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Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 1870 Danforth Ave. (at Aldridge Ave.) • View on map »
  • 416-422-1870
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This east-end bistro is an anomaly on this non-trendy strip of the Danforth. Though the mood is casual and the decor bare-bones, the food is extraordinarily accomplished and the value is tremendous, with no main over $20. Husband-and-wife chefs Arul Chettiar and Melanie Ferreira have solid culinary cred: he was a chef at the Royal York and she was a pastry chef at Le Marché Mövenpick. And their experience shows in exquisitely executed standards (think ...

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