The Nocturne: The Roncesvalles revival
Last Thursday,
The Westerly, a new kitchen and bar described as `New York-meets-Paris in the `40s,` opened across from the Revue Cinema, just below Howard Park Avenue. The beauty of the space starts in the walls (all brick and subway-tiled), moves along the marble bar to the stained hardwood floors and exposed piping, and ends in a 40-person private dining room hidden around the back.
Owned by service-industry veterans Tom Earl and Beth Daveyduke, The Westerly is the latest in a string of 2011 openings that have hit Roncesvalles Avenue, and the most daring to date because of its position on the strip`s most northern end. And just three weeks ago, Maggie Ruhl, owner of Ossington`s Dakota Tavern, and resto-neophyte Greg Boggs unveiled
The Ace, a re-purposed `60s diner where most of the original dÃcor (it was once home to a Chinese restaurant) has gone undisturbed for almost 20 years. It`s officially starting to feel like a new, new beginning for the Roncesvalles community, with an influx of exciting places that not only complement the strip`s local watering holes and buy-local daytime operations, but also elevate it to one of the city`s great areas to eat, drink, and be merry.
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