The Fry

What is The Fry? Anchoring a bustling downtown strip at 528 Yonge Street just north of Wellesley Station, The Fry is Toronto’s definitive late-night chimaek (chicken and beer) pub. Established as one of the city's pioneering Korean fried chicken brands in 2011, the room strips away pretension in favour of high-energy wooden booths, casual group tables, and glowing neon accents. It operates as an electric post-shift refuge and student institution that only reaches full tilt when the surrounding bars wind down.

The Fry Menu & What to Order The kitchen specializes in double-fried poultry featuring a thin, shatteringly crisp exterior that stays crunchy beneath heavy glazes. The ultimate move is the boneless Special Half & Half platter, matching the savoury-sweet Soy Garlic with original crispy or spicy yangnyeom chicken under a tangle of fresh green onions. Round out the table with bubbling skillet corn with mozzarella cheese, garlic-butter fries, and spicy tteokbokki, paired with ice-cold draft beer pitchers or bottles of green grape soju.

Know Before You Go Tables are seated on a walk-in basis, and peak weekend rushes between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. frequently generate a lively line at the door. The shop sits less than a two-minute walk from Wellesley subway station, making public transit vastly easier than finding local street parking. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. daily and fry straight through until 2:00 a.m. every night of the week.