White Lily Diner

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White Lily Diner
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White Lily Diner
Restaurant information
EstablishedNovember 1, 2016 (2016-11-01) [1]
Pastry chef Rachelle Cornish [2]
Food typeAmerican
Creative
Rating MichelinGreenStar.svg (Michelin Guide)
Bib Gourmand (Michelin Guide)
Street address678 Queen Street East
CityToronto, Ontario
CountryCanada
Coordinates 43°39′31.3″N79°21′4.2″W / 43.658694°N 79.351167°W / 43.658694; -79.351167
Seating capacity30 [3]
ReservationsWalk-In
Website https://white-lily-diner.myshopify.com/

White Lily Diner is a restaurant in the Riverdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

The restaurant is known for their all-day diner offerings, as well as rotating daily flavour varieties of doughnuts prepared by the restaurant's pastry chef Rachelle Cornish. [2]

History

The owners cited the diner concept of U.S. restaurant chain Waffle House as an inspiration for White Lily Diner's own model and some menu items, such as the patty melt. [7]

In fall 2024 the then-owners, Ben Denham and Ashley Lloyd, sold the restaurant to an unnamed successor, who pledged not to alter the restaurant's successful concept. [8]

Recognition

The business was named a Bib Gourmand restaurant by the Michelin Guide in 2023. [9]

It was also awarded a Michelin Green star at the 2023 Michelin ceremony, with the recognition coming due to many of the ingredients in the restaurant's dishes being grown at the owners' organic farm, White Lily Farms. [1] The farm, located in the Toronto suburb of Uxbridge, [7] also provides ingredients it produces to several restaurants in the Toronto-area, in addition to the diner. [10] The restaurant retained its Green star in the 2024 guide. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Dutt, Aruna (31 July 2024). "The best classic diners in Canada: Globe readers share their picks". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 Schembri, Jennifer (8 April 2024). "Pastry chef from Michelin-recognized White Lily is opening a retro-inspired bakery". Streets of Toronto. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Fleming, Rebecca (2 December 2016). "What's on the menu at White Lily Diner, a brunch-and-dinner spot with a Grand Electric chef". Toronto Life. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "White Lily Diner – Toronto - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  5. ↑ Fleming, Rebecca (2016-12-02). "What's on the menu at White Lily Diner, a brunch-and-dinner spot with a Grand Electric chef". Toronto Life. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  6. ↑ Pataki, Amy (2017-02-01). "White Lily Diner wows in Riverside: Review". Toronto Star . Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  7. 1 2 Bridges, Kate (28 May 2024). "How White Lily Diner became the best brunch spot in Toronto". Foodism TO. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  8. ↑ King, Lindsey (6 June 2025). "The former owners of a popular east-end diner just opened a restaurant in Uxbridge". Toronto Life. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "4 new Bib Gourmand restaurants join the 2023 MICHELIN Guide Toronto". Michelin North America, Inc. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  10. ↑ "How White Lily Diner is Changing the Game on Farm to Table Dining". Michelin Guide. Michelin North America. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "All The Stars From The MICHELIN Guide Toronto 2024". Michelin Guide. Michelin North America. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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