Top Edamame dishes in Toronto

Steamed edamame finished with chili salt — simple, addictive, and the right way to start at a JOEY table

Salted and reliable — the table starter that arrives fast and earns its place

Lightly salted steamed edamame — standard but consistently well-executed here

Classic lightly salted steamed edamame — the reliable table starter at any solid izakaya

Straightforward salted edamame — a reliable starter to pace the table while deciding on taco combinations

Simple steamed edamame — a reliable table starter that arrives well-seasoned and hot

Salted and steamed soybeans — the essential izakaya opener, simple but a signal of kitchen attentiveness

Simple Japanese starters serve as a dependable bridge while sushi is being prepared — nothing groundbreaking, but executed cleanly

Standard izakaya opener — lightly salted and good for pacing the meal while skewers come off the grill

Standard salted edamame — a fine filler while the grill heats, nothing more

Standard but well-salted and served hot — fine as an opener while the skewers fire

Standard salted edamame — fine as a table opener but nothing memorable; order it only to keep hands busy while waiting for the real plates

Salted and steamed — unexciting but executed correctly; the lightly charred version (if offered) is worth the upgrade