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Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 990 Bay St. (at Phipps St.) View on map »
  • 416-921-9990
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Low vaulted ceilings and dimmed lights lend the main-floor dining room—perennially popular with locals and visiting celebs—the brooding charm of a French wine cellar. While selecting a bottle from the affordable, international wine list, nibble on the crusty homemade baguette. Delicate but occasionally gritty mussels arrive in a pool of dijon, tomato and saffron-spiked broth, and a torchon of foie gras with remarkably perfumed, toasted vanilla brioche. Capably prepared bistro classics are meat-heavy, of course, ...

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