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Bar Mercurio ½ [?]

270 Bloor St. W. (at St. George) • View on map »
416-960-3877

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Editorial Review

Professors, politicians and the occasional celeb hit this Annex mainstay for its welcoming staff and simple, rustic Italian fare. Wood-fired pizzas ($10–$18) are excellent, one particularly fine rendition combining double-smoked bacon, sliced portobellos, asiago chunks and a drizzle of truffle oil on a cracker-thin crust. A salad of fresh Boston leaves, torn pieces of buffalo mozzarella, and a roasted red pepper aïoli isn’t as harmonious on the plate as on paper, but the crackling-skinned half-capon ...

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270 Bloor St. W. (at St. George)
416-960-3877
http://www.barmercurio.com/

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