5 new splurge restaurants in Toronto you need to try at least once

Splurge restaurants in Toronto are the places you go when you really want to impress someone, even if that person is you.

From sumptuous steaks to Omakase menus featuring fish flown in directly from Japan, these restaurants certainly aren't everyday go-tos, but they'll certainly hit the spot on a special occasion.

Here are my picks for the new splurge restaurants in Toronto you need to try.

Playbook Commons

There's perhaps nothing more splurge-worthy than a steakhouse dinner, but you shouldn't have to sacrifice tuning in for the big game du jour just because you're tucking into a $138 Prime Porterhouse, am I right? That's exactly the thesis behind this swankified sports bar that just landed at Hotel X.

Boasting a comprehensive selection of steaks, pastas and entrees, there's something for everyone here on your next fancy night out, and no worries if you stay away from red meat: the $195 Grand Plateau seafood platter makes a perfectly adequate alternative.

Sushi Kiwami

If a splurge is truly what you're after, then the $299 Omakase menu at this freshly opened Toronto revival of a Richmond, B.C. staple should more than feed your appetite.

Traditional to its core, Executive Chef Yuta Arase keeps the kitchen alight with an ever-evolving menu full of seasonal ingredients, including fish flown in daily straight from Japan. Kind of makes that price tag make sense, doesn't it?

Florin Trattoria

Why bother jumping through the hoops of booking a summer trip to Florence when you could instead head to the Financial District and visit this brand-new, swanky spot that pays homage to Florentine cuisine in all its forms?

Whether you're in the mood for a sumptuous seafood vermicelli loaded with lobster, shrimp, clams, bottarga and trout roe or a downright hedonistic $105 bone-in striploin, they'll serve it to you with a flourish that would even make Nonna proud. If you take one word of advice from me, get the Pepperoncini Martini to wash it all down.

Arianna

Sure, the South Core's Harbour Sixty steakhouse is always a safe bet when you really want to impress your dinner date on a night out, but their brand-new Italian sister, located on the top floor, really steals the show.

Here, you can get your hands on all manner of Italian staples like bucatini all’Amatriciana and spaghetti Carbonara, but, if you really want to show off, you'll opt for their opulent mains, which include a $130 Dover sole piccata or $164 Chateaubriand topped with chimichurri and confit garlic.

Radici Project

Micro-seasonal fine dining is the name of the game at this Ossington spot from Executive Chef, Don Alfonso 1890 and DaNico alumn Emiliano Del Frate, and it arrives wrapped in a Japanese-Italian fusion package.

Sure, if it comes with a Little Italy address, there's always a higher-than-normal chance that you're in for the meal of your life, but this spot guarantees it. For a real 'wow'-factor, opt for the $80 four-course tasting menu and add the $40 wine flight. Thank me later.