RASA is a Harbord Village sharing-plates room from The Food Dudes, opened in 2014 and now led by executive chef Lia Silva and head chef Callum Smith. The strongest order runs through Truffle Gnudi, the brisket-and-gochujang RASA Burger, Spicy Ceviche, and the early-evening wine happy hour.
Foxley is a long-running Ossington pan-Asian bistro built around seafood ceviches, lamb-and-duck dumplings, sticky ribs, vegetable small plates, patio appeal, and Tom Thai's share-plate point of view.
Mother is a Queen West cocktail bar where fermentation, natural ingredients, and low-waste technique drive the drink list. Go for Dirty Tomato, zero-proof Tomato Soup, polished small plates, and a candlelit room that still leaves room for walk-ins.
Florette is a Queen West dinner room built around funky food, wine, and cocktails rather than a single-cuisine lane. Jerry Zhang's cool-aunt room and Mann Bijlani's compact menu meet in dishes like Manila Clams, Hamachi Crudo, Rigatoni, and Chocolate Tart.
Lyla is a Queen West Mediterranean restaurant from Daniel van Welie and Amen Habtemariam, with current chef Daniel Kim leading a seafood-forward menu that runs from raw bar and Octopus Bravas to lobster linguine, brunch, Golden Hours, and private dining. The clearest read is Mediterranean sharing with a raw-bar spine rather than a single-cuisine room.
PREQUEL & CO. APOTHECARY is a Queen West cocktail lounge built around Frankie Solarik's apothecary theatre, a serious Champagne-and-absinthe drinks program, and French-leaning small plates. Reserve for the room, lead with the cocktails, and use the food as part of the bar experience.
Bar Isabel is a 2013 College Street Spanish restaurant-bar built around Catalan small plates, a long wood bar, seafood, pintxos, sherry, cocktails, and a room that still feels like a full-night Toronto reservation.
Neon Tiger is a late-night Ossington room for modern Indian cooking, cocktails, music, and shareable plates, led by owner Naveen Chakravarti and chef Akshat Chawla.
RHAPSODY is a late-night Ossington cocktail room with a current Chinese comfort-food menu: Dragon Box, Spice Bag, crispy chili beef, duck rolls, prawn toast and seafood snacks. It works best as a reservation-led night out, especially when happy hour or a first cocktail frames the food.
