Proper is bringing Italian-American comfort food to the heart of Roncesvalles, in the space formerly occupied by La Cubana — and it comes from a genuinely unexpected source. Owner Michael Edwards spent more than 30 years as a business consultant before deciding, in 2025, that he was ready for something more tangible than selling ideas […]
Neither a devastating fire at one of his other restaurants, nor a diagnosis of lung and throat cancer, nor even the failure of several major organs could keep Toronto restaurant veteran Naveen Chakravarti down for long. His latest venture, an Ossington reimagining of his restaurant Neon Tiger, is the direct product of that perseverance. The […]
After shutting down for the winter back on November 23, Tom’s Dairy Freeze is officially back in business, and Toronto’s ice cream fans wasted no time noticing. From here on out, the city can count on warmer days ahead — and, more importantly, a nearly non-stop lineup outside the charmingly retro shop. Tom’s has built […]
Toronto’s latest food fixation isn’t even available to try yet, and people are already lining up online for a shot at it. The Eighth Son, a new venture from the team behind Dundas West pizzeria The Fourth Man in the Fire, serves exactly one thing: cinnamon buns the size of a human head, baked in […]
Baseball season means one thing at Rogers Centre besides the game itself: an entirely refreshed lineup of ballpark food, and the 2026 season delivers on that front in a big way. Among this year’s new additions: Cubano Sliders — pulled pork, ham, pickles, mustard, and kettle chips, all served in a souvenir vessel fans can […]
An alumnus of celebrated Toronto establishments like La Banane, Bar Isabel and The Black Hoof, chocolatier Olsen built CXBO into a local Kensington Market favourite almost as soon as it opened its doors in 2016, turning out visually stunning bonbons, truffles and chocolate bars. Then came 2020: the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic forced […]
Tanghulu Tanghulu made shockwaves across Toronto when it opened in 2024, riding a wave of online buzz around the candied-fruit-on-a-stick treat straight to seven locations in under two years and more than 20,000 Instagram followers. Now, the Queen and John location that started it all has quietly closed. Don’t panic, though — the chain’s presence […]
When chef Hemant Bhagwani unveiled his latest Little Italy restaurant concept in spring 2025, it left diners with plenty of question marks. Called Oro Luxury Dining, Bhagwani described the idea in television terms: the restaurant would shapeshift by “season,” with entirely new menus rotating in as “episodes.” It was an ambitious, unusual pitch — and, […]
Some Toronto restaurants build a following through subtlety. The Fancy Induced Burger — TFIB, to regulars — has never had any interest in that approach. Perched at the southeast corner of Bloor and Bathurst, in the space that once housed FatBurger, TFIB has been impossible to miss since 2024, thanks to an electric purple sign […]
Peter Catarino has spent his career building loyal followings uptown, first with Spuntini and later EVOO on Avenue Road. His newest project, Y Not Italian Food-Bar, takes that experience and plants it squarely at the intersection of Little Italy and Little Portugal — a corner of the city with plenty of culinary heritage to live […]