Paese Ristorante has been around since 1989 serving handcrafted and homemade approach to Italian-inspired menu with a made-in-Canada twist. Paese is a neighbourhood gem. In Italian, the word Paese means “town or village”, which symbolizes neighbourhood. Paese is known for its mouth-watering appetizers, fresh and seasonal favourites and a menu filled with a mix of Italian eats favourites including: homemade pizza, pasta dishes with homemade sauces. Many of the ingredients comes from their own garden 2 blocks from the restaurant.
Brassaii was a hot-spot for international celebrities during TIFF earlier this month, with the likes of Natalie Portman, Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Renner, John Legend and Mireille Enos, walking down their very own cobble-stoned carpet, leading to the Mediterranean restaurant. This sophisticated joint also doubles up as a nightclub during downtown’s liveliest hours.
The restaurant, named after August Hallux Brasaï, mirrors the photographer’s taboo ideologies by creating recipes that are refined yet edgy. With a recent menu revamp, we dived…
Amongst a neighbourhood that is filled with butcher shops and canton kitchens, 98 Aroma – a newly established restaurant in Chinatown that opened recently – delivers high quality food and service while preserving the authenticity of Northern Chinese tradition.
On the main floor of the newest and stunning QRC West building in Toronto’s Entertainment District is Ricarda’s, a massive Mediterranean open-kitchen restaurant, bakery, bar and café. A gorgeous and spacious space, with its clean and modern décor filled with marble and gold accents, deep u-shaped booths overlooking the kitchen. The restaurant has 170 seats inside and 100 seats in the indoor patio outside the office building’s lobby.
With the reopening in May, Maple Leaf Tavern settles back in with a relaxing ambiance. The traditional American bar located in Leslieville has a brickwork-surrounded cozy interior, an outdoor patio with beautifully dangling lights, and a welcoming open concept kitchen consisting of a wood-fire oven. Executive Chef Jesse Vallins – formerly at The Saint – heads the kitchen with recipes that have one salivating by simply looking at the menu.
Angelo’s Coal Fired Pizza fuels up Toronto with Canada’s very first coal-fired pizza restaurant. After only one month of opening, it has already become a hotspot for gourmands to experience full-flavoured pizza with this Naples-styled cooking method.