Marche Restaurant

If you are looking for a place which offers an original decor and fresh food, for large drop up or planned groups, then your research can stop here we have a suggestion for you!

Located under the famous Calatrava glass rooftop (at 42 Yonge Street), Marche restaurant is operated by a Swiss Company and offers a wide range of international food, freshly prepared in front of the guest. Enjoy a variety of delicious treats such as freshly-caught seafood, sushi, rosti, home-made pizzas and pastas and a large selection of bread and delicious pastries from their natural bakery!

More than great food, this is also the beauty of the place which catch the eye. The place is light, huge and modern thanks the glass rooftop, the inside reminds the atmosphere of the markets, lively, with great smells and the view of all those fresh products. Also, as this is a Swiss company, you can seat in a Swiss chalet decor, or in French restaurant ‘decor. With Marche restaurant no need to take the plane to travel and taste new specialties!

Marche Restaurant is the perfect place for group events and a popular Toronto event venue, with its large space it can welcome more than 500 guests throughout decorated dining room, including signature private areas and 2 indoors patios! Moreover, it ideally situated, close to many touristic attractions such as the Hockey Hall of Fame, Sony Centre, Rogers Centre, Air Canada Centre, and more.

The restaurant is one of a small few open 365 days a year.  From breakfast 7:30 am until 11:00 pm, and until 1:00 am the Friday & Saturday, and was voted Best Group Function Restaurant in 2012.

Get more information on their website, like their Facebook page and follow them @Marche_TO

Toronto’s Best Patios and Event Venues with a Patio

As the mercury climbs every summer the need to find a watering hole becomes increasingly more essential. There aren’t many activities that beat grabbing a few cold ones on a patio with some friends, the perfect blend of summer heat and true refreshment. Presumably, you, the reader also enjoy a summer patio session as you are still reading.  So, with that confirmed this post will lay out some of Toronto’s most enjoyable patios and will provide you with a Toronto Summer Patio Bucket list.  Many of the patios below are also great venues for events and offer a fresh change from a hotel banquet room.

Cadillac Lounge Patio

 1296 Queen St W, Toronto

The first patio we would suggest visiting is the Cadillac Lounge Patio at 1296 Queen Street West. The Cadillac Lounge has a unique back patio that is rather spacious and is filled with the aroma of their hickory smoker, minus all the smoke of course. It also offers a large variety of bottled beers or on tap. Its retro atmosphere will charm you and travel until the Southern United States.

 Pilot Patio

22 Cumberland St, Toronto

When you think patio in Toronto you immediately think Pilot’s Patio: The Flight Deck! Opened in 1993 as the largest “patio with altitude” in Yorkville, its name came from a tribute to the heroic flyers of World War II. It has been known as an artist bar, then the hub of Toronto’s hippie community, to finally become the place to go for elite’s after work drinks and trendy after midnight party nowadays.

 Hair of the dog

425 Church, Toronto

Hair of the dog is an upscale neighborhood pub and restaurant on Church St, on the southern fringes of the Gay Village. Hair of the dog reflects the diversity of the neighborhood thanks to a mixed clientele. Winning venue, with one of the top 10 patio in downtown Toronto. It has this particularity of having 2 patios! On the ground floor you can find a large space featuring 3 fountains. Facing south, the patio is filled by sun all day. A good time to enjoy a family brunch drinks with friends. Hair of the dog is also a dining experience where you can enjoy fine food in cozy and more intimate spaces. Fun fact: Hair of Dog has been voted best place to have a first date. And awarded great place to dump someone by the staff!

Against the Grain Urban Tavern

25 Dockside Dr. Toronto

Situated at 25 Dockside Drive on Corus Quay, right next to Sugar Beach, the patio has a spectacular view of Lake Ontario, the Harbour and Toronto Island. It comfortably seats 180 guests around traditional two tops, beach like lounge areas and umbrellas for this hot summer. Every weekend, from 10.30 a.m. to 3 p.m., the restaurant offers $5 Bloody Caesar specials and during the week you will be able to enjoy unique local and European brews, interesting new and old world wines and some amazing cocktails.

New Amsterdam patio

245 Queens Quay West, Toronto

Amsterdam Brewhouse has recently opened a newly renovated, 14, 000 square foot craft brewery, restaurant and retail venue in the heart of Toronto’s waterfront. Situated at 245 Queens Quay West,  the venue can accommodate up to 500 in its rustic urban interior, and offers an additional 300+ on the spacious lakeside patio, for a total capacity of over 800 guests. AMSTERDAM BREWHOUSE features a bar/lounge, a dining room, several patios, a state of the art AV system, authentic wood burning oven, a working craft brewery and full retail store, all to be open 7 days a week.

Terroni Bar Centrale

1095 Yonge St, Toronto

In the Rosedale community one of the best patios to relax on would be at the Terroni Bar Centrale. This patio is a great way to enjoy the homey designed feel of Italy. With a vast selection from the “tapas style” menu plates are intended to be shared, which is the perfect scenery for a hang out spot with friends and family. Also, this wine bar has a signature selection of Terroni-exclusive wines and a unique variety from Italy. Experience a day or night on the patio laughing, sharing and appreciating the summer days. Enclosed with fresh greenery this patio gives off a natural blissful vibe. The Terroni Bar Centrale’s patio is a great way to retreat for some time of relaxation.

Museum Tavern Toronto

208 Bloor W, Toronto

After a long, hot summer day finding a patio that is just right could be difficult to find, but look no further because Museum Tavern Toronto has that just right patio. With a slight summer breeze and nice view this patio is to die for. Facing the ROM you can enjoy the menu from executive chef Steven Gouzopoulos which features all-American classics with a twist. Not to mention the Moses McIntee’s drinks list that is a temptation you cannot resist. Enjoy the last moments of summer on the restaurant’s second floor terrace, an experience you will not regret.

The new Mill Street Beer Hall

21 Tank House Lane, Toronto

The Beer Hall is the new space of the Mill Street Brew Pub situated in the Distillery District. Opened in April this year, this place offers a modern and lively atmosphere where it is pleasant to enjoy a good beer with friends or simply an excellent meal.

With its open concept kitchen offering local and international cuisine, a heated, a cover patio and communal seating, The Beer Hall is the perfect place to welcome group events from 15 to 500 persons. Also, don’t forget to try the bierschnaps, a traditional German Beer-based spirit, which is only served at Beer Hall.

Rooftop Rendezvous: Temptation Accomplished

On Thursday 15^th, The Rooftop rendezvous was THE rendezvous not to miss! Indeed, The CUBE nightclub hosted more than 400 guests from CityEvents and Shanny in the City for the Rooftop rendezvous!

The night was an opportunity to taste a new cider: Tempt Cider, with strawberry and lime flavors, but also to enjoy the presence of artists and an incredible view on the city and the CN Tower.

The CUBE nightclub brings you into a parallel world. From the entrance you leave the city and its buildings to enter in a small corridor looking like the path to a secret garden, to be finally guided to a rooftop patio, a true bubble inside the city.  CUBE Nightclub is a new Toronto event venue used by a variety of groups.

One King West Luxury Hospitality Suite Opens this Fall

In the heart of the financial district one of the tallest towers downtown will open 2 luxurious spaces soon, taking this venue to a all new level. Opening this fall the 14^th & 15^th floor will feature a Executive Centre and an Hospitality Suite.

 

The 14th floor will featured a space called fourteen hundred. A new executive centrewith the capacity of welcoming 30 to 40 guests.  Whether it is for meeting, dinner, product launches, presentation or movie screenings. A versatile space that has been conceived in collaboration with One King West business clients to meet everyone needs and expectations.

The 15^th floor: fifteen hundred is a luxury hospitality suite. On top of the tower, the versatile space allows a wide range of uses including product launches executive retreats and wedding receptions.  The suite as been designed by Squarefoot Design Inc to host about 60 people in an open plan layout.capacity of welcoming 30 to 40 guests.  Whether it is for meeting, dinner, product launches, presentation or movie screenings. A versatile space that has been conceived in collaboration with One King West business clients to meet everyone needs and expectations.

The suite has amazing floor to ceiling glass wall as one of the many features that make the place a one of a kind venue. The wall can be fully retracted to expand the surface to 2500 Ft. Sq. with a terrace overlooking the city. It gives you a sumptuous view of the St Lawrence neighbourhood & the waterfront.

Other features of these spaces include:

• Fully equipped modern kitchen, with a long marble serving counter and stylish lighting.
• Multiples HDTVs and fully integrated technology. Automated wireless touchpad controlled in-suite audio.
• Suite fifteen ten:  connected to the fifteen hundred suite is a studio bedroom with a king bed, in wall closet, spacious independent bathroom and private balcony. This area can be used separately to the fifteen hundred suite with its independent entrance

For more information on the upcoming opening of the venue contact hotelsales@onekingwest.com  Call: 416 548 8200. Or visit One King West on Facebook

Everleigh

Everleigh is a new venue which opened earlier this year, in April, in the old Century Room. Everleigh is the seventh venture from the Capture Group

This is not really a club nor a bar or a lounge but an amazing mix of the three.  It’s location in the heart of downtown Toronto, (on King Street West & Portland St), makes it the place to go to in the entertainment district.

Once checked in, the space is a wonder at first sight. The whole venue is filled with eccentric & eclectic visuals. From the urban look mixed up with vintage designs and baroque furniture, to graphs and Mr Monopoly painting on the walls.

Everyone can fill quickly at ease in that kind of space as you will most likely be able to encounter something of your liking. The aim having been to recreate an overlook of the “Canadian lifestyle interpreted through nostalgia, art, music, cocktails and culture”

The space is available for corporate and private events. We at CityEvents had the chance to attend the venue’s showcase late June. The space is full of possibilities and promises. It will most likely make a big impact on your attendees as the venue is that unexpected! From a floor  of maple leafs made out of pennies to the ceiling, with steel shaped birds, your eyes will catch on a detail that makes the difference.

Indoor capacity: 5,500 Sq.Ft. with 500 standing cocktail reception, 150 seated dinner as well as a small patio.

Amentities: Includes state of the art AV system, DJ Booth and catering Kitchen.

For more information click here

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