Restaurants
Vela
                            90 Portland St., Toronto, M5V 2N2, Canada
                            
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    $$$
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                                    American, Asian
                                
                                
                            
                        
                        
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Vela
                            90 Portland St., Toronto, M5V 2N2, Canada
                            
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    $$$
                                    ·
                                
                                
                                    American, Asian
                                
                                
                            
                        
                        
                    
                    
                        Note: This restaurant is temporarily closed.
With exposed brick, a bar that goes on and on, and lights swirled into a sloped ceiling, this cool-kids restaurant has wide appeal. There is certainly seating for all occasions: white banquettes in the back, an up-close chef’s counter and plenty of tables in between. By design, the menu has faint Asian touches but is otherwise broad in its selection of seafood, pastas, steaks and vegetables. The results? Surprisingly dialed-in, largely thanks to a kitchen that makes as much as it can in-house. Highlights include cod with beurre blanc and chili crisp and, for dessert, a sugar-crusted profiterole filled with miso dulce de leche mousse and mascarpone cremeaux. Live music throughout the week will either attract or deter, depending on your mood.
            With exposed brick, a bar that goes on and on, and lights swirled into a sloped ceiling, this cool-kids restaurant has wide appeal. There is certainly seating for all occasions: white banquettes in the back, an up-close chef’s counter and plenty of tables in between. By design, the menu has faint Asian touches but is otherwise broad in its selection of seafood, pastas, steaks and vegetables. The results? Surprisingly dialed-in, largely thanks to a kitchen that makes as much as it can in-house. Highlights include cod with beurre blanc and chili crisp and, for dessert, a sugar-crusted profiterole filled with miso dulce de leche mousse and mascarpone cremeaux. Live music throughout the week will either attract or deter, depending on your mood.
Location
                                    Monday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        closed
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Tuesday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:00-23:00
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Wednesday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:00-23:00
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Thursday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:00-00:00
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Friday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:00-00:00
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Saturday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:00-00:00
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Sunday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        11:30-23:00