Toronto Restaurant Openings: Alma, Paradise Grapevine, M'eat Resto Butcher, Stray

Toronto restaurant openings highlight the latest food news in Toronto and gives a preview of what's coming soon. Find us here every Thursday morning.

Open now

• M’eat Resto Butcher, a "neighbourhood butcher shop and meat-forward restaurant," is now open at 806 Queen Street East in Riverside.
• Paradise Grapevine, a wine and beer bar with a sweet back patio, has taken over what was formerly Menalon Restaurant at 841 Bloor Street West in Bloorcourt.
• Stray, a "cocktail-based snack bar," with "everything motorcycles" has opened at 532 College Street (just east of Euclid Avenue) in Little Italy.
• Chinese restaurant Noodle & More (from the owner of Dumpling & More) is now open at 402 Bloor Street West in the Annex.
• Another Chinese spot, Greedy Duck, has also opened at 316 College Street in what used to be a Teashop 168.
• Jodie's Joint, a hemp-themed community cafe in what was formerly Casa Coffee, is now open at 235 Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market.
• Basil Box has opened a new location at Royal Bank Plaza at 200 Bay Street in the Financial District.
• May Flowers, a full-service floral studio and cafe all under one roof, is now open at 1020 St. Clair Avenue West (at Appleton Avenue).
• Brampton's MexiCados Burritos & Bowls has opened its first Toronto location in the former Belmonte Raw space 1022 Queen Street East in Leslieville.
• Vista Eatery, an eclectic dining spot from chef Daniel Janetos, is now open at Ontario Place.
• The Yard, from the same team behind Hogtown Smoke, has taken over what was formerly Whitlock's at 1961 Queen Street East (at Kenilworth Avenue) in the Beaches.
• Waffle brunch spot Starving Artist now has a new location at 467 Danforth (at Logan Avenue) in Greektown.

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Opening soon

• Alma, a restaurant from chef Anna Chen (Figo, Famiglia Baldassarre, Buca Yorkville), opens tomorrow in what was previously Karelia Kitchen at 1194 Bloor Street West (between Brock and Pauline) in Bloordale.
• Copenhagen Vegan Cafe is set to open this summer at 1312 Queen Street West in Vegandale (a.k.a. Parkdale).
• Montreal's Ramen Misoya will be opening a Toronto location soon at 646 Queen Street West (at Palmerston).
• Brazillian sweets shop Mary’s Brigadeiro is opening its first store soon at 1912 Danforth Avenue.
• Village Pizza has applied for a liquor license at Henderson Brewing at 128A Sterling Road in the Junction Triangle.
• Oliver & Bonacini will soon be opening Parcheggio Ristorante and Beauty Barbecue & Smokehouse in the former Origin North space at Bayview Village Shops at 2901 Bayview Avenue.

Closed

• San Francesco on Queen Street West has closed and a second location of Cluck Clucks will be taking over the space.

Other news

• Maison Fou has moved to new digs at 791 Dundas Street West (between Palmerston and Markham).

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

by Christina Cheung via blogTO