Canada's main design show draws architects, interior designers and specifiers, with about 13,500 trade visitors in 2025. Thursday night and Friday are for the trade, and the weekend also opens to the public.
Our advice: book private rooms by December 10, 2026.
Going to IDS Toronto 2027 (Interior Design Show)? We'll email you once, before our book-by date, with the best group picks for that week.
Entertainment District · steps from the convention centre
The safe bet for a client dinner that needs to impress. A discreet private dining room, plus a Tasting Room table for 8 to 10.
Bisha Hotel, Blue Jays Way · Entertainment District · about 8 min walk from Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Modern Japanese with Korean flavours from chef Akira Back, on the second floor of the Bisha Hotel. A polished room close to the convention centre.
155 Wellington St W · steps from Union Station
Steak and seafood chophouse built for corporate hosting, with a private dining room and full buyouts.
King St W at Metro Hall · about 6 min walk from Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Aburi sushi and modern Japanese from the team behind Miku. Set gozen and sushi lunches keep a working lunch moving.
The Ritz-Carlton, 181 Wellington St W · about 4 min walk from Metro Toronto Convention Centre
The Ritz-Carlton's Italian restaurant, a Forbes Four-Star pick, a few minutes from the convention centre. Breakfast is served every morning.
Nobu Toronto (Entertainment District): 8–10 in the Tasting Room; private room for up to 26. Akira Back (Bisha Hotel, Blue Jays Way): Private dining room for 22; the restaurant seats 114. Riley's Fish & Steak (155 Wellington St W): Private room up to 40; full buyouts available.
IDS Toronto 2027 (Interior Design Show) runs Jan 21–24, 2027 at Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6. Book private rooms by December 10, 2026, about 6 weeks before the show, because rooms near the venue fill up during show week.
Yes. The Off the Clock trip planner builds a day-by-day agenda for IDS Toronto 2027 (Interior Design Show) with dinners, activities, shows and your own flights and meetings, and you can share it with your group or print it.