Hawker
291 Augusta Ave, Toronto
(416) 628-1905
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Recent Reviews
Hawker is my favourite restaurant in Toronto. Although some items were better than others, I appreciate the inventiveness of the food. For the most part it was pretty wonderful. We had the Chef’s tasting menu. The first item was a papadam wedge topped with eggplant, fermented chickpea and fennel. The second item was a wonderful dish of mushrooms on a carrot purée with smoked shepherd peppers. The third item was runner beans with a really tasty red pepper sauce and pine...
I took myself here for the tasting menu and had 6 amazing courses. I love how much thought went into each dish and I really enjoyed the presentation and flavours. I don’t even normally like desert but it blew me away.
The server was super welcoming and friendly and the restaurant had a great vibe. Would definitely recommend either the tasting menu or al a carte.
I came solo and got the tasting menu so that I’d have a chance to get a bit of everything. They also have an a la cart menu. There is a lot of overlap, but some items are only on one or the other. The tasting menu was a great option for me as a solo diner. They also let me substitute one of the savory dishes (turnip cake) for dessert because I don’t like sweets. 🥰 Turnip cake is my favorite dim sum dish so this was a real treat for me.
The papadam with eggplant was an...