Things are happening again on Ossington and the expansion of the culinary scene continues (these restaurants had their applications in before the new regulations). The restaurant scene expands.
A couple weeks ago, during the Interior Design Show, Audi held a party at Bohmer, despite the fact that that it isn’t yet open to the public. The outside looks almost ready and the inside, while not stocked, is pretty bare-bones.
MartiniBoys is reporting that the spot is going to be about 5000 sqft with an attached store. Here’s some pics of the front and inside:
We are assuming that they are going to have a bigger sign going up soon. The opening was promised for January 20th, partly because of the design show, but we assume there are other issues holding up the launch.
Another restaurant that looks set to open is Salt Wine Bar, that looks like it’s been sitting idle for many, many months. Last week they put up a new awning.
We’ll head over to them when we see the paper comes off the windows and update on the food and drink.
The Angell Gallery is moving to Ossington. Taking over the space on 12 Ossington that until recently held Lennox Contemporary, the relocated gallery will open on Ossington on February 1. It’s not a big move for them – in fact, the former location was Queen West just east of Ossington. It looks as if they will get comfortable before their grand opening launch, now scheduled for April.
So we have heard about or noticed two new restaurants that are close to opening on Ossington. After a few recent closings and nothing else, it’s nice to see some forward momentum in the neighborhood.
A few sources mentioned the soft opening of Bohmer last week during the Interior Design show. We peeked in on the weekend, and the space looks large and luxe. Some art on the walls made us think it was a gallery at first, but then we saw the bar. Don’t know when it’s opening, so if you do, please tip us off!
Second thing we noticed, a little north from there, was an awning is out for Salt, next to Libretto. Signs were up last summer noting an early fall launch, which never materialized. A wine bar with small plates, meats and cheeses? We were really upset when it looked like it wasn’t happening. Now it looks like it is! According to an article last year in Martini Boys (PR dreams, but they’re right sometimes!), Salt should open in February. Have you seen today’s date? February is this weekend! So, keep us posted and we’ll do the same for you.
More rumours: a grocery store maybe opening soon on Ossington?
More truths: one art gallery closes, another moves in. More to come.
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I haven’t looked in the window in a couple days but I did come across this listing on a commercial real estate site.
Semolina, while never very busy, was/is a good little spot for fresh bread, pastries, good coffee, and sometimes a quiet place to work. It may have been too quiet.
Does anyone know whether they are going to disappear? Can new owner continue to run a bakery, or do the new restrictions apply to them also?
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