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

• Kū-kŭm, an Indigenous restaurant from the owners of Snakes & Lattes and chef Joseph Shawana, is now open at 581 Mount Pleasant Rd. in Davisville.
• Bunny's, chef Rodney Bowers' new restaurant that replaces his previous Hey Meatball at 912 Queen St. E. should be opening today, offering another brunch, lunch and dinner option in Leslieville.
• Wilder has opened at 382 Keele St. in the Junction, with healthy baked goods, açai and rice bowls, salads, smoothies and cold-pressed juices.
• The Gelato Shop—affiliated with Coco Espresso Bar, which was formerly Zaza Espresso Bar—is now open at 75 Yorkville Ave.
• Godfather Shawarma, Kabab Grill and Shisha Lounge has opened at 531 Yonge St. just south of Wellesley.

Recently reviewed

• Victorian Monkey
• Sala Modern Thai
• The Rolling Pin
• Brett's Ice Cream
• Dineen Coffee (Commerce Court)

Opening soon

• Alchemy Food & Drink will be replacing Fat City Blues at 890 College St. and is set to open next month.
• Amsterdam BrewHouse will be opening a second location in Leaside, taking over the shuttered Against the Grain at 87 Laird Dr.
• Basil Box already has two locations in the city, and will soon expand even more: The Quad at York University shall have one this summer, with Yonge & Finch to follow in the fall, plus three others (Sheppard Centre, Bathurst College Centre, Royal Bank Plaza) next year.
• Calii Love is opening its third location (its second is in Yorkville at 1235 Bay St.) in the Concourse Level of First Canadian Place in the Financial District this August.
• Copper Branch, a 100% plant-based food outlet that originated in Montreal, will also be opening soon in the Financial District at Commerce Court West.
• Home of Hot Taste, a KFC (as in Korean Fried Chicken) joint, will be taking over the space that was previously Pho Rex at 658 Bloor St. W. in Koreatown.
• Another Kinton Ramen should be opening very soon (possibly mid-June) at Yonge & Eg, at 90 Eglinton Ave. E.
• A cocktail bar called Mulberry Bar will be replacing the former location of Mexitaco at 828 Bloor St. W. by Christie Pits.
• Tabriz Persian Cookhouse opens tomorrow at 995 Bay St. just north of Wellesley.
• Grant van Gameren's Eastern European-inspired resto-bar, Tennessee Tavern, opens in Parkdale tomorrow.

Closed

• Noodle-lovers no longer get to pit hand-pulled/human-made against robot-sliced, as Super Noodle Express is no more.
• Mexican spot Frida has closed on Eglinton West.
• Mediterranean resto Red Castle on the Danforth is no more.
• Resto-lounge Seven44, at Mt. Pleasant just south of Eglinton, had its lease terminated by the landlord.

Other news

• Toronto Market Co., the group behind Adelaide Eats and other markets, is launching a monthly (until Sept.) Yonge & St. Clair Midtown Market behind 40 St. Clair Ave. W. on June 20 that will feature vendors selling local produce, preserves, baked goods and more.

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