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Harbord’s hopping restaurant row. Toronto has a new pre-eminent avenue for gastro-euphoria, whether it’s osso buco at Splendido, a greasy slice from Pizza Gigi or anything (from the Harbord Room, Loire, 93 Harbord or Tati) in between.
Unoxidized wine. The ingenious Enomatic wine-dispensing system (installed at L’Unità, Bar Mercurio, Mercatto, Pangaea and Reds) stoppers open bottles with inert gas, preventing spoilage. Translation: high-end bottles you couldn’t afford might now be available by the glass.
Drinks that actually taste like alcohol. Ergo, a merciful sign that the end of the candy-ass sugary cocktail era is nigh.
Eco-sanctioned sardines (prepared brilliantly at Cava, Vertical and Pizzeria Libretto). Ordering fish no longer requires Olympic-calibre hurdles over ethical quandaries.
Boutique dining. Doggy bags are hip again (and downright de rigueur) as more places (La Tortilleria, Hank’s, Oddfellows) offer take-home items (tortillas, sourdough boules, post-industrial light fixtures).
Late-night dining. Atelier Thuet and Black Hoof have extended kitchen hours. It must be some Pavlovian trick—as soon as the clock strikes 11, we start craving pork belly and cabbage soup.
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