By Nisean Lorde
High tea isn’t just for the holidays. These posh afternoon ceremonies featuring tiered trays filled with warm scones and pots that keep getting topped up are trending in Toronto right now. The current mix includes everything from heritage-hotel tea rooms and rooftop rituals to a cinematic Chinese high tea experience downtown and even a one-night … Continued
Through Gusto 54, Janet Zuccarini has built an empire of restaurants across Toronto — we’re talking King West, Young & Eglinton, Ossington, Corktown and beyond. But it all started three decades ago with a little yellow house in Yorkville. A timeless institution celebrating 30 years, Trattoria Nervosa has become synonymous with the upscale district, … Continued
By Nisean Lorde
Yorkville’s luxury-food scene is getting a new name. Stock T.C, the upscale Toronto food concept from Cumbrae’s founder Stephen Alexander and Terroni Group owner Cosimo Mammoliti, is expanding from its original Yonge and Eglinton home into Yorkville, where it’ll take over the former Pusateri’s corner at Bay and Yorkville. Stock’s original 20,000-square-foot Montgomery Square location … Continued
The city’s newest ‘home away from home’ has arrived at 561 Bloor Street West. Nomas Hotel is a boutique experience courtesy of Toronto heavyweights Jeffrey Chu and chef Attila Baksa. While the hotel offers a warm retreat upstairs, the main floor belongs to Bellis — an ambitious concept where Chu and Baksa blend diverse cuisines … Continued
If there’s one thing Ryan Baddeley’s Dovercourt slice shop, Badiali’s, does best, it’s get people lining up around the block. But these days, the real action isn’t just in the shop — it’s in the side hustles. Shake Shack has tapped the cult-favourite pizzeria for a limited-time collab, bringing Badiali’s most popular pizza flavours to … Continued
By Nisean Lorde
A long-running Montreal diner known for its classic comfort food and huge portions has just opened a Toronto outpost in North York. Spano’s is a family-owned spot that has been serving customers in Montreal for more than 40 years, and its new location at Keele and Lawrence brings the diner’s second-ever location to Toronto, along … Continued
Just over a year since shutting its doors, Fish & Loaf is making its return to Toronto — this time in Richmond Hill. The Asian fusion restaurant will be opening at 155 East Beaver Creek Road, Unit 22 in early April. When Fish & Loaf opened in a Scarborough plaza in 2023, it quickly earned … Continued
By Nisean Lorde
Toronto’s matcha fixation is getting a full-on festival moment! Pretty Sweet Gelato has announced a Matcha Festival happening this weekend in partnership with Matcha House, promising freshly whisked matcha dirty drinks, seven premium matcha and hojicha gelato flavours, as well as an exclusive sampling kit featuring seven shades of matcha, each meant to showcase a … Continued
If you thought snagging a Friday night reservation at Prime Seafood Palace was already a tough one, we have some bad news: it’s about to become impossible. Toronto’s Top Chef Canada Season 12 winner, Coulson Armstrong, just shared a “full circle” moment on Instagram — one that puts the popular steak and seafood restaurant in … Continued
By Nisean Lorde
One of Toronto’s prettiest dessert spots is no more. Delysées Luxury Desserts permanently closed its Yorkville boutique on Sunday, then posted a farewell message on Instagram on Monday. The former outpost at 161 Yorkville Ave., was known for serving the most elegant, modern French pastry creations for dine-in or takeout, along with cocktail pairings. “Yorkville, … Continued
If you walk through Yorkville or along College Street lately, you might have noticed that the vibe has shifted. For years, Toronto was the centre of the “glamour vegan” trend — the city that made watermelon sushi go viral and turned plant-based tacos into a standard downtown lunch. But in 2026, the mood around the … Continued
If there isn’t enough reason to head to Prince Edward County, then perhaps you can be enticed by a new restaurant from chef Grant van Gameren. That’s right, the prominent restaurateur behind some of Toronto’s standout spots — Bar Isabel, Bar Raval, Martine’s Wine Bar and Michelin-starred Quetzal, to name just a few — is opening … Continued
