One of Toronto’s oldest diners gets a starring role in this popular new Netflix film

Toronto has been showing off its acting chops on Netflix this week ever since Wedding Season arrived on the streaming service. The movie, which is currently one of Canada’s top 10 most popular movies on Netflix, was filmed in the city and a few other places in Ontario – but it was Toronto’s Avenue Diner that got the starring role.

The film crew reportedly set up camp at the diner at 222 Davenport Rd. and did the majority of the editing and filming there in the early days of the movie.


Although Netflix’s Wedding Season takes place in New Jersey, it was Ontario that played the role – the cast and crew had filming locations all around the GTA. Toronto, York, Peel and Durham all had moments in the spotlight, although Avenue Diner was the most frequent location. This retro diner has been serving up classics since 1944, making it one of the oldest diners in Toronto.


Wedding Season follows Asha (Pallavi Sharda), whose parents are a bit more concerned about her dating life than her career path. As Asha seemingly decides to give up on finding a partner, her parents make an online dating profile acting as her.

Enter Ravi (Suraj Sharma): a man whose parents are doing the exact same thing. The pair meet up for a date, and it’s an absolute bust. However, the pair decide to concoct a fake relationship just to get through the wedding season. You can guess the rest!

Ravi and Asha’s slow burn towards love is captured across a few prominent areas of Ontario-turned-New Jersey, including the film’s all-important wedding sequence. That was shot at Cambium Farms in Caledon, which features a wedding venue located inside a barn.

Keep an eye out for The Great Hall, Bitondo’s Pizzeria and more Toronto landmarks the next time you press play!

Wedding Season is out now and can be streamed on Netflix – and keep an eye out for Toronto’s own Rizwan Manji, who you might recognize for his role as Ray Butani in Schitt’s Creek.

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