Open now and opening soon: Toronto’s newest restaurants

This weekly round-up spotlights Toronto’s newest restaurants and bars, plus incoming establishments that should be on your radar.

Here are the newest restaurants opening in Toronto right now:

Bake Island is newly open at 372 Yonge Street and serving up bubble tea and pastries including Hong Kong crispy buns and coconut custard rolls.
Big Trouble Bar at 460 Dundas Street West celebrates its grand opening tomorrow on Friday, July 6.
Burgers Park is still a fresh find at 10 William Sylvester Drive in North York. The new burger shop borrows heavily from a famous burger shack south of the border.
Frilu Restaurant is now open and serving up a Norwegian-inspired tasting menu at 7713 Yonge Street in Thornhill.
Japanese dessert house Mukimuki is now open at 384 College Street.
Pong Bar is now open in the PATH located beneath the Walrus Pub and Beer Hall at 187 Bay Street.
Skcookks Kitchen a new Afro-Caribbean restaurant at 24 Ronson Drive, Unit 12 in Etobicoke is now open.

817 Sports Bar & Grill is soon to replace the Dog’s Bollocks Pub at 817 Queen Street West.
Boardwalk Grill is opening soon at 1681 Lake Shore Boulevard East, taking over the former Carters Landing space.
Bonafide Restaurant a new European tapas bar and cocktail lounge is opening soon in Kensington Market at 209 Augusta Avenue.
Chpt II a sister spot to Markham’s Inspire Restaurant is opening soon in Newmarket at 1100 Davis Drive, Unit 1 b.
Koishi Ice Cream & Bakery is coming soon to 160 Baldwin Street, Unit 4.
Signs are up for a new spot called Sticky Rice at 1489 Gerrard East.