King Street West has no shortage of places to eat and drink. It's one of the most restaurant-dense strips in the city, lined with options ranging from quick casual to full tasting-menu territory. But Public Gardens, sitting above the street at 577 King West, has carved out a genuinely distinct position in that crowded market — not by being the most expensive or the most technically ambitious, but by being the most fun.
There are restaurants that are ambitious, and then there is aKin. Tucked at 51 Colborne Street in Toronto’s Financial District, this intimate modern Asian fine dining restaurant holds a Michelin Star, seats fewer than 35 people per service, and offers a 10-course blind tasting menu that changes every two months. It is, by any measure, […]