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Introducing: Wahlburgers, the new Toronto outpost of Mark, Donnie and Paul...
(Image: Renée Suen) Name: Wahlburgers Contact Info: 46 Blue Jays Way, 416-489-8922, wahlburgers.ca, @WahlburgersCA Neighbourhood: Entertainment District Owners: The Wahlberg brothers (Mark, Donnie and...
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Introducing: Dandylion, a modern bistro on Queen West from former Centro chef...
(Image: Renée Suen) Name: Dandylion Contact Info: 1198 Queen St. W., 647-464-9100, restaurantdandylion.com Neighbourhood: West Queen West Chef/Owner: Jay Carter, who worked for 10 years under Susur Lee...
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Introducing: Ovest, a polished Italian restaurant on King West from...
(Image: Jackie Pal) Name: Ovest Contact Info: 788 King St. W., 416-214-6161, ovest-to.com, @Ovest_TO Neightbourhood: King West Owner: Marco Celio, the former general manager at both Buca and Buonanotte...
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Introducing: Baju, Zane Caplansky’s laid-back barbecue joint at The Monarch...
(Image: Gabby Frank) Name: Baju BBQ Contact Info: 12 Clinton St., 416-531-5833 Neighbourhood: Little Italy Owners: Zane Caplansky (best known for his eponymous deli and food truck) and The Monarch...
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Introducing: Buna’s Kitchen, a homey new lunch counter in the Entertainment...
(Image: Caroline Aksich) Name: Buna’s Kitchen Neighbourhood: Entertainment District Contact Info: 388 Richmond St. W., Unit 5B, 647-342-5506, facebook.com Previously: Sido Shwarma Chefs/Owners: George...
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Introducing: NAO, a new Asian steakhouse on Avenue Road from Charles Khabouth...
(Image: Caroline Aksich) Name: NAO (an acronym for “New and Old”) Neighbourhood: Yorkville Contact Info: 90 Avenue Rd., 416-367-4141, naosteakhouse.com Owners: Charles Khabouth, Hanif Harji, Stuart...
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Introducing: Borealia, a new all-Canadian restaurant on the Ossington strip
Borealia’s braised whelk. (Image: Caroline Aksich) Name: Borealia (which was one of the alternative names proposed for Canada during confederation) Contact Info: 59 Ossington Ave., 647-351-5100,...
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Introducing: Parlor Foods & Co., a rustic Canadian restaurant and cocktail...
Name: Parlor Foods & Co Contact Info: 333 King St. W., 416-596-0004, parlorfoods.com, @parlorfoods Neighbourhood: King West Co-owners and chefs: Jason D’Anna and Brett Howson The Food: Parlor’s...
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Introducing: Mean Bao, the Chinatown bao shop’s new Queen West location
(Image: Jackie Pal) Name: Mean Bao Neighbourhood: Queen West Contact Info: 167 Bathurst St., 416-862-7737, meanbaotoronto.com Previously: A short-lived burger shop called Burger Press Chefs/Owners:...
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Introducing: Touhenboku, the ramen shop’s new sushi restaurant in the...
(Image: Jackie Pal) Name: Touhenboku Neighbourhood: Distillery District Contact Info: 42 Gristmill Ln., 416-368-8686 Previously: Café Uno Owner: Zuimei Okuyama Chef: Veteran sushi chef Aki Kitao, who...
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Introducing: Duggan’s Brewery’s second coming, in Parkdale
(Image: Renée Suen) Name: Duggan’s Brewery Parkdale Neighbourhood: Parkdale Contact Info: 1346 Queen St. W., 416-588-1086, duggansbreweryparkdale.com Owner and Brewmaster: Michael Duggan Consulting...
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Introducing: CC Lounge, a new Prohibition-themed bar near St. Lawrence Market
(Image: Renée Suen) Name: CC Lounge Neighbourhood: St. Lawrence Contact Info: 45 Front St. E., 416-362-4777, cconfront.com Owner: The St. Lawrence Bunch, a business partnership fronted by Costa Kosilos...
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Introducing: Città, CityPlace’s new (but rustic) Italian kitchen
(Image: Jackie Pal) Name: Città Neighbourhood: Harbourfront Contact Info: 92 Fort York Blvd., 416-623-9662, cittatoronto.com Owners: Charles Khabouth (Patria and La Société), Hanif Harji (Weslodge and...
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Introducing: The Four Seven, a new Bloordale bar from Tequila Bookworm’s owners
Name: The Four Seven Neighbourhood: Bloordale Contact Info: 1211 Bloor St. W., @the47TO Previously: Ortolan Owners: Jeff Caires and Andrew Usher (Tequila Bookworm) and chef Daniel Usher (Ortolan)...
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Introducing: Honest Weight, a new seafood shop and lunch counter from one of...
(Image: Jackie Pal) Name: Honest Weight Neighbourhood: The Junction Contact Info: 2776A Dundas Street West, 416-604-9992, www.honestweight.ca Owners: John Bil and Victoria Bazan The Food: Three-time...
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Introducing: Porter House, a new vegan pub on Dundas West
(Image: Renee Suen) Name: Porter House Neighbourhood: Little Portugal Contact Info: 1321 Dundas St. W., 647-346-3000, porterhouse.com, @porterhouse_to Previously: Brockton General Co-owners and...
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Introducing: Furlough, a new Trinity Bellwoods bistro and cocktail lounge...
(Image: Renée Suen) Name: Furlough Neighbourhood: Trinity Bellwoods Contact Info: 924 Queen St. W., 647-348-2525, furloughtoronto.com, @FurloughToronto Previously: Ursa Owners: Brent VanderVeen...
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Introducing: Hanmoto, a Little Portugal izakaya from OddSeoul’s co-owner
(Image: Renée Suen) Name: Hanmoto Contact Info: 2 Lakeview Ave., @HANMOTO_ Neighbourhood: Little Portugal Owner and Executive Chef: Leemo Han (OddSeoul) Chef: Joe Kim (Electric Mud BBQ, Origin Liberty,...
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Introducing: Campo, a newish neighbourhood trattoria in Baby Point
(Image: Jackie Pal) Name: Campo Contact Info: 244 Jane St., 647.346.2267, camporestaurant.com, @CampoRestaurant Previously: Fish Camp Neighbourhood: Baby Point Owner and Executive Chefs: Carlos Ventura...
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Introducing: Bar Raval, Grant van Gameren’s much-hyped Spanish pinchos bar
(Image: Jackie Pal) Name: Bar Raval Contact Info: 505 College St., thisisbarraval.com, @bar_raval Neighbourhood: Little Italy Owners: Grant Van Gameren (Bar Isabel), Mike Webster (Momofuku and Bar...
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