The Best Late Night Falafel and Shawarma in Toronto
The best late night falafel and shawarma in Toronto is the type of robust sustenance you need when hunger pangs hit past dinnertime. Meals that walk the fine line between naughty and nourishing, these options sate cravings while also providing actual nutrition.
Here's the best late night falafel and shawarma in Toronto.
Decades of experience translates to succulent shawarma and crisp falafel at this Scarborough spot. Run by a family who claims to offer "the best shawarma in Toronto," and also advertises a "100 per cent shawarma satisfaction guarantee," this restaurant is a dependable choice any day of the week and is open until 4 a.m.
Quell cravings with a hulking shawarma or falafel wrap from this spot near Dufferin and Eglinton, and see why the casual room is never quiet. Chicken fries are as loaded, as comforting, as saucy — as extra — as possible, for a meal enclosed in a Styrofoam box. Enjoy it until midnight Sunday thru Thursday and until 3 a.m. the rest of the week.
If lighter late-night food is your guilty pleasure, you'll want to head to this place near Yonge and Gerrard before 2 a.m. A wrap filled with golden crispy falafel served with salad (light, see?) or with rice and two sides is the meat-free temptation vegetarians (and their meat-eating chums) clamour for.
Get your shawarma or falafel fix at this popular chain's Church and Carlton location until 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 4 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Choose your spice level, ask for extra garlic sauce, then dive into chicken, beef, or mixed shawarma platters and fragrant falafel sandwiches.
Look for the vibrant red and yellow sign on St. Clair Avenue West, and you'll find this place, where reasonably-priced plates make eating until 1 a.m. (2 a.m. on Fridays) a joy. Heavily-sauced chicken fries and chicken plates are popular choices, with falafel a tasty add-on for under a dollar.
At this Scarborough store that's also a restaurant, customers can swoop in until midnight Sunday through Thursday and until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Plates arrive with salad, hummus, garlic, pita, rice or fries, with crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside falafel a consistently solid order.
Hector Vasquez
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