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Cooking is all the rage in Toronto at the
moment. TV and magazines are full of celebrity
chefs entertaining and wowing their growing
audience with their culinary skills. To tempt
your tastebuds, we’ve put together a list of
the restaurants in Toronto:
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 66
Harbord St.
Toronto
M5S1G2
phn:
(416) 260-6133
Can
you say Spadina and Harbord? Well you may
never have to mutter this mouthful again once
you've dined at sPaHa, a "modern
bistro" whose condensation of
intersecting street names is hot on the heels
of hip NYC vernacular as SoHo, TriBeCa, and
now NoLIta. And considering how a smattering
of low-end pizza huts has stunted the growth
of Harbord's pricey culinary Mecca just west
of Spadina, sPaHa's inexpensive gourmet fare
is a welcome addition to the east side of the
broad-boulevard.
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  1112
Yonge St.
at:
Macpherson Ave.
Toronto
M4W 2L6
phn:
(416) 966-0185
fax:
(416) 494-9173
Directions: Between Roxborough St. and MacPherson Ave.
This
quaint 32-seat, open grill bistro is a
favorite haunt of Rosedale regulars. Lakes
offers an extensive wine list, scotch bar and
exotic martinis for the casual rendez-vous to
the power lunch.--Alan A. Vernon.
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 502
Eglinton Ave. W.
at: Avenue Rd.
Toronto M5N 1A5
phn: (416) 488-7729
fax: (416) 488-4832
There
are 21 different kinds of pizzas served up in
this friendly and casual traditional Italian
eatery. The menu is rife with other choices
that include pasta, secondo dishes like the
traditional veal parmigiana and zuppa di pesce
(fish soup). A favorite house special is the
calzone Genovese filled with mozzarella,
grilled chicken and eggplant, topped with
tomato sauce.--Alan A.Vernon The City of
Toronto has recognized this restaurant as
offering Smoke Free Dining. Click the
logo for more details, including the smoke
free dining criteria.
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 423
College St.
at: Bathurst St.
Toronto M5T 1T1
Phn: (416) 603-8884
Restaurant
Review
For the
most part, Toronto eateries tend to shut tight
at 11 p.m. (waiters itching to party elsewhere
are ready to throw plenty of attitude your way
if you request a late-night meal). Luckily,
the Plaza Flamingo lets you eat and dance till
dawn in its happening College Street nightclub
and restaurant. On Friday and Saturday nights,
take advantage of the salsa lessons (8:30
p.m.) or revel in the magic of an
international flamenco show. Eager
salsa-dancers line up on weekend nights for a
douse of Plaza Flamingo's Spanish soirees.
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 430
College St.
at: Bathurst St.
Toronto M5T 1T3
phn: (416) 921-2752
fax: (416) 967-6690
Restaurant
Review
Go
for an evening of dinner and dancing at El
Rancho and even get a dance lesson, so you and
your favorite other can keep up with the
latest Latin moves. Step through the dining
room into the two-level nightclub and find
yourself transported. Decorated in a mainly
Latin motif, you'll find a palm tree or two
among the number of booths and tables around
the medium-sized dance floor. Saturday nights
are hoppin' here so you better come
early--reservations are encouraged for a
guaranteed table.
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 328
Queen St. W.
at: Spadina Ave.
Toronto M5V 2A2
phn: (416) 596-6405
DIRECTIONS:
Just E. of Spadina Ave.
Restaurant
Review
Long
before Queen West became posh pavement to
stroll upon, proprietors Jean-Jacques and
Frederic were giving restaurant-goers fine
French food. In its early days, 20 years ago,
hungry patrons, forced to stand and wait for a
table -- sometimes even queuing out on the
street, in the winter, no less -- would be
served glasses of red, gratis.This elegant but
casual Queen West bistro has grown and
expanded since those quaint days as a
hole-in-the-wall find. Now you probably won't
get free wine, but loyals still swear by it.
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