Winterlicious has always been a beloved fixture of Toronto’s dining calendar, but 2026’s edition is shaping up to be the most successful the festival has ever seen. Just days into the prix-fixe event, restaurants across the city reported exceptional turnout — and more than that, the arrival of first-time visitors who were returning again after […]
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9 New Toronto Restaurants to Check Out This Week — From Greek Taverns to Late-Night Fried Chicken
Toronto’s restaurant scene is in one of those glorious phases where there are simply too many good options and not enough nights to try them all. This week’s new openings represent the full diversity of the city’s culinary imagination, spread across neighbourhoods and cuisines and price points that make it genuinely difficult to choose where […]
Keith Lee Is Back in Toronto — and He Just Declared This Downtown Pho the Best He’s Ever Had
If you follow food culture online, you know that a Keith Lee visit can change a restaurant’s trajectory overnight. The wildly popular food reviewer — who famously broke the Toronto internet during his 2024 tour of the city’s restaurants — returned to Toronto in March 2026, and his first stop was a statement in itself: […]
Celebrity Chef Claudio Aprile Is Bringing Bar Origin Back — and This Comeback Has Toronto Food Lovers Buzzing
Origin was one of the restaurants that defined Toronto dining in the 2010s. Claudio Aprile — celebrity chef, MasterChef Canada judge and culinary force of nature — opened the concept in 2010 and built it into a cultural landmark before closing both locations in 2017. Nearly a decade later, the concept is making a comeback, […]
Toronto’s Best Cocktail Bar Just Got a Tropical Makeover — And Bar Etc. Is Ready to Take Over Leslieville
Leslieville’s culinary scene keeps delivering surprises, and the latest is Bar Etc. — a new “tropical in essence” cocktail bar that’s about to bring something genuinely exciting to a neighbourhood already building serious momentum on the Toronto food and drink map. Set to open at 1036 Gerrard St., Bar Etc. is a collaboration between sommelier […]
The French Bistro Toronto Couldn’t Get Enough Of Just Opened a Second Location — in the Heart of the Annex
After five years of building one of Toronto’s most loyal dining followings on Ossington, Côte de Boeuf has finally done what regulars have been requesting for years: opened a second location. Brasserie Côte, the larger sister restaurant in the heart of the Annex at 400 Bloor St. W., has officially soft-opened, and the city’s French […]
Gyopo Brewery Is Opening in Toronto and It’s About to Change How the City Drinks Korean Makgeolli
Toronto’s Korean food scene is growing fast, but one category has remained stubbornly underrepresented on local menus: makgeolli. That’s about to change in a significant way. The team behind Gonzo Izakaya and Kensei Bar — brothers Hansang and Juwon Lee and their partner Hyunchan Jo — are launching Gyopo Brewery, a makgeolli brewery and Korean […]
One of the World’s Best Bars Came to Toronto for One Night Only — Here’s Why It Mattered
Toronto’s cocktail scene received a remarkable visitor earlier this spring when Lady Bee, one of the world’s most acclaimed bars from Lima, Peru, touched down in the city for an exclusive one-night collaboration at Casa Madera. For cocktail enthusiasts who have spent years envying international bar rankings, this was an event to mark in the […]
ClubConnect.vip Introduces “Squad Finder,” a Real-Time Solution to a Persistent Problem in Nightlife
ClubConnect.vip Introduces “Squad Finder,” a Real-Time Solution to a Persistent Problem in Nightlife In crowded nightlife environments—whether large-scale venues, music events, or university gatherings—losing track of one’s social group is a near-universal experience. Traditional coordination methods, including text messaging and static location sharing, often prove unreliable in dense, high-noise settings where connectivity is inconsistent and […]
5 Secret Toronto Restaurants and Bars You Need to Try at Least Once — If You Can Find Them
Toronto has a well-earned reputation for hidden dining gems, but the city’s most interesting spots aren’t just off the beaten path — some are genuinely tucked away, operating behind closed doors, inside other businesses, or through entrances that most people walk past without a second glance. These are the places that reward the curious and […]