701 St. Clair West Toronto Great cafe – very nice interior, great for lounging, very comfy. And the best: the coffee/espresso is really good. They use Reunion Island coffee roasted in Oakville. d.c.k. Continue reading Noir Coffee and Tea
119 Harbord Street Toronto, ON M5S 1G7 416-850-8330 loirerestaurant.ca Loire – Casual Gourmet. The title really holds what they promise. This is a very unpretentious (even though its French!!!) restaurant with excellent food and great ambiance. Gourmet food, a host who REALLY knows his wines and spirits in a casual atmosphere. The menu isn’t huge … Continue reading Loire – French
Liberty Village 85 Hanna Avenue Toronto, ON 416.588.5695 http://www.templekitchen.com “The redemption visit” Prior visits to this place left us pretty much un-excited. MTK had build up a hype around their food that wasn’t really justified, especially not given their prices then. Today, however, MTK fully redeemed itself. Returning again after many months of absence, we … Continue reading Mildred’s Temple Kitchen (MTK)
The Rex – Jazz & Blues Bar 194 Queen Street West Toronto, Ontario +w (416) 598-2475 http://www.therex.ca Daily multiple jazz performances. Well known and established in town. Serve pub food. d.c.k. Continue reading The Rex – Jazz & Blues Bar
361 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 http://www.flordesolnyc.com Tel.: +1 (212) 366-0182 Great Tapas place inTribeca. Tapas, wine, ambiente are all excellent. Bring a flash light if you have reading issues – the place is relatively dark and tables are only lit by little candles which makes reading the menue somewhat challenging. d.c.k. Continue reading Flor de Sol – Spanish Mediterranean Restaurant
Rustic interior but hip crowd. French with a touch of Spain and a smidgen of Italy (the North American headquarters of the basque separatist movement). Good quality food, very friendly service. 312 Saint-Paul Ouest Vieux-Montreal 514.544.5800 http://www.barrocco.ca d.c.k. Continue reading Barrocco Montreal
Liberty Village 109 Atlantic Ave Toronto +1 (416) 539-9390 Liberty Village’s only pizza joint. Pizza is ok, but can’t beat Terroni, Mercato or Vesuvio’s. Location is great. Fun rooftop terrace. Of course, only during summer months. d.c.k. Continue reading Cinquecento Trattoria
Meat, meat and meat. Living room style bistro. Mainly wines from Ontario. d.c.k. Continue reading Cowbell
As per its name, great place in Harwich Port, MA for seafood and fish. Nice back room for small groups (12-14 people). Very good quality of food. d.c.k. Continue reading The Cape Sea Grille
25 Liberty Street Liberty Village Great patio. Always packed during TFC games. Regular band performances. Serves Erdinger Dunkel!!! d.c.k. Continue reading The Liberty
1439 Queen Street West Great little Tibetan and Indian restaurant in Parkdale. It doesn’t look fancy, but its well maintained, its reasonably priced and the staff is incredibly friendly. But most importantly: the food is REALLY good! d.c.k. Continue reading Om Restaurant Parkdale
King City Keel Street Ontario Cute Inn, very friendly staff. Great burger. d.c.k. Continue reading Hogan’s Inn
Overall:2.33 740 William Montreal, Quebec H3C 1P1 Canada Food: — Service: — Ambiance: Price: $$$ Great desert. They make their own. Continue reading Le Local
Overall: 2.67 1480 11th Avenue West, Vancouver, BC V6H 1L1 +1 (604) 736-6664 http://www.vijs.ca Food: Service: Ambiance: — Price: $$- Best Indian Food!!!! No reservations. Expect about 1h wait for a table. Continue reading Vij’s – Indian
Overall: 2.33 (212) 691-0299 Chelsea 166 8th Ave New York, NY 10011 http://www.roomservicerestaurant.com Food: — Service: — Ambiance: Price: $$ Continue reading Room Service – Thai
Overall: 2.33 232 E 58th St, New York, NY 10022 +1 (212) 688-4619 Website Hours: 11am – 11pm Food: Service: — Ambiance: — Price: $– Among top three Indian Restaurants in NYC. – ZAGAT 2006 and 2007 Chef Shiva Natarajan has appeared on The Martha Stewart show, Fox News, CBS and NBC. Rated very good … Continue reading Chola Eclectic Indian Cuisine
Overall: 2.00 58 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10003 (between 10/11th) +1 (212) 677-5199 Food: — Service: — Ambiance: — Price: $– Nice little neighborhood Thai restaurant with good, down to earth food. Like the spicy minced pork with a mirror egg on top. Very spicy!!! Continue reading Bodhi Tree – Thai
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