Toronto Restaurant Openings: The Grand Elvis, Darna, Libertad, Piano Piano

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

• The Grand Elvis replacing Rose and Sons is officially open.
• Isle of Coffee has opened near Eglinton and Avenue.
• Modern Middle Eastern kitchen Darna has opened at Bayview and Eglinton.
• Viv at the Cosmo is now doing everything from lunch to late night on Colborne.
• Piano Piano has opened their Mount Pleasant location.
• Just six doors south of the Smokehouse at 299 Roncesvalles, Barque has turned the former Butcher Bar into BAR*Q.
• Libertad cocina Mexicana is now open at 133 Jefferson Avenue.
• Specialty coffee roastery and coffee shop Ethica has opened on Sterling.
• That Freakin Greek has opened up at 291 Harbord Street.
• The GOoDS (Grand Order of Divine Sweets) begins serving nerdy cakes today, by the people behind Cakes Cove.

Recently reviewed

• DaanGo Cafe
• True True Diner
• Woodhouse Brew Pub
• Edomae Kiyomi
• Blackbird Baking
• Yang's Braised Chicken
• Mira Mira
• Belle's Bakery

Opening soon

• A Chatime is opening up on King East.
• A location of Pita Lite is opening up soon near King station.
• It looks like a cocktail and wine bar called Pompette is opening up on College.

Closed 

• Bootleg Smokehouse has become Lazy Bones Snack Bar.