlton

Cabbagetown

193 Carlton St

Prep for all three Olympic fencing events, from foil and sabre to épée, with a selection of skewers from Zakkushi. With a wide selection of pork, chicken, beef, seafood and vegetable skewers available, these tasty morsels will disappear as quickly as a fencer strikes.

Harbourfront

60 Harbour St

Harbour 60

Steakhouse

If Olympic weightlifting inspires cravings for protein, sate them with a meal of Japanese Wagyu beef from Harbour 60. Luxuriously marbled and exceptionally tender, Wagyu seems an appropriate splurge for any elite, global event.

Harbour 60

Harbourfront

60 Harbour St

If Olympic weightlifting inspires cravings for protein, sate them with a meal of Japanese Wagyu beef from Harbour 60. Luxuriously marbled and exceptionally tender, Wagyu seems an appropriate splurge for any elite, global event.

Steakhouse

Yonge and Dundas

88 Dundas St E

Egg Club

Greet the day with Olympic rowing and a satisfying egg sandwich from Egg Club. Built on fluffy Japanese milk bread, or shokupan, each sandwich is an early-morning, handheld delight.

Egg Club

Yonge and Dundas

88 Dundas St E

Greet the day with Olympic rowing and a satisfying egg sandwich from Egg Club. Built on fluffy Japanese milk bread, or shokupan, each sandwich is an early-morning, handheld delight.

Kensington Market

707 Dundas St W

Gushi Japanese Street Food

The best ballpark eats are messy, questionably nutritious and best chased down with a pint of beer. Bring the feeling home as you root for your team with anything from Gushi's menu, from karaage to crisp takoyaki with spicy mayo.

Gushi Japanese Street Food

Kensington Market

707 Dundas St W

The best ballpark eats are messy, questionably nutritious and best chased down with a pint of beer. Bring the feeling home as you root for your team with anything from Gushi's menu, from karaage to crisp takoyaki with spicy mayo.

Yonge & Lawrence

3328 Yonge St

Shoushin

Japanese

Olympic swimmers come as close to acting like marine life as humanly possible. Toast their efforts with the freshest, most glorious seafood available from Shoushin. Expertly prepared and gorgeously presented, each order from Shoushin will make you feel as close to Japan as if you were within splashing distance of Tokyo's innovative, newly opened Aquatics Centre.

Shoushin

Yonge & Lawrence

3328 Yonge St

Olympic swimmers come as close to acting like marine life as humanly possible. Toast their efforts with the freshest, most glorious seafood available from Shoushin. Expertly prepared and gorgeously presented, each order from Shoushin will make you feel as close to Japan as if you were within splashing distance of Tokyo's innovative, newly opened Aquatics Centre.

Japanese

Yorkville

758 Yonge St

Rolltation - Yorkville

Athletes in the 100m probably aren't fuelling their success with rice burgers. Still, if Japanese fast food is what you crave, then a rice burger -- piled high with teriyaki chicken and all the fixings -- might be just the thing to scarf down as you watch the world's fastest humans compete.

Rolltation - Yorkville

Yorkville

758 Yonge St

Athletes in the 100m probably aren't fuelling their success with rice burgers. Still, if Japanese fast food is what you crave, then a rice burger -- piled high with teriyaki chicken and all the fixings -- might be just the thing to scarf down as you watch the world's fastest humans compete.

Guu Izakaya

Like an athlete who excels at every event in the modern pentathlon, you can crush each course at Toronto's Guu Izakaya. Salty, savoury and perfect with a drink, it's not hard to outpace the competition when it comes to indulging in these addictive snacks.

Guu Izakaya

Like an athlete who excels at every event in the modern pentathlon, you can crush each course at Toronto's Guu Izakaya. Salty, savoury and perfect with a drink, it's not hard to outpace the competition when it comes to indulging in these addictive snacks.

Mango Like Desserts

Watch elite athletes ping pong their way to glory as you down table-tennis-sized mochi balls from Mango Like Desserts in front of the TV.

Mango Like Desserts

Watch elite athletes ping pong their way to glory as you down table-tennis-sized mochi balls from Mango Like Desserts in front of the TV.

Queen West

831 Queen St W

iHalo Krunch

Between the surf, sand, sun and abundance of rippling, tanned muscles on display, time spent watching Olympic beach volleyball is sure to heat you up. Cool things off with a cone from iHalo Krunch in traditional Japanese, and not so traditional, flavours.

iHalo Krunch

Queen West

831 Queen St W

Between the surf, sand, sun and abundance of rippling, tanned muscles on display, time spent watching Olympic beach volleyball is sure to heat you up. Cool things off with a cone from iHalo Krunch in traditional Japanese, and not so traditional, flavours.

Downtown

598 Bay St

Uncle Tetsu's

Ethereal, elegant and made from the finest ingredients money can buy, cheesecake from Uncle Tetsu is just the thing to nibble on as you root for your favourite pint-sized gymnasts vying for the gold.

Uncle Tetsu's

Downtown

598 Bay St

Ethereal, elegant and made from the finest ingredients money can buy, cheesecake from Uncle Tetsu is just the thing to nibble on as you root for your favourite pint-sized gymnasts vying for the gold.

Cabbagetown

193 Carlton St

Imanishi Basement Bar

Embrace the feeling of the open ocean with an ebi fry sando in hand and sailing on the screen.

Imanishi Basement Bar

Cabbagetown

193 Carlton St

Embrace the feeling of the open ocean with an ebi fry sando in hand and sailing on the screen.