Corso Italia

[AlbertC]

As per the Star, it looks like Goodgood Cafe are planning to open a new location at the former Spielhaus boardgame Cafe on St. Clair (just west of Dufferin):

Nine new Toronto restaurant licences issued, 11 cancelled (Mar. 21)

Restaurants, cafés, bars and other local businesses that offer indoor dining are legally required to obtain and maintain a business licence from the City of Toronto. In the past week (Mar. 14 to Mar. 20), nine new restaurant licences were issued for the central Toronto area, while 11 existing...

www.thestar.com

A place called the "Balloonery" has opened up a few doors west of the upcoming Goodgood Cafe on St. Clair mentioend above. Yes, they sell balloons of all different varieties.

 

[AlbertC]

Photo of the new Goodgood Cafe near Dufferin:

While further along on St. Clair, just west of Via Italia there's a new place to open called "Paulo's Cake Shop":

 

[AlbertC]

La Paloma Gelato at St. Clair & Lansdowne have closed after around 55 years in business:

Iconic gelato shop permanently closes after 55 years in Toronto

It's officially the end of an era for one neighbourhood-favourite gelato shop. La Paloma, located at 1357 St Clair Avenue West, has been serving up …

www.blogto.com

 

[Towered]

La Paloma Gelato at St. Clair & Lansdowne have closed after around 55 years in business:

Iconic gelato shop permanently closes after 55 years in Toronto

It's officially the end of an era for one neighbourhood-favourite gelato shop. La Paloma, located at 1357 St Clair Avenue West, has been serving up …

www.blogto.com

Cue the classic tale of Toronto retail woe of recent years - beloved local independent business driven to closure by totally unreasonable demands by a greedy asshole landlord.

 

[AlbertC]

Wallace Espresso at Westmount & St. Clair has closed:

Toronto cafe that couldn't recover from restrictions permanently closes

A Toronto cafe that had a hard time recovering following restrictions and lockdowns has now permanently closed. Wallace Espresso's location on West...

www.blogto.com

 

[AlbertC]

Wing City by St. Louis Bar & Grill is opening at 1154 St. Clair Ave West, just east of Dufferin, on February 8th.

 

[AlbertC]

Building permit signed posted for 1305 St Clair Ave W

Strawbella dessert shop is now open on Greenlaw Ave, a couple blocks south of St Clair. There was a previous retail concept that was planned here, although I'm not sure if that had opened for a bit or not.

 

[AlbertC]

Both the DeSotos and Atomic 10 restaurants at St Clair W & Lauder could lose their patios due to a licensing dispute with the city:

Dispute with city of Toronto could cost two restaurants their prized patios

Two well-established Toronto restaurants, Desotos Eatery and Atomic 10, face potential closure due to a contentious licensing dispute

streetsoftoronto.com

 

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[AlbertC]

A smathering of older pics

On Via Italia, a bit south of St Clair

On St Clarens, a bit north of Davenport

Further up on St Clarens

On Greenlaw, just north of Davenport

These restaurants are all open now. I've heard good things about Diner Seoul

 

[Towered]

A smathering of older pics

On Via Italia, a bit south of St Clair





On Greenlaw, just north of Davenport



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Aha!

 

[AlbertC]

Another look at this new build along St Clarens

 

[AlbertC]

Didn't appear that they were fully opened yet but I passed by and noticed that the former La Paloma gelato shop at St. Clair West & Lansdowne is becoming "El Palomar". Appears to be a Latin American desserts shop.

 

[vic]

Didn't appear that they were fully opened yet but I passed by and noticed that the former La Paloma gelato shop at St. Clair West & Lansdowne is becoming "El Palomar". Appears to be a Latin American desserts shop.

Did they just edit the sign? I love when places do that. My favourite being Embassy-->Kembass.