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King West
Food & Drink
Toronto’s new Thai restaurant makes
The White Lotus
–themed cocktails
Everything there is to eat and drink at Same Same
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Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at Cassius Cucina Contemporanea, an Italian resto-club on King West
Here, the night doesn’t end after dessert
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What’s on the menu at Hello Nori, a new sushi bar specializing in hand rolls
Each one is made to order
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What’s on the menu at Animl, an extravagant new steakhouse
Yes, that’s a disco bull
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Real Estate News
Under Asking: “Buyers will pay later if they don’t act now.” Three agents share why they sold for less
Their properties include a three-storey High Park detached, a 1970s semi in Cabbagetown and a townhouse just south of the Gladstone Hotel
Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at Greta, a new 12,500-square-foot bar with more than 50 arcade games
Welcome to King West, Pac-Man
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What’s on the menu at Charlemagne, Café Renée’s second-floor speakeasy
Including an all-dumpling snack menu
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What’s on the menu at Café Renée, chef Nick Liu’s Italian-inspired French restaurant
Including a sheet of ravioli and a crème brûlée espresso martini that are blowing up on Instagram
City News
This King West sales consultant makes $90,000 a year. How does he spend it?
“I saved for a year to live in the Well”
City News
“I own more than 2,000 books on Toronto”: A Q&A with condo king Peter Freed
The CEO of Freed Developments just announced an $800-million luxury tower downtown. He’s either brave or bonkers
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Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at Patria, the second coming of the Spanish hotspot on King West
Including short rib paella and beef cheek–topped bone marrow
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What’s on the menu at Abrielle, a new Mediterranean restaurant inside the (also new) Sutton Place Hotel
Including better-than-average hotel breakfast
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What’s on the menu at Maxime’s, a glam new King West steakhouse with tableside martinis and caviar service
Also: steaming seafood towers
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What’s on the menu at Silent H, a new Mexican restaurant on King West with a tequila lounge and scorpion-garnished cocktails
Edible, mezcal-infused scorpions, of course
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What’s on the menu at Paris Texas, a massive country-western nightclub, restaurant and sports bar on King West
Mechanical bull not included
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What’s on the menu at Kissa, a sleek multi-level listening bar with a karaoke room on King West
Including smoked cocktails and caviar-topped oysters
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What’s on the menu at Ristorante Sociale, Enoteca Sociale’s splashy new sister restaurant with dining room dancers and bottle service
It's not exactly a carbonara copy
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What’s on the menu at Margo, a new (public) Mediterranean restaurant inside a posh private club on King West
Including flaming cheese and one dessert that’s more than meets the eye
Real Estate News
Condo of the Week: $1.2 million for a King West penthouse on the site of a former perfume factory
The 1,200-square-foot unit comes with 17-foot ceilings, plenty of amenities and an entire wall of windows with a stunning view
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What’s on the menu at Black Pearl, a new bar in the Entertainment District with pool tables, bottled cocktails and pizza by the slice
Also: Twinkies
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What’s on the menu at Casa Madera, the swanky new Mexican-Mediterranean restaurant inside 1 Hotel Toronto
It's Mexican. It's Mediterranean. It's Mexiterranean!
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What’s on the menu at Clio, Charles Khabouth’s new members-only restaurant and lounge on King West
It's in the old Spoke Club space
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What’s on the menu at Pink Sky, a swanky new seafood spot on King West
Including a very lobster-y mac and cheese
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What’s on the menu at Myth, a 5,000-square-foot slice of Mykonos on King West with a covered patio
And stunning seafood towers and smoking cocktails
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Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
Deep Dives
Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
Deep Dives
Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
Deep Dives
Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
Deep Dives
Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
Deep Dives
The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
Deep Dives
The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
Deep Dives
Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
Deep Dives
Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
Deep Dives
Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
Deep Dives
Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
Deep Dives
Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
Deep Dives
The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
Deep Dives
Almost
Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
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City News
A high-tech greenhouse in King City is sticking it to Trump’s tariffs
How to reduce our reliance on American farmers? Rely on robot ones instead
Food & Drink
“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling
Food & Drink
Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
Food & Drink
“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers
And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon