The Lakeview 1932 | Toronto Dining

Toronto’s Lakeview restaurant is perfectly preserved in both look and feel- and still popular after almost 80 years in business. The restaurant itself is quite beautiful with it’s original woodwork, counter tops, rotating stools and amazing tile work.

Known previously as the dependable local greasy spoon (called Lakeview Lunch in it’s earlier days) Lakeview had evidently gone through a recent full restoration but was able emerge with it’s quality still intact. The food (for the most part, all organically produced), though updated to include some au courant foodie combinations, has kept it’s feel-good mainstays like sweet potato fries and Caesar drink (tomato juice and clamato). Umm, umm.

The exterior definitely has the feel of the old Restaurant Florent in NYC’s Meat Packing district.

I’m a sucker for the vintage tableware. Is it just me or does coffee taste better in the heavy porcelain mugs?

And nice work with the tiling- the real-deal 1930′s craftsmanship. I love the random placements of the black tiles (somebody cared)- the detail work even leads the way out the back door.