The Month That Was: the Toronto restaurants and bars that opened and closed in April
Openings
Luckee—Celeb chef Susur Lee’s new destination for refined Cantonese cuisine and around-the-clock dim sum. Read our Introducing post »
Fat Pasha—Anthony Rose opened his new Middle Eastern restaurant on Dupont Avenue (it’s just as bustling and chaotic as the other two).
Farmer’s Daughter—Fish and bivalves are the focus at Farmhouse Tavern’s new seafood spin-off in the Junction Triangle. Read our Introducing post »
Blackbird Baking Co.—This cute new Kensington bakery is backed by the owners of Michelin-starred Manhattan pub The Spotted Pig. Read our Introducing post »
Pain Perdu—Lawrence Park residents now have a new place to go for buttery escargot and foie-topped brioche. Read our Introducing post »
The Passenger—This new gastropub in the Junction specializes in Prohibition-era cocktails and retro hors d’oeuvres. Read our Introducing post »
Market Street Catch—Yet another new spin-off seafood restaurant, this one from the owners of Buster’s Sea Cove in St. Lawrence Market. Read our Introducing post »
Bampot—This new social-gaming centre and vegetarian café caters to an earthier, freer-spirited variety of gamer. Read our Dish post »
Sam James Coffee Bar—Toronto’s indie coffee maestro opened an ultra-minimalist coffee bar on the Ossington strip. Read our Dish post »
La Créole—This refined island kitchen on St. Clair West serves traditional French Caribbean food in a romantic, fabric-draped room. Read our Introducing post »
The Workshop by Latitude—The menu at this new Roncey restaurant revolves entirely around cheese. Read our Introducing post »
Speakeasy 21—A handful of decorative steamer trunks are the only thing that’s old-fashioned about this big, modern bar in the Financial District. Read our Introducing post »
Cleo—Uptown’s answer to the Middle Eastern dining trend. Read our Introducing post »
Tavern by Trevor—Over-the-top comfort cuisine reaches new heights of decadence at this new downtown restaurant (deep-fried foie gras, anyone?). Read our Introducing post »
Ed’s Real Scoop—The cheerful Leslieville parlour opened a new west-end location, on Roncesvalles. [Ed’s Real Scoop]
Kenzo—The ramen chain opened a new outlet in the former Murray’s Sandwich space on Queen West. [Kenzo Ramen]
North of Brooklyn—East-end pizza lovers welcomed this popular pizzeria’s new Church Street location. [North of Brooklyn]
Closings
The Pantry—The Irish-food shop beloved by expats citywide has reopened as a specialty cheese shop (same name, new ownership). [Facebook]
Teatro—The College Street restaurant announced its closure early in the month. [Facebook]
Dinah’s Cupboard—Yorkvillers looking for fancy prepared food will have to head to Pusateri’s; Dinah’s closed for good this month, after 35 years on Cumberland Street. [Eater Toronto]
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