Best Breakfast and Brunch Places in Brampton

"Why go: Tucked away on Lippencott, Aunties & Uncles is the quintessential brunch spot that one daydreams about owning one day. Kitschy and cute, with some of the best and most well-priced breakfast plates in the city. What to order: Thebreakfast pocket, breakfast tacos and banana oatmeal pancakes are a few faves."

"Aunties & Uncles at College and Bathurst has been open forever (since 1998) and yet they’ve resisted the fate of many other fine brunch restaurants that closed far too soon. That may be because they do brunch very well, and it’s very tasty. We love the breakfast burger and breakfast tacos, and so do the kiddos."

"You'll always find a lineup outside of Aunties and Uncles tucked away on charming Lippincott Street, a block east of Bathurst and College."

"A tried and true favourite for brunch in the city, you’ve got to hit up Old School for a taste of what’s good. Savoury, sweet, light or carb-heavy, this spot is serving the goods to the best of the brunch crowd, and it’s well worth waiting for if there’s a line when you arrive. Address: 800 Dundas Street WestPhone:  416-815-8790"

"Old School has some epic comfort food and is also the home of Toronto’s best pancake stack, the Blueberry Hill. This brunch all-day hotspot has fresh classics made from scratch with a modern twist. Expect to dig into delicious BLTs to chicken and waffles, pulled pork sandwiches, French toast, and so much more."

"School meets diner vibes at this adorable brunch spot on Dundas West. I’d say Old School is definitely up there on my list of the best brunch places in Toronto – the food here is absolutely incredible!. Their Blueberry Hill Pancakes are life – definitely some of the best pancakes I’ve ever had in Toronto."

"This restaurant at Wellington and Portland has become one of the city’s top purveyors of Canadian comfort food thanks to the talent of executive chef Chris Locke. Marben had established a grocery box pickup program for various pantry staples but has also recently added takeout home-cooked meals such as shepherd’s pie, requiring 48 hours notice. View this post on Instagram"

"This Wellington spot was quick out of the gates with a fantastic patio when outdoor dining opened up in June. Now, in true Canadian style, Marben has levelled up with a tented patio and heat lamps to keep you cozy."

"In bustling downtown Toronto, there is a brick and tinder building that stands out. Marben is one of Toronto's original farm-to-table restaurants. It continues to focus on fresh and local ingredients."

"At the Dawn Breakfast Grill, we greet Vaughn's early risers with fresh, mouth-watering breakfast options. We use only the freshest"

"The majority of the population has definitely heard about “Ca phe sua da” whose origin is from Vietnam – the most reputed South-East agricultural area cultivating raw coffee beans due to the advance of tropical climate and nutritious soils. If you have any tendency to try a cup of this specialty like this, let’s go to the Rustle and Still Cafe. Rustle & Still only serves the cafe that honors the owner’s Vietnamese heritage, with natural coffee beans sourced directly from the country, along with traditional bread and desserts."

"Rustle & Still is an adorable Vietnamese café in Koreatown, and they’re known for their amazing Asian-inspired lattes and Vietnamese bites. Their special combos come with your choices of banh mi and your choice of one of their special drinks. The combos are only available through Uber Eats, and you can use my code “eats-4nci5” for $10 off your first $20 order."

"Be it for brunch, lunch, dinner or drinks, AGO Bistro will delight museum visitors with its quality fresh ingredients all sourced locally. Prix fixe menus are available for lunch and dinner, and a good time is guaranteed no matter the time or how big the dining party is. Website by Web Publisher PRO"

"an apt Celine-inspired tagline for this super quirky queer gem!. Buddies is a queer theatre space by day and on weekends transforms into one of Toronto's best gay nightclubs. And greatly needed, we might add!"

"We are certainly not deluding ourselves by suggesting that the opera is suddenly gratis. However, there are a series of free concerts in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre from September to May in jazz, piano, vocal, dance, chamber and world music categories. Walking into the Canadian Opera Company and viewing the majestic staircases and grandiose ceilings, it will be hard to believe that you have paid nothing for a fine arts experience."

"The Canadian Opera Company hosts seasonal lunchtime concerts for free|© Klaus Lang / Alamy Stock Photo. From September through May, the Canadian Opera Company hosts free concerts during certain weekday lunch hours (check its website for the schedule). The opera’s company will perform, but visitors will also be treated to performances by everyone from acclaimed taiko (Japanese drumming) ensembles to famed pianists and string musicians."

"The Canadian Opera Company unveiled its amazing building in 2006 in the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. With majestic staircases, grandiose ceilings and pitch-perfect acoustics, going to the opera quickly became a dream of an evening in the heart of downtown Toronto. This is Canada's first and only custom-built opera house and it has a European vibe that beckons you to put on your best ballgown or bow tie."

"If you didn’t have a good reason to stroll, run or cycle the West Toronto Railpath before, you do now. Henderson Brewing Co., just steps from the trail in the Junction Triangle, is the best excuse to do something active…so you can cool off with a beer. There are some solid mainstays—Food Truck blond and Henderson’s Best amber, to name a couple—but we especially like the Ides Of series, a new monthly brew that’s often an ode to Toronto (like the End of Honesty lager, a shout-out to Honest Ed’s)."

"Despite only being founded in 2014, Henderson’s Toronto roots run deep, from its name – an homage to Robert Henderson, the city’s first brewer – to its award-winning Henderson’s Best, a modern reimagining of a classic Toronto bitter. But that’s not all: they also release a new 6ix-inspired beer monthly as part of their limited-edition Ides lineup. Try: Henderson’s Best, a beer that lives up to its name, and then some."

"This Dundas West brewery, ­co-owned by Stephane Dubois and Shehzad Hamza, pairs Toronto’s ­notorious masked mascot with beer—and that’s enough to make rascally racoons cute instead of infuriating. Fortunately, the beer is good too, especially the Wizard of Gose, a sour brew made with coriander, sea salt and apricot. It goes best with a seat on Bandit’s sun-soaked front patio (but a bowl of the beer-battered cheese curds wouldn’t hurt either)."

"What is it: Formed by a pair of unabashed beer nerds, Bandit Brewery combines experimental brews with a German bierhalle-style interior and tasty eats (deep-fried cheese curds, anyone?). Hop heads should catch the “Sit Down” series – an intimate, beer-paired dinner hosted by Bandit’s head brewer. Why go: With the revered racoon serving as Bandit’s mascot, this brewery’s trash panda-laden beers are a suitably Toronto-centric beverage."

"If the adorable branding doesn’t grab your attention, the beer certainly will. Open since May, Bandit Brewery in Roncesvalles is currently brewing 15 beers, eight of which are on tap when I visit. The sprawling space is a hive of activity on a Saturday night with servers weaving in between tables of happy beer drinkers to deliver flights and food."

"Industrial old Geary Avenue has become one of Toronto’s most interesting food strips, complete with a lineup-besieged pasta joint, a sleek hummus café and a distillery. But what preceded them all was this brewery and taproom run by brothers Dustin and Brayden Jones. A perch on the corner patio is an ideal midpoint on a neighbourhood food crawl and the perfect place to sip a Shumei, a dank-smelling West Coast IPA that’s been part of the brewery’s rotation since day one."

"Blood Brothers Brewing opened in 2015 as the passion project of brothers Dustin and Brayden Jones. With self-professed humble beginnings, the innovative brews quickly gained traction across Toronto as an edgy craft beer served at hipster dive bars and commercial restaurants alike. Four years later, Blood Brothers has opened a small taproom in Toronto’s West End, and I can confidently confirm: it is the best brewery in the city."

"In 2015, Blood Brothers was born when a pair of brothers decided they needed to bring more interesting beers to their pals. Now, the Geary Avenue brewery is a full-scale operation. Beer menus read like potions – the Shumei IPA blends West Coast and North Eastern styles of IPA, while the Paradise Lost is a sour ale brewed with carrots, mangoes and pineapples."

"Explore the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and see some of the 80,000 works of art that are stored inside!. It’s a place that’s filled with some of the best and most recognised artists from across the world."

"The McMichael Canadian Art Collection offers its visitors a unique and truly Canadian experience. From the art within its walls, to the surrounding landscape, the McMichael Gallery is the perfect gallery for a proper introduction to Canada’s art, its people, their cultures and history. The McMichael Gallery’s permanent collection consists of nearly 6,000 pieces of art created by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven, their contemporaries, and First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other artists who have made a contribution to the development of Canadian art."

"Admittedly, this museum is not directly in Toronto, but rather the village of Kleinburg. Here is what justifies the drive 40 minutes north of Toronto: it is situated in a beautiful woodland setting that will rival any outdoors oriented photo. It also is filled to the brim with a magnificent collection of Canadian and native art."

"You’ll need to head out of town to visit, so make it a day trip. The gallery has an extensive collection of Canadian painters, including the very famous Group of Seven. Visit earlier in the morning or after 2 pm as the gallery can be full of school groups at midday."