Toronto Restaurant Openings: LOB, Cafe Landwer, Stamp's Lane, BBs Diner, Jugemu

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

• Cafe Landwer has opened a location downtown at 165 University Avenue (at Adelaide).
• BBs Diner, a brunch spot next to Aunties and Uncles, has opened at 76 Lippincott Street just north of College Street.
• 32 Chicken St., a Korean-style fried chicken and chicken burger joint, is now open at 409 College Street (at Lippincott).
• Koishi Ice Cream, a collaboration between Knockout Ice Cream and Little Pebbles, is serving up interesting Japanese flavours and dessert sandwiches at 160 Baldwin Street in Kensington Market.
• Steambox Dumplings opened its permanent location yesterday at 1255 Dundas Street West (by Dovercourt).
• Kosher steak and smokehouse Prime on Avenue is now open at 1960 Avenue Road.
• Stamp’s Lane, self-described as an "East Coast Eatery," has opened at 371 Roncesvalles Avenue.
• Jugemu, a sushi spot, can be found under Zakkushi at 193 Carlton Street in Cabbagetown.
• LOB, an indoor bocce ball-golf course, is now open at 100 Broadview Avenue (at Queen) in Riverside.

Recently reviewed

• Omni Palace
• Cinnaholic
• Alma
• Narami
• Hailed Coffee on Gerrard
• Hi Tea 23.5
• Sukoi

Opening soon

• Four Four South Village, a Taiwanese beef noodle chain from Taipei, soft opens its first Toronto location tomorrow (Friday, August 17) at 474 Yonge Street (north of Grenville Street).
• Another Japanese dessert brand is coming to the city: Amausaan Uji Matcha will be opening its first Toronto shop at 480 Dundas Street West in Chinatown.
• Old Town Bodega should be opening soon in Corktown.
• iQ Food Co. will be opening a 2,300-square-foot location at Yorkdale Shopping Centre this month.
• The Good Son will be opening another location in late fall, this one at the CF Shops at Don Mills.
• Full House Desserts is opening a second location, this time in North York, at 4750 Yonge Street.
• Vegan Grasshopper will open a third location this fall, which is taking over what was previously Skwish at 2252 Queen Street East in the Beaches.

Closed

• Pick 6ix fell victim to the rain last week and will be closed for maintenance for the foreseeable future.
• Beaches Bakeshop, known for its delicious Swedish cinnamon buns, has closed after a dozen years in business.
• Lone Star on King West in the Entertainment District is now closed.

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