THE TIP OFF - Edition 3
🎧 Listen to THE TIP OFF, a supplement to my OPEN/CLOSED featuring breaking exclusives, sneak peeks, hot tips + the week’s top stories and events like you’ve never seen - or heard - before in 3 minutes or less on TORONTO RESTAURANTS | THE PODCAST. p.s. While some items may appear in the OPEN/CLOSED, others will be reported here exclusively for the first time. NO ONE COVERS THE CITY LIKE THIS.
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The large space that was formally home to Superfresh - the Asian food hall in the Annex - is now Blanco Cantina (384 Bloor St. W.), a massive Mexican restaurant complete with lots of tequila, tacos, tableside guacamole, and other grub. The expansive outpost is part of a chain from the west coast boasting five locations in Alberta and two in Saskatchewan. Doors open January 13.
Speaking of Mexican restaurants, the old Dominion Hotel on Queen (500 Queen St. E.) is about to welcome Los Gyros, marking the second location for the eatery on Sheppard West known for “100 per cent Mexican Al Pastor meat and variety of tacos, cocktails and more.”
Speaking of hotels, two downtown locations are switching out their restos for different concepts. The Delta Hotel (75 Lower Simcoe St.) has said goodbye to the large capacity SOCO Kitchen + Bar with new ventures slated to launch in their place in March. And one of the W Hotel’s outfits, Public School - a commingling of cafe, bar and restaurant - has shut down to make way for something new. Wild, considering the city's first W Hotel (90 Bloor St. E.) only touched down in Summer ’22.
I’ve been tracking a lot of changes at Queen and Dovercourt lately, including a Michelin (see my ‘No One Covers The City Like This’ post on IG). Introducing your new favourite haunt: Jamil’s Chaat House (1086 Queen St. W.), a former pop-up turned alluring destination by Jalil Bokhari and Emma Tanaka. Think Pakistani inspired fare, natty wines and cocktails. Stay tuned for opening details. Did you know? It lands In what was recently Ramona’s which as I broke the story this past summer, shuttered suddenly after being open for a shockingly brief time.
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