Red Sauce
Listed in Restaurants Red Sauce opened at the start of this month to offer a casual 1950s era Brooklyn-styled diner in the heart of Little Italy. Transforming the much-lauded Acadia into something...
View ArticleLamanna's Bakery
Listed in Baked Goods Lamanna's Bakery may be on Toronto's eastern edge (401 and Kingston Road), but it's easily one of the most authentic Italian bakeries the city has to offer. Bakery may be a bit...
View ArticleDistrict Oven
Listed in Restaurants District Oven, a new restaurant and lounge at College and Ossington, is finally open in the long vacant site that once housed the raucous Portuguese sports bar, Cervejaria. Now...
View ArticleThe Monkey Vault
Listed in Fitness Clubs The Monkey Vault is the only parkour-focused gym in Toronto. The jungle gym-like space at Keele and St. Clair serves as an indoor training ground designed to prep local fans of...
View ArticleBite & Sip
Listed in Restaurants Bite & Sip may be the only bright spot in the otherwise doom and gloom over Honest Ed's closing. The smoothie and pretzel shop opened to quiet acclaim under the Toronto...
View ArticleGrasshopper
Listed in Restaurants Grasshopper is a newly opened vegetarian restaurant on College that takes over the site formerly occupied by the Mexi-Can market. Now a cheery 24-seat eatery owned by first time...
View ArticleRose City Kitchen
Listed in Restaurants Rose City Kitchen is a newly opened Middle Eastern snack bar on Queen at Spadina. Occupying the tiny corner lot once home to The Big Fish, the new fast food joint takes its name...
View ArticlePower Institute
Listed in Fitness Clubs The Power Institute is a fitness studio located near Bloor and Yonge streets that utilizes vibration training with Power Plate equipment. In fact, they're the only facility in...
View ArticleZe Ze Food and Drink
Listed in Restaurants ZeZe Food and Drink is a newly opened cafe, restaurant, and cocktail bar residing in the former Bar Salumi space near Queen and Lansdowne. Owned by chef Haeyeon An and managed by...
View ArticleScaddabush
Listed in Restaurants Scaddabush is nestled between Reds Midtown Tavern and Duke's Refresher at the pedestal of the Aura Condos at Yonge and Gerrard. The rustic Italian cucina completes the trio of...
View ArticleGet Melted
Listed in Restaurants Get Melted opened its doors at the very end of 2013 and has been bringing its own brand of upscale yet affordable grilled cheese to the Village ever since. The restaurant space...
View ArticleGlas Wine Bar
Listed in Restaurants Glas Wine Bar in Leslieville packs more prestige than the nearly two years of quiet acclaim lets on. For a supper spot whose owner and chef, Danny Pantano, racked a decade of...
View ArticleBoxcar Social
Listed in Cafes Boxcar Social, the latest coffee and wine bar in the Summerhill area of Yonge, owes part of its name to the train bridge and old station just steps away. The social part they cover...
View Article850 Degrees
Listed in Restaurants 850 degrees has been open for about a month in the city's west end near Lakeshore and Thirtieth. Owner and Chef Chris Beard recently moved here from the UK to open this homage to...
View ArticleVictoire Boutique
Listed in Fashion Stores Victoire Boutique is a brand-new face on lower Ossington. But ask any fashion fan from Ottawa, and it's likely a name they'll already know. Victoire's two original boutiques,...
View ArticleSmiling Buddha
Listed in Bars Smiling Buddha has long been known as an on-and-off hub for emerging Toronto indie rock bands as well as a prototypical dive bar that resisted gentrification. But as of this month, new...
View ArticleThe Goods
Listed in Restaurants The Goods has opened its doors on Dundas West and is now offering fast, fresh clean-eating to the neighbourhood in addition to an already thriving lunch delivery service that...
View ArticleCome and Get It (Queen St.)
Listed in Restaurants Come and Get It is back in business, now at a permanent location on Queen St. just west of Bathurst. Unlike the previous pop-up incarnation which was always designed to be...
View ArticleGood Music
Listed in Services Good Music is down the familiar black and white striped staircase of the Black Market on Queen Street, where I can already hear the early 80s punk music blasting over the sound...
View ArticleFry Haus
Listed in Restaurants Fry Haus is a fast food counter fluent in German-Canadian street foods. Situated on Gerrard at Parliament, the tiny shop doesn't offer any seating but is equipped to handle...
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