Toronto Restaurant Openings: The Aviary, Alobar, Dipped Donuts, Sophie's Kitchen

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

• Alobar has opened at 57A-162 Cumberland Street in Yorkville and all available reservations are already booked up, although walk-ins are also accepted.
• Blondies Pizza, a pizzeria in a pink building with the Food Dudes and chef Matt Blondin behind it, opens today at 1555 Dundas Street East in Leslieville.
• Dipped Donuts has finally opened its first permanent location at 161 Baldwin Street (at Spadina) in Kensington Market.
• The first Toronto location for Japanese Ramen Misoya officially opens today at 646 Queen Street West (at Tecumseth).
• Global chain Cuppa Tea, serving Hong Kong-style milk tea, egg waffles and pineapple buns, has soft opened where Jule once was at 20 Carlton Street.
• The Aviary, a sports bar and brewery from a couple of well-known local businesses, has soft opened at 484 Front Street East in the Canary District.
• Brunch spot Sophie’s Kitchen opened yesterday at 1614 Bayview Avenue in Leaside.
• Pujukan, a Korean BBQ joint, officially opens today at 4852 Yonge Street (by Sheppard) in North York.

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• The Ellery
• Ballissimo Loukoumades Bar
• Fresh on Front
• Cafe Bon Bon
• Jodie's Joint
• Vegandale Brewery
• Bar Stray
• Yueh Tung

Opening soon

• Strange Love Coffee will soon be opening a fourth location, which will be at the base of 1 University Avenue.
• The Mad Radish, a salad chain from the founder of David's Tea, is opening its first Toronto location at 2293 Yonge Street (at Eglinton) in October.
• Rally Sports Bar is opening a second location soon at 4950 Yonge Street in North York.
• Something called Meat Point is coming to 1021 Wilson Avenue just east of Keele Street.
• Japanese izakaya Gyu-Kaku is opening a second location, this one at 229 Consumers Road in North York.

Closed

• Like Pick 6ix and the Drake Underground, Buca on King Street West is also temporarily closed due to flooding.

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