<img class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" src="https://display.blogto.com/articles/20250411.CarbonSnackBar2.jpeg?w=1200&amp;cmd=resize_then_crop&amp;height=630&amp;quality=70" width="100%" /><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span>Saucier, spicier, with a discernible perfume of wood smoke, a new kind of eye candy will soon be drawing fans to the furthest reaches of King West. Lured by an all-day menu peppered with sticky, smoky, barbecued bites, they'll descend on the corner of King and Spadina for something new from an iconic local spot. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span>Opening this summer, The Carbon Snack Bar is set to revitalize the heritage space at 460 King Street West, last occupied by Quantum Coffee.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span>"</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span>I fall in love with locations and then I reverse engineer what should go there,"&nbsp;explains owner Yannick Bigourdan. "I fell in love with the corner right away, but then I also had in the back of my mind that somewhere in my life I would open a Carbon Snack Bar or two."</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span>Still, envisioned as "a baby brother or baby sister to <a href="https://www.blogto.com/restaurants/carbon-bar-toronto/" style="color: #467886; text-decoration: underline;">The Carbon Bar</a>,"&nbsp;which first opened in 2013 and is still garnering rave reviews, the new spot, he affirms, will have its own unique personality. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: #222222;">"We want to offer a very fun grab-and-go experience around that very strong barbecue DNA that we have, but it's </span></span><span>not to be confused with a second Carbon Bar,"&nbsp;explains Bigourdan. "</span><span>It's not a sit-down, we won't serve people at the table. It's grab-and-go. It's fun."</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span>Open from morning until night, menus at The Carbon Snack Bar will offer a range of items throughout the day, from breakfast sandwiches layered with double-smoked bacon to pulled pork empanadas and composed lunch salads topped with tender gravlax or&nbsp;mahogany-hued ribbons of brisket. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span>The idea, adds Bigourdan, is to "use all the proteins and all the learnings from The Carbon Bar in simpler, more accessible ways."</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span>As for those Texas-style ribs? "It's not going to be a barbecue joint where you come in and have a rack of ribs, but ribs will be incorporated,"&nbsp;he says. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span>Fully licensed, The Carbon Snack Bar will serve beer, wine and cocktails, perhaps best enjoyed on the location's expansive patio. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span>Inside the space, customers will also find a retail area offering items from Shop the Carbon Bar. "Expect to see our sauces, our spices, and, of course, our famous frozen packaged barbecue,"&nbsp;adds Bigourdan. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: black;">The company's catering arm, The Social Catering &amp; Co., will handle food at the adjoining event spaces, one of which will be used by The Carbon Snack Bar when not booked. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: #222222;">"You could expect to see a coffee tasting. You could expect to see a movie night. Really, really fun things to activate the space for the community."</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: #222222;">An idea blossomed into reality, The Carbon Snack Bar is poised to bring more than just barbecue to one of the city's key crossroads. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Aptos,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: #222222;">"</span></span><span><span style="color: black;">I want it to be very vibrant, very alive,"&nbsp;says Bigourdan. "</span></span><span><span style="color: black;">There's going to be a sense that something very cool is happening there."</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>