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).
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).
Natalia came to NOW as the food writer in 2015 before taking over the lifestyle desk in 2019. She has written about food, style, technology, life and travel for the National Post, Sun Media, blogTO and Metro. She enjoys thrift stores and bad puns.