Introducing: Sagra, a new trattoria in the Junction
Introducing: Sagra, a new trattoria in the Junction
By Renée Suen | July 3, 2013
By Renée Suen | 07/03/2013
Name: Sagra
Neighbourhood: The Junction
Contact Info: 240 Annette St. , 416-767-7200, www.sagra.ca , @Sagra_TO
Owners: Roberto and Sandra Mandarino, who also own The Slow Room on College
Chef: Sivithar Sitsoruban
The Food: The menu consists of simple Italian dishes, like roasted bone marrow with crostini and octopus carpaccio. Neapolitan pies are topped with things like homemade fennel sausage and fior de latte, then flash-baked in a traditional wood-fired oven.
The Place: Cozy and casual, like a well-appointed Italian kitchen. The colourful retro-style posters were designed by a company called Lion vs. Tiger to look like old-world ads for Italian festivals.
The Numbers:
• 900º is the max temperature for the wood-fired oven
• 40 seats, including 8 stools at the bar
• 10 people can dine in the private alcove between the kitchen and the main room
• 8 months to renovate the space
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221687 The posters were designed by Lion vs. Tiger to look like traditional ads for Italian festivals (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing Sagra Introducing Sagra https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-02-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-02.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sagra-toronto-restaurants/slide/sagra-toronto-restaurant-02/ sagra-toronto-restaurant-02 0 0
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221691 Seats at the bar (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing Sagra Introducing Sagra https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-06-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-06.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sagra-toronto-restaurants/slide/sagra-toronto-restaurant-06/ sagra-toronto-restaurant-06 0 0
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221690 The wood-fire pizza oven maxes out at 900º (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing Sagra Introducing Sagra https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-05-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-05.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sagra-toronto-restaurants/slide/sagra-toronto-restaurant-05/ sagra-toronto-restaurant-05 0 0
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221692 Octopus carpaccio topped with arugula, lemon, parsley, chickpeas and pancetta ($13) (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing Sagra Introducing Sagra https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-07-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-07.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sagra-toronto-restaurants/slide/sagra-toronto-restaurant-07/ sagra-toronto-restaurant-07 0 0
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221693 Pizza with prosciutto, arugula, tomato, fior di latte and basil ($14) (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing Sagra Introducing Sagra https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-08-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-08.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sagra-toronto-restaurants/slide/sagra-toronto-restaurant-08/ sagra-toronto-restaurant-08 0 0
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221694 Pizza with house-made fennel sausage, sun dried tomato pesto, roasted peppers and fior di latte ($15) (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing Sagra Introducing Sagra https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-09-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-09.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sagra-toronto-restaurants/slide/sagra-toronto-restaurant-09/ sagra-toronto-restaurant-09 0 0
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221696 Arctic char with fingerling potatoes, braised herb tomatoes and asparagus ($21) (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing Sagra Introducing Sagra https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-intro.jpg 656 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sagra-toronto-restaurants/slide/sagra-toronto-restaurant-intro/ sagra-toronto-restaurant-intro 0 0
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221695 Bone marrow crostini ($10) (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing Sagra Introducing Sagra https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-10-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sagra-toronto-restaurant-10.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sagra-toronto-restaurants/slide/sagra-toronto-restaurant-10/ sagra-toronto-restaurant-10 0 0
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