​​Best Eats | Affordable & Delicious Restaurants for Students​​ 🍜🍣

📍 ​​Why These Spots?​​ From ​​Korean BBQ​​ to ​​Thai curries​​, these restaurants near ​​University of Toronto​​ offer ​​student-friendly prices​​ (10–30 per meal) and ​​authentic flavors​​—perfect for ​​quick bites​​ or ​​group hangs​​! ​​🍽️ Must-Try Restaurants (By Cuisine)​​ ​​🇨🇳 Chinese | Comfort Food​​ ​​Fulai Restaurant​​ 🌟🌟🌟🌟 ​​Herbal Chicken Soup​​ & ​​Claypot Rice​​ – open till ​​2AM​​ for late-night study sessions. 📍 343 Spadina Ave | ​​~$15​​ ​​Mandarin Restaurant​​ 🌟🌟🌟✨ ​​Roast Duck & BBQ Pork Rice​​ – ​​$12 lunch special​​ (enough for 2 meals!). 📍 484 Dundas St W ​​PanPan Noodle Bar​​ ​​Wuhan Hot Dry Noodles​​ – hidden gem above Baldwin St. ​​🇰🇷 Korean | Meat Feasts​​ ​​Gyubee Japanese BBQ​​ 🌟🌟🌟🌟 ​​AYCE Wagyu Beef​​ (40lunch/50 dinner) – ​​free ice cream & pudding​​! 📍 335 Bloor St W ​​bb.q Chicken​​ 🌟🌟🌟🌟 ​​12 Flavors of Korean Fried Chicken​​ – try ​​Honey Garlic + Cheesling​​. 📍 5906 Yonge St ​​🇯🇵 Japanese | Sushi & Curry​​ ​​Miku​​ 🌟🌟🌟🌟✨ ​​Aburi Sushi Platter​​ – ​​torched salmon​​ with truffle oil. 📍 10 Bay St | ​​~$50+​​ ​​Gyugyuya​​ ​​Beef Curry Rice​​ – ​​$20 giant portion​​, tastes like ​​Yoshinoya​​. ​​🇮🇹 Italian | Pasta & Pizza​​ ​​Trattoria Nervosa​​ 🌟🌟🌟🌟 ​​Truffle Mushroom Pasta​​ – ​​Yorkville’s coziest date spot​​. 📍 75 Yorkville Ave ​​Eataly​​ ​​Wood-Fired Pizza​​ (Margherita + Truffle) – Italian grocery + café. ​​🇹🇭 Thai | Spicy & Sweet​​ ​​Koh Lipe​​ 🌟🌟🌟🌟 ​​Pineapple Fried Rice​​ – ​​vibrant patio​​ in summer. 📍 35 Baldwin St ​​🍗 Other Gems​​ ​​Kothur​​: ​​Butter Chicken + Garlic Naan​​ – rich & creamy. ​​Salad King​​: ​​Green Papaya Salad​​ – ​​$12 student meal​​. ​​✨ Student Hacks​​ ✔ ​​Budget Meals​​: ​​Mandarin’s lunch special​​, ​​Gyugyuya curry​​. ✔ ​​Late-Night Eats​​: ​​Fulai​​ (open till 2AM), ​​Gyubee​​ (group BBQ). ✔ ​​Hidden Perks​​: ​​Eataly free samples​​, ​​PanPan student discount (ask!)​​. ​​#UofTEats #StudentFoodGuide​