What’s on the menu at Nice Nice, Parkdale’s new wine-and-burger bar from the people behind Paris Paris and Extra Burger
Name: Nice Nice
Contact: 269 Dunn Ave., no phone, @nicenicewine
Neighbourhood: Parkdale
Previously: Superpoint Express
Owners: Jesse Fader and Jonathan Poon (Paris Paris, Favorites Thai BBQ, Superpoint, Bar Fancy)
Accessibility: Fully accessible
The food
There’s a short menu of Paris Paris snacks, including a chicken liver pâté and mixed pickles, but the collaboration with Extra Burger means guests can get something a little more substantial with their wine, in the form of flat-top-cooked burgers and crinkle-cut fries. An after-midnight menu features Party Fries with all the fixings and half-price bottles.
The drinks
General manager Gabriel Parniak and Krysta Oben of Toronto’s Grape Witches are behind the changing list of interesting wines from around the world, with more Canadian producers on the way.
The space
The two-room restaurant is made up of Extra Burger’s standing-room-only space and Nice Nice’s 18-seat, no-reservation lounge. They’re separated by a beaded curtain. Come warmer weather, a street-side patio will seat 20 more guests.
Accessibility: Fully accessible
The food
There's a short menu of Paris Paris snacks, including a chicken liver pâté and mixed pickles, but the collaboration with Extra Burger means guests can get something a little more substantial with their wine, in the form of flat-top-cooked burgers and crinkle-cut fries. An after-midnight menu features Party Fries with all the fixings and half-price bottles.
[caption id="attachment_515161" align="aligncenter" width="1820"] Nice Nice's snacks include (clockwise from top right) mixed pickles ($5), chicken liver pâté with Paris toasts ($10), saucisson sec ($5), marinated olives ($5) and chèvre with compote and Paris toasts ($10).[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_515153" align="aligncenter" width="1820"] Extra Burger’s cheeseburger tops a patty with American cheese, tomato, shredded lettuce, kosher pickle and special sauce, all on a toasted Martin’s potato roll ($7). Add another patty or bacon for $2 extra. A side of fries is $4 and a side of dill is $3.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_515155" align="aligncenter" width="1820"] Wine wine, burger burger, fries fries.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_515159" align="aligncenter" width="910"] Extra Burger's chef-owner Rob Jones.[/caption]
The drinks
General manager Gabriel Parniak and Krysta Oben of Toronto’s Grape Witches are behind the changing list of interesting wines from around the world, with more Canadian producers on the way.
[caption id="attachment_515151" align="aligncenter" width="2047"] The current selection includes a dry traditional riesling (Dr. Burklin-Wolf 2016), a New World expression of chenin blanc (Methode Sauvage 2018), a low-intervention red blend from California (Wind Gap 2016) and a canned pet-nat (Benjamin Bridge).[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_515149" align="aligncenter" width="1820"] More wine.[/caption]
The space
The two-room restaurant is made up of Extra Burger's standing-room-only space and Nice Nice's 18-seat, no-reservation lounge. They're separated by a beaded curtain. Come warmer weather, a street-side patio will seat 20 more guests.
[caption id="attachment_515156" align="aligncenter" width="1820"] Here's the Extra Burger side of things.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_515160" align="aligncenter" width="2047"] And beyond the beaded curtain, into Nice Nice.[/caption]
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