Introducing: Little Sister, a new Indonesian snack bar from the owners of Quince bistro
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Name: Little Sister
Contact Info: 2031 Yonge St., 416-488-2031, littlesistertoronto.com , @littlesisterto
Neighbourhood: Davisville Village
Previously: Lucca Fine Linens, a fancy home shop
Owners: Michael van de Winkel and Jennifer Gittins, who also own Quince Bistro
Chef: Michael van de Winkel
The Food: Chef van de Winkel grew up in Amsterdam and spent time working as a chef in the Dutch Navy. There, he learned to cook a colonial-era Indonesian meal called rijsttafel (Dutch for “rice table”). Years later, he continued the tradition in Toronto, where the colourful feasts were a huge draw at his midtown bistro, Quince. Now van de Winkel and co-owner Jennifer Gittens have moved the Dutch-Indo cuisine to a venue of its own. At Little Sister, the menu sticks mainly to the kind of snacks you can eat with your hands: croquettes, skewers and Indonesian-style rendang tacos.
The Drinks: Tropical cocktails inspired by Balinese cuisine, plus wines chosen by Master Sommelier John Szabo.
The Place: The former linen shop has been transformed into a 1,200-square-foot, 48-seat restaurant. The long room is bright and airy with printed wallpaper, lots of rustic wooden furniture and splashes of bright orange (for the original Dutch flag).
283538 <strong>Little Sister</strong> is an Indonesian-themed spin-off of <strong>Quince</strong> bistro, which is located just down the street (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing: Little Sister https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-01-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-01.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/little-sister-toronto-restaurants/slide/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-01/ little-sister-toronto-restaurant-01 0 0
(Image: Renée Suen)
283539 The room was designed by Toronto firm <strong>Commute Design</strong> Introducing: Little Sister https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-02-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-02.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/little-sister-toronto-restaurants/slide/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-02/ little-sister-toronto-restaurant-02 0 0
283540 The windowed wall separating the dining room from the kitchen was designed to resemble a <em>kaki lima,</em> a type of street-food cart common in Indonesia Introducing: Little Sister https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-03-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-03.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/little-sister-toronto-restaurants/slide/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-03/ little-sister-toronto-restaurant-03 0 0
283541 Introducing: Little Sister https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-04-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-04.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/little-sister-toronto-restaurants/slide/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-04/ little-sister-toronto-restaurant-04 0 0
283542 Introducing: Little Sister https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-05-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-05.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/little-sister-toronto-restaurants/slide/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-05/ little-sister-toronto-restaurant-05 0 0
283543 Indonesian ingredients, including <em>terasi</em> (dried shrimp paste), <em>ketjap manis</em> (thicker and sweeter than soy sauce), canary nuts, Indonesian bay leaf, tamarind and a couple types of ginger that are a part of the house-made <em>bumbu</em> (a garlicky spice mix that’s used as a marinade) Introducing: Little Sister https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-06-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-06.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/little-sister-toronto-restaurants/slide/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-06/ little-sister-toronto-restaurant-06 0 0
283544 Chef <strong>van de Winkel,</strong> a native of Amsterdam, has been eating and cooking Dutch-Indo cuisine since childhood. (As a chef in the Dutch Navy, he cooked a weekly Indonesian feast called <em>rijsttafel</em>—Dutch for “rice table”) Introducing: Little Sister https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-07-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-07.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/little-sister-toronto-restaurants/slide/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-07/ little-sister-toronto-restaurant-07 0 0
283545 A feast of small and big plates Introducing: Little Sister https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-08-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-08.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/little-sister-toronto-restaurants/slide/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-08/ little-sister-toronto-restaurant-08 0 0
283546 <em>Krupuk:</em> prawn crackers with peanut sauce ($4.75) Introducing: Little Sister https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-09-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-09.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/little-sister-toronto-restaurants/slide/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-09/ little-sister-toronto-restaurant-09 0 0
283547 Beef rendang tacos with coconut cream, lettuce and pickled red onions ($4) Introducing: Little Sister https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-10-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-10.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/little-sister-toronto-restaurants/slide/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-10/ little-sister-toronto-restaurant-10 0 0
283548 <em>Satay Lilit:</em> Balinese-spiced chicken skewers ($16) Introducing: Little Sister https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-11-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-11.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/little-sister-toronto-restaurants/slide/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-11/ little-sister-toronto-restaurant-11 0 0
283549 Fried cauliflower salad ($7.50) Introducing: Little Sister https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-12-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-12.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/little-sister-toronto-restaurants/slide/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-12/ little-sister-toronto-restaurant-12 0 0
283550 <em>Ayam Panggang:</em> sweet chili grilled chicken with bean sprouts, green onions and cilantro ($12.50) Introducing: Little Sister https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-13-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-13.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/little-sister-toronto-restaurants/slide/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-13/ little-sister-toronto-restaurant-13 0 0
283552 The Ubud Hangout blends gin, jalapeño, black pepper syrup, cucumber, cilantro and orange bitters ($12) Introducing: Little Sister https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-15-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-15.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-15.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/little-sister-toronto-restaurants/slide/little-sister-toronto-restaurant-15/ little-sister-toronto-restaurant-15 0 0
Dutch flag is not orange fyi :D but the place is great and food is superb!
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gotta try this place.
been saying for years that toronto is missing a major food category: dutch indonesian