Don't let the name fool you. It's actually located a few blocks north of Kensington Market.

The food is mostly vegetarian and they specialize in Mediterranean inspired dishes. They have a great rooftop patio.

Profile on Toronto.com This popular destination for vegetarians offers a delicious Mediterranean influenced menu that also caters well to meat-eaters at reasonable prices. Dine on the romantic rooftop patio beneath the evening stars.

Should the University of Toronto ever award honorary doctorates to restaurants, Kensington Kitchen will be first in line. Professors, students, and artist dropouts who still live in the neighborhood congregate there for mostly vegetarian fare with a decidedly Mediterranean flair. Market fresh vegtables, fish and pastas are listed on the daily specials menu. Late night crowds step in for the homemade desserts with irresistible names such as poached pears with fig puree. That's a tip Toronto hotel concierges pass on to tourists when they recommend this long-lived hotspot, aptly described as cosmopolitan country-style.

Review by Dine T.O. "Where do you find these great places?" he asks as we leave the spacious tree-sheltered rooftop terrace. He'd never before had vegetable-stuffed baby eggplant, nibbled crunchy tabbouleh salad in an avocado, or dipped a hunk of warn whole-wheat pita into a plate of hummus. The owner, Said Mukayesh, has been serving fantastic Middle Eastern food for a decade at prices that give the wallet just a gentle nudge. Appetizers like stuffed vine leaves, fried eggplant, and baba ghanouj, and main courses like lamb burgers, meshwi, and meat brochettes, may sound too exotic for day-to-day palates, but the subtle blending of textures and seasonings - no hot pepper - is music to the mouth. The decor is Age of Aquarius: painted wood floors, walls draped in Oriental rugs and cotton swatches. Up out of reach, a collection of hand-beaded purses. The kitchen, However, is strictly new millennium: big portions, intense flavours, low prices, and low fat. ~ Sara Waxman

Review by Toronto Life The Harbord Street anchor isn’t actually part of the Market, but this peaceful, simply decorated eatery does offer an eclectic Kensington-esque mix of preps—from chickpea-lentil soup to caesar salad, mush­room tortellini to steak frites. Store-bought pitas can’t mar the many pleasures in eastern Mediterranean antipasti; memorable elements include lemony tabbouleh, cumin-fragrant stuffed vine leaves, creamy baba ghanouj and flash-fried cauliflower in just-right tahini. Watery chicken tajine can brag only of its tender leg meat; missing are the promised saffron and lemon. No such blandness in one night’s blue cheese–crusted filet mignon, spectacular under grilled portobello cap and onion wisps. Potato, asparagus and roasted tomatoes round out the textural spectrum. Walnut-pistachio baklava provides sweet finish. Friendly service

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