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Yorkville's Bar Reyna has closed for renovations and is changing things up other than appearance. Get ready for fine dining food and service. Did you know? Next-door neighbour Michelin- Recommended 156 Cumberland also closed a while back and is relocating. See my 'No One Covers The City Like This' post on Instagram for details.
Speaking of fine dining, The Chase is launching a casual concept, downstairs at street level in the space formerly home to The Chase Fish and Oyster and Planta Cocina. Doors for the new destination are slated to open this spring.
New ventures are shuttering left and right, including additions. One recent example? Bar Notte on Church that launched in July. Seven months later, it's closed and transformed into next-door neighbour Amano Trattoria's private dining and event space. TR Trivia: The watering hole was by the same owners and team as Amano's.
I'm calling it: Zia's Place is going to be a hotspot in Brockton Village. The new project by folks behind Happy Coffee and Wine and Pasta Forever is set to debut soon in the Stop's former stomping grounds. Note: Find the Stop in its cozy new digs in Roncesvalles Village. TR Pro Tip: Go... Go often.
It's extremely unusual that a Niagara Falls resto launches in The 6ix. Copacabana Brazilian Steakhouse is a rare example, whereas Massimo Capra's namesake in Niagara Falls followed his eateries in Mississauga, including: Capra's Kitchen and Boccone Trattoria. Stay tuned: Swaagat - The Real Taste of India that debuted in NF, is taking over the spacious home swathed in white that was Bikkuri at King & Yonge that I confirmed closed mid-2022.
Swaagat Resto & Bar is coming your way soon, with "fine dining, craft cocktails, live beats, and epic party vibes."