While we’re still impressed with the new Eaton Centre food court’s
selection of restaurants and, above all, purse hooks, it’s far from
meeting all our dining needs. Here are three newish spots nearby worth
booking ahead for.
Hawthorne Food and Drink’s creative seasonal menu had us vacillating
between chestnut gnocchi with charred kale and whole grain salad with a
cup of soup before we settled on the green onion cake toast, grilled
eggplant and mushrooms served between two thick onion pancakes. Round
out your meal with the solid list of homemade sodas and Ontario beer or
the cocktail of the day. Hawthorne Food and Drink, 60 Richmond St E (at
Church), Toronto, 647-930-9517.
Blink and you might miss Richmond
Station, across the street from the back of The Bay. But be sure to
drop by for their take on classic dishes: think roasted beet salad,
mushroom fettuccine or a reputedly to-die-for burger served with
rosemary fries, plus oysters on the half shell to start off your meal.
Richmond Station1 Richmond St W (at Yonge), Toronto, 647-748-1444, www.richmondstation.ca
At The Gabardine,
we whetted our appetite with the Argyle, a blend of gin, Campari,
cinnamon syrup and lemon juice, before digging into the best mac and
cheese we can recall. Other comfort food staples you might find on the
menu include a daily vegetarian risotto, chicken pot pie and a tuna melt
on rye but it would be a crime not to save room for dessert. The
Gabardine, 372 Bay St (at Richmond), Toronto, 647-352-3211, www.thegabardine.com
Kat Tancock
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