Restaurants
Alma
- 1194 Bloor St. W., Toronto, M6H 1N2, Canada
- $$ · Asian
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Alma
- 1194 Bloor St. W., Toronto, M6H 1N2, Canada
- $$ · Asian
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
Chef Anna Chen dazzles in Bloordale Village from this minimally adorned shoebox of a restaurant. Scallion bread with stracciatella cheese and eggplant dip. Parmesan tapioca fritters. Is this Chinese or fusion? Red lanterns dangling from the ceiling and a ceramic lucky cat waving from the corner hint at the menu's intentions but the chef needn’t be bothered with labels.
The menu is at once comforting and imaginative. Start with pan-fried radish cakes dotted with an assertive garlic-chive paste. A wide bowl of addictively chewy noodles with pork wontons is pure comfort. An unlisted rhubarb trifle with coconut makes for a lovingly sweet send-off. All the while, servers roam about pouring natural wines with abandon.
Facilities & Services
- Air conditioning
Credit cards accepted
Location
Information
MICHELIN Guide Ceremony
1 minute
Inside the Toronto MICHELIN Guide Ceremony
Ontario's capital shined a little brighter with the addition of some Stars.
Dining Out
2 minutes
Alma Brings International Flavors to Toronto for Under $50
Anna Chen serves up Chinese cuisine with culinary inspiration from India, Italy, France, and more.
Features
3 minutes
How 6 MICHELIN Guide Chefs Are Celebrating Lunar New Year
2023 is the Year of the Rabbit; find out how these talents are marking the occasion.
Dining In
1 minute
Recipe: Alma's Steamed Egg with Shiitake Mushrooms
Chef-owner Anna Chen of Toronto Bib Gourmand Alma shares this recipe for steamed egg with shiitake mushrooms.