Best Contemporary Asian Restaurants in Koreatown

KOST is one of my favourite brunch spots in the city, especially when the patio is open to enjoy the views. Today’s service was very good and the food was excellent. The eggs benedict with smoked salmon was delicious.

Hands down dinner at DaiLo was one of the best culinary experiences of my life. Food is spectacular, service and hospitality is warm, fun and generous. An absolute must visit and return restaurant. I will be thinking about and remembering this meal for a long time. Standout dishes were the whole fried fish, octopus taco, betel leaf bite, potato with truffle and mushroom pasta. Cocktails are very good as well.

We loved the food, ambience and our server. We did the trust Alma menu which was worth it as we tried so many items. Our server’s attention to us enhanced our experience. We would go again!

A beautiful Nutcracker Tea was the perfect way for us to celebrate a very special occasion. The food was elegant, charming and delightfully delicious. This is a unique tea that follows the pattern of a traditional Afternoon Tea in the British style, but one that is delicately and artfully infused with Asian favours. All of this is served in a setting that is contemporarily stylish with an understated elegance. It is always a privilege to hear the wonderful Fazioli piano being played beneath the gorgeous chandelier. The chef was incredibly kind in preparing 2 substitute items to accommodate a very serious food allergy. If I could change anything, it would be the actual tea. For an event of this magnitude, fresh tea rather than bagged tea should be brewed and boiling water must be used. Sadly, our tea arrived only lukewarm. It is also impossible to revive a teabag with more not-hot-enough water (which we had to ask for and which took forever to arrive). Surely, at this pricepoint an additional bag could have been spared. I must admit that our service was very, very minimal. 45 minutes after we had finished every crumb and every sip, my partner finally went in search of someone to bring our bill. We were very happy to linger, truly, but that was quite a long bit of lingering, even in the lovely, lovely setting. We do look forward to another tea in the future.

We sat in the bar lounge for a lovely Wednesday dinner. Cocktails, lobster, Wagyu and dim sum were amazing. Dylan, the barkeep, doubled as our severe and sommelier. He did an exceptional job. Will be back next time up in Toronto.