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Sort-of Secret: Zayzoun Mediterranean Restaurant, the best shawarma spot in Etobicoke that no one is talking about

Part of our series shining a spotlight on the city’s hidden edible gems

Sort-of Secret: Delicacy Kitchen, a new Chinese restaurant at Dufferin and Lawrence with an award-winning Cantonese chef

Wenqiu Kuang is famous for his qingxin chicken

Sort-of Secret: Sandwichito, a one-man Chilean sandwich operation on St. Clair West

Part of our series shining a light on the city’s hidden edible gems

Sort-of Secret: Brandt Meats, a Mississauga food market and factory outlet with a hot-lunch counter

Part of our series shining a light on the city's hidden edible gems

Sort-of Secret: Cucina Mauro, a cozy Italian lunch counter tucked away in a North York industrial plaza

Part of our series that shines a spotlight on the city’s hidden edible gems

Sort-of Secret: Tiny Market Co., a petite place in the Annex for handmade noodles, lunchtime sandwiches and monthly pasta parties

Like many of the city's new businesses, it started as a pandemic project

Sort-of Secret: California Restaurant and Bar, a Pape Village kitchen with an American name but an Eastern European menu

Part of our series shining a spotlight on the city’s hidden edible gems

Sort-of Secret: Taudo’s, Toronto Raptor Dalano Banton’s favourite Jamaican restaurant in Rexdale

"His dad and I are from the same community in Jamaica, so we're like family. His grandfather was my barber!”

Sort-of Secret: Jean Darlene, a karaoke piano bar hidden down an alley behind a KFC

Platinum Blonde frontman Mark Holmes is the resident crooner

Sort-of Secret: Downtown Winery, a new winery, snack bar and bottle shop on Ossington

Wine Country appeal—without the drive

Sort-of Secret: Grateful Chicken, chef Brandon Olsen’s fried chicken comeback

Also on the menu: Basque cake and champagne

Sort-of Secret: St. Brigid’s Creamery, the Ontario-made gourmet butter Emerald Grasslands fans need to know about

Did someone say butter board?

Sort-of Secret: Frank Ranalli’s, an Italian beef sandwich business inside a hot dog shop

Warning: do not read this article on an empty stomach

Sort-of Secret: The Little Jerry, Toronto’s first listening bar for serious audiophiles

Featuring a state-of-the-art sound system and an extensive record collection full of deep cuts

Sort-of Secret: Frank’s Jerk, a Jamaican chicken pop-up at a Dundas West bar

Just follow your nose