5 Restaurants Across Canada Offering Comforting Soups For Takeout

A historically essential dish, soups were formally served in restaurants dating back to 18th century France, beginning with broth, consomme and bouillion. By the 19th century, they not only came to you by bowl, soups were also available in canned and dehydrated formats for easy portability in travel.

Hot, cold, noodled, veggie-filled, meaty, hearty, savoury, simple; you can order it almost any way you like!

Need help picking where your next bowl comes from? Here are some suggestions located coast-to-coast, including in a neighbourhood near you.

“Canadian born and bre(a)d,” Press’d locations are well-known for their fresh, tasty sandwiches and what better companion on a cool day for a sandwich than a hot bowl of soup?

Enjoy a Daily Soup Cup of Broccoli and Cheddar or spice things up with a bowl of Wicked Thai!

Address: For a Press’d location nearest you, click here. @pressdsandwichshop

Our country’s largest seafood chain, Joey’s Only Seafood not only offer their famous fish and chips and other alluring mains, they also bring ocean to bowl options via amazing seafood soups.

Try their creamy, chunky Joey’s Clam Chowder or their rich, shredded Lobster Bisque, both Ocean Wise certified to be sustainably sourced.

Address: For a Joey’s Only Seafood location nearest you, click here. @joeyscanada

“Authentic, not traditional,” Bad Bones Ramen is proud to be the city’s go-to destination for ramen and small plates offerings that combine Japanese cooking methods with Newfoundland cooking traditions.

Indulge in a bowl of Pork Belly Shoyu, comprised of smoked pork belly, pork tenderloin, egg noodles, bok choy, enoki mushrooms, green onion, bean sprouts in a shoyu broth, complete with a marinated soft-boiled egg.

Address: 178 Water Street, St. John’s, NL, A1C 1A9. @badbonesramen

A small place with big taste, the team at The Soup Can pride themselves on serving soups that are fresh, wholesome and homemade with only the freshest ingredients available.

With over 15 soups to choose from, you’ll have a hard time picking between fan favourites like their Cream of brocolli, Mac and Cheeseburger, Macaroni and Tomato, Fajita and Meatball soups.

Address: 342 Princess St Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 1B5. @thesoupcanygk

Serving “flavourful food that’s always fresh and fun,” Browns put the social back in dining with their approachable atmospheres and discussion-worthy dishes.

Get the conversation going at your kitchen table over a bowl of their Thai Chicken Soup, made with coconut chicken, rice and roasted pepper.

Address:For a Browns location nearest you, click here. @brownssocialize