Toronto Restaurant Openings: Palm Lane, Bangarang, Kiss the Tiramisu, La Cubana

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

Open now

• Palm Lane is now serving up "gourmet greens" inside the upper level of Yorkville Village (formerly Hazelton Lanes) at 55 Avenue Rd.
• Bangarang, a games bar from the team behind Track & Field and Pray Tell, has opened in the old Midtown space at 552 College St. with long-last games like cornhole, Sjoelen and Japanese billiards.
• Kiss the Tiramisu, a popular Korean dessert chain, has soft opened at 160 Baldwin St. in Kensington Market.
• La Cubana's third location is now open at 1030 Gerrard St. E., its first venture east.
• Mast Coffee has opened at the base of a condo at 68 Shuter St. (at Dalhousie).
• Diyijia, a Chinese fried chicken chain, officially opens today at 512 Yonge St. by Maitland.
• North Poke's second location can now be found inside the Sak's Foodhall by Pusateri's at Sherway Gardens.
• Fancy Franks opened its fourth location yesterday at 484 Parliament St. in Cabbagetown.
• Gyro Bar! Souvlaki Kitchen has been expanding quickly, with its third location now open in Parkdale at 1647 Queen St. W.

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Opening soon

• Raca Cafe & Bar closed last month, but chef Ivana Raca will be opening a new restaurant with Brad Smith, ex-CFL player and host of the Food Network's Chopped Canada, called Resto Boemo very soon.
• Craft Beer Market, a massive space that will feature 160 taps, will be opening at 1 Adelaide St. E. next month.
• Tokyo Smoke looks to be expanding in a big way, with plans to open a fourth and fifth coffee shop in the city this month, in Riverside and in the Financial District's PATH, along with new locations in Calgary, Hamilton and Seattle later this year.
• Black Angus Steakhouse will be moving to a new space at 3250 Bloor St. W. in early 2018.

Closed

• Seven Lives Paleteria has closed permanently in Kensington Market.
• Chinese restaurant Judy Cuisine has also shuttered in Richmond Hill.

Other news

• Japanese restaurant Miku, known for its aburi-style sushi, is celebrating its second anniversary next week with a special five-course tasting menu available only from October 10-16.

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