INK Entertainment's polished Eastern Mediterranean room on Duncan Street, where the wood-fired flatbreads, mezes and lamb shoulders come out of an open kitchen and the cocktail program runs deep. Ente...
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Koh Lipe Thai Kitchen
Thai · Chinatown · Michelin Guide
A Southern Thai kitchen on Baldwin Street — that pocket-sized restaurant row tucked between Chinatown and the AGO — punching well above its size with a Michelin Guide listing to show for it. Southern ...
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Lake Inez
Pan-Asian · Little India
A tiny pan-Asian room on Gerrard East in Little India running seasonal food, natural wine, and a mystery patio tasting menu that locals book before announcing it to anyone else. The room is small enou...
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Mamakas Taverna
Greek · Ossington
Thanos Tripi's 85-seat modern Greek taverna on Ossington, doing Aegean cooking with whole grilled fish, mezes, charcoal-grilled meats and a serious wine list that leans Santorini and Crete. The patio ...
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Queens Harbour
Mediterranean / Asian · Financial District
A 23,000-square-foot Harbourfront leviathan on Queens Quay with a retractable rooftop, lake views and a 'MediterAsian' menu that splits the difference between Beirut and Bangkok. This is restaurant-as...
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The Broadview Hotel Rooftop
Rooftop Bar · Riverside
A 1891 heritage building in Riverside with a glass-walled rooftop lounge and outdoor terrace that delivers 360-degree views over the Don River and the skyline. One of the better-designed rooftop rooms...
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The Smokin' Cigar
Cigar Bar / Lounge · Bayview-Leaside · Authorized Habanos Specialist
An Authorized Habanos Specialist on Bayview Ave, where the outdoor terrace is designed to channel a Havana patio — one of the very few places in Toronto where you can actually buy and smoke on site. T...
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Harriet's Rooftop
Rooftop Bar · Harbourfront
Sixteenth-floor rooftop at 1 Hotel Toronto on Wellington Street W, built with reclaimed materials and seasonal wellness cocktails alongside a serious view of the Harbourfront. Covered and open-air sec...
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El Catrin Destileria
Mezcaleria · Distillery District
El Catrin on Tank House Lane brings Day-of-the-Dead murals, Canada's biggest mezcal and tequila collection, and elevated Mexican small plates to the Distillery District's heritage brickwork. The heate...
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Bar Reyna
Cocktail Bar · Yorkville
A two-storey Victorian townhouse on Cumberland Street that reinvented itself as a Mediterranean cocktail bar with an all-season patio Yorkville desperately needed. Bar Reyna does shareable plates and ...