Alma
225 Reviews
- Thursday5–10 PM
- Friday5–10 PM
- Saturday5–10 PM
- SundayClosed
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday5–10 PM
About the Business
Alma Toronto | Alma is a modern Chinese restaurant by renowned chef Anna Chen. It was named one of Canada's best Restaurants and awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The menu is Inspired by her Hakka Chinese upbringing in India. You will find a good balance of innovative dishes and staple comforts like fresh baos and pork wonton noodles.
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Website
Call Us
+16473461881
1194 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6H 1N2
Hours
- Thursday5–10 PM
- Friday5–10 PM
- Saturday5–10 PM
- SundayClosed
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday5–10 PM
Features
- Delivery
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
- Takeout
- Dine-in
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Healthy options
- Small plates
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
- Washroom
- Casual
- Accepts reservations
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Brunch
- Bar on-site
- Outdoor seating
- No-contact delivery
Recommended Reviews
Anouchka Ramkishore
07.09.2023
Alma
This was an interesting experience. I appreciate how attentive the staff was to accommodate a soy and peanut allergyHowever I felt the dishes were either too oily or underwhelming. Ordered the tapioca cheese cubes, vegetarian fried rice, and an eggplant dip appetizer. The eggplant dip was the star of the night. Would likely not return due to limited items that are soy and peanut free. The service though was great and staff super lovely.
Christy Cheung
16.08.2023
Alma
A lovely intimate spot for Asian-inspired sharing plates. We ordered the Rice Wine and Ginger Chicken, a beautiful flavoured starter. Next was the Bao with Straciatella Cheese and Eggplant Fenugreek Dip, which was amazing. I especially loved the smokiness of the eggplant dip. The Parmesan Tapioca Fritters are fairly popular, and they taste good, but it was not my favourite — They are a bit on the heavier side, so just be mindful of that.The Red Braised Yuba and Lotus Root dish was one of my favourites, very well marinated, and a generous amount of veggies. And finally, the Shrimp Fried Rice with Cauliflower Romesco. The fried rice was crispy, with a great bite, executed perfectly!Overall, portions were decent. My only complaint for that was that they only offered two pieces of chicken thigh for the Ginger Chicken dish. I felt that they could have provided more for that price.
Daniel Hyunsu Kim
15.08.2023
Alma
Phenomenal, best food I've had this year. Not crowded and cozy vibes. We couldn't decide on the menu so the waiter kindly put a menu together for us. The dishes came out with a great order, from cold to hot, light to heavy, and tasted amazing, including the wine. Will most definitely recommend the smoked beets, great aroma, fresh texture, with a lingering after taste.
Milo Yu
14.08.2023
Alma
Great service, underwhelming dishes. Chilli chicken wings were not crispy at all, quite salty. Radish dish was very mushy. Wonton noodles were very oily and bland in flavour. White fish was the only one that was seasoned properly with good sauce.
Mia
10.08.2023
Alma
Place for mediterranean dinner but definitely not brunch. Have been there for dinner few times and really loved their skewers. All skewers were great, juicy, tender, and fullOf taste. Every time go there in the evening, it’s busy and you have to wait if no reservations though.Tried brunch for once but it’s for sure the last time for brunch as well. Dishes were served within few minutes after the order was placed. Dishes were modified so both look and taste were off from some other more authentic Mediterranean restaurants.So highly recommend to go for grilled meat, but not brunch
Rashid Al-Saffar
07.08.2023
Alma
During our visit to Toronto we stopped at Alan Restaurant was clean and staff were very welcoming and pleasant. They accommodate us although we did not book in advance. First let’s to be clear that food was good and well presented. We liked mostly the shrimp fried rice and Passion fruit Tart this by all counts was one of best dessert. The food portion were small compared to price we paid for. I hope that chefs become more generous with portion. Overall was a good experience.
Seint Kokokyi
03.08.2023
Alma
The food was tasty and the service was good. The portions are a bit on the smaller side considering how much each dish cost. The place could use more lighting and it tends to get quite noisy with chatter when it's a full house.
Drake Shafer
02.08.2023
Alma
Great restaurant with an interesting fusion menu. Started off with the Bao (more so pan fried dinner rolls) which were served with some delicious spreads! For our larger dishes, we had the Char Siu Pork with turnips. The pork was very delicious and tender, but the turnips were nearly raw. Then we had the Shrimp Fried Rice, which had great flavor but a little undercooked.Note about the water: Your server will ask you what kind of water you want (still or sparkling). Still was free, but sparkling is $9, so remember if you don’t want a surprise charge at the end!Otherwise a great dinner with nice ambience!
Jonathan Schofield
25.07.2023
Alma
A wonderful surprise. The menu looks like almost any Chinese restaurant except the dishes a reinterpretation of old favorites. Staff were proud of the restaurant and extremely nice and knowledgeable. Excellent.
Susie Su
22.07.2023
Alma
Good ambiance and super cute restaurant, food was unique for sure but pricy.Radish cake: unlike typical Chinese radish cakes, the texture is consistent and no chunks of radish (if that makes sense). The flavor profile is very savory but I think it didn’t hold up that wells. As in the first bite tasted the best and the rest kind of fizzled out.Parmesan tapioca fritters: crunchy and fried pretty well, it kinda felt like deep fried Mac and cheese I think.Wonton + noodle was a bit bland by itself but eating them with the char siu steak was a good mix as that the char siu is much more flavorful.For dessert we got the miso cheesecake, very interesting flavor profile.
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1194 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6H 1N2
Alma