"Berr" should obviously be "Beer"!

We'll be in Toronto 4 nights/3 days later this month - and would appreciate some restaurant suggestions.

Our hotel - Park Hyatt - is in Yorkville. We'll probably be spending 2 days in the general "downtown" area seeing the usual tourist stuff (Art Gallery of Ontario - Distillery District - etc.). Also 1 day at the zoo or the Ontario Science Center.

Our big meal of the day is usually lunch. I've made one big deal dinner reservation (Shoto) - but otherwise haven't made reservations. We have the world's worst Chinese food where we live - so we'd really like a decent Chinese meal or two (maybe dim sum lunch?). We eat almost everything. Except I don't eat Thai food (problems with fish sauce) - and we're not big beef eaters (so no steak houses). We always like to explore places that specialize in local ingredients/cuisines. And I love great desserts (have a big sweet tooth ).

So lunch recommendations in the "downtown tourist areas" and dinner recommendations in the Yorkville area (perhaps within walking distance of the hotel or a short cab ride away) would be appreciated.

Money really isn't an object (but we don't insist on spending a lot of money either ). We do like restaurants with full bars at dinner. My husband and I are in our 60's - well-traveled - experienced diners. We're not stuffy - but a restaurant that plays super loud indie music isn't our idea of a good time either. We'd like to experience some good flavors of Toronto . Also - my husband likes to explore local beers (he's a "hop head"). So if there's a place with decent food and excellent local brews - that would be a place we would try. Robyn