454280 Fri Oct 26 02:00:45 -0700 2007 27 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 3068740 where is the BEST creme brulee to be found in the GTA? Fri Oct 26 02:00:45 -0700 2007 137624 wikked 1 3068819 I find is is a pretty standard desert, and as long as they get it "right" there isn't a whole lot of variance... I mean it's just cream... it's not 1/10th as exotic as people think, you can make it yourself easily :) Fri Oct 26 05:00:20 -0700 2007 3068740 132042 abscissa 2 3069147 its a bit more than cream, and its the getting it right that creates the problem, so many places get it wrong. and it isn't exotic but a true measure of a pastry chef's ability... Fri Oct 26 07:24:54 -0700 2007 3068819 111770 robgm 3 5174656 I agree Wed Nov 11 20:43:16 -0800 2009 3069147 1123837 foodie0808 2 3069626 Simple things are often screwed up the most in restaurants. Wikked wants to know where the best one is to be found in a restaurant, not at home. I'd be interested also. Fri Oct 26 09:31:35 -0700 2007 3068819 23415 pescatarian 3 3071396 Must agree that many chefs manage to screw up the simple things... maybe because it's so simple they don't think they have pay attention to the cooking of it. Starfish's brulee is the best I've tasted, simple,balanced and perfectly cooked .Although that was many moons ago. Fri Oct 26 19:00:43 -0700 2007 3069626 59958 phisherking 1 3069389 I haven't been there lately but Scaramouche used to serve a consistently spectacular creme brulee. Fri Oct 26 08:36:02 -0700 2007 3068740 10196 peppermint pate 2 5175061 I was at Scaramouche last night. Their creme brulee is still spectacular! Thu Nov 12 05:24:59 -0800 2009 3069389 230837 swissmissy 1 3069410 Two years ago Crush had what my girlfriend and myself thought was the best creme brulee in Toronto. Since changing the executive chef and the menu we haven't been back yet to see if it's still that good. Fri Oct 26 08:40:59 -0700 2007 3068740 20209 lister 1 3069803 Thanks to a CH tip, I tasted the best creme brule in my experience at Avant Gout. If estaufarian hadn't specifically pointed me to the creme brulee, I would have likely overlooked it and missed out. Original post below. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/106259 Fri Oct 26 10:15:08 -0700 2007 3068740 12631 dinin and dishin 2 3076730 Thanks - was out of town when this was posted. I still recommend Avant Gout! Mon Oct 29 11:16:00 -0700 2007 3069803 11134 estufarian 3 3078249 No, no...thank you. Not only was their creme brulee divine, we also shared som cinnamon ice cream (which I'd never heard of before) and it was stupendous. And I don't do dessert. Mon Oct 29 17:51:02 -0700 2007 3076730 12631 dinin and dishin 1 3069815 "Jules", just south of Spadina/Queen (on the east side) makes a good creme brulee. Fri Oct 26 10:19:51 -0700 2007 3068740 129314 pgfuzz 2 3071547 Milagro has a very good creme brule. I remember it being very wide and shallow, which means a great brule to creme ratio. (On a tangent... my current fave for flan is Mexitaco. Soooo good.) Fri Oct 26 20:44:29 -0700 2007 3069815 16362 Amber 1 3071628 Dessert Trends (Harbord and Brunswick) gets my vote Fri Oct 26 21:37:14 -0700 2007 3068740 60658 meclone2 1 3071993 My wife is a big fan of the creme brulee served at Tettroni's on Victoria Sat Oct 27 07:18:27 -0700 2007 3068740 109924 T Long 2 3073949 do you mean Terroni at 106 victoria?/ that yummy little Italian Rest. Pizza place.?? for the money that place is hard to beat... Sun Oct 28 08:59:04 -0700 2007 3071993 109764 Spiboy 3 3074520 Spiboy: You got it right....my mistake on the name. We went the one time, and I keep getting suggestions to return for the creme brulee and pizza. Sun Oct 28 14:28:02 -0700 2007 3073949 109924 T Long 4 3078323 Do you mean their creme caramel? You are right, it is fabulous! Mon Oct 29 18:25:56 -0700 2007 3074520 11627 Otonabee 1 3073906 One that stands out for me way above all the others is from Terra on Yonge south of #7. It is heaven in a dish but haven't been there in about a year. Sun Oct 28 08:35:42 -0700 2007 3068740 137820 RJTiger 1 3073942 the EPIC @ the Royal York for Sunday Brunch , one of the desert choices is a Vanilla Crème Brulée ..I think you will be hard pressed to find a better one in the city... Sun Oct 28 08:56:50 -0700 2007 3068740 109764 Spiboy 1 3073998 Bistro Thuet is serving a Niagara Poached Peach Creme Brulee right now that is fantastic. You'll find that steakhouses serve the best creme brulees in my opinion. Something about that oldschool feel. With that in mind, Harbour 60 serves a wicked one. But my favourite, and something I order every single time I eat there, is BYMARK. It comes with various different flourishes/highlight flavours, but it's always creme brulee, and always glorious. A long-time version that is currently still there, and the best I've ever had is their: "Tahitian Vanilla Crème Brulee With Roasted Marshmallow Ice Cream" -- absolutely otherworldly. And I don't even like ordering desert. Sun Oct 28 09:26:26 -0700 2007 3068740 112766 Bueno 1 3077156 Ruth's Chris has an amazing creme brulee, best ive tried. Mon Oct 29 12:39:06 -0700 2007 3068740 113687 mlukan 2 3182604 Try La Petite France, Bloor near Islington. I find that place to have outstanding value for great food. Wed Dec 05 13:51:43 -0800 2007 3077156 148044 dooGle 2 5174660 Second Ruth's. Wed Nov 11 20:45:09 -0800 2009 3077156 226450 Notorious P.I.G. 1 5174652 Try Cafe Creme Brulee at Frenchman's Bay in Pickering , they have over 30 different flavors of Creme Brulee. My friend took me there for my birthday and I have been making regular stops there ever since. Also, try their Organic Jerk Chicken Quesadilla. They are soooooo tasty. Wed Nov 11 20:39:54 -0800 2009 3068740 1123837 foodie0808 2 5174817 What is the restaurant called in Frenchman's Bay? Wed Nov 11 22:37:02 -0800 2009 5174652 86819 callitasicit 3 5175367 I don't know if they serve it anymore, but I liked the creme brulee at the Drake Hotel's bakery. I like creme brulees when they are really creamy, and this one came close to my favourite creme brulee in Montreal. Thu Nov 12 07:39:48 -0800 2009 5174817 291714 babybluepowder