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6 Breathtaking Beachside Restaurants In Ontario You Need To Explore This Summer

It's nearly time to have cocktails on a patio! 🍹☀️.

A blonde girl holding a Caesar on a patio during the summer. Right: An outdoor patio on a beach in Ontario with a yellow umbrella and wooden table.

A person holding a cocktail on a patio. Right: A patio on a beach in Ontario.

Writer

The sun is shining, the temperature is rising and the summer is right around the corner. In other words, it's time to get in your cars and drive to some of Ontario's most beautiful beaches to enjoy a meal on an outdoor patio that will transport you to a vacation getaway.

Ontario is filled with breathtaking beaches that are perfect for an escape and the restaurants there will also give you the the fix you've been longing for.

Here is a list of six beachside restaurants in Ontario that you need to visit this summer to make the season a little more adventurous.

Toronto Beach Club

Price: 💸💸💸

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Address: 1681 Lake Shore Blvd E, Toronto

Why You Need To Go: This gorgeous beachside restaurant is located in Toronto, but its vibes will transport you to the heart of Mykonos. 

The restaurant on Woodbine Beach serves Mediterranean-inspired cuisine, such as smoked eggplant, fritto misto, vodka rigatoni, and more.

On Sundays, they offer a bottomless brunch with elevated and delicious foods like freshly shucked oysters, salmon and tuna crudo and a carving station.

Toronto Beach Club Menu

Lake Club at Friday Harbour

Price: 💸💸💸

Cuisine: Contemporary

Address: 330 Sunseeker Ave, Innisfil, ON

Why You Need To Go: This beach resort in Innisfil has multiple restaurants with gorgeous views, delicious food and an amazing environment.

Lake Club offers contemporary cuisine and delicious cocktails that you can enjoy while admiring marina views.

The restaurant offers refreshing salads, scrumptious sandwiches, and other main dishes like steak frites and branzino.

They also have happy hour, brunch and dessert menus for you to explore at different times of the day.

Lake Club Restaurant at Friday Harbour Website

Sandbar On The Beach

Price: 💸💸

Cuisine: American

Address: 45 Cedar Dr, Turkey Point, ON

Why You Need To Go: This beachside restaurant overlooks Lake Erie and is open all year round. However, during the summer, the patio is open for business, and the vibes are exactly what you need.

From onion rings to wings, fish tacos, burgers and sandwiches, you will have a lot to choose from at this restaurant.

Sandbar On The Beach Menu

The Beach House

Price: 💸💸

Cuisine: American

Address: 2 Walker St, Port Dover, ON

Why You Need To Go: Overlooking the beach, this restaurant gives guests a taste of coastal cuisine like no other.

This romantic restaurant is perfect for those chasing sunsets and looking for a place to take in the beachside breeze while admiring white sand beaches.

The Beach House Website

GTs On The Beach

Price: 💸💸

Cuisine: International

Address: 350 Edith Cavell Blvd, Port Stanley

Why You Need To Go: This Ontario restaurant opens in May and closes in September. The seasonal spot has a massive beachfront patio with water views and delicious food.

The menu is filled with foods with many different flavours like sticky pork bao buns, buffalo chicken dip, Mediterranean chicken wrap and pickerel and chips.

GTs On The Beach Menu

Snug Harbour Seafood Bar and Grill

Price: 💸💸💸

Cuisine: Seafood

Address: 14 Stavebank Rd S, Mississauga

Why You Need To Go: This seafood restaurant is close to Toronto but overlooks the waterfront, so it feels like an escape from the city.

The seafood menu is filled with dishes perfect for a warm and summery day and will make you feel like you're on a European getaway.

Snug Harbour Menu

  • Writer

    Mira Nabulsi (she/her) was a Writer for Narcity Media with over five years of journalism experience. Before joining the team, she worked at Xtalks and Discovery Channel. Mira graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) with a Master of Journalism and completed her undergraduate degree from York University. But, now she loves to eat and taste all the different cuisines and culinary experiences the world has to offer.

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