
Toronto woman opens new Portuguese restaurant with roots that go back decades
Phoebe Knight, Dished
created: July 10, 2025, 4:47 p.m. | updated: July 11, 2025, 5:38 p.m.
A brand-new Portuguese restaurant that’s opening very soon in Toronto is a whole lot more than just a pretty face.
Shortly thereafter, her mother followed and, come the 1960s, they opened the first Portuguese business in what would later become known as Little Portugal.
Quickly, the neighbourhood earned its moniker of Little Portugal.
Enter Taberna Lx, her new, truly faithful Portuguese restaurant that officially opens for business on July 10.
"I am really committed, and really want to stay [true to Portuguese cuisine] and not veer from that," Kelly explains.
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