Il Fornello
Il Fornello on King Street West offers Italian entrees during weekday lunch and nightly dinner services. Guests start their meals with marinated olives and butternut squash soup from the lunch and dinner menu. Main courses at this upscale restaurant include chicken asiago, penne capri and veal limone. The kitchen also creates specialty pizzas like the Pizza Santo, which is covered in spinach, red onions and red peppers. This downtown Toronto restaurant features a 35-seat private dining area available for family dinners and parties.
Il Fornello
214 King St. West
Toronto, ON M5H 3S6, Canada
(416) 599-0312
ilfornello.com/
Blowfish Restaurant & Sake Bar
Blowfish Restaurant & Sake Bar attracts diners with its extensive menu, live nightly music and sleek interior design. The dinner menu offered Monday through Saturday starts with tuna belly, squid and eel sashimi. Diners can also order specialty blowfish rolls like the Kiwi Lobster, which is filled with herring eggs, lobster, cucumber and kiwi sauce. Blowfish Restaurant & Sake Bar mixes cold plates like crispy rice and tuna with hot dishes such as the Kobe rib eye beef during its dinner service. This downtown Toronto restaurant hosts holiday meals like its five-course New Year's Eve dinner.
Blowfish Restaurant & Sake Bar
668 King St. West
Toronto, ON M5V 1M7, Canada
(416) 860-0606
blowfishrestaurant.com/
Le Saint Tropez
Le Saint Tropez features patio seating, weekly live music and authentic French entrees in the heart of King Street West. The lunch menu at Le Saint Tropez contains house specialties such as veal scalloppini and grilled lamp chops. Dinner guests at this Toronto restaurant can start their meals with Cognac pate and sauteed snails. The kitchen prepares main courses of steak frites and pan-seared livers during dinner. Le Saint Tropez allows diners to finish their meals with chocolate mousse, lemon pie and other sweet plates from the dessert menu.
Le Saint Tropez
315 King St. West
Toronto, ON M5V 1J5, Canada
(416) 591-3670
lesainttropez.com/home.asp
Barootes Casual Dining
Visitors to King Street West can sample a variety of global cuisines during lunch and dinner at Barootes Casual Dining. The weekday lunch menu at Barootes Casual Dining starts with Louisiana crab cakes and beef carpaccio. Main courses served during lunch range from lamb burgers to Nova Scotia lobster salads. This Toronto restaurant begins its dinner menu with spring rolls, baked brie and other small plates. Guests select from dinner specials such as the filet mignon, the peanut chicken and the 10-ounce veal chop. Because of limited seating in Barootes Casual Dining, prospective diners are encouraged to call in advance to reserve tables.
Barootes Casual Dining
220 King St. West
Toronto, ON M5H 1K4, Canada
(416) 979-7717
barootes.com/index.html
About The Author
Nicholas Katers has been a freelance writer since 2006. He teaches American history at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis. His past works include articles for "CCN Magazine," "The History Teacher" and "The Internationalist" magazine. Katers holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in American history from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, respectively.
