Toronto Restaurant Openings: Casa La Palma, Cantina Mercatto, Louix Louis, Wvrst

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

• Casa La Palma, an extension of La Palma (it's located above it) but with a different feel and design, is now open at 849 Dundas Street West (at Euclid).
• Cantina Mercatto, part of the Mercatto family of restaurants, has opened a new location at 20 Wellington Street East (at Scott Street).
• Contemporary American restaurant MARBL and champagne lounge Mademoiselle, both from Vancouver's West Oak, are now open in what was formerly Fring's at 455 King Street West.
• Louix Louis, a restaurant and cocktail bar on the 31st floor of the new St. Regis hotel, officially opens today at 325 Bay Street (at Adelaide).
• Wvrst opened its second location in the city at Union Station yesterday.
• Grasshopper Salon, The Beaches location of plant-based Grasshopper, is now open at 2252 Queen Street East (at Willow).
• Fleets Food has opened at 369 Church Street (by Granby Street).​
• Fuwa Fuwa now has its second shop, this time featuring chocolate Japanese soufflé pancakes at 2471 Yonge Street (at Castlefield Avenue).
• DeCourses Cafe is open at 3232 Lake Shore Boulevard West in Etobicoke.
• Grand Bizarre, a supper club open every Saturday night, made its debut last weekend at 15 Saskatchewan Road in Exhibition Place.

Recently reviewed

• Call A Chicken
• Viaggio
• La Palette
• Billy's Diner
• Donna's
• Opium Bar
• Garrison Creek
• Rally
• Coffee Dak Lak
• Come See Me
• Hawk & Chick

Opening soon

• Mexican spot Pancho Y Emiliano is opening up a second location in what was formerly Pearl King at 291 King Street West in the Entertainment District.
• Indian joint Matha Roti will be replacing Flip, Toss & Thai at 141 Harbord Street.

Closed

• Square Fish (461 Queen West, at Spadina) is closed.
• Ali Baba's in the Annex is no more.

Have you seen restaurants opening or closing in your neighbourhood? Email tips to editors@blogto.com.

by Christina Cheung via blogTO