Introducing: The Four Seven, a new Bloordale bar from Tequila Bookworm’s owners
Name: The Four Seven
Neighbourhood: Bloordale
Contact Info: 1211 Bloor St. W., @the47TO
Previously: Ortolan
Owners: Jeff Caires and Andrew Usher (Tequila Bookworm ) and chef Daniel Usher (Ortolan )
Executive Chef: Daniel Usher
The Food: Late-night eats served until 2 a.m., including big dishes for sharing. Usher’s concise menu includes an Italian-style grilled squid; socca , a gluten-free chickpea-flour crepe topped with either lamb or eggplant; kashkaval pane , Bulgarian fried cheese; and mushroom and pecorino gnocchi, a holdover from the chef’s Ortolan days.
The Drinks: Small batch local and international brews, wine, a handful of classic cocktails and one tap dedicated to Ontario ciders.
The Place: The space has been revamped since Ortolan closed a few months back , trading clean lines and cloth napkins for a more casual, grittier bar atmosphere, including wall art designed by local graffiti artist Jimmy Chiale .
305150 The new bar fills the space that Ortolan left empty last November. (Image: Rebecca Fleming) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Exterior-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Exterior.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Exterior.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-four-seven-new-bloordale-bar-tequila-bookworms-owners/slide/exterior-23/ exterior-23 0 0
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305102 The Four Seven focuses on cider and small-batch beer, but they've got classic cocktails, too. (Image: Gizelle Lau) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-02-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-02.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-four-seven-new-bloordale-bar-tequila-bookworms-owners/slide/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-02/ the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-02 0 0
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305103 Socca—a chickpea-flour crepe—is topped with lamb, tahini, parsley, red onion and chili vinaigrette. ($9) (Image: Gizelle Lau) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-03-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-03.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-four-seven-new-bloordale-bar-tequila-bookworms-owners/slide/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-03/ the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-03 0 0
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305104 The fave e cicoria: fava bean purée topped with dandelion greens, red onion and olive oil. ($7) (Image: Gizelle Lau) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-04-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-04.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-four-seven-new-bloordale-bar-tequila-bookworms-owners/slide/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-04/ the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-04 0 0
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305105 Grilled squid comes covered with salbitxada (a Catalan sauce of almond, garlic and tomato) and finished with green onion. ($9) (Image: Gizelle Lau) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-05-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-05.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-four-seven-new-bloordale-bar-tequila-bookworms-owners/slide/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-05/ the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-05 0 0
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305106 Guests can design their own charcuterie boards to accompany house-made flatbread. This tray includes sudjuk (a pork and beef salami), Bulgarian feta and caponata. ($5 each) (Image: Gizelle Lau) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-06-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-06.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-four-seven-new-bloordale-bar-tequila-bookworms-owners/slide/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-06/ the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-06 0 0
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305101 The wall art is courtesy of local graffiti artist Jimmy Chiale. (Image: Gizelle Lau) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-01-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-01.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-four-seven-new-bloordale-bar-tequila-bookworms-owners/slide/the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-01/ the-four-seven-toronto-restaurants-01 0 0
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