Shiso Tree Cafe

Toronto fusion restaurants where east meets west

It might be a bit far out of the core, but the Japanese pasta dishes at Shiso Tree are worth the trek uptown. The casual restaurant serves up Italian noodles in creamy Japanese-inspired sauces — to be enjoyed with a knife and fork or chopsticks. Popular favourites include unagi don pasta with cream teriyaki sauce and sukiyaki pasta with shoyo sauce garnished with shiso, nori and green onions. For dessert, try the classic French crème brulee reimagined with sweet black sesame pudding.