Toronto Restaurant Openings highlights the latest restaurant openings and closings in Toronto and also gives a preview of what's coming soon. Find us here every Thursday morning.

OPEN NOW

• Noodle Face Co., a new source for ramen and steamed bunsopened earlier this month at 41 Baldwin Street. Love the name.
• Greenwood Smokehouse BBQat 673 Danforth Avenue opened last week and is serving up slow smoked meats and seasonally appropriate bowls of brisket chili
• Red Sauceopened its doors this week at 50 Clinton Street. The debut menu features Italian sandwiches, wings and muffaletta plus sweets like zeppoles.
• 新的烧烤餐厅,420 Smokehousehas finally opened its doors at 420 Parliament Street.
• Pizza La Rosa, a gourmet halal pizza and pasta joint is now open at 2555 Victoria Park Avenue.
• The Lucky Penny, a new cafe and neighbourhood grocer is open now at 189 Shaw Street. (viaToronto Life)

OPENING SOON

• Enzo Pizza Baris opening an express concept with patio this spring at a still undisclosed address in Liberty Village. The delivery zone will remain the same but the new outpost will also serve panini and be open late on weekends.
• Luckee, a new restaurant from Susur Lee and Harry Wu of the Soho Metropolitan Hotel is slated to open this spring. The Cantonese-style eatery will take over the current home of Senses. (viaToronto Life)
• Bite Barcelebrates the grand opening of its second location at 235 College Street on Thursday, February 6th.
• Cumbrae'shasannouncedplans to open a new retail butcher on Queen West near Trinity Bellwoods.

CLOSED

• All three locations of theMad Italianhave reportedly closed. (viaToronto Life)
• Murrays Sandwich Emporium(671 Queen Street West) is sporting papered up windows. (viaChowhound)
• Olde Towne Bistro & Oyster Bar(36 Wellington Street East) has shuttered a mere three months after opening. Set to replace it is new cocktail bar, East 36. (viaToronto Life)

RECENTLY REVIEWED

• Mangia & Bevi
• Bricco Kitchen and Wine Bar
• Steak Queen

OTHER NEWS

• Amin Todai and Andrew Richmond ofOne Methodare expanding the digital design studio at 445 King Street West to include a test kitchen and private bar that will operate as an incubator for restaurantsLa CarnitaandHome of the Brave. The project currently titledBook Club(a reference to its planned hidden entrance behind a book case) will also boast an adjacent kitchen studio outfitted with green screen and photo/video equipment for mad scientist-like experimentation. Swoon!
• Rock Lobsterat 538 Queen West now does brunch on weekends from 11am to 3pm. Think lobster bennies smothered in hollandaise.
• Cafe Bar Pastahas a new executive chef in the kitchen replacing chef Edward Furlani. Jay Scaife has launched a new menu focused on rustic Italian standards made from scratch.

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