THIS WEEK IN TORONTO

Toronto's Persian kitchens, Yonge-Finch and beyond

2 licensed this month. 9 in the past year. From the City of Toronto’s nightly registry.

Pictured: BAZARI

2

Past 30 days

3

Past 3 months

9

Past 12 months

Yonge between Finch and Steeles is Toronto's Persian heartland, with overflow into Richmond Hill and a downtown presence. The 9 kitchens below cover the full Persian table — kabab houses with charcoal kubideh, full-menu spots serving ghormeh sabzi and tahdig, tea-houses, sweet shops. 2 in the past 30 days.

The 9 most recently licensed

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MARDIN RESTAURANT

24D AGO

MARDIN RESTAURANT

1300 Finch Ave W Unit-26, North York, ON M3J 3K6 North York

29D AGO

CAFE NEGIN

787 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 1N6 Downtown

AL-NUR KEBAB HOUSE

3MO AGO

AL-NUR KEBAB HOUSE

1960 Lawrence Ave E Unit B1, Scarborough, ON M1R 2Z1 Scarborough

4MO AGO

PARS GRILL

6114 Yonge St, North York, ON M2M 3W7 North York

7MO AGO

PATOGH IROONI

335 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M5B 2L3 Downtown

8MO AGO

DUBAILEVANT

4750 Yonge St, North York, ON M2N 0J6 North York

10MO AGO

BAZARI

839 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1G4 West Toronto

11MO AGO

ROOZAMOON CAFE

398 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M5A 1T3 Downtown

VOZARA CATERING & TAKEOUT

12MO AGO

VOZARA CATERING & TAKEOUT

858 Eglinton Ave E, East York, ON M4G 2L1 East Toronto

Where they're opening

All 9 kitchens, by Toronto district. Concentration tells you where the Persian community's commercial footprint is densest right now.

North York

3

Downtown

3

Scarborough

1

West Toronto

1

East Toronto

1