Visitor as Local: The Real Bohemian's Guide to TORONTO

Lettuce Wraps and more at Chantecler

This intimate restaurant quickly became one of my new favourites after a visit. It has all of the marks of an amazing experience: attentive, knowledgeable and friendly staff; simple yet flavourful dishes; boozy libations and a gorgeous atmosphere...

The Best Italian restaurant in Toronto? Campagnolo

If you only have one Italian restaurant to visit in Toronto, this is the one. Yes, Buca is good too but Campagnolo treats you like famiglia. There is a reason the restaurant was voted on En Route's top ten restaurants of 2011.

Everything on the...

The Restaurant for Dinner in Leslieville: Ruby Watchco

Founded by Canadian Celebrity Chef Lynn Crawford of Food Network Canada's Restaurant Makeover and Pitchin' In, Ruby Watchco is her farm to table labour of love. For $49, you get a four course meal: an appetizer, main course, cheese amuse bouche...

Aloof yet Sexy

The Templar Hotel took what seems like FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRR to open. This long awaited 27 room temple to designer minimalism (kinda a Japanese vibe?) is Toronto's 1st (and so far only) member of the super cool Design Hotel Group.

The location is a...

If you need to karaoke your little heart out: The Gladstone Melody Bar

Crooners, rockers, and wanna be disco divas from far and wide come to Queen West’s favourite karaoke in the Gladstone Melody Bar hosted by the indomitable Peter Styles. Voted Best Karaoke Bar by NOW Magazine for eight years. (via The Gladstone...

Acai Bowls hit Toronto!

I was a little depressed when I came back from Brazil last year and I couldn't maintain my 1 a day Acai Bowl habit (I Blame It on Rio). So I am more than thrilled that a cute lady from Recife opened a Brazilian style juice bar in Toronto. Finally...

Let the Chef guide you...

This is one of my favourite recently opened restaurants (out of the seemingly 5000 that opened in Toronto circa 2011-12).
A casual, laid back vibe (no need to dress up if you don't want to) at this 35 seater gives you a choice of a reasonably...

Korean Soul Food on a Cold Night

I fell in love with Korean food during a 3 month stint in Seoul so back in Toronto in the depths of winter you will find me here once a week (at a minimum) for their delicious and insides warming soup.

Korean cuisine is well represented in Toronto...

...and while it lasts!

here is a lunch spot that takes the "pop up" restaurant trend to the next level so to speak. Located adjacent to a condominium showroom with an as of yet undetermined expiration date - they offer a daily menu of 3-4 choices that you can have as a...