Toronto has not historically been a barbecue city in the way that Nashville, Kansas City, or Austin are barbecue cities — but Golden Horseshoe Barbecue is making a credible case for an Ontario version of the tradition, one that draws on local agricultural heritage and Canadian sensibility to produce something genuinely its own. The restaurant […]
One of Toronto’s most anticipated restaurant openings of summer 2025 has come to a premature end. Peaceful Chinese Restaurant, the Vancouver-based concept that generated significant buzz when it announced a Toronto expansion, has closed its local location after less than a year in operation. The restaurant had arrived with strong credentials — a West Coast […]
In a dining landscape full of concepts and statements, there’s something genuinely refreshing about a restaurant whose primary claim is simply that it sources exceptional ingredients and treats them with respect. Radici Project — which landed at number seven on Toronto Life’s 2026 best-new-restaurants list — makes that claim and backs it up with cooking […]
Basil Box, the GTA-founded build-your-own-bowl chain that brought healthy, Asian-inflected fast casual dining to Toronto over a decade ago, is closing all of its locations across the country. The move marks the end of a brand that helped shape the city’s quick-service landscape and inspired a generation of similar concepts. At its peak, Basil Box […]
Not every rooftop bar needs to be a spectacle. Some earn their place in the city’s seasonal rotation by offering something more considered: a smaller crowd, a better drink, a view that rewards attention rather than demanding it. The Rooftop at BISHA Hotel in the Entertainment District is exactly this kind of venue, and in […]
Honest Weight, one of Toronto’s most respected seafood restaurants, has announced it will close after more than a decade of serving some of the city’s finest fish. The news landed with particular impact among the dining community, where the restaurant had earned a reputation for quality, integrity, and a commitment to sustainable sourcing that was […]
Toronto’s relationship with Mexican cuisine has deepened considerably in recent years, moving well beyond the generic Tex-Mex offerings that once dominated the category. In the summer of 2026, that evolution is accelerating, with a wave of new openings bringing genuinely regional and authentic Mexican flavours to neighbourhoods across the city. The most talked-about arrival in […]
Toronto’s love affair with Korean cuisine has produced some remarkable restaurants over the years, but Alley Pocha brings something different to the table: the specific, irreplaceable atmosphere of a Korean pojangmacha, the late-night tent bars tucked into Seoul’s backstreets where friends gather over street food and soju until the small hours. The team behind Alley […]
When one of approximately 500 Master Chefs in the world announces their next move, the city’s restaurant community stops what it’s doing and pays attention. Chef Didier Leroy — who earned his international reputation through decades of acclaimed work before bringing his talents to Toronto, most recently through the celebrated (and now reimagined) LSL — […]
When Figo, the beloved Italian restaurant in Toronto’s Entertainment District, closed permanently in early 2026 after a fire and a brief reopening, it left a noticeable gap in one of the city’s most competitive dining corridors. Now that gap is being filled — with something remarkably similar. Bar Romy is taking over the address, and […]