Winterlicious Toronto 2023 celebrates Toronto’s culinary landscape

TORONTO, January 13, 2023 – Yesterday, Toronto Mayor John Tory, Chair of the Economic and Community Development Committee Councillor Shelley Carroll (Don Valley North), and local Councillor Ausma Malik (Spadina-Fort York) launched Winterlicious Toronto 2023 at Oretta King West, 633 King St. W. The popular annual culinary event is taking place from Friday, January 27 to Thursday, February 9, with reservations opening today.

Mayor Tory, the City of Toronto and partners are proud to bring back Winterlicious, Toronto’s annual opportunity to explore the city’s exceptional culinary landscape, for the first time since before the pandemic. The return of Winterlicious is good news for restaurants, residents and visitors to Toronto.

“Winterlicious is a great opportunity to get out and experience some of the incredible restaurants that make our city a destination around the world. There’s something for everyone,” said Mayor John Tory. “After restaurants and restaurant workers were so significantly impacted by the pandemic, I encourage all Toronto residents to make reservations now and support as many local restaurants as possible for this year’s Winterlicious,” said Mayor Tory.

When is Winterlicious Toronto 2023?

Winterlicious 2023 will run for two weeks, starting January 27, with delicious prix fixe lunch and dinner menus at more than 220 local restaurants. This year, menus are available at six price points; three-course prix fixe lunch menus are priced at $20, $27, $34, $41, $48 and $55, and dinners are priced at $25, $35, $45, $55, $65 and $75.

Restaurants will accept reservations for the prix fixe promotion starting Thursday, Jauary 12, 2023..

“Winterlicious is a special time for people in the city to come together and experience all the amazing restaurants Toronto offers at a special price. I’ve always seen all the winterlicious programs as a chef being a special opportunity to showcase our personality in our food. Catering to the city as a whole is very special. It’s a way to get out in the city and support all the local chefs and restaurants.”
– Chef de Cuisine, Raffaele Ventrone, Oretta King West

The City is grateful for the generous support of partners CP24, Toronto Star and NewsTalk 1010.

This year’s Winterlicious program continues to support the recovery and revival of Toronto’s restaurants while providing the enticing experiences and delectable food that restaurant-goers have come to expect from the popular program. The program has been renewed to help the local industry generate much-needed revenue.

Working with partners in the hospitality sector and Toronto’s network of Business Improvement Areas, the City of Toronto says it continues to develop and deliver programs to support restaurants, main streets and independent businesses.

About Toronto’s Winterlicious and Summerlicious programs

The Winterlicious and Summerlicious programs, created by the City of Toronto, began in 2003 as a way to boost Toronto’s restaurant industry during typically slow periods of business. In the years since the program’s inception, participating restaurants have served more than 8 million meals, generating more than $353 million in economic activity for the local restaurant industry.

photography City of Toronto via Flickr

SOURCE City of Toronto

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