$$$ = expensive
$$ = moderately priced
$ = inexpensive
Cool
Black Skirt
3 Charles E, at Yonge, 416-935-0240. Formerly Wish, and long before that Chez Cappuccino, this 7 West sibling keeps the tented Miami-style terrace out front but adds a statue of St. Francis of Assisi, faux fur pashminas and a card of old-school southern Italian classics. $$
Classic
Zelda’s
542 Church, at Maitland, 416-922-2526. Get there early or join the queue for a ringside table at the Village’s wildest patio. Tank up on Zeldatinis to a non-stop soundtrack of 70s disco for Saturday night’s Cheap Show and Best Ass Contest. $$
Great Food
Fuzion
580 Church, at Dundonald, 416-944-9888. The Village’s most urbane patio could best be described as Gone With The Wind Does South Beach. The best optics on the strip and a new tapas card make this shaded ante bellum boîte hotter than ever. $$$
House on Parliament
456 Parliament, at Carlton, 416-925-4074. Show up early – lunch, say – if you expect to get a seat on this local’s curbside patio for its acclaimed $14.95 prime rib Sunday dinners. Though the meal deal starts at 5, it’s often sold out by 7. $$
Also in the area…
Black Eagle
457 Church, at Maitland, 416-413-1219. $$
Ethiopian House
4 Irwin, at Yonge, 416-923-5438. $$
Fire on the East Side
6 Gloucester, at Yonge, 416-960-3473. $$
Hair of the Dog
425 Church, at Wood, 416-964-2708. $$
Provence Délices
12 Amelia, at Parliament, 416-924-9901. $$$
Rashnaa
307 Wellesley E, at Parliament, 416-929-2099. $$
Spirits
642 Church, at Hayden, 416-967-0001. $$
Statler’s
487 Church, at Maitland, 416-925-0341. $$
