Top 5 French onion soup in Toronto
Published March 7, 2025 at 4:09 pm
French onion soup is ooey-gooey, cheesy, comforting and perfect for those gloomy days in Toronto.
There’s little that’s better than cracking into a surface of crusty bread and bubbling cheese to dip into a rich broth packed with caramelized onions, then lifting up your spoon for the ultimate cheese pull.
Any good French restaurant worth its salt usually has a great French onion soup on its menu, but these are some of the best places to get this traditional dish in Toronto.
Here’s where to get some of the top French onion soup in Toronto.
5 – Jules Bistro
Those in search of a vegetarian French onion soup can head to this very traditional French restaurant on Queen West. Their version of the dish has small croutons rather than larger slices of bread, and is topped with very stretchy and melty cheese.
This version of French onion soup is lighter and fresher tasting than many, adding fresh green onion and lots of fresh herbs on top of the usual caramelized onions.
4 – Le Swan
The French onion soup at this Queen West restaurant comes topped with what almost feel like a few little cheesy crostinis that you can tuck into the bowl of soup at your leisure, resulting in the ability to customize the degree of sogginess. This is the perfect French onion soup for people who feel the cheesy bread is the best part of the dish.
3 – Milou
This trendy corner spot on Dundas West serves a French onion soup made with both Gruyere and Emmental for a one-two punch of cheese that adds a little extra dimension to the dish.
It’s served in cute crockery that comes complete with a traditional handle, cheese dripping down the sides. The broth is very opaque with a deep flavour, and the crust on top is gooey in the middle with crispy, golden, melty edges.
2 – Chantecler
The appetizer French onion soup from this French restaurant near Christie Pits park comes in a petite size that’s perfect for when you want to order everything else on the menu, but just can’t resist getting a bowl of soup as well. You can also get it in a larger size.
There’s a ton of flavour packed into this cute little bowl that’s appropriately encrusted with cheese dripping down the sides. Caramelized onions, roasted vegetable broth and funky cave-aged Gruyere come together for a rich depth of flavour, sherry adds just a touch of aromatic sharpness and the whole thing is brought together with the crunch of tangy sourdough croutons.
1 – Gloria
Sink into a leathery booth at this dim but lively restaurant at a venue on Queen West and dig into a hot, bubbling bowl of their French onion soup. You’ll instantly feel swaddled in warmth, comfort and luxury.
With a shiny lacquered top, a rich aroma and flavour, lots of soggy bread and caramelized onions and an epic cheese pull, this is definitely a quintessential version of French onion soup in Toronto.