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JK Wine Bar
Since they don't take reservations and it's Friday night, if you're there by 6 you should be able to get a decent table.
Any Uniquely Decorated Chinese Restaurant in T.O?
China House on Eglinton just west of Bathurst. Looks like a nightclub in an old Charlie Chan movie with ancient waiters in red jackets. There's even a bridge and a tree "growing" in the main room. Authentic mainland Chinese that you'd find in Markham? Hardly. But if its archetypal ambiance you want, this is the place. And the food's actually pretty good and not expensive at all. Retro Canadian Chinese.
Here's the outside:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2313/2062450654_f3b841a8ed.jpg?v=0
Amazing Experience at 5th Element Restaurant
Hasn't it always, or at least since it was Gus?
Any good spots in the Bathurst & St. Clair area?
Eastern Twist
Albert's Real Jamaican
Dutch Dreams ice cream parlour
El Fogon Peruvian
Mezzetta
Churrasco of St Clair
Markt
Dinner near ROM with toddler
Pho Hung on Bloor opposite the ROM. Vietnamese noodle soups.
Where is Joanne Kates?
You'll find her here:
http://www.camparowhon.com/index.php
Photos of her, too!
Wolfgang Puck evicted on Sheppard at Yonge
I don't think this is Puck's doing — he sells the rights to the name.
Patio for group of 20, preferrably near the water
Waterside Bistro. Great view right on the lake, food OK.
http://www.watersidesports.com/bistro.asp
Patio dinner Tonight!...
Trendy:
http://www.theharbordroom.com/
Luxe:
http://www.georgeonqueen.com/
Modern vegetarian:
http://www.cafe668.com
Dinner before Dirty Dancing
Crush. About a 10-minute walk from the hotel and another 10 back to the theatre.
http://www.crushwinebar.com
Although there are many eateries in the neighbourhood, most are very tourist-oriented (ie few Torontonians would eat there).
or Le Select (same distance):
mainstream French bistro, nice ambiance
http://www.leselect.com
Dinner before Dirty Dancing
There's a Radisson on Wellington? Not according to http://www.radisson.com/hotels/ca/on/toronto/7
And what's your budget?
Vegan bakery?....Anyone?
Kensington Natural Bakery on Bloor in the Annex:
http://www.kensingtonnaturalbakery.com/
Toronto's Signature Dish?
Consider yourself corrected. Sushi pizza started in California.
El Sol - Did it change hands, and is it still good?
The sale of El Sol will come as a surprise to the owner Yolanda.
Anniversary Dinner - Mistura vs Spice Room
I've been to both. Spice Room = hip, downtown-ish, but certainly not a lounge scene as decribed above. Mistura = older Forest Hill/Rosedale crowd.
IOW very different.
Emergency - Need Good Filipino Restaurant
"Great'? Whereabouts are you? There's a couple of places in Scarboro. Cheap, family-style sorta spots. Not really special occasion.
Casa Manilla
879 York Mills Rd. (at Don Mills) 416-443-9654
http://www.casamanila.ca
what to eat when i take a break from studying :-(
And so closed on weekends. I say Burrito Boys at 218 Adelaide just west of Simcoe two blocks away. Prolly the only spot in the core that fits a student's budget (ie good food under $10 that's open.
Long weekend in Toronto
trendy Italian: Terroni on Adelaide East (one block north of King Edward)
http://www.terroni.ca/
or Gio Rana's in Lesliville, Seven Numbers on the Danforth
http://www.sevennumbers.com/
expense account Italian: Via Allegro on the Queensway
http://www.viaallegroristorante.com/
Old school: as noted Little Italy (College Street west of Bathurst) hasn't been an Italian neighbourhood since the 70s. The second wave moved north to St Clair West around Dufferin Street and the third north to Woodbridge in the burbs.
On St Clair: The Big Ragu www.thebigragu.com or Marcello's
www.marcellospizzeria.com
Marcello's a noisy family type place. Once a month, Big Ragu recreates the menu and music from the movie Big Night. Lots of fun.
FYI Toronto is supposedly the second largest Italian-speaking city in the world. Or it was back in the 60s. Sadly, most local Italian restaurants are upscale and northern Milan-style like Biagio and Romagna Mia (both close to the KEHl).
http://www.dine.to/biagio
http://www.romagna-mia.com/
