The latest on Susur Lee’s new restaurant: a name, a hallway and more
After weeks of speculation, we can finally report that Susur Lee’s new restaurant—the one opening in the same space as the original Susur and the short-lived Madeline’s—will be called Lee Lounge. The name may not earn five stars for creativity, but from what we hear, it is less about charting new territory and more about Toronto’s Asian sensation returning to his eastern roots.
The place is scheduled to open next month, and there are no menu specifics as of yet. We do know that Lee Lounge will be attached to the adjacent Lee through an indoor hallway, and that the idea is to have a place where diners will want to stick around after their meal. To that end, relaxed lounge-style seating and a DJ are on the agenda. And with Susur at the helm, we’re guessing cocktails will reach a whole new level of sophistication. Pork belly-tini, anyone?
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Courtney Shea is a freelance journalist in Toronto. She started her career as an intern at Toronto Life and continues to contribute frequently to the publication, including her 2022 National Magazine Award–winning feature, “The Death Cheaters,” her regular Q&As and her recent investigation into whether Taylor Swift hung out at a Toronto dive bar (she did not). Courtney was a producer and writer on the 2022 documentary The Talented Mr. Rosenberg, based on her 2014 Toronto Life magazine feature “The Yorkville Swindler.”
