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What’s on the menu at Canis, a new bistro serving rustic Canadiana

By Renée Suen| Photography by Renée Suen

| September 27, 2016

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What's on the menu at Canis, a new bistro serving rustic Canadiana

Name: Canis Neighbourhood: Trinity Bellwoods Contact: 746 Queen St. W., 416-203-3317, canisrestaurant.com
Previously: One of a Kind Pasta Chef and Owner: Jeff Kang (Bosk)

The food

Casual fine dining that highlights seasonal Canadian ingredients (Kang calls it “bistronomy”). The dinner-only menu includes snacks (oysters, house-cured meat, cauliflower falafel), starters (beef tartare, ricotta-stuffed pasta, foie gras) and more substantial dinner plates, like a whole roasted and dry-aged duck for two.

What's on the menu at Canis, a new bistro serving rustic Canadiana — Sourdough bread from Clarke’s, served with fresh cheese and chimichurri; butter with chives; and an order of house-cured lonza ($9).

What's on the menu at Canis, a new bistro serving rustic Canadiana — Heirloom tomato salad: Vicki’s Veggies’ cherry tomatoes, baby red plums, fermented tomato juice, lemon verbena oil and lemon thyme. $17.

What's on the menu at Canis, a new bistro serving rustic Canadiana — Beef tartare with white anchovies, sunflower seeds, garlic aïoli, potato chips, watercress, mustard and parsley. Dusted with kale powder. $18.

What's on the menu at Canis, a new bistro serving rustic Canadiana — Two pieces of foie gras with apple marmalade, apple crumble, green apple and walnut streusel. $22.

What's on the menu at Canis, a new bistro serving rustic Canadiana — The duck for two is carved tableside and served with onion purée and wheat berries cooked in duck stock. $59.

What's on the menu at Canis, a new bistro serving rustic Canadiana — Here’s a closer look.

What's on the menu at Canis, a new bistro serving rustic Canadiana — Sour cherry sorbet, whipped almond milk, macerated cherries, white chocolate and almond crumble. $7.

The drinks

Three large-format beers (right now, a trio of Beau’s bottles) and a rotating selection of organic wines, some of which are available by the glass.

What's on the menu at Canis, a new bistro serving rustic Canadiana

The space

The austere, 28-seat room is decked out primarily with concrete, wood and leather.

What's on the menu at Canis, a new bistro serving rustic Canadiana

What's on the menu at Canis, a new bistro serving rustic Canadiana

What's on the menu at Canis, a new bistro serving rustic Canadiana — Here’s Kang in the open kitchen.

What's on the menu at Canis, a new bistro serving rustic Canadiana

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