NAO Steakhouse
Listed in Restaurants NAO Steakhouse opened about a month ago in Yorkville, taking over a split-level heritage building that used to be Zin, and before that, Boba. The team responsible for this new...
View Article96 Tears Vintage
Listed in Fashion Stores 96 Tears Vintage has a new home in Parkdale after stints at pop-up locations in the Annex, then up the street at 1550 Queen St. West. The nomadic vintage shop, and its owner...
View ArticleDark Horse Espresso (Queen East)
Listed in Cafes Dark Horse Espresso has a brand-new Queen East location, just a stone's throw away from the original location (now closed). The new digs replace the first spot, and the similarities...
View ArticleSully's Sandwich Kitchen
Listed in Restaurants Sully's Sandwich Kitchen opened its doors on a stretch of Gerrard just east of East Chinatown three weeks ago. Primarily a takeout sandwich shop, the space has one wooden bar...
View ArticleBarChef
Listed in Bars BarChef, open now for five years, has acted as a pioneer for the Toronto cocktail renaissance. Prior to Frankie Solarik and Brent VanderVeen pairing together to open their molecular...
View ArticleBad Dog Comedy Theatre
Listed in Bars Bad Dog Comedy Theatre is the product of the Bad Dog Theatre Company, an award-winning Toronto theatre company that is home to Toronto's longest running improv show, Theatresports, and...
View ArticleMean Bao (Bathurst)
Listed in Restaurants Mean Bao started as a food court vendor in Village by the Grange, and has now opened a second outpost on Bathurst south of Queen Street. The new location is primarily a take-out...
View ArticleBar Fancy
Listed in Restaurants Bar Fancy is the kind of place that doesn't want to be taken too seriously, and the first thing about this new spot on West Queen West just east of Dovercourt that you shouldn't...
View ArticleBarre3
Listed in Fitness Clubs Barre3 is a new fitness studio on King West, the first franchise in Canada for the Portland, Oregon-based company. Barre classes are one of the current fitness trends, and this...
View ArticleRotate This
Listed in Services Rotate This on West Queen West has been a constant favourite of Toronto's music lovers for over two decades. Honest Ed's is on the way out, condos are popping up like weeds, and...
View ArticleTreasure Chest
Listed in Fashion Stores Treasure Chest is a brand-new vintage store tucked inside a very, very old space. The wainscotted and leopard-carpeted little cubbyhole of a shop, located on the ground floor...
View ArticlePearl Diver
Listed in Restaurants Pearl Diver is a revamp of Starfish, the well-known oyster/seafood bar on Adelaide East. As is evident by its new name, it's still an oyster/seafood bar, but as part of its...
View ArticleQueen St. Warehouse
Listed in Restaurants Queen St. Warehouse has opened on Queen West, less than six months after its crazily popular first Toronto outpost, El Furniture Warehouse, arrived in the Annex. Occupying what...
View ArticlePorter House
Listed in Restaurants Porter House is a Brit-style public house newly opened on Dundas West where the Brockton General used to be. Like any pub, it's casual and cozy place, but there are a few...
View ArticleLambretta
Listed in Restaurants Lambretta Pizzeria & Wine Bar opened this past December on Roncesvalles, in the space formerly occupied by Hey! restaurant. Building on prior renovations, the owner,...
View ArticleBathurst Local 322
Listed in Bars Bathurst Local 322 is the sweetest little bar on Bathurst. Set to be the neighbourhood local, the spot - formerly a private residence - underwent months of construction to prepare the...
View ArticleAnthropologie (Queen St.)
Listed in Fashion Stores Anthropologie recently opened up a new store location at 751 Queen St. West. Adding to the chain's existing Toronto locations at Yorkville, Yorkdale and the Shops at Don...
View ArticleEasy Catch Fish and Chips
Listed in Restaurants Easy Catch Fish and Chips offers up Toronto's latest take on the English pub classic, and while they aren't open at two in the morning after a The Specials concert (the best time...
View ArticleDiwan
Listed in Restaurants Diwan is the fine dining restaurant at the architecturally-photogenic Aga Khan Museum. The 85-seat rectangular room is filled with natural light thanks to floor-to-ceiling...
View ArticleVillage Juicery
Listed in Restaurants Village Juicery is the latest spot to cater to juice-thirsty Torontonians. Open in a sliver of a former medical centre just off College on Euclid, the shop is riding a recent...
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