Name: Cibo Wine Bar
Neighbourhood: King West
Contact Info: 522 King St. W. , 416-504-3939, www.cibowinebar.com/cibo_ks/index_ks.html
Owners: Brothers Nick and Pat Di Donato from Liberty Entertainment Group, the company behind Toronto supper clubs like Rosewater and Spice Route
Chef: Saverio Marci
The Food: The encyclopedic menu consists of old-school Italian food, like chicken parmigiana, veal Milanese and chianti-braised short ribs, as well as pizzas, pastas and antipasti. Indecisive eaters beware: there are 88 dishes to choose from.
The Drinks: The emphasis is on Italian wine. Bottles from California, France and Canada are also available.
The Place: In keeping with its King West address, the 8,000-square foot space is lofty and plush, but lamp lighting, exposed wood beams and rough stone archways give it a Roman-grotto feel. A floor-to-ceiling glass wine cellar doubles as decor.
The Numbers:
• 2642 bottles stored in the glass-encased wine room
• 590 dollars to buy the most expensive bottle of wine: a 2007 Solaia Super Tuscan by Marchesi Antinori
• 200 seats inside, 68 on the patio
• 24 bottles available by the glass
• 4 downstairs conference rooms are set up with AV and Wi-Fi for special meetings and events
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221934 The 8,000-square-foot dining room (Image: Caroline Aksich)<br />
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(Image: Caroline Aksich)
221923 The floor-to-ceiling glass wine cellar stores over 2,000 bottles and doubles as decor (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing Cibo Wine Bar Introducing Cibo Wine Bar https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-09-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-09.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-restaurants/slide/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-09/ cibo-wine-bar-toronto-09 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
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(Image: Caroline Aksich)
221933 Rough stone archways give the space a Roman-grotto feel (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing Cibo Wine Bar Introducing Cibo Wine Bar https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-19-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-19.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-19.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-restaurants/slide/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-19/ cibo-wine-bar-toronto-19 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
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(Image: Caroline Aksich)
221925 Paintings by artist Douglas Macrae (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing Cibo Wine Bar Introducing Cibo Wine Bar https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-11-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-11.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-restaurants/slide/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-11/ cibo-wine-bar-toronto-11 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
221929 The 68-seat patio (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing Cibo Wine Bar Introducing Cibo Wine Bar https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-15-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-15.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-15.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-restaurants/slide/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-15/ cibo-wine-bar-toronto-15 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
221915 Meat and cheese board with Gorgonzola, Parmesan, brie, sopressata, salami, caponata, figs, grapes, sliced pear and house-baked Italian breadsticks called tarallis ($17) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing Cibo Wine Bar Introducing Cibo Wine Bar https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-01-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-01.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-restaurants/slide/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-01/ cibo-wine-bar-toronto-01 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
221916 The fresh-baked focaccia is also sold by the loaf (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing Cibo Wine Bar Introducing Cibo Wine Bar https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-02-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-02.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-restaurants/slide/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-02/ cibo-wine-bar-toronto-02 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
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(Image: Caroline Aksich)
221918 Pizza with fior di latte and prosciutto ($18) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing Cibo Wine Bar Introducing Cibo Wine Bar https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-04-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-04.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-restaurants/slide/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-04/ cibo-wine-bar-toronto-04 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
221920 Pappardelle with lamb ragù and pecorino ($19) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing Cibo Wine Bar Introducing Cibo Wine Bar https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-06-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-06.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-restaurants/slide/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-06/ cibo-wine-bar-toronto-06 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
221919 Orecchiette with rapini, spicy Italian sausage, fontina, Parmesan, whole garlic cloves and olive oil ($19) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing Cibo Wine Bar Introducing Cibo Wine Bar https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-05-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-05.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-restaurants/slide/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-05/ cibo-wine-bar-toronto-05 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
221922 Porcini-crusted, chianti-braised short ribs with gorgonzola polenta and fried onions ($34) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing Cibo Wine Bar Introducing Cibo Wine Bar https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-08-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-08.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-restaurants/slide/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-08/ cibo-wine-bar-toronto-08 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
221921 Oven-baked branzino with lemon, parsley, olive oil, rapini and roasted potatoes (MP) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing Cibo Wine Bar Introducing Cibo Wine Bar https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-07-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-07.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-restaurants/slide/cibo-wine-bar-toronto-07/ cibo-wine-bar-toronto-07 0 0
(Image: Caroline Aksich)
I’d better not drink too much wine if I ever go there. I might get confused and think I’m in Crush Wine Bar.