The third annual Estrella Damm Tapas Journey
Baro
485 King St. W., 416-363-8388, barotoronto.com
Nuevo Latino street snacks
Empanada with cornmeal beef, potaoes and aji.
Spanish blood sausage with salsa verde on an arepa.
Chorizo with fried plantain chip and chimichurri.
Bosk
188 University Ave. E., 647-788-8294, shangri-la.com
Modern Continental
Heirloom tomatoes and basil on crostini.
Chorizo with saffron and bechamel sauce.
Clams with ramps, chives and onions.
Carmen
922 Queen St. W., 416-535-0404, carmensayz.com
Spanish
Steak tartare with quail egg yolk and sea salt.
Blue cheese and apricot marmalade braised with cava.
Braised octopus with potato confit, olives, peppers, paprika and sea salt.
Copetín
107 King St. E., 416-603-8009, copetin.ca
Modern Continental
Ricotta tostada with beets and cashew mole.
Garlic shrimp and guindilla pepper with tomato on grilled bread.
Grilled lamb kebab with smoked eggplant and yogurt.
DaiLo
503 College St., 647-341-8882, dailoto.com
Chinese-French
Hakka shrimp-and-pork wontons with XO chili sauce and a nut crumble.
KFC tofu with green curry slaw and Asian barbecue sauce.
Vietnamese sausage pogo with banana ketchup and yellow mustard.
La Palma
849 Dundas St. W., 416-368-4567, lapalma.ca
Italian
Giant green olives stuffed with house-made pork-and-beef sausage.
Chicken liver crostini with cipolline onion agrodolce and aged balsamic.
Coriander-crusted albacore tuna with compressed watermelon and sumac.
Leña
176 Yonge St., 416-507-3378, lenarestaurante.com
South American
Crispy baby sardines served with “nasty” (spicy habanero) mayo.
Poached and chilled mussels with roasted red pepper and shoestring potatoes.
Salted baby potatoes and chorizo migas with sherry aïoli and olive oil.
Los Colibris
220 King St. W., 416-979-7717, loscolibris.ca
Mexican
Tortilla with refried beans and cochinita pibil in achiote seed.
Empanada with huitlacoche, jalapeno, cotija cheese and salsa roja.
Refried beans and octopus in árbol and guajillo pepper adobo.
Patria
478 King St. W., 416-367-0505, patriatoronto.com
Spanish
Salt cod croqueta and a piquillo pepper.
Smoked eel croqueta.
Calamari bocadillo with guindilla pepper, squid ink and aïoli.
Scaramouche Pasta Bar and Grill
1 Benvenuto Pl., 416-961-8011, scaramoucherestaurant.com
Bistro-style
Salt cod croquetas with saffron sweet onions.
Spanish sausage served with romesco sauce and a roasted black olive crumble.
Grilled shrimp served with gazpacho relish.
, grilled lamb kebabs (Copetín) and crispy baby sardines with spicy habanero mayo (Leña). Each stop will offer three small plates and an Estrella Damm lager for $20. We checked out what 10 of the participating spots will be serving.
Baro
485 King St. W., 416-363-8388, barotoronto.com
Nuevo Latino street snacks
[caption id="attachment_428189" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Empanada with cornmeal beef, potaoes and aji.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428190" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Spanish blood sausage with salsa verde on an arepa.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428188" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Chorizo with fried plantain chip and chimichurri.[/caption]
Bosk
188 University Ave. E., 647-788-8294, shangri-la.com
Modern Continental
[caption id="attachment_428196" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Heirloom tomatoes and basil on crostini.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428193" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Chorizo with saffron and bechamel sauce.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428194" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Clams with ramps, chives and onions.[/caption]
Carmen
922 Queen St. W., 416-535-0404, carmensayz.com
Spanish
[caption id="attachment_428200" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Steak tartare with quail egg yolk and sea salt.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428197" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Blue cheese and apricot marmalade braised with cava.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428198" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Braised octopus with potato confit, olives, peppers, paprika and sea salt.[/caption]
Copetín
107 King St. E., 416-603-8009, copetin.ca
Modern Continental
[caption id="attachment_428204" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Ricotta tostada with beets and cashew mole.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428202" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Garlic shrimp and guindilla pepper with tomato on grilled bread.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428201" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Grilled lamb kebab with smoked eggplant and yogurt.[/caption]
DaiLo
503 College St., 647-341-8882, dailoto.com
Chinese-French
[caption id="attachment_428208" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Hakka shrimp-and-pork wontons with XO chili sauce and a nut crumble.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428207" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] KFC tofu with green curry slaw and Asian barbecue sauce.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428205" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Vietnamese sausage pogo with banana ketchup and yellow mustard.[/caption]
La Palma
849 Dundas St. W., 416-368-4567, lapalma.ca
Italian
[caption id="attachment_428210" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Giant green olives stuffed with house-made pork-and-beef sausage.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428209" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Chicken liver crostini with cipolline onion agrodolce and aged balsamic.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428212" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Coriander-crusted albacore tuna with compressed watermelon and sumac.[/caption]
Leña
176 Yonge St., 416-507-3378, lenarestaurante.com
South American
[caption id="attachment_428215" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Crispy baby sardines served with "nasty" (spicy habanero) mayo.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428214" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Poached and chilled mussels with roasted red pepper and shoestring potatoes.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428213" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Salted baby potatoes and chorizo migas with sherry aïoli and olive oil.[/caption]
Los Colibris
220 King St. W., 416-979-7717, loscolibris.ca
Mexican
[caption id="attachment_428219" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Tortilla with refried beans and cochinita pibil in achiote seed.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428217" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Empanada with huitlacoche, jalapeno, cotija cheese and salsa roja.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428218" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Refried beans and octopus in árbol and guajillo pepper adobo.[/caption]
Patria
478 King St. W., 416-367-0505, patriatoronto.com
Spanish
[caption id="attachment_428221" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Salt cod croqueta and a piquillo pepper.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428223" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Smoked eel croqueta.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428222" align="aligncenter" width="1172"] Calamari bocadillo with guindilla pepper, squid ink and aïoli.[/caption]
Scaramouche Pasta Bar and Grill
1 Benvenuto Pl., 416-961-8011, scaramoucherestaurant.com
Bistro-style
[caption id="attachment_428225" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Salt cod croquetas with saffron sweet onions.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428226" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Spanish sausage served with romesco sauce and a roasted black olive crumble.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_428227" align="aligncenter" width="1593"] Grilled shrimp served with gazpacho relish.[/caption]
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