any of Nectar's outré-graze-and-lounge fans were saddened when the resto-lounge dimmed its lights at the beginning of the year. Admittedly, the summer was always great time to brave the confirmed hipster snottiness of Nectar, dining out on the street-side patio with Adjey-inspired dishes and perhaps a glass of prosecco, watching the passers-by along Wellington.

But Nectar has since closed up shop. Call it the It Spot regeneration: one King West area Street restaurant closes, another quickly opens in its place. In this case, Nectar's suitably hip successor has quickly taken charge, freshly re-branded and released under the curious name Marben, with the aim of filling the long and narrow space once again.

While Marben has been touched up by Commute Homes (the same firm that put together Kultura and Colborne Lane), the brick and beam space still basically sports the same marble-accented soul that was Nectar's. Nonetheless, a handsome restaurant it is, with a clean, vaguely chamber-influenced look that supports the culinary theme it's aiming for.

Open 6 nights a week with local DJs spinning on weekends, the restaurant draws a crowd that's a late-night cornucopia of King West life: hipsters looking to start things off before hitting the clubs; destination diners looking to score an evening out; a loud but friendly mob of people on a performance high from doing the rounds.