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Introducing: Scaddabush, a 6,500-square-foot Italian restaurant in the Aura...
Name: Scaddabush Neighbourhood: Financial District Contact Info: 382 Yonge St., 416-597-8838, scaddabush.com Owners: SIR Corp, the same mega-corp that owns nearby Reds Midtown and Duke’s Refresher, as...
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Introducing: District Oven, a new “Middleterranean” restaurant from the owner...
Name: District Oven Contact Info: 842 College St., 416-901-7717, @DistrictOvenTO Neighbourhood: Dufferin Grove Chef and Owner: Isam Kaisi, who also owns 93 Harbord The Food: District Oven is one of...
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Introducing: Come and Get It, the Queen West pop-up’s new permanent digs
Name: Come And Get It Neighbourhood: Queen West Contact Info: 676 Queen St. W., 647-344-3416, comeandgetit.ca, @ComeAndGetIt416 Owners: Jon Polubiec (Mistura, Windsor Arms and Prego) Chef: Adam Brown,...
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Introducing: D.W. Alexander, an updated library bar lodged in a 19th-century...
Name: D.W. Alexander Contact Info: 19 Church St., 416-364-8368, DWAlexander.com, @DWAlexanderTO Neighbourhood: St. Lawrence Market Owners: Former Foundation Room owner Jamil Kamal Chef: Sean Simons,...
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Introducing: The County Cocktail, the Queen West diner’s new Riverdale café...
Name: The County Cocktail and Snack Bar Contact Info: 798 Queen St. E., 416-781-4743, thecountygeneral.ca/cocktail, @countycocktail Neighbourhood: South Riverdale Owner: County General owner and...
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Introducing: Starving Artist, the gourmet waffle house’s new St. Clair West...
Name: Starving Artist Neighbourhood: Corso Italia Contact Info: 1078 St. Clair Ave. W., 416-901-7079, starvingartistbar.com Owner and chef: Bryan Jackson, owner of the original Starving Artist on...
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Introducing: The Citizen, an unusually sophisticated sports bar in Brant...
Name: The Citizen Neighbourhood: King West Contact Info: 522 King St. W., 416-703-2800, thecitizento.com, @thecitizen_to Owners: An anonymous cabal of investors Chef: Amanda Walti, previously chef de...
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Introducing: East Thirty-Six, a 1920s-themed cocktail bar with sophisticated...
Name: East Thirty-Six Contact Info: 36 Wellington St. E., 647-350-3636, eastthirtysix.com, @EastThirtySix Neighbourhood: St. Lawrence Owner: Stanley Bernard, Sebastian Moya and Boutique Bar owners...
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Introducing: Yakitori Kintori, a skewer-focused snack bar from the owners of...
Name: Yakitori Kintori Contact Info: 668 Bloor. St. W., 2nd Fl., 416-551-7588, yakitorikintori.com, @YakitoriKintori Neighbourhood: Christie Pitts Owner: James Kim, co-owner of Guu Izakaya, Guu...
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Introducing: Byblos, a new Mediterranean restaurant from Toronto nightlife...
Name: Byblos Contact Info: 11 Duncan St., 647-660-0909, byblostoronto.com, @ByblosToronto Neighbourhood: Entertainment District Owner: Charles Khabouth and Harif Harji, who together own a good chunk...
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Introducing: S. Lefkowitz, Toronto’s first all-hummus restaurant from the...
Name: S. Lefkowitz Neighbourhood: Trinity-Bellwoods Contact Info: 913 Dundas St W., 647-346-8448 Owner: Ezra Braves, who closed the Dundas West location of his coffee shop Ezra’s Pound to open the...
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Introducing: Tavern by Trevor, a new spot for brunch and bar snacks...
Name: Tavern by Trevor Neighbourhood: Entertainment District Contact Info: 147 Spadina Ave., 416-546-3447, tavernbytrevor.com, @tavernbytrevor Owners: Mike “Yuker” Yaworski (owner of Wide Open) and...
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Introducing: Cleo, a new spot for Middle Eastern cuisine near Yonge and Lawrence
Name: Cleo Contact Info: 3471 Yonge St., 416-440-0700, cleorestaurant.ca Neighbourhood: Hoggs Hollow Owner and chef: Sam Girgis, the former executive chef of Oro on Elm Street The Food: Cleo is...
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Introducing: Speakeasy 21, a new Bay Street cocktail bar with a soon-to-come...
Name: Speakeasy 21 Contact Info: 21 Adelaide St. W. (main floor of Scotia Plaza, North entrance), 416-601-0210, speakeasy21.com, @speakeasy21 Neighbourhood: Financial District Chef: Andrew Wilson,...
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Introducing: The Workshop by Latitude, a new Roncesvalles restaurant for...
Name: The Workshop by Latitude Contact Info: 331 Roncesvalles Ave., 416-785-2123, workshopbylatitude.ca, @workshop331 Neighbourhood: Roncesvalles Owners: Latitude Group Chef: Former Fat Cat Wine Bar...
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Introducing: La Créole brings refined island cuisine to a romantic room on...
Name: La Créole Contact Info: 810 St. Clair Ave. W., 416-651-8228, lacreole.ca Neighbourhood: Humewood Owners: Ben Cherette and Paterson Louis-Jean of Manje Kreyol Catering Chef: Manje Kreyol chef...
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Introducing: Fat Pasha, Anthony Rose’s new Middle Eastern hangout
(Image: Jackie Pal) Name: Fat Pasha Contact Info: 414 Dupont St., 647-340-6142, fatpasha.com, @fatpasha Neighbourhood: The Annex Owners: Anthony Rose, owner and chef of Rose and Sons and Big Crow Chef:...
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Introducing: Luckee, Susur Lee’s new haute dim-sum restaurant at the Soho Met
Name: Luckee Contact Info: 328 Wellington St. W., 416-935-0400, luckeerestaurant.com, @LuckeeTO Neighbourhood: Entertainment District Owners: Celeb chef Susur Lee and Henry Wu, Metropolitan Hotel...
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Introducing: Market Street Catch, the less chaotic Buster’s Sea Cove spin-off
(Image: Jackie Pal) Name: Market Street Catch Contact Info: 14 Market St., 647-391-8140, marketstreetcatch.com, @MarketSt_Catch Neighbourhood: St. Lawrence Market Owner: Tom Antonarakis, owner of...
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Introducing: The Passenger, a cute new gastropub in the Junction with a...
Name: The Passenger Contact Info: 2968 Dundas St. W., 416-762-0777, thepassenger.co Neighbourhood: The Junction Owners: Michelle Vella and Heather Osler, who also co-own The Beet across the street...
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