New Toronto restaurants: KaKa AYCE opens downtown

DOWNTOWN

• KaKa All You Can Eat, a beloved Markham destination for AYCE sushi, has officially opened its first downtown location at 655 Bay (at Elm).
• Labothery, a lab-themed tea cafe, has opened at 717 Bay (at Gerrard).
• Blowfish has closed at King and Bathurst after 15 years.
• Yet another Burger’s Priest has replaced Sushi & Bento at 579 King West (at Portland).
• U.S. chain Cauldron Ice Cream will bring its signature puffle cones to Toronto this summer with a new location at 502 Queen West (at Portland), formerly Epicure Cafe.
• Shaved-ice dessert spot Snow Lava is open at 413 Spadina (at College).

NORTH

• Khau Gully has opened at 1991 Yonge (at Belsize).

EAST

• Frankie’s Italian is set to replace Lil Baci at 892 Queen East (at Logan).
• Alex Molitz, formerly of Geraldine and Farmhouse Tavern, is opening a new spot called City Betty at Danforth and Greenwood.
• Core, a new restaurant from Mark Moffatt (Crush Wine Bar) and Hyun Jung Kim (George), is opening this week at 896 Queen East (at Logan) in the former home of Braised.
• The original Loaded Pierogi location at 1044 Gerrard East has closed (but their other locations remain open).

WEST

• Rosina is open at 740 King West (at Tecumseth).
• Mum’s The Word, a snack bar and brunch spot, is open at 567 College (at Manning).
• People’s Pint has opened in the former home of Junction Craft Brewing at 90 Cawthra (at Hirons).
• The incoming Toronto location of Montreal’s Les Moulins Lafayette now has an address: 715 Queen West (at Tecumseth).

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