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Me and Mine 1144 College, at Dufferin, 416-535-5858, meandmine.ca Zocalo’s Joel MacMillan and Melissa daSilva resurface at this low-key West College café. Easy on the wallet, their versatile veggie-friendly carte moves effortlessly from brunch to lunch to dinner, all spectacularly plated. Best: to start, complimentary grilled watermelon wedges dusted with sea salt and squirted with lime “cowboy” pork ‘n’ beef sausages with baked cauli-cheese, pickled cherries and green bean and wilted watercress salad minced pork ‘n’ quail egg pie with mashed root veggies and minty garden peas at brunch, house-cured pork belly with grilled scallion salad, St John Bakery toast spread with sticky tomato jam, and roasted salt ‘n’ malt vinegar home fries savoury apple, cheddar and rosemary galette. Complete meals for $30 per person, including tax, tip and a pint of local microbrew. Average main $13. Open for lunch Tuesday to Friday 11 am to 5 pm, dinner Thursday to Saturday 5 to 11 pm. Weekend brunch 10 am to 5 pm. Closed Monday, holidays. No reservations. Licensed. Access: one step at door, washrooms in basement. Rating: NNNNN

Barbecue

Big Crow 176 Dupont, at St George, 647-748-3287, roseandsonsbigcrow.com, @roseandsons Former Drake executive chef Anthony Rose revives his ambitious pop-up barbecue concept on a tented ‘n’ heated Annex year-round backyard patio down an alleyway next to the train tracks. Close your eyes and you could be sitting round a campfire in Muskoka. Best: grilled Thuet Bakery sourdough dressed with banana, Nutella and dulce de leche peanut-butter-and-jam pork chops with salted Norfolk County peanuts and house-made sour cherry jam smoky-sweet Perth County pork belly sided with over-easy eggs and garlicky grilled broccoli to share, “soft and sexy” grits swirled with melted butter to drink, steamin’ mugs of instant Maxwell House coffee. Complete brunches for $30 per person, including tax, tip and a root beer. Average main $15. Open Thursday to Sunday 11 am to close, Monday to Wednesday 5 pm to close. Closed some holidays. Reservations accepted. Licensed. Access: three steps at door, three steps to washroom. Rating: NNNNN

Crepes

Millie Creperie 161 Baldwin, at Spadina, 416-977-1922, milliecreperie.com, @milliecreperie Part crispy ice cream cone and part French flapjack, Harajuku-style crepes look set to become as ubiquitous as ramen and tacos. And where better to find this multi-culti street food then amidst the colourful chaos of Kensington Market? That is, if you manage to find Carson Leung and Christinn Hua’s way-cute take-away. Hint: it’s around the corner from Seven Lives and under the parking garage across from the George Brown condo. Best: savoury crepes like smoked salmon with cream cheese and pickled red onion in Sriracha-spiked mayo the Rabbit Food combo with spinach, tomato and shredded cheddar ‘n’ mozarella mushroom and tofu with optional scrambled egg on the sweet side, the Japanese Special Crepe with house-made green tea gelato, strawberries and whipped cream banana split parfaits layered with chocolate gelato, berries, whipped cream and cornflakes with Pocky antennae. Open Sunday to Thursday 12:30 to 8:30 pm, Friday and Saturday 12:30 to 10 pm. Closed some holidays. No reservations. Unlicensed. Access: barrier-free, no washrooms. Rating: NNNN

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