What’s on the menu at Sapori, a new Italian wine bar in the west end
Name: Sapori
Contact: 1588 Dundas St. W., 647-388-9667, @saporitoronto
Neighbourhood: Brockton Village
Previously: Toro Wine Bar
Owners: Anthony and Ryan Sciara
Chef: Ryan Sciara (Archive)
The food
A changing list of $5 snacks (edamame, chips and dip, fried chickpeas), as well as a menu of larger shareable plates of things like chicken wings, Welsh rarebit, chicken liver mousse and elaborate charcuterie boards loaded with cheese and house-cured meats. Meat-free options (tomato salad, mushroom tartine) are available, too. A lunch menu of sandwiches and (more) charcuterie boards will launch later this fall.
The drinks
Local craft beer (Halo, Burdock, Mascot, Blood Brothers), a few house cocktails and a whole lotta wine including plenty of interesting by-the-glass options thanks to a Coravin system. Important: all wine bottles are a third-off every Wednesday.
The space
The two-level bar can seat 50 guests upstairs, with space for 19 more downstairs in a private room. Coming soon to the bright back dining room: a six-top chef’s table plus a larder selling jams and house-cured meats.
The food
A changing list of $5 snacks (edamame, chips and dip, fried chickpeas), as well as a menu of larger shareable plates of things like chicken wings, Welsh rarebit, chicken liver mousse and elaborate charcuterie boards loaded with cheese and house-cured meats. Meat-free options (tomato salad, mushroom tartine) are available, too. A lunch menu of sandwiches and (more) charcuterie boards will launch later this fall.
[caption id="attachment_464932" align="aligncenter" width="2047"] Vietnamese-inspired sweet-and-sour wings are dusted with a chili rub. $12 per pound.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_464923" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] The house ham plate tops dry-cured and smoked coppa with shaved clothbound cheddar, Blackbird sourdough croutons, mustard greens and brown butter. $13.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_464919" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] Just one example of a charcuterie board. Pictured here is the large board ($75).[/caption]
The drinks
Local craft beer (Halo, Burdock, Mascot, Blood Brothers), a few house cocktails and a whole lotta wine including plenty of interesting by-the-glass options thanks to a Coravin system. Important: all wine bottles are a third-off every Wednesday.
[caption id="attachment_464920" align="aligncenter" width="2047"] A selection of the unique finds at Sapori including Bizot Naudin’s La Plante d’à Côte, Enderle & Moll’s Müller-Thurgau Pur, Bainbrdige & Cathcart’s Cuvée Rouge Aux Levres and Hill Farmstead Brewery’s line of limited-available beers. [/caption]
[caption id="attachment_464929" align="aligncenter" width="2047"] A play on The Last Word using gin, green chartreuse, butterfly pea flower tea and lime juice. It's garnished with basil, mint and cucumber. $14.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_464924" align="aligncenter" width="910"] The Odyssey is made with horseradish mescal, pomegranate, egg white, orange blossom water and rose water. It's topped with a piece of horseradish-molasses fruit leather. $15.[/caption]
The space
The two-level bar can seat 50 guests upstairs, with space for 19 more downstairs in a private room. Coming soon to the bright back dining room: a six-top chef’s table plus a larder selling jams and house-cured meats.
[caption id="attachment_464925" align="aligncenter" width="2047"] The private room downstairs is next to the wine cellar (which is also where they cure their meat). [/caption]
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