Restaurant in Toronto, Canada
Consistent OAD-ranked wine-forward Toronto dinner.
Ranked #326 on Opinionated About Dining's North America list in 2025, Opus delivers European-influenced Canadian cooking and a serious wine cellar — 2,100 selections, deep in Burgundy and Bordeaux — at the $$$ tier rather than the $$$$ price ceiling most Toronto fine dining commands. Open seven nights a week in Yorkville, it is one of the easier OAD-ranked bookings in the city.
Ranked #326 among Opinionated About Dining's leading restaurants in North America for 2025 — up from #337 in 2024 — Opus has been earning consistent recognition for years, and the trajectory matters. If you are deciding between Yorkville's fine dining options, Opus sits at a price point ($$$ cuisine, $$$ wine) that undercuts most of its $$$$ competition while delivering a wine program with 2,100 selections and 52,000 bottles of inventory. That combination of critical standing and relative accessibility makes it one of the stronger dinner bookings in Toronto right now.
Opus operates as a dinner-only restaurant, open every night from 5:30 to 10:30 pm. The European-influenced Canadian cooking is led by chef Jason Cox, while brothers Tony and Mario Amaro manage the front of house and the cellar respectively. The result is a restaurant where the wine program is not an afterthought , with particular depth in Burgundy, California, Bordeaux, Tuscany, Piedmont, and Rhône, the list is serious enough to anchor a meal around. If wine is a priority for your table, Opus gives you more to work with at the $$$ tier than almost anywhere else in the city.
The $$$-rated cuisine pricing signals two-course meals above $66, which places Opus firmly in the special-occasion bracket, but below the $$$$ venues that dominate Toronto's fine dining conversation. Tasting menus are available with advance notice, making it a viable option for a longer, more structured meal , though you need to arrange that ahead of time rather than requesting it on arrival. For a returning visitor, the tasting menu format is the natural next step after a first à la carte dinner.
The Yorkville address on Prince Arthur Avenue puts Opus in one of Toronto's most affluent and walkable dining corridors. That neighbourhood context matters when you are planning an evening: pre-dinner drinks at nearby bars and post-dinner walks are easy, and the area's general energy suits a leisurely night out rather than a quick turnaround.
Opus is dinner-only, open 5:30 to 10:30 pm every day of the week, so the lunch-versus-dinner question is settled by the kitchen's own schedule. There is no daytime service to compare. For diners who prefer lunch-format fine dining for the lower spend or lighter commitment, Treadwell Farm to Table Cuisine and BÖEHMER RESTAURANT are worth considering instead. At Opus, dinner is the only option , and the kitchen's consistency across a seven-day-a-week schedule is itself a useful signal of operational stability.
Within the dinner window, earlier sittings (5:30 to 7:00 pm) are the practical choice if you want a quieter room and more attentive pacing. Later sittings fill in as the evening progresses, particularly on Fridays and Saturdays. Booking midweek , Tuesday through Thursday , remains the lowest-friction path to securing your preferred time.
Booking difficulty at Opus is rated Easy by Pearl. It is open seven nights a week, which spreads demand more than a restaurant with limited service days. Tasting menus require advance notice, so flag that request when you reserve rather than on the night. Walk-in availability is most likely early in the week and at opening time.
Opus is one reference point in a deep Toronto fine dining field. For broader context, see our full Toronto restaurants guide, our Toronto hotels guide, our Toronto bars guide, our Toronto wineries guide, and our Toronto experiences guide.
For Canadian fine dining beyond Toronto: Tanière³ in Quebec City, AnnaLena in Vancouver, Jérôme Ferrer - Europea in Montreal, Narval in Rimouski, Restaurant Pearl Morissette in Lincoln, The Pine in Creemore, Bearfoot Bistro in Whistler, and Langdon Hall in Cambridge.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opus Restaurant | Opus restaurant in Toronto resides in the affluent Yorkville neighborhood with European-inspired cuisine. Tasting menus are available with advanced notice. Brothers Tony and Mario Amaro built a mass...; Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in North America Ranked #326 (2025); WINE: Wine Strengths: Burgundy, California, Bordeaux, Tuscany, Australia, Canada, Piedmont, Rhône, Spain, Portugal Pricing: $$$ i Wine pricing: Based on the list\'s general markup and high and low price points:$ has many bottles < $50;$$ has a range of pricing;$$$ has many $100+ bottles Selections: 2,100 Inventory: 52,000 CUISINE: Cuisine Types: European Pricing: $$$ i Cuisine pricing: The cost of a typical two-course meal, not including tip or beverages.$ is < $40;$$ is $40–$65;$$$ is $66+. Meals: Dinner STAFF: People Wine Director: Tony Amaro Chef: Jason Cox General Manager: Tony Amaro, Mario Amaro Owner: Tony Amaro and Mario Amaro; Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in North America Ranked #337 (2024); Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in North America Highly Recommended (2023) | — | |
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What to weigh when choosing between Opus Restaurant and alternatives.
Opus sits in Yorkville, one of Toronto's more formal dining neighbourhoods, and its OAD Top 350 ranking puts it firmly in the dressy-casual-to-formal tier. A jacket for men is a safe call; anything you'd wear to a business dinner will read correctly. There's no published dress code in the venue data, but the price point ($$$ cuisine, $$$ wine) signals that casual streetwear would feel out of place.
It's open every night of the week from 5:30 to 10:30 pm, which gives solo diners real flexibility — no need to compete for a single scarce Saturday seat. Pearl rates booking difficulty as Easy, so last-minute plans are more viable here than at harder-to-book Toronto peers like Sushi Masaki Saito. The wine program (2,100 selections, 52,000 bottles) is a genuine draw if you want to explore by the glass without coordinating a group order.
The venue data notes that tasting menus are available with advanced notice, which is the clearest signal that groups can be handled — but require planning ahead. For a private or semi-private group dinner in Yorkville at the $$$ tier, check the venue's official channels well before your date; same-week group bookings at this level are rarely straightforward. Parties wanting a fully structured format should request the tasting menu option when enquiring.
There's no choice to make: Opus is dinner-only, open 5:30 to 10:30 pm seven days a week. If a daytime meal is what you need, Opus isn't the answer regardless of preference.
Bar seating is not documented in the venue data, so this can change. What is confirmed: Opus is open every night, booking is rated Easy by Pearl, and the wine list runs to 2,100 selections — so if bar dining is your preferred format for working through a serious list, it's worth calling ahead to ask specifically about counter or bar availability before assuming table-only service. Check the venue's official channels for the latest details.
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