Africola

Playa Bowls at The Well is a franchise move, yes — but one executed with enough intention to avoid being written off as corporate smoothie-bar agnosticism.

Limaq sits on the western stretch of St.

Ariete e Toro is built around a single, confident premise: schiacciata, the flat Tuscan bread that splits the difference between focaccia and a proper sandwich loaf, is good enough to anchor an entire restaurant concept.

There is a distinction that matters in Toronto's Ethiopian dining scene, and Ethio Kana on College Street sits clearly on one side of it.

Haidilao needs little introduction — the Sichuan hot-pot chain has built a global reputation as much on its service culture as on its soup, and the Scarborough location on Sandhurst Circle appears to deliver the full, slightly theatrical…