Toronto Restaurant Openings: Bottle Rocket Coffee, Pacific Park Social, Double D's

Toronto Restaurant Openings highlights the latest restaurant openings and closings in Toronto and also gives a preview of what's coming soon. Find us here every Thursday morning.

Open now

• Bottle Rocket Coffee has replaced the original Starving Artist at 584 Lansdowne Ave.

Recently reviewed

• XiangZi Hot Pot
• Superpoint Express
• Junked Food Co.
• Odd Espresso Bar
• Yellowtail Sushi
• Mojito Cubano
• Union Chicken

Opening soon

• Panini shop and cafe Pacific Park Social will be opening this spring at 2986 Dundas St. W. by Pacific Ave. in the Junction.
• Chicago-style deep-dish pizza joint Double D's is opening a second location in a couple of weeks, this time in Junked Food Co.'s original space at 1256 Dundas St. W. by Dovercourt.
• Plant-based (i.e. vegan) dessert spot Sweet Hart Kitchen should be opening its first brick-and-mortar location in early April at 68 Wales Ave. in Kensington Market.
• Raijin Ramen will be closing its Yonge & Gerrard location on March 19 (its current building is being demolished) and relocating a bit north up by Wellesley station.

Closed

• Mexican cantina Milagro's location at Yonge & Lawrence is no more.
• Further south at Yonge & Eglinton, Italian resto Quattro e Quattr8 has also shuttered.
• Another Italian spot nearby, Pastissima at Yonge & Eg., has also closed after being in business for almost 40 years.
• Baton Rouge at the CF Toronto Eaton Centre is gone, and Hendriks Restaurant & Bar looks to be taking its place this fall.

Other news

• Cereal Box Cafe is having a one-day pop-up at Offsite tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. with intentions of opening a permanent location somewhere in the city this summer.

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