Eating Out
Toronto’s beloved North of Brooklyn continues its steady expansion with the opening of its eighth location, this time setting up shop in the city’s Etobicoke neighbourhood. Spanning two floors, the new outpost brings together the quick-fire...
Eating Out
In the heart of Saint-Lambert Village, just across the river from Montreal, Limousine brings French glamour and a taste for indulgence to the city’s south shore. A new gourmet bistro that celebrates the art of excess and refined pleasure, its...
Eating Out
Renzo Sandwich is the latest arrival in Montreal's Mile End; the deli-style eatery with Italian café sensibilities having opened its doors this summer. Serving fresh sandwiches alongside natural wine, beer, and their playful 'buzz slush,' the venue...
Lifestyle
Montreal-based barbershop Maniac have opened up a second outpost, blending the rituals of grooming with the ritual of coffee. An evolution of the classic barbershop — reimagined with a café at its core — the project is rooted in community,...
Eating Out
In Montreal’s Little Italy, a new arrival is making waves with a fresh take on Italian dining. Pasta Pooks, which opened in March 2025, is a compact five-seat takeout counter serving pasta and natural wine in a space that marries Old World charm...
Eating Out
Extending over the edge of Halifax Harbour, Mystic brings a refined new energy to Canada’s East Coast dining scene, offering a modern maritime experience that blurs the lines between land, sea, and sky. Set within the signature building of...
Bars & Nightlife
Hidden beneath the cobblestone streets of Old Montreal, Bowie is a subterranean supperclub that marries 1980s glamour with design-led flair. Spanning 3,000 square feet, the late 2024 opening nods to London and New York’s most decadent nightlife...
Eating Out
Located in Whistler BC, one of North America's largest ski resorts, Flute & Fromage is an independently-owned fine cheese and wine shop with a belief that a great pairing of food and wine can be a casual affair. Owned by Tara May, a Whistler...
Bars & Nightlife
From Suite 114, a Toronto prohibition-style vintage bar that sadly had to close its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rises Suite 115, a 2.0 version of the original where "being genuine, staying unpretentious, and maintaining a 'zero-ego' mindset"...
Bars & Nightlife
Inspired by the golden age of nightlife, Calgary's Sweet Loretta Bar nods to the throbbing energy of 1970s discos and vintage sound studios, the late-night venue situated in the city's design and arts district and offering an inclusive space for...
Eating Out
Located in a historic building in Old Montreal, occupying a ground-floor corner unit at Notre-Dame West and Sainte-Hélène, Dorsia blends the elegance of fine dining with a playful spirit, the 3,000 square foot restaurant nodding to the storied...
Eating Out
With outposts in Montreal's The Village and Time Out Market, Le Red Tiger is a popular Vietnamese street food concept from restaurateur Dan Pham and chef Phong Thach that has recently opened its doors in the city's Angus district, bringing bona fide...
Stuff Crush
Weirdness is a notion long entwined with the concept of creativity. Mocked by the strait-laced confined to their boxes of conformism, celebrated by the bold and the brave who pursue the outré as a means of pushing beyond the banal. In Weird...
City Notes
In Montreal’s Little Italy, a new arrival is making waves with a fresh take on Italian dining. Pasta Pooks, which opened in March 2025, is a compact five-seat takeout counter serving pasta and natural wine in a space that marries Old World charm...
City Notes
A once-forgotten 19th-century residence in Savannah’s historic district has been brought spectacularly back to life, reincarnated as The Douglas; a refined 16-room boutique hotel at 14 East Oglethorpe Avenue, where design meets old-world...
Dispatches
In a country where club floors open with Buddhist chants and Ladyboys offer dawn alms in corsets and stilettos, Elizabeth Waterman has found a world of contradictions too vivid to ignore. Over the past three years, and across four extended trips,...
Dispatches
If you’ve ever looked at your balcony and thought, “What a wasted space,” you’re not alone. Many of us live in homes where every square foot counts, yet balconies often remain underutilized. Whether it’s too small, too plain, or simply...
Dispatches
Recognising the world’s most inspiring work across design, innovation and creativity, the A’ Design Award & Competition stands as one of the most respected and far-reaching international design accolades. Each year, a diverse panel of academics,...
Dispatches
Comporta isn’t your usual Mediterranean destination. No marina packed with yachts. No high-rise hotels blocking ocean views. Just rice paddies, pine forests, and miles of white sand beaches that somehow stayed off the mass tourism radar until...
Dispatches
Previously a stronghold of silence, tradition, and old-world charm, the high-end gaming market in the city has now broken out into a highly competitive market. With the influx of international gaming powerhouses, multi-million-pound...