TORONTO — Florin Trattoria has opened in Toronto’s Financial District. Inspired by a family vacation to Florence, Italy, Florin is the latest concept from Turner Hospitality Group — the family-run team behind Mother Tongue, Liquid Courage, Twist and Mangones.
Named after the Florentine coin, the Florin, the name pays tribute to the city’s heritage and the building’s 1920s roots in Toronto’s Financial District.
Helmed by chef de cuisine Brian Kang (DaNico, Don Alfonso) and executive chef de cuisine Francis Bermejo (Mother Tongue, Bar Buca), the menu features Bistecca alla Fiorentina, a thick-cut T-bone steak; Gnudi, a Tuscan “nude ravioli” stuffed with ricotta and spinach, specially crafted in-house pasta; and the L’Astice; Nova Scotia lobster, cannellini bean stew, maitake mushroom, escarole involtini and topped with trout roe and lobster jus.
Speciality cocktails include Florin’s 1252 Negroni, made with Spirit of York Gin, Compari, antica formula, gold leaf; Pepperoncini Martini, made with olive oil vodka, dry vermouth, olive & pepperoncini brine, florin olives; and Bicicletta Estevia, dry white wine, Campari, select aperitivo, meletti amaro and grapefruit soda.
