Winterlicious is back and in full swing! Winterlicious is an annual food festival held during the first two weeks of February, in which restaurants across Toronto offer prix fixe lunches and dinners at discounted prices: $15, $20 or $30 for lunch; and $25, $35 or $45 for dinner. This is typically one of the slowest times of the year for restaurant attendance. Based on similar events in other cities, Toronto’s Winterlicious began in 2003 with 35 participating restaurants. The purpose was to promote the restaurant industry through the winter, and particularly to promote Toronto following the decline in tourism due to the SARS scare in 2003. Since then the festival has mushroomed in popularity to include 150 participating restaurants.

Here’s a list of DINE magazine restaurants participating in the 2010 Winterlicious.

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Azure Restaurant
InterContinental, Toronto Centre
225 Front Street West
416-597-8142
www.azurerestaurant.ca

Biagio Ristorante
155 King Street East
416-366-4040

Bistro 990
990 Bay Street
416-921-9990
www.bistro990.ca

Bodega Restaurant
30 Baldwin Street
416-977-1287
www.bodegarestaurant.com

Coppi
3363 Yonge Street
416-484-4464
www.coppiristorante.com

La Maquette
111 King Street East
416-366-8191
www.lamaquette.com

Oro Restaurant
45 Elm Street
416-597-0155
www.ororestaurant.com

Pangaea
1221 Bay Street
416-920-2323
www.pangaearestaurant.com

Rosewater
19 Toronto Street
416-214-5888
www.libertygroup.com

Spice Room
55 Avenue Road
416-935-0000
www.spiceroommanyata.com

Vaticano
25 Bellair Street
416-924-4967
www.vaticano.ca

Vertical
100 King Street West,
First Canadian Place
416-214-2252
www.verticalrestaurant.ca