Kingyo Fisherman's Market

If you’re looking for Japanese food in Toronto that goes beyond the usual offerings, this spot is a must-visit. Along with classic ramen, sushi, and sashimi, they feature some less common Japanese dishes that make the menu way more interesting. The vibe is casual with a quirky charm, and the space also includes a Japanese market where you can shop for prepared foods, frozen meals, packaged snacks, Japanese alcohol, beauty products, and more. It’s truly a one-stop Japanese food and grocery shop.

The staff are incredibly friendly and welcoming. I ordered the Salmon Lovers Kaisen Don, and the quality was outstanding - super fresh, beautifully presented, and so satisfying. My friends ordered sushi and loved it, and one of them got the Wagyu Beef Sizzling Hitsumabushi and was absolutely blown away by the presentation.

For dessert, we shared the vegan matcha cheesecake and scoops of black sesame and taro ice cream - all delicious and not too sweet!

Overall, we had a fantastic experience. Great food, great service, great variety. We’d definitely come back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Super nice staff! So sweet and attentive, the food was amazing too ❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great experience. Service all around was very good and food was excellent. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent quality and variety. Would go back in a heartbeat.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

My family really missed a great Japanese meal since travelling to Japan, and Kingyo made us so happy today! Great service! Excellent food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Winterlicious promo, soup to carrots are all salted to the nine. Barely any protein in the dishes that came out... only thing that was ok was the sashimi, beef appetizers, dessert. And to top it off asking for cash out right after the meal was over is a nice cherry on top. If you are spending 150$+ and this is the service and food you get then this is your place.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Great authentic Japanese food. Very tasty, love to go back again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Sunday lunch at Kingyo Fisherman’s Market — a cozy Japanese spot tucked away at 51B Winchester Street in Cabbagetown. This place is known for authentic Japanese dishes and a little grocery stocked with sushi-grade frozen fish, ramen, udon, sake, dry goods, and even kitchenware.

We started with the Grilled Atka Mackerel (真ホッケの開き) — fresh, perfectly cooked, and beautifully simple ($18).

JJ went for the Kingyo Gozen (金魚御膳) set ($42) featuring Uni Crab Cream Udon (+$2) with real crab, uni, tobiko, and a silky sea urchin cream broth — plus a side of Maguro Toro Don (Bluefin Tuna, Chutoro, Negitoro, Shiso & Tobiko).

I had the Sizzling Unagi Hitsumabushi (名古屋名物！うなぎの石焼ひつまぶし) ($27) — grilled freshwater eel with omelette, scallions, and kombu over rice. You can enjoy it three ways: with wasabi and salt, mixed with rice and toppings, or poured over with savory broth.

Delicious food, authentic flavors, and a lively brunch crowd — worth the wait.

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Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Staff are so friendly and the food is delicious! You need to try their miso black cod :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is my 1st visit with my families for birthday celebration. 4 kinds sashimi are so fresh , premium quality raw fish . Kingyo platters comes with 12 tasting menu is amazing with good presentation! Grilled salmon berry and collar is a must try with fatty fish crispy skin and meats . Our server is very nice and explained all the dishes we ordered .

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

I love the quality of their food. Everything is so delicious!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Been here twice, once for lunch and once for dinner. The kaisen dons are good… very fresh seafood. But $$! Their hitsumabushi is really fantastic. Similar to what I had in Japan. Grilled eel served 3 ways in a hot stone pot over rice!

Overall very authentic Japanese fish market. Great theme and decor. Price are on higher end but the quality is up there too

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Amazingly fresh, services are very professional and also warm. Price is definitely reasonable 💗

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing place, awesome staff and food was delicious.

Cannot recommend this place enough

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love this place,I had their makunouchi platter before so I decided to try the kingyo gozen this time. The set included a braised pork belly appetizer, a small sashimi plate, a choice of udon soup and a choice of mini don rice bowl. It's not cheap but the quality was good and it contained a lot of food. Loved every single dish. Their raw fish were very fresh. The daily special duck sukiyaki was very good as well, with generous amount of meat and vegetables.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5