Food

Rossini

By Annabelle Goodman – 1988  Avenue Rd 416 481 1188 It is invigorating to try a new restaurant in an unfamiliar neighborhood. Many years ago I   lived near Wilson and Avenue Rd and Rossini has been a successful Italian restaurant ...

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Seven Grams Espresso Bar

By Annabelle Goodman – 131 Avenue Rd 647 351 1317 Imagine getting excited about a coffee shop. I was taking my (98 yrs young) aunt out for a little stroll. We walked by this coffee shop and I suggested we ...

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Lakvino Italian Ristorante

By Annabelle Goodman – 525 Bloor St West 647 345 2134 Lakvino came highly recommended from a friend who had recently dined there. Lakvino is a welcome addition to the Annex.  Concert goers at Tafelmusik concerts and film buffs at ...

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La Playa Cabana

Mexican Restaurant and Tequila Bar By Annabelle Goodman – 11 Dupont St 416 929 3911 La mejor comida Mexicano. What a blast! Fiesta time! This place has been open less than a year. It is hard to get a reservation. ...

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Omni

By Annabelle Goodman – 2793 Bathurst St. 416 783 2091 When any of my family visits from Israel I look to entertain at a kosher restaurant. I have dined at Omni on many occasions. The food was always delicious but ...

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Le Paradis Brasserie / Bistro

By Annabelle Goodman – 166 Bedford Rd 416 921 0995 In an era where the world is changing much too quickly it is so comforting to have some stability in life. Le Paradis has been an institution on Bedford Rd ...

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Cardinal Rule

By Annabelle Goodman – 5 Roncesvalles Ave 647 352 0202 I don’t know this area at all. I was on my way to visit a friend at St Joseph’s Hospital. At dinner the previous evening one of my guests remarked ...

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Big Chubby Burger

By Annabelle Goodman – 269 Augusta Ave. 416 340 9398 My friend and I had just seen a very disturbing film at the Hot Docs Film Festival. We decided to walk up Spadina Ave into Kensington Market to look for ...

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Cravings

By Annabelle Goodman – 3393 Yonge St 416 322 2200 I literally crave this Asian food and so does my family. We think the restaurant is correctly named. It was a belated family birthday and my son chose this as ...

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Milestones

By Annabelle Goodman – 5095 Yonge St 416 225 2552 Who doesn’t like a nice surprise? Milestones is a large chain with many other locations in Toronto.  I wasn’t expecting anything spectacular. I was wrong. Every bite was a delightful ...

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