Local Kitchen and Wine Bar
Price guide: Mid-range
1710 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M6R 1B3
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Expert review of Local Kitchen and Wine Bar
Italian wine bar on the edge of the Polish Village.
It's first come, first served at this atmospheric Italian-influenced eaterie and salumerie on the far west side of downtown Toronto.
Food and drink:
Small plates, salumi, traditional home cooking — if you were brought up by a pair of incredible Italian chefs. Ingredients sourced from Ontario are rustled into Italian classics, such as Ontario Berkshire Pancetta, Lardo stuffed cappelletti pasta or the $50 salumi tasing menu.
Recommended dishes:
The salumi tasting menu is the big news here — but it doesn't come cheap. The pastas are excellent and entrees (which change regularly) are impeccable - I loved the Kolapore Springs trout, served with fennel, leeks, olive marmellate and caperberries - at $15 it seems a better deal than the salumi.
Ambience:
Cosy, bustling, boisterous.
Service:
Down to earth, friendly.
Location:
The dowdier end of Queen West, just before it hits Roncesavlles. Very close to Sunnyside Beach, though, if you want to combine the two one day.
Tables to book:
If you reserve the chef's table (the only table you can reserve), there's are two sittings for meat eaters — 6:30pm and 9pm — and the meal is $50 without drinks.
More information on Local Kitchen and Wine Bar:
- Price guide:
- Type:
- Restaurant, Wine bar
- Food:
- Italian
- Address:
- 1710 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M6R 1B3
- Telephone:
- +1 416 534 6700
- Serves:
- Dinner
- Opening times:
- Tue-Wed 6pm-10pm, Thu-Sat 6pm-11pm, Sun 6pm-10pm. Closed Mondays.
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Reservations:
- Not possible
