Up north, in or near my hood of Richmond Hill/Markham:
DUO ( Richmond Hill ) - French pastries
TONG HA ( Scarborough ) - Cantonese roasted & BBQ meat
LUCULLUS ( Richmond Hill ) - Hong Kong style baked goods and rice dishes
FRILU ( Thornhill ) - Nordic/Japanese fusion fine dining
VERY GOOD CONGEE & NOODLES ( Markham ) - Hong Kong style street food, won-ton noodles, rice
congees and more ( best won-ton noodle in town! )
BEEFING WITH 7 ( Richmond Hill ) - Hong Kong style cuisine with focus on beef briskets and innards
PHO TAI BAC ( Richmond Hill ) - Vietnamese Pho
CHO-SAN ( Markham ) - pristine fresh take out sushi and sashimi
RITZY PALACE ( Markham ) - Good value, quality Cantonese style fine dining. (Peking duck special )
O’MEI (Richmond Hill ) - go-to place for Giant Lobster/King Crab multiple-ways
WEI’S KITCHEN ( Markham ) - excellent Cantonese wok-hay stirred fry. Worthy ‘Maple-Yip’ replacement