R&D
Asian restaurant · Kensington-Chinatown ·
Modern Canadian-Chinese fare from famous chefs; untraditional dim sum
Modern Canadian-Chinese fare from famous chefs; untraditional dim sum
"The cocktail list at Fishtown’s R&D rotates based on the season, with warming beverages in the winter and more fruity offerings in the summer. No matter when you go, you’ll always have something creative to drink, like a pizzelle-inspired milk punch called Did It All For The Cookie, or the Sneak Pecan with Tennessee whiskey, Jamaican rum, pecans, and lemon." - Annemarie Dooling
"Aaron Deary — who is also behind the drinks list at Suraya — runs the show at R&D Cocktail Bar, with excellent drinks specialist Resa Mueller behind the bar. Featuring a midcentury aesthetic and small bites on the food menu, the moody bar has a cocktail list that changes regularly, with themes like 1950s and tiki." - Tierney Plumb
"A fusion cuisine restaurant in Chinatown, born from the partnership between Chef Alvin Leung and Eric Chong, featuring untraditional dim sum with international flavors like foie gras parfait and bao with kimchi and galbi." - Kevin Chau
"Fishtown’s R&D cocktail bar is a great place to pass the time while you’re waiting to get into Beddia and Kalaya, or if you just want to unload your story about your crazy ex over a crème brûlée and black cherry vodka drink. Outside of the rotating specialty cocktails, we’ve seen bartenders make up ramp-infused gin concoctions on the spot when a guest said they wanted something savory. They also have a small beer list with drafts from local breweries and bar snacks like silky hummus from Suraya. It’s a dark, mid-century modern space filled with two-tops, candles, and a lot of velvet—making it one of the better places to find the next special person in your life, who will hopefully be closer to sane." - candis mclean
"In a match made on primetime, Chef Alvin Leung was one of the judges who declared Eric Chong the winner of "MasterChef Canada’s" first season, before taking on the younger chef as his protégé. Smack dab in the middle of Chinatown, this hip, unconventional eatery is the product of their partnership, serving up just the sort of freewheeling fusion cuisine that made Chong a TV hit. The assortment of decidedly untraditional dim sum serves as a prime example, drawing upon a grab bag of international flavors, including French, Chinese and Korean, as in flaky sou filled with foie gras parfait, or bao filled with kimchi and galbi. Mains are similarly genre-defying, like a signature butter-poached lobster with scallion oil, dashi and vermicelli." - Michelin Inspector