More than your neighbourhood coffeehouse: Boxcar Riverside

The up and coming neighbourhood, Riverside, became a lot trendier with the opening of Boxcar Riverside, part of the Boxcar Social brand. Boxcar Social is a rustic-chic, coffeehouse that offers premium coffee, craft brews and charcuterie plates. The Riverside coffeehouse is the second location, with the first  at Yonge street and Birch avenue.

The owners wanted to do something they loved and they wanted to do it right. Bringing their customers beans from all over North America and having fresh, organically certified ingredients is very important to them. With the success of their first shop, they were able to bring great coffee, local beers and foods to the east-end.

Boxcar Riverside is a large, trendy coffee shop located at Boulton avenue and Queen street east. The gorgeous spot is a great place to get some work done and enjoy a quiet cup of your favourite coffee or host a private party and enjoy the local craft brews on tap.

 

Courtesy of: Boxcar Social

Hours of Operation
Monday: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Tuesday: 8 a.m. – 12 a.m.

Wednesday: 8 a.m.  – 12 a.m.

Thursday: 8 a.m. – 12 a.m.

Friday: 8 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Saturday: 8 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Sunday: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

 

For more information on Boxcar Social:

http://www.boxcarsocial.ca/contact-riverside.html

Streetcar Studio Host Events in Leslieville

The streetcar Studio is stylish event space in Toronto. If the weather be frightful, we have a venue that’s delightful for hosting all of your holiday get togethers.

The studio located along the Queen East corridor adjacent to Dark Horse Espresso Bar.Streetcar studio can provide a 1.200 square foot gallery space that can adapt to suit the needs of any events with several unique architectural elements and modern lighting, the venue includes a projector and screen, Sonos sound system, and customizable LED lighting. This space has already been used for fashion shows, dinners, and wedding receptions.

This open space can accommodate the following capacities:

– Cocktail Style: 100 guests (including lounge area)

– Plated Dinner with harvest tables: 64 guests

– Plated Dinner with harvest tables: 80 guests

– Theatre Style: 84 guests

Address: 630 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON

Contact: studio@streetcar.ca

Website: http://streetcar.ca/

Sassafraz – A piece of France in Toronto

Sassafraz is a cozy, French restaurant in the heart of historic Yorkville, located at the corner of Bellair and Cumberland. Among the line of restaurants, the yellow restaurant grabs people’s eyes. Sassafraz is a great spot to have a special event. The atmosphere is perfect to relax and hang out, feeling as if you were in Paris!

Their menu offers Canadian cuisine with a French twist. Along with their indoor restaurant, they have a wonderful patio that can be enjoyed in warmer months.

Sassafraz is a great venue for your next event. Whether it is a wedding or a business event, Sassafraz fits well with all kinds of parties. You and your guests will all be satisfied with the relaxed atmosphere, great food and friendly service.

Big or small, Sassafraz is able to host your next private party with their variety of rental spaces. The largest space, located on the top floor, is separated from the main dining restaurant with its own entrance.

Private Event Space

On the top level of Sassafraz is the private event space. The venue is comprised of two separate rooms, the Bellair room and the Cumberland room. The rooms can be booked together or separately, depending on event requirements.

Capacities of the dining areas:

Bellair Room

Sit Down – 36 guests

Cocktail Style – 80 guests

Cumberland Room

Sit Down – 82 guests

Cocktail Style – 140 guests

Combined

Sit Down -110 guests

Cocktail Style -225 guests

Main Dining Room

The main dining room is a perfect venue for weddings as it is available for bookings seven days a week. With beautiful decor, big windows and a stunning living wall, book the main dining room for your next special meal.

Sit Down –150 guests

Cocktail Style –300 guests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information:

100 Cumberland St, Toronto, ON M5R 1A6

(416) 964-2222

http://www.sassafraz.ca/

 

New Venue in the Castlefield Design District: Elte Mkt: Canvas

Elte Mkt

Elte Mkt is a huge furniture shop with a long standing reputation for selection and quality for many years. They have unique, economical and stylish designed items. At their new location in the Castlefield Design District also has an open space available for event rental. This large showroom is located in the middle of the city with plenty of parking.

This new event space is a partnership with The Food Dudes. It’s called Canvas and is large space, It is 50,000 square-foot warehouse. It is raw space with concrete floors and ceiling pipes.

The space could be perfect for wedding when you add plenty of peonies and draping and decor. The capacity is 170 guests for a seated dinner with an additional cocktail area, there is also a DJ booth and dance floor (390 for standing room only) that can use it for your event!!

For more information:

Mkt: 1381 Castlefield Ave Toronto, Ontario M6B 1G7

Phone: (416) 789-0800

http://www.eltemkt.com/store-locator

The Toronto Rum Diaries

This is the summer of RUM and the forecast looks Dark and Stormy. The Rum Exchange is a unique rum themed bar located in downtown Toronto. The décor is very club-ish and the venue caters mostly to the after work crowd. Throughout the week the Rum Exchange offers after work drink specials. From Monday- Friday you can enjoy $5 bar rail and house wine along with $3 domestic beer and complimentary appetizers. The high top tables in the centre of the venue are made to look like old wooden rum barrels that have been repurposed very obviously playing on the rum theme. The Rum Exchange is primarily a bar, but they do offer some small plates such as bruschetta, chicken tenders and lamb skewers.

 

Founder Rumen Dimitrov has a passion for all things alcohol. Not only did he open the Rum Exchange, but he is also the founder of Pravda Vodka Bar which stocks more vodka varieties than anywhere else in the city.  His vision was to create the perfectbar/lounge for the after work crowd and it seems his vision has been achieved. Behind the bar is lit up in bright colours displaying the most impressive collection of rums in Toronto. Get introduced to the best and most recent rums on the market at one of the Rum Exchange’s rum tastings. They have more than 80 rums in stock so you’re guaranteed to find something that satisfies your tastes.

 

The Rum Exchange loves to host private and corporate functions. Scotiabank and KPMG have held their events there. The space can host anywhere between 50 and 125 people and comes fully equipped with an AV system (both screen and projector), microphone and DJ booth at no extra charge. It’s also really close to a lot of hotels which is very convenient if you’re bringing in people from out of town.  For any event the Rum Exchange offers the choice between either standing or passed hors d’oeuvres that include vegetarian, seafood and meat options.

If rum is your thing or you’re simply into having a good time, be sure to check out the Rum Exchange.

 

The Rum Exchange Information:

Address: 67 Richmond St. West, Toronto (Bay and Richmond Sts.)

Website: http://therumexchange.ca/

Contact: (416) 941-0000

info@therumexchange.ca

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