Introducing: Michael’s on Simcoe, a new downtown steakhouse from the old manager of Harbour Sixty

The ultra-modern space was designed by Thomas Tampold and Eliana Diamond of Yorkville Design Centre. The dining room’s centerpiece is a glittering, painstakingly hand-assembled, 600-piece Murano glass feature flanked by plush, semi-circular banquettes. High-tech features include state-of-the-art LED mood lighting and three vanishing 55” TV screens built into the mirrors behind the bar. (Also of note for the folks behind the Canada’s Best Bathroom competition: the women’s bathroom features Toto Neorest bidets.)

In the kitchen is chef Boris Babic (formerly of A1 Autostrada in Concord), who focuses on the meat and seafood side, while sous chef Steve Morsi executes the Italian dishes, making pasta from scratch daily. The menu features appetizers like a seafood salad ($22) with scallop, shrimp, octopus, fennel and olives and a classic beet carpaccio ($12). The Italian mains feature luxe ingredients: the ravioli ($29) is topped with pieces of poached lobster, and the risotto ($29), naturally, is truffled. Steaks are all hand-selected USDA Prime, with cuts that have been dry- or wet-aged from 21 to 35 days. Prices start at $28 for a 7-ounce tenderloin and stretch up to $64 for a porterhouse. The wine list is a work in progress, currently offering about 150 labels, and, behind the bar, the focus is on those classic steak liquors: scotch and bourbon.

Michael’s on Simcoe, 100 Simcoe St., 416-260-5100, michaelsonsimcoe.com, @MichaelOnSimcoe