Inside Eloise, the Restaurant Where Design Meets Appetite

Dining in Toronto's most delicious neighbourhood.

Writer John Clegg

Just a block and a half down the road from the eponymous market in Toronto’s St. Lawrence neighbourhood, Eloise is serving up yet another reason why the area is a gastronome’s dream. At the sultry, wood-clad, midcentury-inspired restaurant—the latest venture from brothers Graham and Dan Hnatiw—chef Akhil Hajare (formerly of Alo) has designed a broad, globally informed menu whose dishes defy easy definition but tend toward light, clean flavours served over substantial proteins and carbohydrates. Bites like the potato pavé served with a yuzu kosho and Thai basil epitomize what Eloise is: a distinctly Toronto restaurant in the city’s most delicious neighbourhood.