Top Tom Yum Soup dishes in Toronto

Aggressively sour and lemongrass-forward broth with mushrooms; among the more authentic versions you'll find in Toronto at this price point

A sharp, galangal-forward broth with lemongrass and kaffir lime that hits all the sour-spicy notes without tipping into sweetness

Hot and sour broth with lemongrass, kaffir lime, and galangal — properly assertive and not dulled down for a Western palate

Clear, bracingly sour broth with lemongrass and galangal in full force — not tamed for Western palates

Hot and sour broth with lemongrass, kaffir lime, and galangal — fragrant and properly sour, not a watered-down version

Sour-spicy broth with lemongrass, galangal, and kaffir lime — a reliable litmus test for Thai kitchen authenticity, cleared here

Thai hot-and-sour broth built with lemongrass, galangal, and kaffir lime — aromatic and punchy with a clean heat

Sharp, citrusy broth with lemongrass and galangal forward — not diluted, which is the main differentiator here

Hot-and-sour broth with lemongrass, galangal, and mushrooms that arrives properly aromatic and sour — a reliable palate-opener

Lemongrass-galangal broth with a sharp citrus-spice backbone — a solid version of the classic

The lemongrass-galangal-kaffir base is the clearest test of a Thai kitchen's sourcing — a good version here should be aromatic and sharp

Hot and sour broth with lemongrass and kaffir lime — the classic Thai soup that signals how well the kitchen balances sourness and heat

Lemongrass and kaffir lime fragrance comes through clearly in the broth — sour and spicy with enough heat to justify the name

Clear, intensely sour-hot broth with lemongrass and galangal that tastes like it was built from scratch rather than a paste

Lemongrass-and-galangal broth with the sharp sourness that separates a real tom yum from a pale approximation — the aromatic backbone is the point

Hot and sour broth with lemongrass and galangal that's properly punchy — good litmus test for kitchen authenticity

Hot-and-sour broth with lemongrass, galangal, and kaffir lime leaf — a reliable version of the Thai classic that holds its own