Top Takoyaki dishes in Toronto

Octopus balls with a custardy, molten center under bonito flakes and okonomiyaki sauce — a reliable rendition of an izakaya staple

Octopus-filled dashi batter balls, griddled crisp outside and molten inside, finished with bonito flakes that dance in the heat

Octopus balls with a molten, custardy center under a blanket of bonito flakes and okonomiyaki sauce — textbook execution

Octopus balls with a properly runny, molten center under bonito flakes and tangy takoyaki sauce — a reliable izakaya benchmark done right

Octopus balls with a molten, custardy interior under a lacquer of bonito and mayo — a reliable izakaya classic here

Octopus balls with a molten interior, finished with bonito flakes, mayo, and okonomiyaki sauce — a reliable crowd-pleaser

Octopus-filled dough balls finished with bonito flakes and Japanese mayo — best when they come out with a molten center and a toasted exterior

Soft, molten-centered octopus balls finished with bonito flakes that dance in the heat — properly made, not the frozen kind

Octopus balls with the requisite bonito flake drift and a molten centre — a consistent order at izakayas and reliably executed here

Japanese octopus balls with bonito flakes and tangy okonomiyaki sauce — a strong izakaya staple here

Octopus balls with bonito and mayo — a solid bar snack that fits the izakaya side of the menu

Octopus balls that are fine but unremarkable — not a grill item, and it shows; better spent on another round of skewers