Clafouti is located in a tiny spot across from Trinity Bellwoods Park, a relatively untraveled part of town - until now. Dosne and frere have taken the best of the former storefront setting - namely the tidy dark wood-accented interior - and combined it with food worthy of the setting. The interior, sectioned in half, giving an unusually large kitchen, is more attractive than you might imagine from the nondescript exterior. With consistent buttery, crispy and simultaneously chewy croissants rolling out each morning, Clafouti gets my vote for Toronto’s best little secret.

Upshot: It's relaxed a place to linger. Dogs are often attached to chairs outside. - R.L.