The Month That Was: the Toronto restaurants and bars that opened and closed in July

Openings

Momofuku Milk Bar—Compost Cookies and Crack Pie at the first international outpost of the New York bake shop. Read our Introducing post »

The Beverley Hotel—A new boutique hotel, restaurant and swishy rooftop patio on Queen West. Read our Introducing post »

Scaddabush—Hand-stretched mozzarella and a leafy, gingham-clad patio at the new Mississauga restaurant from the owners of Reds. Read our Introducing post »

Big Crow—A casual backyard barbecue tucked behind Rose and Sons’ diner. Read our Introducing post »

El Catrin—Mexican street art, tequila cocktails and a massive patio at the new Distillery District taqueria. Read our Introducing post »

The Cocktail Parlor—Nightclub impresario Charles Khabouth’s surprisingly low-key cocktail lounge at STORYs on King West. Read our Introducing post »

Playa Cabana Hacienda—The taco craze continues: the trendy taqueria opened its third location. Read our Introducing post »

Bero—Matt Kantor, the man behind pop-ups like the Secret Pickle Supper Club, opened a refined Spanish restaurant in Leslieville.  Read our Introducing post »

Food and Liquor—Another new place to eat late in Parkdale (the kitchen stays open until 2 a.m.). Read our Introducing post »

Sweet Snow Shave Ice—The Hawaiian-themed food truck serves cups of freshly shaved snow in flavours like lychee and root beer. Read our story »

EFS—The new rooftop lounge and hookah bar on King West has plenty of greenery and snacks from The Food Dudes. Read our Introducing post »

Amsterdam BrewHouse—A lakeside extravaganza with two dining rooms, a sports bar, a retail store, four patios and a craft brewery. Read our Introducing post »

Bestia—The owners of Sagra and The Slow Room opened a mobile pizzeria with a wood-fired oven on board. Read our Introducing post »

Ryus Noodle Bar—A new ramen house joins Kinton Ramen on Baldwin Street. Read our Introducing post »

Das Gasthaus—Craft beer and charcuterie (sold by the half-metre) at the new German restaurant on the Danforth. Read our Introducing post »

The Magnum Pleasure Store—Toronto chef Mark McEwan and hunky actor Joe Manganiello showed up for the opening of the ultra-glamorous ice cream pop-up in Yorkville.  Read our story »

Que Supper Club—Toronto’s first-ever barbecue supper club opened on Queen East. Read our story »

Brock Sandwich—The new Bloor West lunch counter sells piri piri chicken-stuffed sandwiches and other savoury snacks. [Twitter]

Brussels Bistro—A French-Belgian bistro in The Beach from the owner of Café Brussels. [Brussels Bistro]

Kristamos Fish House—The new Danforth taverna specializes in Mediterranean seafood. [PostCity]

Trinity Modern Greek—A palatial new space in The Beach that serves smoked salmon baklava and other spins on Greek standards. [Facebook]

Me & Mine—The eclectic menu at the new College Street restaurant includes house-made sausages, millet croquettes and peanut butter cookies. [Twitter]

More Than Pies—The Etobicoke wholesale bakery opened a new retail shop on Lakeshore. [BlogTO]

Latin Taste—Takeout tamales and churros at the new dinner counter in Baldwin Village. [BlogTO]

Food Palace Gelato—A tiny new ice cream shop tucked down a laneway near Queen and Bathurst. [BlogTO]

United Coffee—A stylish new indie café at College and Ossington. [BlogTO]

Pili Pili—The uptown Tanzanian takeout counter specializes in unconventional samosas and minced-meat kebabs. [BlogTO]

Vicki’z Vegetarian Eatery—A new College Street option for salads, smoothies and Mediterranean-style wraps. [BlogTO]

The Salted Pig—A new roaming restaurant serving all things porcine, like pigs in a blanket and pulled pork poutine. [BlogTO]

The One That Got Away—The popular King West fish-and-chip shop opened a second location in Bloor West Village. [Twitter]

Serious Sandwiches—The casual uptown lunch counter serves coronation chicken, pulled pork and other hearty sandwiches. [PostCity]

Gourmeats—The Junction butcher shop’s hormone-free meat comes in marinades like Mayan Chipotle, Ghaaarrlic! and Can-Asian. [Facebook]

West Coast Poutine—Another addition to the city’s growing fleet of food trucks. [BlogTO]

Jerome’s Cucina and Bar—Expect late-night DJs and occasional karaoke at the new restaurant and martini bar in Little Italy. [Facebook]

Closings

Hoof Raw Bar—A new Haitian restaurant called Rhum Corner will replace the beloved Black Hoof’s pescatarian offshoot. Read our story »

Nejibee—The popular after-work izakaya closed quietly at the end of the month. [PostCity]

Sotto in the Village—The uptown spin-off of swanky Sotto Sotto closed. The owners reportedly have a new restaurant in the works. [PostCity]

Culinarium—The organic food store closed due to financial difficulties. [Culinarium]

Calphalon Culinary Centre—After ten years, the retail store and cooking school closed its Toronto location. [Calphalon]