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Groovy new Italian joint to replace longstanding family-owned Toronto restaurant

Phoebe Knight, Dished

created: Dec. 1, 2025, 8:08 p.m. | updated: Dec. 3, 2025, 5:16 a.m.

A new Italian restaurant is about to take over the space that most recently housed a longstanding local Portuguese favourite. It hasn't even been a month since Junction Triangle staple Piri Piri Grill closed its doors after a quarter century, but the restaurant's newest era is already coming in hot. The family-owned restaurant stirred major neighbourhood outcry in November of 2025 when it suddenly closed permanently, leaving only a since-deleted Instagram post confirming the closure as notice. Luckily, though, eager diners won't have to wait too long to discover first-hand what Enoteca Rossio is all about. Enoteca Rossio will be located at 1444 Dupont St.

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