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Albert's Real Jamaican Foods
Albert's Real Jamaican Foods is a restaurant in
Toronto, Canada founded by Albert Wiggon. The Restaurant’s title was named after
an African-Canadian athlete and scholar named Harry Jerome.
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Alice's Restaurant
Alice's Restaurant is a place for real food.
True cooking, clear flavours, seasonally based. Our food is meant to please, not
dominate. We are here to enhance and enliven your day.
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Arcadian Court
The Arcadian Court is an Art Deco restaurant
and banquet hall on the eighth floor of the downtown Toronto location of the
Canadian department store The Bay, whose wrought iron railings, arched windows
and huge chandeliers made it one of Toronto's most exclusive dining spots for
many years. Three skylights allow light to enter the white wash hall interior.
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Bistro 990
Bistro 990 is one of Toronto's best known
restaurants. The bistro serves Provençial style French cuisine in an informal
atmosphere. It was opened in 1988 by chef Chris Klugman, who was responsible for
several notable Toronto restaurants. The current chef is Franco Belvedere.
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Bite Me!
Following a brief summer break, Chef Marc Thuet
and his wife and business partner Biana Zorich re-open their popular King Street
West eatery with a new name and a new menu this September tempting patron’s into
Bite Me!. It’s a provocative invitation to experience the gastronomy that Thuet
is renowned for.
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Captain John's Harbour Boat Restaurant
Captain John's Harbour Boat Restaurant is a
noted Toronto restaurant and banquet hall. It is located in the MS Jadran a
former Adriatic passenger ship now permanently docked at Yonge Street and
Queen's Quay on Toronto's historic waterfront. The restaurant is open each day
of the year, including all major holidays such as Christmas, Family Day and Yom
Kippur.
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Colborne Lane
Claudio Aprile is regarded as one of the most
innovative and creative chefs in Canada today. Aprile's curiosity and passion
for the culinary arts has taken him through some of the most progressive and
influential kitchens in North America, South East Asia, Spain, the UK and
numerous other parts of the world. Aprile is known for his counter intuitive and
highly sophisticated approach to cuisine.
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Fran's Restaurant, Toronto
Fran's Restaurant is a restaurant in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada. It was once part of a chain known chiefly for one of its
branches being a haunt of pianist Glenn Gould.
The flagship store was opened in 1940 by Fran Deck near the intersection of St.
Clair Avenue West and Yonge Street. Fran's originally had only ten seats, but
later expanded to a small chain of restaurants in Toronto, including locations
at Yonge Street and College Street, and Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue, and in
Hamilton, Ontario.
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Gilead Cafe
Located in the King St. East district, Jamie
Kennedy presents the best that Ontario has to offer in a casual café atmosphere.
The open-concept café features a daily lunch menu, delicate pastries, freshly
baked breads, exceptional prepared dishes and an array of brewed and espresso
coffees.
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Grace
Restaurateur and sommelier Lesle Gibson (ex-Xacutti)
spent the last three years in L.A. catering to a celeb who’s who. Now she's back
on familiar territory -- the same College Street address she left more than
three years ago for a warmer climate and a taste of the surreal life. Paired
with super-talented young chef Dustin Gallagher (ex-Susur), they’ve created a
modern farmhouse menu consisting of traditional Sunday dinner faves, lifting
College Street out of its mediocre dining spell.
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Grodzinski Bakery
Grodzinski Bakery is a chain of kosher bakeries
in London, England, where it is popularly known as "Grods", and in Toronto.
In 1999 the first Grodzinski bakery was opened in Toronto, continuing the family
baking tradition into fourth and fifth generations.
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Harbord Room
Queen West barfly émigrés, staff from Splendido
and Annex dwellers have found a new home at Harbord Room. Owner David Mitton
(ex-Czehoski) and chef Cory Vitiello (ex-Drake Hotel) are packing ’em in night
after night, with a hot comfort-food menu and cool pink décor.
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Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse
Inspired by the luxe meat temples in Las Vegas,
with their modern decor and sky's-the-limit wine lists, Jacobs boasts cream
walls, diffuse lighting and lush reds in the cellar. Yes, the caesar salad is
made tableside and Sinatra croons overhead, but there is nary a velvet-lapelled
tuxedo to be found.
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Lick's Homeburgers
Lick's Homeburgers & Ice Cream (corporate name:
Lick's Concepts, Inc.) is a privately-owned Canadian restaurant chain founded in
1980 with a $5,000 loan by Denise Meehan, the president and sole shareholder. It
is famous for its fresh, thick, juicy burgers, which are called "homeburgers".
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Mildred’s Temple Kitchen
The new Mildred in Liberty Village is the
perfect package. It’s the most beautiful resto I’ve seen all year, with a smart
menu to boot -- popular faves like chicken biryani and profiteroles still
kicking around -- and the same Mildred Pierce brunch menu west-end foodies came
to know and love all those years on Sudbury Street.
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Niagara Street Cafe
On the King Street West corridor, find your way
to the inviting, unpretentious, Niagara Street Cafe. Owner-sommelier Anton
Potvin, formery of Biff's and Canoe, has put his mark on this little gem.
With reasonable prices and an ever changing organically based menu, you'll be
hard pressed to find quality food for so little. Where will you discover a
little piece of heaven like this? Go to the Niagara Street Cafe to contemplate
fine dining and wine in a warm and romantic dining room with expert service.
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Nota Bene
Owners Yannick Bigourdan, with Splendido exec
chef David Lee and veteran restaurateur Franco Prevedello, opened perhaps the
year’s best resto at Queen and University -- where white collars mesh
harmoniously with urban hipsters. Designed by local architect firm KPMB
(Gardiner Museum, Bell Lightbox), the space is a media darling, garnering great
reviews.
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Nyood
It’s got the hottest décor in town -- not to
mention a smoking social scene and a talented chef (Kultura’s Roger Mooking) so
you know reservations are a must before heading to this cheekily titled resto in
Parkdale. The sexy space (formerly the DeLeon White gallery) is gorgeous and
cool, with an impressive Mediterranean menu.
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Panorama Lounge
Panorama Lounge & Restaurant is the highest
outdoor patio in Toronto, Canada. It is on the 51st floor of the Manulife Centre
on Bloor Street.
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Perigee
At Perigee, you're seated at the nearest point
to gastronomic perfection. From market to table and all points in between, we
strive to deliver an intimate and unforgettable dining experience.
Gather 'round the open kitchen, entrust your refined palate to the talents of
chef Christopher Brown, and prepare to be amazed.
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Pizzeria Libretto
Libretto aims to be loyal to what real pizza
is, invented in Naples using local natural ingredients, cooked in a wood fired
oven at extremely high heat to achieve a charred, blistered crust. We use San
Marzano tomatoes and Fiore di Latte Mozzarella, brought in fresh daily. Our
dough is made from 100% organic stone ground flour, never bleached or bromated,
and leavened naturally.
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Shopsy's
Shopsy's is the name of a delicatessen
restaurant in the Greater Toronto Area and a brand name owned by Maple Leaf
Foods for a line of meat products.
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Sidecar
Chef and owner William Sweete and partner Casey
Bee took a tacky space (the former Versace’s Driveway) and made it a College
Street dining-out destination on the strength of both his cocktail and dinner
menus. The restaurant makes the best (and strongest) Bad Ass Mojito in town and
dinner ain’t bad either -- serving solid fare like steak frites and delicious
oven-roasted chicken.
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Sneaky Dee's
Sneaky Dee's is a bar on the south-east corner
of the College and Bathurst intersection in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Its original location was on Bloor Street west of Bathurst, but it moved to its
present location in 1990.
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Sushi Kaji
At Sushi Kaji, we are particular about
authenticity. Fish comes strictly from Tokyo bay. Rice, vegetables and even
garnishes are from Japan. Although we do not serve "popular Japanese food" like
"California roll" and "Teriyaki", we will be pleased to introduce you to the
real Japanese food culture.
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The Orbit Room
The Orbit Room is a Toronto bar owned by Alex
Lifeson (a member of the band Rush) and Tim Notter. The restaurant is managed by
Tim Wilson. The venue is decorated in the style of a 1950s New York cocktail
lounge, and plays host to many different kinds of live music; particularly R&B,
funk, and jazz. It is located at 580-A College Street, within Toronto's "Little
Italy" district, accessible by streetcar. There is street parking. They serve
some food; more on certain nights of the week.
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The Rivoli
The Rivoli is a famous bar, restaurant and
performance space on Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario. The club originally
earned a reputation as one of Canada's hippest music clubs, and many major
Canadian comedy and musical performers have played on its stage, including The
Kids in the Hall, Gordon Downie, The Frantics, Sean Cullen and the infamous Dark
Shows.
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Trevor Kitchen & Bar
Located in the heart of downtown Toronto,
Trevor kitchen and bar, opened October 2006, has become a restaurant of choice.
This distinctive space uniquely blends fine dining with casual intimacy offering
an "anti-elitist fine dining experience."