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Djerba la Douce

Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 1475 Danforth Ave. (at Coxwell) • View on map »
  • 416-778-7870
$30 Gourmet
Allows one person to dine well for $30 or less, including tax and tip; they are not star rated More like this »
Editorial Review

Tunisian cuisine finally gets its due at this Danforth restaurant. Begin with brique, four wedges of pastry filled with a comforting mix of tuna and potato (think of a flat latke with lemon in place of sour cream). Firm calamari are doused with enough rich, savoury tomato-based broth to leave a lovely dip for complimentary fresh flatbread. Couscous underlies flavourful lamb, chicken or vege­table mains, the lamb appearing as a tender braised shank that falls ...

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