We were excited to go to this restaurant by chef David Lee of Splendido fame, particularly because we had read that it was one of the best new restaurants in 2009.
You can’t miss this restaurant with the bright green lighting at the windows on a busy strip [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Toronto'
Nota Bene – Toronto
March 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Toronto
Tags: David Lee·Queen Street·Toronto
Buddha’s Vegetarian – Toronto
June 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Cheap Eats, Chinese, Kid-friendly, Toronto
A long-standing chinese buddhist vegetarian restaurant that is very popular with vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike due to the tasty, large and cheap chinese vegetarian dishes. Warning – it is very basic décor – you come here for the food and the food only. The best dishes are the mock [...]
Tags: buddhist·Chinese·dundas·mock duck·Vegetarian
Mars Diner – Toronto, Beaches
June 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Cheap Eats, Toronto, Western Food
If you are in the Beaches and looking for a place to grab some regular diner food in a kid-friendly restaurant then this would not be a bad place. My friends who live in the neighbourhood like to go here because they have a kids’ menu (with crayons to boot) and [...]
Tags: Beaches·Mars Diner·Toronto·Western Food
Urban Herbivore – Toronto – Kensington Market
June 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Baked Goods, Cheap Eats, Favorites, Inexpensive, Toronto
This is a popular totally vegan restaurant in the heart of Kensington. I remember when it first opened as a tiny storefront with a few seats which soon expanded into the building next door. I have a strange addiction to their muffins – which have a nice crusty top and [...]
Tags: Kensington Market·vegan
Ideal Coffee – Toronto, Kensington Market
May 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Coffee, Favorites, Inexpensive, Toronto
A popular local Kensington coffee shop just off one of the busy streets. – but it is definitely worth the short stroll. There is no real signage except for the coffee cup with a galaxy-like symbol above the door.
The beans are roasted in house and the baristas rigorously trained before they serve actual customers. [...]
Tags: Coffee·Favorites·Kensington Market
The Harbord Room – Toronto
May 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Toronto
So we decided to take a leisurely stroll to the restaurant on Harbord –somewhere on Harbord – unfortunately we forgot the address. Luckily, we did know that the walls were supposed to be pepto-bismol pink. After a bit of window-peering we found the place and the wall color was not [...]
Tags: Harbord street·Toronto
Dufflet Pastries – Toronto
May 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Baked Goods, Toronto
Dufflet Rosenberg – the “Queen of Cakes” is a Toronto institution who first opened her eponymous cafe over 30 years ago when she opened her first store on Queen West. There are now 3 Dufflet cafes scattered around town and we stopped by the location in the Beaches. The Beaches [...]
