Introducing: Sip Wine Bar, an authentic Neopolitan pizzeria at Yonge and Eglinton
Introducing: Sip Wine Bar, an authentic Neopolitan pizzeria at Yonge and Eglinton
Name: 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
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- The restaurant is located at 2 Broadway Avenue, close to Yonge and Eglinton
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- The space is big and modern with high ceilings and exposed ductwork
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- The shiny Enomatic wine dispenser (designed to keep bottles fresh) takes centre stage behind the bar
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- To start: homemade focaccia with hummus and white bean purée
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- Gnocchi marinara with basil and mozzarella ($15)
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- Margherita pizza ($14)
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- Pan-seared veal chop with porcini mushrooms in a white wine and demi glace sauce ($31)
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 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
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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