Our highly subjective ranking of the best places to eat and drink right
now:
Thai with Twist
Trust me, the Pad Thai at this place is so much
better than anything youll eat on the Khao San Road in Bangkok. Khao San
Road, 326 Adelaide St. W., Toronto, 647-352-5773, www.khaosanroad.ca
La Famiglia
The Terroni family does it again with another
smashing hit, this time in tony Rosedale. Terroni, 1095 Yonge St.,
Toronto, 416-504-1992, www.terroni.com
Southern Belle
The homemade cornbread with sweet potato butter
alone was worth the visit to this Little Italy gem. Acadia, 50 Clinton
St., Toronto, 416-792-6002, www.acadiarestaurant.com
Mambo King
Ever since Jamie Oliver named Buca one of his
favourite eats of the year, its become impossible to get a table. If you
ever do, order the pappardelle al burro. Simply, divine. Buca, 602 King
St. W., Toronto, 416-865-1600, www.buca.ca
To-Die-For-Taco
With Grand Electric, ex-Black Hoof-ers Colin
Tooke and Ian McGrenaghan are doing wonders for our Mexican food scene.
Bring a thermos and a good book. Lineups are long. Grand Electric, 1330
Queen St. W.,Toronto, 416-627-3459, www.grandelectricbar.com
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Ive only tried the vegan
versions, but my husband visits thrice weekly, so lets take his word for
it when he says that all the meatballs are really good. Hey Meatball,
719 College St., Toronto, 416-546-1483, www.heymeatball.ca
Comfort Food
No one serves up comfort food like the folks at
Woodlot do. The acoustics arent good, but the food more than makes up
for the competing cackles. Woodlot, 293 Palmerston Ave., Toronto,
647-342-6307, www.woodlotrestaurant.com
Cocktail Hour
The food is always great here, and the desserts
are the icing on the cake. Dave Mittons cocktails always shake things up
too. The Harbord Room, 89 Harbord St., Toronto, 416-962-8989, www.theharbordroom.com
Guerilla Dining
Leading Torontos burgeoning pop-up restaurant
scene is La Carnita, a temporary taco stand that created quite the buzz
last fall. Weve heard rumours of a permanent La Carnita in the old
Briscola location on College St. La Carnita, www.lacarnita.com
Best Sammy
This is the best luxe sandwich bar in town, dishing
out fried chicken sarnis smothered in chutney and greens. I wish I drank
bourbon and talked with a drawl. The County General, 936 Queen St. W.,
Toronto, 416-531-4447, www.thecountygeneral.ca
Athena Tsavliris
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