Some restaurants carry more history than their square footage would suggest. Lunch Lady on Ossington is one of them — a Toronto outpost of a concept rooted in an extraordinary story that begins in Ho Chi Minh City, runs through a chance encounter with a celebrated food journalist, and ends, in a sense, in this […]
Toronto is saying goodbye to one of its most beloved Cuban restaurants. La Cubana, the pioneering Ossington Avenue spot that introduced thousands of Torontonians to Cuban sandwiches, ropa vieja, and the joy of a properly made mojito, will close its last brick-and-mortar location on June 28. The restaurant’s history runs deeper than most. Siblings Pablo […]
Every city has venues that exist in the gap between the dinner crowd and the rest of the night — places that come alive precisely when other venues are winding down. In Toronto, in 2026, that venue is Lost & Found on King West, and it’s accumulating a devoted following of VIPs, influencers, and stylish […]
Toronto is home to some extraordinary burgers, but the honour of Canada’s best this year went to an unexpected address: Fat Rabbit in St. Catharines, which landed on the 2026 global list of the world’s best burger restaurants — the only Canadian entry on the list. The burger that earned the recognition is built around […]
Some venues earn their reputation quietly, over years of consistent nights and word-of-mouth recommendations. Rebel Nightclub, Toronto’s largest club at Polson Pier, has never needed to be quiet about anything. With four rooms, four distinct sound environments, and a capacity of roughly 4,000 people, Rebel operates at a scale that most cities would consider ambitious […]
Every summer, the conversation about Toronto’s best rooftop bars starts fresh, as if the city needs reminding. It doesn’t. Lavelle, on Adelaide Street West, remains the benchmark against which every other elevated outdoor experience in the city is measured — and the spring and summer of 2026 are giving it every opportunity to remind everyone […]
Summer in Toronto is peak frozen-treat season, and while classic ice cream will always have its place, the city’s dessert scene has evolved well beyond the cone. Here are six frozen treats worth hunting down when the heat hits and you want something a little different. The options range from dairy-free soft-serve in tropical flavours […]
Toronto’s dining scene has had a complicated relationship with Asian fusion over the years — sometimes brilliant, sometimes cynical, rarely indifferent. NOYAA, one of the city’s newest upscale offerings, makes a compelling case for the concept done right: a restaurant where dramatic interiors and modern dishes designed for sharing create an experience that’s more than […]
The story behind Eloise is as interesting as the restaurant itself. Graham and Dan Hnatiw — the brothers who grew up in the shadow of the Old Spaghetti Factory, the family business their parents built into a Canadian institution — have opened something at once deeply personal and completely unexpected. Located on the Esplanade, Eloise […]
The Broadview Hotel has been one of Toronto’s most compelling destinations since its meticulous restoration transformed a Victorian-era building in Riverside into a boutique hotel with genuine character. Now, the hotel’s new restaurant concept — Archie’s — gives east-enders another compelling reason to make the neighbourhood a regular destination. Named after the hotel’s original builder, […]