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Restaurant Comings & Goings
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artyboy123
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Better Days, a new Dovercourt Village bakery, is bringing back classic Canadian doughnuts
And pairing everything with nothing but good old fashioned drip coffee
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longfortheoldview
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The Freshii at the base of the Globe & Mail Centre had a lease termination letter in the window as of yesterday. Crazy, as it is so highly trafficked and one of the few lunch options in the area.
Jonny5
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I never pass it at lunch, only in the evening and on weekends and I'm not sure I've ever actually seen a customer inside it.
I wonder if this is an issue of a landlord requiring operating hours that are far beyond reasonable for the space? Like they insisted it must open seven days a week and a minimum number of hours per day? That might have made it nonviable.
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artyboy123
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What’s on the menu at Charlemagne, Café Renée's second-floor speakeasy
Including an all-dumpling snack menu
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artyboy123
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What's on the menu at Café Renée, chef Nick Liu's Italian-inspired French restaurant
Including a sheet of ravioli and a crème brûlée espresso martini that are blowing up on Instagram
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artyboy123
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A first look at LSL, a nine-seat tasting restaurant with three Michelin-star chefs coming soon to North York
It’s a collaboration between Didier Leroy, Masaki Saito and Christian Le Squer
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soundmuseum
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What’s on the menu at Charlemagne, Café Renée's second-floor speakeasy
Including an all-dumpling snack menu
This looks like a nice spot and the cocktails seem well-crafted, but am I crazy for thinking the pricing is just a little on the high side of things? $25-$29 for a cocktail and $15 for 3 pieces of Har Gow? Also, downstairs at Cafe Renee, $36 for a half-dozen of Kumamoto oysters (misspelled as "Kumomoto" on their menu) is rather shocking.
evandyk
Senior Member
I’m sure they’ll find plenty of people willing to pay that. It’s not much more than cocktails at any other place these days. Definitely very conspicuous consumption, though.
Northern Light
Superstar
In a word "No"
The pricing of the cocktails strikes me as egregiously high, the rest only strikes me as excessive, LOL.
AlbertC
Superstar
$25 to 29 for a cocktail is absurd, this place is an easy no for me.
evandyk
Senior Member
It's the neighbourhood. Within a stones throw of this place there's probably a dozen other places serving $25 cocktails. I suspect their target market is not UT readers...
This place is right next door.
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This place is right next door.
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MATCHA SOUR
Grey Goose La Poire, St. Germain, Matcha, Lemon, Egg White$22
STAR OF EARTH
Tanqueray, Luxardo Amaretto, Prosecco, Vanilla, Passion Fruit, Lime$25
RED DRAGON
Patrón Silver, Aperol, Pineapple, Lime Leaf, Chili, Lime, Lemongrass Essence$26
SISTENE SAMURAI
Masetro Dobel Diamante, Agave, Citric, Toasted Chamomile, Vanilla, Salt$24
GIN MARTINI
The Botanist, Dolin Dry. Served Dry, Wet, or Dirty$21
EMPRESS WU
Ketel One, Mango, Coconut Water, Cilantro, Lime, Ginger Beer$23
VODKA MARTINI
Grey Goose, Dolin Dry. Served Dry, Wet, or Dirty$21
CHUN-LI
Don Julio Blanco, Lillet Blanc, Szechuan, Green Chartreuse, Agave, Lime$25
ESPRESSO MARTINI
Grey Goose, Kahlua, Espresso$24
DASHA OLD FASHIONED
Bulleit, Pandan, Angostura Bitters, Smoke$26
Towered
Senior Member
Who are the people who keep these places afloat? What do they do for a living??
evandyk
Senior Member
I imagine it's the same crowd that keeps all of the King W establishments going. A mix of professionals who can easily afford it, "aspiring" professionals who can't but enjoy the conspicuous consumption aspect, tourists, and people out for a big night to celebrate something and think the best way to do that is drop a lot of cash on something "unique".
Benito
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Sorry if this has already been posted, but a new omazake sushi restaurant is the first retail coming to the Gloucester.
