Don Alfonso 1890 Explained

Don Alfonso 1890
Established:[1]
Head-Chef:Alfonso Iaccarino
Food-Type:Italian
Rating: (Michelin Guide)
Street-Address:1 Harbour Square 38th Floor
City:Toronto
Postcode:M5J 1A6
Country:Canada
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Don Alfonso 1890 is an Italian restaurant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2] [3] [4]

Don Alfonso 1890 is the sister location to the two Michelin-starred restaurant of the same name on the Amalfi coast.[1] The Toronto location initially opened in 2018 in the historic Consumer's Gas Building located in the Financial District, Toronto of Downtown Toronto, led by Chef Saverio Macri.[1]

After a brief move to Casa Loma during the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant relocated in June 2022 to its current home on the 38th floor of the Westin Harbour Castle hotel in downtown Toronto.[5] The restaurant's Westin location is on Toronto's waterfront, offering 360 degree views of the city's skyline.[6]

Recognition

The restaurant has received a Michelin star in Toronto's inaugural 2022 Michelin Guide, and retained it in the guide's 2023 & 2024 editions.[7] [8]

It was named the Best Italian Restaurant in the World, outside of Italy, by Italian magazine 50 Top Italy in 2022.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Liberty Entertainment Group . Michelin Star Awarded Don Alfonso 1890 Opens First North American Location in Toronto . 24 August 2024 . Newswire . Newswire . 27 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Davidson . Sonya . 2022-07-19 . Michelin starred chef officially opens NEW Don Alfonso 1890 Toronto . 2023-09-14 . Toronto Guardian . en-CA . 2022-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816035339/https://torontoguardian.com/2022/07/michelin-star-chef-don-alfonso-1890-toronto/ . live .
  3. News: Canada's award-winning restaurant Don Alfonso 1890 Toronto weathers pandemic storm with new location and bright future . Toronto Sun . 2023-09-14 . 2022-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220715023902/https://torontosun.com/life/food/canadas-award-winning-restaurant-don-alfonso-1890-toronto-weathers-pandemic-storm-with-new-location-and-bright-future . live .
  4. Web site: Don Alfonso receives another prestigious restaurant award Dished . 2023-09-14 . . en . 2023-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608082746/https://dailyhive.com/toronto/don-alfonso-la-liste-italian-restaurant-canada-2019 . live .
  5. News: DeMontis . Rita . Canada's award-winning restaurant Don Alfonso 1890 Toronto weathers pandemic storm with new location and bright future . 24 August 2024 . Toronto Sun . Sun News . Sun News . 14 July 2022.
  6. News: Toronto is getting a new sky-high restaurant . 24 August 2024 . BlogTO . 2 May 2022.
  7. Web site: 2022 Toronto MICHELIN Stars . 2023-07-26 . MICHELIN Guide . en-US . 2023-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230716062430/https://guide.michelin.com/en/article/michelin-star-revelation/2022-toronto-michelin-stars . live .
  8. Web site: All The Stars From The MICHELIN Guide Toronto 2024 . Michelin Guide . Michelin North America . 19 September 2024.