N+D – Best Trendy Tables: KiWe Kitchen

 

Cutting-edge décor, creative food, pedigreed chef, and see-and-be-seen ambience with A-list clientele gives these best Best Trendy Tables the elusive “it” quality that has the in-crowd fighting for reservations:
 KiWe Kitchen
587 King St. W., Entertainment District, 416-203-0551 kiwekitchen.com
The Draw: Stylish 30-somethings escape their Bay Street jobs and head to this corner resto for after-work dinner and [...]

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Best Weeknight Fun: Crush Wine Bar

The dining room of Crush Wine Bar, King St. W. Toronto
 
Crush Wine Bar
455 King St. W., Entertainment District, 416-977-1234
crushwinebar.com

The Draw: With one of the most distinctive wine cellars in the city, the restaurant offers patrons classes on wine.

The Scene: Each week, Crush’s private dining room is filled with wannabe oenophiles.  Students might know their merlot [...]

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eNight + Day March issue

Independent travel advice for urbanistas
Night + Day’s latest recommendations from publisher Alan Davis:
 

TORONTO • One Eleven Yorkville
http://www.oneelevenyorkville.com

Envisioned by The Design Agency, known for its resto-club clientele, this former subterranean Russian piano bar has been transformed into a sleek Champagne and caviar bar, enticing high rollers who appreciate the rare stone, wood, and tile used [...]

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Cow & Pickle

Located at the corner of Dundas & Parliament in the Regent Park neighbourhood of Toronto, this new resto made me smile, since how often do you see a mural that depicts a cow and a pickle hand in hand? Although not open yet, I’m sure locals will be happy to become patrons of the Cow [...]

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