Toronto has quietly turned the breakfast sandwich into a competitive sport. And who isn’t happy about that? Smoked brisket on brioche. Palestinian flatbreads with za’atar. Panko-crusted fried eggs with chili crisp. There’s a cocktail bar on College Street that makes one of the best egg sandwiches in the city, and most people still don’t know about it.
Peameal-bacon loyalists or anyone hankering for something genuinely never seen on a breakfast or brunch menu, this list has it all covered. Here are the 12 best breakfast sandwiches in Toronto right now.
The Gold Standard
Signature Sandwich: Scrambled eggs, cheddar, aioli, pickles, bacon or kale (or both) on an English muffin with Marie Sharp’s Caribbean hot sauce
Vibe Check: Tiny takeout window on Roncesvalles with weekend lineups that snake down the block. Everything comes wrapped in gold foil. You’ll know it when you see it.
Address: 385 Roncesvalles Ave, Roncesvalles
Why It Made the Cut: Every breakfast sandwich list in Toronto starts here and there’s no way around it. Soft-scrambled eggs, properly melted cheddar, Marie Sharp’s hot sauce pulling it together. Nothing complicated. It just works every single time. One reviewer scored it 9.1 out of 10, which feels about right. If you haven’t been, go.
Carousel Bakery
Signature Sandwich: Four thick slabs of peameal bacon, American cheese, crisp-fried egg on a fresh bun
Vibe Check: No-frills counter on the upper level of St. Lawrence Market. Tourists and lifelong Torontonians stand in the same line here and nobody seems to mind.
Address: 93 Front St E, St. Lawrence Market
Why It Made the Cut: The OG. Carousel has been stacking peameal bacon at St. Lawrence Market for decades. The formula hasn’t changed because it doesn’t need to. If you’re introducing someone to the Toronto breakfast sandwich, this is where you take them. Quick and convenient and a short walk from Union Station.
Makann
Signature Sandwich: Za’atar flatbread with cucumber, tomato, and olives ($7.50) / Smoked salmon and labneh with capers, sumac onions, and fresh mint ($14)
Vibe Check: Small takeout spot steps from Bathurst station. The flatbread is baked fresh and word of mouth is doing all the marketing. No Instagram hype machine. Not yet, anyway.
Address: 866 Bathurst St, The Annex
Why It Made the Cut: Makann opened in February 2026 and already has something close to a cult following. Five Palestinian-inspired breakfast sandwiches on fresh flatbread, nothing over $14. The za’atar at $7.50 might be the best value breakfast in the city. Open 9 AM to 3 PM.
Sleepy Pete’s
Signature Sandwich: Thick-cut bacon, egg patty, melted Kraft cheese, hot honey drizzle on a buttermilk biscuit
Vibe Check: Southern comfort dropped into Kensington Market. Small, loud, packed on weekends. They take the biscuit seriously here.
Address: 69 Kensington Ave, Kensington Market
Why It Made the Cut: It’s the biscuit. Flaky, buttery, big enough to hold a proper stack of thick-cut bacon and a layer of melted Kraft cheese. The hot honey drizzle is what turns a good sandwich into the reason you come back next Saturday. You can upgrade to a jalapeno cheddar biscuit if you want heat.
Dad’s Breakfast & Coffee
Signature Sandwich: Katsu Sando with panko-crusted fried egg, caramelized onions, chili crisp, and aioli
Vibe Check: New breakfast counter in Little Portugal from Phil Akkawi. Short menu, clean space, everything on it earns its spot.
Address: 1473 Dundas St W, Little Portugal
Why It Made the Cut: A panko-crusted fried egg on a breakfast sandwich shouldn’t work this well, but here we are. The crunch, the chili crisp, the caramelized onions. Dad’s isn’t doing what anyone else in the city is doing, and people are catching on. The egg salad sandwich with remoulade and hashbrown is quietly excellent too.
Lazy Daisy’s Cafe
Signature Sandwich: Rise n’ Shine ($12): buttermilk biscuit, smoked bacon, free-run egg, aged white cheddar / Rise n’ Fry: spicy fried chicken, whipped honey butter on jalapeno-cheese biscuit
Vibe Check: Leslieville corner spot with a neighbourhood-diner feel. Regulars know to get there early. Seven breakfast sandwiches on the menu, which is a lot for a place this size.
Address: 1515 Gerrard St E, Leslieville
Why It Made the Cut: Lazy Daisy’s has seven options. The Rise n’ Shine on a buttermilk biscuit is the safe bet at $12, but the Rise n’ Fry with spicy fried chicken and whipped honey butter on a jalapeno cheddar biscuit is what you actually want. Responsibly sourced ingredients across the board, too.
Egg Club
Signature Sandwich: Fluffy scrambled eggs on Japanese milk bread with options like caramelized onions and Swiss cheese, or the Chipotle Lobster with corn and lettuce
Vibe Check: Multiple locations across the city, including Union Station. Clean, fast, focused. A breakfast sandwich chain that actually cares about the sandwich.
Address: 88 Dundas St E, Yonge-Dundas (+ other locations)
Why It Made the Cut: The Japanese milk bread is softer and richer than a standard bun, and it holds up to fillings without falling apart. Classic options are solid. The Chipotle Lobster is the one worth trying at least once. Multiple locations means you don’t have to trek across the city for it.
Saving Gigi
Signature Sandwich: Fluffy egg patty, spinach, red pepper, Havarti, crispy bacon, secret sauce on a jalapeno cheddar biscuit
Vibe Check: Tiny Bloorcourt cafe you’ve probably walked past a hundred times. It’s having a moment right now.
Address: 859 Bloor St W, Bloorcourt Village
Why It Made the Cut: Smoky, buttery, spicy. The jalapeno cheddar biscuit holds its own against Sleepy Pete’s or Lazy Daisy’s, and Havarti over standard cheddar was a smart call. Saving Gigi is getting more popular by the week. Worth getting there before the lineups do.
Voodoo Child
Signature Sandwich: Peameal bacon, egg, hashbrown, cheese, spicy mayo on brioche / Tamago (Japanese omelette) with Scotch bonnet mayo on milk bread
Vibe Check: A cocktail bar on College Street since 2012 that serves breakfast sandwiches during the day. Dark wood, good coffee, and a breakfast menu that has no business being this good at a place known for drinks.
Address: 388 College St, Little Italy
Why It Made the Cut: Two very different sandwiches, both worth ordering. The peameal with a hashbrown tucked inside is a classic done right. The tamago on milk bread with Scotch bonnet mayo is the one people won’t shut up about. Served until 5 PM, so it doubles as a late lunch.
Dough Bakeshop
Signature Sandwich: Fried free-range egg, peameal bacon, cheddar, grilled tomato, avocado, mayo, and hot sauce on hand-rolled challah
Vibe Check: Neighbourhood bakery on the Danforth. Opens early, sells out fast. Show up after noon and you’re probably out of luck.
Address: 173 Danforth Ave, Greektown
Why It Made the Cut: Dough Bakeshop has been at it since 2009. The challah is still hand-rolled every morning. The bread alone would earn a spot on this list, but a crispy fried egg and peameal bacon on that challah is genuinely hard to find anywhere else. Go early.
Hot Pork
Signature Sandwich: BBQ Combo with smoked beef brisket, smoked pork belly, egg, cheese, BBQ sauce, hot sauce, and mayo
Vibe Check: Started as a pandemic sausage delivery operation, turned into a proper Dundas West deli with an industrial smoker. Slightly gritty, very serious about smoked meat.
Address: 932 Dundas St W, Dundas West
Why It Made the Cut: This is not a light breakfast. Smoked brisket and smoked pork belly on the same sandwich, all house-smoked, with an egg and BBQ sauce holding it together. Hot Pork went from pandemic side project to one of the more interesting delis on Dundas West. If breakfast should feel like an event, this is it.
Bar Raval
Signature Sandwich: Serrano ham, egg, and piquillo peppers
Vibe Check: One of the best-looking rooms on College Street. Carved wood, pinxtos bar energy, Spanish wine list. Not where you’d expect a great breakfast sandwich. That’s part of the appeal.
Address: 505 College St, Little Italy
Why It Made the Cut: Not everything needs to be piled high. Serrano ham, a properly cooked egg, piquillo peppers. Three ingredients, and none of them are wasted. The Iberian angle makes it unlike anything else on this list, and the room doesn’t hurt.
Before you go
L.A.’s Eggslut opens its first Canadian location on King Street West on April 30, with a second spot near Yonge and Dundas this summer. Brioche-bun egg sandwiches, soft-scrambled and coddled eggs, Ontario eggs sourced from Burnbrae Farms. Whether it lives up to the hype or gets buried by the spots on this list, we’ll find out soon enough. Toronto’s not exactly short on competition.
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