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

Open now

• French street food spot Mister Frenchy has just opened at 675 Danforth Ave., just east of Pape.
• James Cheese Back Ribs, a Korean franchise, has opened its first North American location here at 409 Spadina Ave. in Chinatown.
• Beroea Box, cooking up Syrian street food, is a new stall at Market 707 on Dundas West.
• Italian-Japanese fusion joint J's Apron Brunch Cafe is now open at 96 Harbord St.
• Vos Restaurante Argentino, which translates to "your Argentinean restaurant," can be found at 847 College St., a little west of Ossington.
• Mean Bao's fourth location is now in soft opening at 2210 Dundas St. W. by Roncesvalles.
• Mermaid Fish and Grill House has opened a second location, this one at 44 St. Clair Ave. E.
• Pho 88's new location in the Annex is finally open at 594 Bloor St. W.
• Gluten-free and vegan-friendly Maiz is making arepas and tacos at 3220 Yonge St. in North York.
• Menya Fuji is serving up Tokyo-style ramen at 3 Finch Ave. E. in North York.

Recently reviewed

• The Nugget
• Sam James (Spadina)
• The House of Common
• NextDoor
• Cafe Landwer
• Mabu Generation
• Alchemy Food & Drink
• King Taps

Opening soon

• David Huynh of Civil Liberties has been hosting Vietnamese food pop-ups around the city this year, and soon he'll be opening a permanent spot called Vit Beo at 858 Bloor St. W. in Bloorcourt.
• Montreal's La Diperie will open its second Toronto location at 925 Queen St. W. (west of Shaw) this Saturday.
• The Simple Kitchen is also opening this Saturday at 73 Roncesvalles in what was once the Film Buff/Local Hero space.
• Bar Selona will be taking over what was previously Tappo at 2 Trinity St. in the Distillery District.
• Butter Baker is opening by the also soon-to-open Pablo cheese tart shop, at 118 Dundas St. W.
• Mayrik, specializing in elevated Balkan and Caucasus cuisine, opens on August 15 at 1580 Bayview Ave.
• Vancouver-based Donnelly Group (Belfast Love, Barber & Co.) is taking over The Beaconsfield space and opening a new pub called Death and Taxes.
• The owners of The Queen and Beaver will be turning the former Bar Italia space into something called Mad Crush Wine Bar.
• MWM Oyster Co. is opening at 419 Parliament St. in Cabbagetown this fall.
• Something called Rumble Tang will be going into the space at 790 Dundas St. W., just west of Bathurst.
• Parka Food Co., a vegan joint, will be opening this fall at 424 Queen St. W. in what was formerly The Baro.
• Impact Kitchen is opening a second location at the corner of Adelaide & Brant soon.

Other news

• Patois has risen like a phoenix from the fire at 794 Dundas West

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