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Introducing: Sip Wine Bar, an authentic Neopolitan pizzeria at Yonge and Eglinton

Introducing: Sip Wine Bar, an authentic Neopolitan pizzeria at Yonge and Eglinton

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sip-introName: SIP Wine Bar
Neighbourhood: Yonge and Eglinton
Contact Info: 2 Broadway Ave., 647-748-7101, sipwinebar.ca
Owner: Carmen Costantino
Chef: Andre Robustino

The Food: Costantino hails from Naples, so it’s no surprize that pizzas are the main attraction at SIP. They come in over a dozen guises, each flash-baked for exactly 60 seconds in the wood-fired oven. Salads, pastas and a few heartier meat dishes round out the traditional Italian menu.

The Drinks: The fair-sized wine list emphasizes Italian bottles and includes a dozen wines by the glass. A shiny Enomatic wine dispenser (designed to keep wines fresh after uncorking) takes centre stage behind the bar.

The Place: The modern trattoria has a big, wrap-around bar, high ceilings and exposed brick walls. The wood oven’s red-tiled dome is visible to diners in the open kitchen.

The Numbers:
• 80 seats, plus 45 in the private dining room
• 60 seconds to flash-bake a pizza
• 16 pizzas, including the “SIP” pizza, which comes folded in half like a calzone
• 1 decorative wagon wheel

Topics: Openings Sip Wine Bar Toronto Restaurants

One thought on “Introducing: Sip Wine Bar, an authentic Neopolitan pizzeria at Yonge and Eglinton”

  1. It happens that this place is right across the street from me. So,
    I’m aware that there’s a story behind the story of this “modern
    trattoria”.

    How exactly were they able to find a space that
    could fit a “big, wrap-around bar” with high ceilings, and find it on a
    residential side street in the much-sought-after Yonge and Eglinton
    area? Why, courtesy of a property owner who was willing to turn two
    units of rental apartment stock into a commercial space, that’s how.
    While the building is zoned commercial/residential, it’s always been
    strictly residential for the nearly fifteen years I’ve been living here.
    I wonder how the folks who live in the other apartments like their new
    neighbour?

    https://sean-boulton.squarespace.com/blog/2014/1/20/the-story-behind-the-story

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