Toronto Restaurant Openings: Cru, Aviator, Kupfert & Kim

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

• Cru has opened in the Financial District.
• Aviator is now open on Danforth East.
• Awas now serves tea and noodles in Chinatown.
• Cafe 23 is now open at 728 Queen Street West.
• Allin Mikuna now offers vegan, vegetarian, keto and gluten-free options at 244 Brown's Line in Etobicoke.
• Kupfert and Kim have opened another Toronto location in Yorkville.
• Loft Cafe inside newly opened Loft Cycle Club at Danforth and Chester now serves smoothies and snacks.
• A spot for Korean called Varsity has replaced Tacos Baos in Bloorcourt, serving Japanese and Korean food.
• Tara Viet Grill has opened in Thornhill.
• KF Tea now has a Toronto location at Pacific Mall.

Recently reviewed

• Pancho Y Emiliano
• Banjara
• Cantina Mercatto
• Arthur's
• The Shozan Room
• Annex Commons

Opening soon

• Allwyn's will soon be opening a downtown location at Queen and Spadina. 
• Chinese tea bakery chain Feng Cha is opening on Highway 7 on March 16.
• Moto VIA from the same people behind Motorino should eventually be doing wood burning pizza at Avenue and Melrose.
• A new location of Stelvio will be opening this spring at 791 Dundas West.
• Yunshang Rice Noodle is having the grand opening of their North York Store at 5285 Yonge on March 15.
• Animal Liberation Kitchen should be opening a brick and mortar soon, somewhere around Riverside.
• Bacan will be serving Argentinian food sometime this spring in Roncesvalles.
• Shook Israeli Kitchen will be coming to 77 Portland this spring.
• The Gym Pub is replacing Pipers Pub at 782 St. Clair West.
• Vancouver pub Score is bringing its wild caesars to the old Copetin space at 107 King East this May.

Closed

• Sweet A La Mode in the Stockyards area is permanently closed.
• Omaw on Ossington is now closed.

Other news

• FK on St. Clair West is now serving brunch.
• Noce is relaunching their more intimate space on the eastern side of the restaurant as Bar Noce around the end of the month.

by Amy Carlberg via blogTO