Loading up on carbs after a night of boozing is the foolproof way to stop a hangover. Do just that at Smoke’s Poutinerie (218 Adelaide West, 416-599-2873 490 Bloor West, 416-588-2873, and others, smokespoutinerie.com), where the drunk-friendly combo of French fries, gravy and squeaky cheese curds (from $5.49) rocks the house till 3 am Thursdays, 4 am Fridays and Saturdays.
Downstairs from Smoke’s, Burrito Boyz (218 Adelaide West, 647-439-4065 575 College, 416-588-2699, burritoboyz.ca) introduced Toronto to Mission-style wraps like the grilled halibut burrito ($9.73 large). Get virtually the same for $9.29 at the original BB location – now rebranded Burrito Bandidos (120 Peter, 416-593-9191, and others, burritobandidos.com). Both stay open until 4 am Fridays and Saturdays.
Stumbling out of Lee’s Palace at 2 am? Big Fat Burrito (529 Bloor West, 416-792-4244) does its Cal-Mex thing right under the historic music venue’s marquee till 3:30 am Fridays and Saturdays, while veggie-friendly Ghazale (504 Bloor West, 416-537-4417 78 Wellesley East, 416-922-4417 661 College, 416-534-7441, ghazale.ca) – think $3.75 falafel – across the way under the Bloor Cinema marquee doesn’t close until at least 4 am on weekends, midnight at its Humber College outpost (3180 Lake Shore West, 416-252-4417).