6 editor picks in Toronto.
Toronto's tapas scene is concentrated on College Street in Little Italy and the Ossington strip, built around shared plates and long wine lists. Bar Raval brings a Gaudi-inspired room and pintxos to College Street, Bar Isabel anchors the upper end of College with its whole-grilled octopus, and Salt Wine Bar keeps the format going on Ossington Avenue.
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Order A flight of three sherries plus a round of pintxos.
Bar Raval on College Street opened 2015 as Grant van Gameren's pintxos counter, Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2022 with mahogany-carved Partisans interior.
Order The whole grilled octopus and a bottle from the Iberian wine list.
Bar Isabel on College Street has been Grant van Gameren's Spanish-influenced tavern since 2013, Michelin Plate the last three guides and an Iberian wine list.
Order A glass of Vinho Verde plus the gambas a la plancha.
Salt Wine Bar at the north end of Ossington is chef Dave Kemp's Iberian-Canadian tapas room since 2009, Portuguese and Spanish wines by the glass.
Order A glass of Vinho Verde plus the gambas a la plancha.
Salt Wine Bar at the north end of Ossington is chef Dave Kemp's Iberian-Canadian tapas room since 2009 with a Portuguese-leaning natural wine list.
Order A flight of three sherries plus a round of pintxos.
Bar Raval on College has poured Spanish wine and sherry from a mahogany Art Nouveau counter since 2015, Grant van Gameren's pintxo bar Michelin Bib Gourmand.
Order A glass of Vinho Verde plus the gambas a la plancha.
Salt Wine Bar at the north end of Ossington is chef Dave Kemp's Iberian wine room since 2009, the cellar deeper Portuguese than Spanish, seasonal tapas.
